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[melkiades]

Hi there,

Here's my goal:

- create playlists for some of our clients who play music throughout the day at their restaurants/business/etc.
- automate as much as possible that whole process

So we setup for example 3 days of playlists initially for most clients and then add more each week/month.

Here's how we do it so far:

One-Time Steps

Create the playlists
Tools_Options_create new handheld, ex.: Client1
Point handheld to folder in computer
Set all paths to \ in File Paths Options

Recurrent steps

1. Go to Drives & Devices, select created Handheld "Client1"
2. Click Synch
3. Go to that Handheld device's folder
4. MP3 Gain all files
5. Zip all those files with recursive folders
6. Upload on FTP

7. Use logmein to connect to remote computer
8. Download files by FTP on remote computer
9. Open Client's Media Center
10. Import playlists in Media Center
11. Schedule those playlists so they play at the right time, using the MC'S scheduler

Apart from the actual Playlist creations that I insist on doing manually (even though our collection is almost entirely tagged and it could be automated), do you see any ways/techniques/add-ons that could help us automate the process a bit more?

Also, if you have suggestions for clients who are on a Mac with the scheduling aspect, that would be appreciated.
It would be easy to import that Handheld's playlist into iTunes, but I don't think poorly written iTunes has scheduling...

Thank you guys!
Melkiades