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Smart timing

Posted: 10 Dec 2018 22:49
by Radiofreak
Hi we have every hour the news and wheather scheduld. Now every time at the end of the hour there is playing a song for example about 20sec or 1 minute and than the news breaks in at the TOTH. Is there a way to let PF make a calculation so there is no starting a song for example at 12:59hours? Thank you..

Re: Smart timing

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 07:54
by radio42
Is your TOTH (news) scheduled at a fixed time?!
If yes, what else would you like to play at that time instead of a Song in the case that the remaining time is only 20 sec. ?

Have you tried the TryEnsureExactLength program option? This option will try to select the final songs of a playlist so that it ends with the defined program end time as exact as possible.

Re: Smart timing

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 18:13
by Radiofreak
I have it scheduled fixed time. Maybe instrumental track at the end.

Now i have set the TryEnsureExactLength for a view hours and i will let it run and see if it works for me.

Re: Smart timing

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 19:48
by radio42
Oki, but make sure to use the option with the program which runs before your TOTH/fixed next program.

I guess you agree, that „maybe an instrumental track“ isn’t something which a computer can estimate Motörhead all users want ;-)

Re: Smart timing

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 20:58
by Radiofreak
radio42 wrote: 11 Dec 2018 19:48 Oki, but make sure to use the option with the program which runs before your TOTH/fixed next program.

Understood :)

I guess you agree, that „maybe an instrumental track“ isn’t something which a computer can estimate Motörhead all users want ;-)
I agree Bernd it was only a answer to your question but i also know that it is impossible. You can’t get always what you want, like Mick jagger says :D

Thanks again for your help.

Re: Smart timing

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 21:20
by radio42
Or like Douglas Adams said:
Living on earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun

Re: Smart timing

Posted: 11 Dec 2018 21:37
by Radiofreak
radio42 wrote: 11 Dec 2018 21:20 Or like Douglas Adams said:
Living on earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun
Yes it is :lol: