Multiple Playlists

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I have found (at various points) that running multiple video playlists causes the video in one of them to restart when another changes videos. As an example: If I run 2 video playlists with the currently playing video in playlist 1 being 5 minutes long and the currently playing video in playlist 2 being 1 minute long, when the 1-minute video ends and changes to a different video, the 5-minute video will restart. Is there a way to “desynchronize” the backgrounds so that the 2 playlists play independently (meaning that, when the 1-minute video ends, the 5-minute video continues and changes when it ends rather than restarting)? I am currently using DeskScapes 11 Beta 5 on Windows 10 build 19045.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
I have forward your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you, Basj. I remember reading that there were some issues with the playlist function. Perhaps the videos restarting with multiple playlists is a bug. I have 3 displays connected to my computer. When I run a single video on 2 of them and a playlist on the third, the 2 single videos do not restart when the playlist advances to a different video. It continues playing as normal. However, if I run playlists on 2 (or all 3) of the displays, when one of the playlists changes videos, the currently playing video on each of the other playlists restarts. To reproduce this, use the following steps:

  1. Build a playlist of videos (Any amount of videos might work. In my case, I used a playlist with 6 videos and a playlist with 341 videos.)
  2. Build another playlist of videos.
  3. Apply each of those playlists to a display (You will need at least 2 displays for this to work.)
  4. Set each playlist to advance when videos end.

When one of the videos ends, the video that is currently playing in the other playlist should restart.

However, if you replace one (but not all) of the playlists with a single video (such as a video in one of the playlists), when a video in a playlist ends and the playlist advances, the single video should not restart and should continue playing from the point that it left off when the playlist advanced.

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