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-You can right-click on any of these smart playlists and click the Properties menu item to view the Smart Playlist Properties dialog.+You can right-click on any of these smart playlists and click the **Properties** menu item to view the Smart **Playlist Properties dialog**.
  
 {{:​smartplaylistproperties.png?​nolink|Smart Playlist Properties dialog}} {{:​smartplaylistproperties.png?​nolink|Smart Playlist Properties dialog}}
 +
 +Smart playlists use search criteria to determine what files are included in it. You define the search criteria using the rules editor in the Smart Playlist dialog and Mezzmo finds all the matching files from your Mezzmo library.
 +
 +**Example:​** You want to create a smart playlist named 'My top 20 rated rock songs from the 1980s'​. The search criteria would include two rules and a 20 item limit:
 +
 +  * Match [all] of the following rules:
 +    * [Genre] [is] [Rock]
 +    * [Year] [is in the range] [1980] to [1989]
 +  * Limit playlist to: [20] items 
 +  * Sort by [Most highly rated]
 +
 +You can use many different attributes of your media files for smart playlists - including Artist, Album, Bit depth, Duration, File type, File size, Genre, Height, Width, Year, Title and Rating.
  
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 Enter a description of the smart playlist that may be helpful for you to understand the contents of the playlist. For  Enter a description of the smart playlist that may be helpful for you to understand the contents of the playlist. For 
  ​example,​ if you are searching your Mezzmo library for all your Beatles music with a rating of 5 stars, then the description may be 'All my favorite Beatles tracks'​.  ​example,​ if you are searching your Mezzmo library for all your Beatles music with a rating of 5 stars, then the description may be 'All my favorite Beatles tracks'​.
 +
  
 ==== Content Rating ==== ==== Content Rating ====
  
-Click the browse button to select a content rating that best describes the files that will be listed in the playlist. This content rating will be used by Mezzmo to either list or not list the playlist on devices depending on the content rating settings for the device.+Click the browse button to select a content rating that best describes the files that will be listed in the playlist. This content rating will be used by Mezzmo to either list or not list the playlist on devices ​or web browsers ​depending on the content rating settings for the device ​or user.
  
 ==== Display Titles ==== ==== Display Titles ====
  
-Click this button to edit the display titles for this playlist. Display titles let you set format for the titles of your files when they are displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices. You can set the display titles for all playlists and folders in the Options dialog (General page).+Click this button to edit the display titles for this smart playlist. Display titles let you set format for the titles of your files when they are displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices. You can set the display titles for all playlists and folders in the **Options dialog (General page)**.
  
 ==== Change Poster ==== ==== Change Poster ====
  
-Lets you change the artwork ​thumbnail ​for the playlist. Mezzmo will display this artwork in its user interface. Mezzmo also streams this playlist artwork to devices and web browsers. Some devices will display this artwork - however, it depends on each device'​s implementation+Lets you change the poster ​artwork for the playlist. Mezzmo will display this artwork in its user interface. Mezzmo also streams this playlist artwork to DLNA devices, web browsers ​and Mezzmo (Android) app. Both web browsers ​and Mezzmo (Android app) will display this artwork. Some DLNA devices will display this artwork - however, it depends on each device'​s implementation of DLNA.
- +
-  * **Add Picture:** Click to use an image from your hard disk. +
-  * **Delete Picture:** Click to remove the current artwork thumbnail. +
- +
-<​h3>​Search criteria</​h3>​ +
- +
-<​p>​Smart playlists use search criteria to determine what files are included  +
- in it. <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​You  +
- ​define the search criteria using the rules editor in the Smart Playlist  +
- ​dialog and Mezzmo finds all the matching files from your Mezzmo library.</​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​ +
- +
-<p>As an example, imagine you want to create a smart playlist named &​quot;​My  +
- top 20 rated rock songs from the 1980s&​quot;​. <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​The  +
- ​search criteria would include two rules and a 20 item limit:</​p>​ +
- +
-<p style="​margin-left:​ 48px;">​Match [all] of the following rules:</​p>​ +
- +
-<p style="​margin-left:​ 48px;">​[Genre] <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​[is]  +
- <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​[Rock]</​p>​ +
- +
-<p style="​margin-left:​ 48px;">​[Year] <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​[is  +
- in the range] <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​[1980]  +
- <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​to <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​[1989]</​p>​ +
- +
-<p style="​margin-left:​ 48px;">​Limit playlist to: [20] items <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;&​nbsp;&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​Sort  +
- by [Most highly rated]</​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>​You can use many different attributes of your media files for smart  +
- ​playlists - including Artist, Album, Bit depth, Duration, File type, File  +
- size, Genre, Height, Width, Year, Title and Rating.</​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​ +
- +
-<​h3>​Match all/any of the following rules</​h3>​ +
- +
-<p>If you have multiple rules in your search criteria, you can choose to  +
- have media files match all the rules or match any of the rules.</​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​ +
- +
-<​h3>​Creating rules</​h3>​ +
- +
-<p>To enter a rule, choose a field from the first combo box (for example,  +
- Genre or Artist or Album). <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​Then,​  +
- ​choose an operator (for example, &​quot;​is&​quot;​ or &​quot;​starts with&​quot;​).  +
- <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​Then,​ enter  +
- the value to match with (for example, &​quot;​Rock&​quot;​).</​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​ +
- +
-<p>To add a new rule, click the <span style="​font-weight:​ bold;">'​+'</​span>​  +
- ​button at the end of a rule. <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​A  +
- new empty rule will be added into the dialog box. <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}--></​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​ +
- +
-<p>To remove a rule, click the <span style="​font-weight:​ bold;">'​-'</​span>​  +
- ​button at the end of a rule. <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​The  +
- rule will be removed.</​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​ +
- +
-<​h3>​Restrict this smart playlist to these types of files</​h3>​ +
- +
-<​p><​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​Choose  +
- the types of files that you want contained in the smart playlist.</​p>​ +
- +
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​ +
- +
-<​h3>​Sort by</​h3>​ +
- +
-<​p><​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​Choose  +
- the file attribute that you want your files sorted by.</p>+
  
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​+  * **Add Picture** - Click to use an image from your hard disk. 
 +  * **Get Internet Artwork** - Click to search for artwork from web sites. 
 +  * **Delete Picture** - Click to remove the current artwork thumbnail.
  
-<​p><​span style="​font-weight:​ bold;">​Tip:</​span>​ Choose <span style="​font-weight:​ bold;">​Random  +==== Match ====
- ​Shuffle</​span>​ to have the files sorted and listed randomly on your devices.</​p>​+
  
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​+If you have multiple rules in your search criteria, you can choose to have media files match all the rules or match any of the rules.
  
-<​h3>​Limit playlist to</​h3>​+==== Creating rules ====
  
-<​p>​Limiting playlist is useful if you do not wish to see all matching media  +To enter a rulechoose ​field from the first combo box (for example, ​Genre or Artist or Album). Thenchoose an operator (for example, '​is' ​or '​starts with'​). Then, enter the value to match with (for example, '​Rock'​).
- filesbut just certain number. <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​For  +
- example, ​the top 50 rated songs, or the 100 recently added videos<​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}--></​p>​+
  
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​+To add a new rule, click the **+ button** at the end of a rule. A new empty rule will be added into the dialog box. 
  
-<​p>​Limiting can also be useful for collecting ​set of matching media files  +To remove ​ruleclick the **- button** at the end of rule. The rule will be removed.
- to be written to removable media (CD/DVD). <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​For  +
- ​exampleyou can limit the duration to 80 minutes so you can burn the  +
- smart playlist to fit an audio CD, or you can limit the file size to 640MB  +
- so you can burn the media files to fit CD.</p>+
  
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​+==== Restrict this smart playlist to these types of files ====
  
-<p>To limit your smart playlist, enter the amount ​of the limit and <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​type  +Choose ​the types of files that you want contained in the smart playlist.
- of limit you wish to apply<​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​You  +
- can limit by:</​p>​+
  
-<ul style="​list-style:​ disc;"​ +==== Sort by ====
- type=disc> +
-  +
- <li class=kadov-p><​p>​the number of items <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​(for  +
- ​example,​ limit the playlist to 20 media files)</​p></​li>​ +
-  +
- <li class=kadov-p><​p>​the duration <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​(for  +
- ​example,​ limit the playlist to 80 minutes total duration)</​p></​li>​ +
-  +
- <li class=kadov-p><​p>​the file size <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​(for  +
- ​example,​ limit the playlist to 640MB total file size)</​p></​li>​ +
-</ul>+
  
-<​h3>​Sharing Permissions</​h3>​+Choose the file attribute that you want your files sorted by.
  
-<​p>​Click ​to choose ​the devices ​you want Mezzmo to deliver this playlist  +**Tip:** Choose **Random Shuffle** ​to have the files sorted and listed randomly on your devices.
- and its files to. <​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}-->​You  +
- can use this for limiting what playlists a device can browse<​!--kadov_tag{{<​spaces>​}}-->&​nbsp;<​!--kadov_tag{{</​spaces>​}}--></​p>​+
  
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​+==== Limit playlist to ====
  
-<​p><​span style="​font-weight:​ bold;">​Tip:</​span>​ For parental control over  +Limiting playlist is useful if you do not wish to see all matching media files, ​but just certain number. For  
- your Mezzmo library, we recommend using Content Rating ​to limit what files, ​ + ​example,​ the top 50 rated songs, or the 100 recently added videos
- ​playlists and folders are listed and played on device.</p>+
  
-<​p>&​nbsp;<​/p>+Limiting can also be useful for collecting a set of matching media files to be written to removable media (USB/CD/DVD). For example, you can limit the duration to 80 minutes so you can burn the smart playlist to fit an audio CD, or you can limit the total file size to 64GB so you copy the files onto your USB flash drive.
  
-<​h3><​img src="../​Images/​bullet.gif"​ +To limit your smart playlist, enter the amount of the limit and type of limit you wish to applyYou can limit by:
- x-maintain-ratio=TRUE +
- style="​border:​ none; +
- width: 11px; +
- height: 11px; +
- floatnone;"​ +
- width=11 +
- height=11 +
- border=0>​ See Also</​h3>​+
  
-<​p><​a href="../​Topics/​Using_Playlists.htm">​Using playlists</​a></​p>​+  * the number of items - for example, limit the playlist to 100 media files. 
 +  * the duration - for example, limit the playlist to 80 minutes total duration. 
 +  * the file size - for example, limit the playlist to 64GB total file size.
  
-<​p><​a href="​Playlist_Sharing_Permissions.htm">​Playlist Sharing Permissions</​a></​p>​+==== Change Backdrop ====
  
-<​p>&​nbsp;</​p>​+Lets you change the artwork backdrop for the playlist. Mezzmo will display this artwork in its user interface. Mezzmo also streams this playlist artwork to DLNA devices, web browsers and Mezzmo (Android) app. Both web browsers and Mezzmo (Android app) will display this artwork. ​ DLNA devices will not display this artwork.
  
-</​body>​+  * **Add Picture** - Click to use an image from your hard disk. 
 +  * **Get Internet Artwork** - Click to search for artwork from web sites. 
 +  * **Delete Picture** - Click to remove the current artwork backdrop.
  
-</​html>​