File Structure & Playback Order Guide

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BRAVIA Signage Free allows you to specify the playback order based on the file structure and name.
Content and playlist names saved in the internal storage cannot be edited directly on the monitor. Specify a name when creating a file, just as you would when using a USB flash drive.

1. Specifying Names

The name can be any number of single-byte alphanumeric characters.
If the name contains any of the following, you may experience symptoms that make playback impossible.
・The initial of the file name is. (period)
#(sharp)

2. How to Specify the Playback Order

The default playback order is ascending alphabetical order of folder and file names.
To specify the playback order, add a sequential number (zero padding) such as “01_” or “02_” to the beginning of the name. Plays in ascending numerical order.

3. HTML Content Specification

For HTML, make sure to create a dedicated folder and place index.html in it.
A folder containing index.html is recognized as a single piece of HTML content.

4. File Structure

There is a folder called media in the sample folder. Save your content files there.

Example Simple Structure

			
USB drive root/
└── media/
    ├── 01_image.jpg        ← Playback order 1 (Image: BGM plays)
    ├── 02_video.mp4        ← Playback order 2 (Video: BGM does not play)
    ├── 03_image.jpg        ← Playback order 3 (Image: BGM plays)
    ├── 04_html_content/    ← Playback order 4 (HTML: BGM does not play)
    │   └── index.html
    └── bgm.mp3             ← BGM file (Silent during video playback)

		

A folder containing index.html directly under the media folder is recognized as a single piece of HTML content.
Background music is muted during video content playback. You cannot specify BGM per content item.

Example Playlist creation

			
media/
├── BGM.m                             ← BGM for still image display (common to all)
├── 01_dir_morningPlaylist/           ← Playlist: Morning
│   ├── 01_img_welcome.jpg            ← Playback order: Still image (BGM plays)
│   ├── 02_vid_intro.mp4              ← Playback order: Video (BGM stops)
│   └── 03_dir_storeInfo/             ← Playback order: HTML
│       └── index.html
├── 02_dir_afternoonPlaylist/         ← Playlist: Afternoon
│   ├── 01_img_lunch.jpg              ← Playback order: Image (BGM plays)
│   ├── 02_vid_promo.mp4              ← Playback order: Video
│   └── 03_dir_menu/                  ← Playback order: HTML
│       └── index.html
└── 03_dir_eveningPlaylist/           ← Playlist: Evening
    ├── 01_img_goodbye.jpg            ← Playback order: Image
    ├── 02_vid_thanks.mp4             ← Playback order: Video
    └── 03_dir_campaign/              ← Playback order: HTML
        └── index.html

		

Upper-level playlist folders (Example: 01_dir_, 02_dir_) are read in ascending numerical sequence.
The contents in each folder are also played in ascending order of file names.
BGM is shared and played across all playlists.
“dir” and “_” are examples. Often used to indicate purpose.