Crossfade Effect
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It would be great to have the ability to cross-fade between slides or video elements. We take 3 or 4 video elements, drop them into Premiere, create transitions between elements, and export a single video for Playlister. It would be great to have a way to crossfade between elements within a specific timeframe. That way, we can have the elements that don't change weekly ready and just drop the one file in that is unique each week and go.
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This is gaining traction on our roadmap. We are scoping the development effort because it will require a TVOS update as well.
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I know this is planned, but just want to chime in that this would open Playlister up as a digital signage option for us in many areas. For now, repurposing an old Mac Mini with photo apps or propresenter for looping slide shows still wins for us since volunteers don't manage our digital signage and it is more effort to make video slideshows and update them than it is to throw slides onto a computer and loop a slide show with transitions.
Bonus points if we can choose between crossfade and slide (with customizable slide direction) :)
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We had feedback come in from this past weekends gatherings using Playlister, and having the ability to add a cross-dissolve or another transition style other than cutting would help efficiently solve the problem we had.
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I'm not sure if y'all are using a framework which is requiring a tvOS update, but various dissolving and fading animations have been a part of SwiftUI for a really, really long time. Since the beginning of SwiftUI really.
I would think implementing those APIs would be decently straight forward if Screen is a native app.
Can't wait to see some transitions available to take our digital signage to the next level. Heart Emoji.
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I've been hoping for a cross-dissolve feature to help soften the transitions. Looks like others have had the same idea. Looking forward to seeing this one come to life! Love the work you guys are all doing!
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This is actively being designed. 😀 We want to ensure the UI in the Playlist Manager is subtle and avoid adding complexity to that area.
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Any update on the crossfade effect feature? Looking forward to putting it to use!
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Update here! We actually explored implementing cross-fades between slides and video elements in Playlister and built a prototype to test it. Unfortunately, during testing, we discovered that the processing power of some Apple TV models couldn’t handle the smooth loading and transitioning of two video streams simultaneously. This caused noticeable quality issues, including lag and dropped frames, which didn’t meet our standard for a seamless experience.
Because of these challenges, we decided to shelf the feature to avoid introducing performance issues for customers. That said, we’re always on the lookout for advancements in hardware and software that might make it possible to revisit this idea in the future. For now, I completely understand how valuable this functionality would be in streamlining your workflow. If we uncover a way to enable cross-fades without sacrificing quality, we’ll be sure to revisit this and keep you updated.
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