Playlist Database is a feature that stores your playlist files in an external database file.
This is very useful feature, you can keep your playlist on disk and also in Home Multimedia Library database.
In case when you have lost playlist files on your disk you can always restore them from database.
See this note where database file is located.
To open a Playlists Database window click on the Database button located at main software window ribbon bar in Media\Managers group
The Playlists Database window is divided into a three parts:
| • | Toolbar, which is grouping all the commands you can use to work with playlist items and files |
Toolbar Commands
Add Selected
Add selected playlist files from disk to playlist database.
This command will add only selected files, if you want to add files from folders please use Scan Folders command instead.
You can also add a playlists into a database by dragging them from File Browser and dropping onto window area.
Scan Folders
Scan selected folders recursively for playlist files and add them into a playlists database.
This menu has two following buttons:
Get All Playlists
Click this button to scan selected folders and add all playlist files to database. This will add all files regardless if they already exist in database or not.
Get New Playlists Only
Click this button to scan selected folders and add only new playlists found.
Software use file location for comparison, if playlist with the same location is already in your database the file will not be added.
Remove Selected
Remove selected playlists from your database
Remove All
Removes all playlists from your database
Select All
Select all playlists in a list
Deselect
Deselect all items on a list
Edit & Export
Choose an export method from drop down menu. The following methods are available:
Save To Disk
Save selected playlists to disk.
If playlist contains file location property then playlist will be saved to its original location, if not then playlists are going to be saved in current File Browser folder.
Save To Disk As
Save one selected playlist to disk under a new name and location of your choice
Print & Export
Opens a Print Preview window where from you can print or export data to many external formats like PDF HTM TXT and more.
Send To Player & Play
Sends selected playlist to main media player and start the playback
Show In Browser
Shows selected playlist location in File Browser if playlist in database has a location property specified
Cancel
Cancel an operation pending
A list of playlist in your database. Descriptions of list columns:
Icon
This column displays icons of playlists
Playlist
This column displays titles of playlist files. These titles may be different than original playlist file name.
You can edit the title by entering new one into a Playlist text box at Properties & Source Viewer
Artist, Category
Here in these cells you can enter the Artist name or category off listed playlist. These fields are not required but provided for you if you want to have some cataloging possibilities.
You can choose previously entered data from drop down list that might be opened by clicking on a small arrow.
Location
This column displays playlists files locations. The location may be a physical location on disk and it will show a full path to a file, or it will indicate that playlist is only in database by showing
"Database." with playlist type extension.
Playlist Properties & Source Viewer
This viewer is located on the bottom of the Playlist Database window. It will show the properties of selected playlists at playlists list.
You can edit here any playlist property by entering a new value into appropriate text boxes.
The following properties are shown:
Playlist
Playlist tile text box, you can enter or change the playlist title.
To accept the entered value hit Enter key on your keyboard
Author
Author text box, you can enter here playlist author name.
To accept the entered value hit Enter key on your keyboard
Description
Description text box, you can enter here a playlist description.
To accept the entered value hit Enter key on your keyboard
Created
Creation time text box editor, you can enter here the date when playlist was created.
This control has a date picker built-in, available when you click on a small arrow located on right side of text box.
Allow Shuffle
Shuffle check mark, you can check or uncheck whether the shuffle playback method is enabled for playlist or not.
Please note that Sprintbit Playlist Manager is software that edits playlists, so this property is ignored by our program during the playback, however the other media programs should comply with this Allow Shuffle property setting.
New value updated automatically
URL
Hyperlink editor, you can enter an internet address.
You can also visit a site by double clicking on the link.
To accept the entered value hit Enter key on your keyboard
Copyright
Copyright text box, you can enter here a copyright note if needed.
To accept the entered value hit Enter key on your keyboard
Location
Information about where the playlist is located
This is read only property and cannot be changed here!
Other
Here you can enter some other information about playlist
To accept the entered value hit Enter key on your keyboard
Source
Source code of selected playlist. Only for advanced users!
You can edit here the code but keep in mind that Home Multimedia Library does not validate the changes you are making here. If you make a mistake the playlist may stop working.
New value updated automatically
Note:
Playlist Database File Location
See Media Library Databases topic