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-====== How to synchronize playback on multiple screens? ======
+====== How to synchronize simultaneous playback on multiple screens ======
-This guide explains how to synchronize the playback on multiple screens. It means that you can either play the same content (same playlist) simultaneously on multiple screens or you can synchronize the playback of different contents.
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-The only condition is that contents to synchronize need to have (or have been set with) the same duration.
-Please note that we also recommend using similar models of device to avoid de-synchronization due to CPU performance/latency that is different from one model to another (exemple : i5 is faster than Celeron CPU, content will be displayed a few milliseconds earlier).
-</WRAP>
-===== You need to create a synchronization group =====
+This guide explains how to activate synchronized playback on multiple screens. This function allows you to play the same content (same playlist) simultaneously on multiple screens, or to synchronize different media as they play.
-{{ :en:screens_synchro1.jpg?nolink |}}
+For content to synchronize, you must use (or define) content with the same duration. Screens must also be running version 3 of the Zebrix player. Please note that it is also recommended to use the same screen models to avoid a lag due to processor/hardware performance (e.g.: an i5 is faster than a Celeron, the content will play a few milliseconds later).
-  - Select screens you want to add to a synchronization groupe
+===== Create one or more playlists =====
-  - Create a new synchronization group or select an existing one
-  - Select the group to which you want to add selected screens
-{{:en:screens_synchro2.jpg?nolink|}} {{:en:screens_synchro3.jpg?nolink|}}
+If you want to play exactly the same content on several screens, simply schedule the same playlist on the screens you wish to synchronize.
+To synchronize different content, you need to create a different playlist (per screen). Playlists must have exactly the same duration:
-===== Create one or multiple playlists =====
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-<WRAP center round info 60%>
+===== Create synchronization group =====
-At this point, whatever identical content (or different but having the same duration) you'll send to these screens will automatically been synchronized
-</WRAP>
-If you want to display the same exact content on multiple screen, you just have to schedule the same playlist on the screens that you want to synchronized (and which has been previously added to the same synchronization group). Job done!
+- Select the screens you wish to synchronize.
+- Create the synchronization group.
-If you wan to synchronize different content, you'll need to create different playlists (one per screen), each must have same duration structure, example:
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-{{ :en:screens_synchro0.jpg?nolink |}}
+{{:fr:pasted:20240911-154822.png}}
+{{:fr:pasted:20240911-154832.png}}
+If the group is pre-existing, select the group to which to add the selected screens
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 ===== Result =====
+(For this example, the screens showed the same content)
-{{ :en:screens_synchro5.jpg?nolink |}}
+{{:fr:pasted:20240911-155229.png}}
-{{ :en:screens_synchro6.jpg?nolink |}}