Show page Old revisions Backlinks This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Using Active Playlists ====== Active playlists create a hierarchy of playlists based on the keywords that you choose. Files that match the keywords are listed under each sub-playlist. They are fully dynamic so the list of sub-playlists and files in the active playlist will change as your Mezzmo library changes. To create an active playlist, click **Create Playlist -> Active Playlist**. {{:activeplaylistproperties.png?nolink|Active Playlist Properties dialog}} You can use active playlists to quickly get your files nicely organized. For example: * A list of your movies organized by year * A list of your TV shows organized by TV show name, season and episode * A list of photos organized by year and month * A list of music organized by artist and album * A list of music organized by composer * A list of movies organized by content rating Give your active playlist a meaningful **name** and **description**. Optionally, select some **poster artwork** and **backdrop artwork** for it - or leave it blank and Mezzmo will automatically assign artwork to it based on the files contained in the playlist. Select the **keywords** that you wish to use for organizing your files. The above example uses "Artist" and "Album / Series" so that music files will be organized where the top level playlists will be the artist name and the sub-playlists will be the albums from each artist and the corresponding files will be music tracks each album sub-playlist. For example: [+] Bob Dylan [+] Coldplay [+] A Rush of Blood to the Head Politik In My Place God Put a Smile upon Your Face The Scientist Clocks Daylight Green Eyes Warning Sign A Whisper A Rush of Blood to the Head Amsterdam [+] X&Y Square One What If White Shadows Fix You Talk X&Y Speed of Sound A Message Low The Hardest Part Swallowed in the Sea Twisted Logic Til Kingdom Come [+] Foo Fighters [+] Rihanna To filter your active playlist so that it only certain types of files are included, then click the **Smart Filter** button and add the **rules** that you want to use to drill into your collection of files in your Mezzmo library. Choose the **types of files** that you want to find - all types of files, just video files, just music files or just photos. Set the **Sort by** setting to match they way you want your files listed. Select **Random Shuffle** to have them randomly ordered each time you access the playlist. Right-click on the playlist and click **Properties** to edit it at any time. ===== Processing active playlists ===== When you add files, delete files, change the attributes of a file or maintain your Mezzmo library, Mezzmo will display a **Processing active playlists** task in the **Status pane**. This tells you that Mezzmo is working through all your active playlists to make sure they are in-sync with your collection of files. **Tip:** Whilst this task is processing, you can browse and stream your files on your devices or web browsers. You do not need to wait until it has completed. **Tip:** If you think your active playlist is out-of-sync with your collection of files, then you can instruct Mezzmo to update it. Right-click on the active playlist and click **Properties**. On the **Active Playlist Properties** dialog, click **OK** to close the dialog. Mezzmo will begin updating the active playlist in the background. It may take several minutes depending on number of files in your Mezzmo library.