Tag Subscription Preview & Playlist Orientation Filtering

Problem Statement

We are planning to leverage Tags to allow users to easily subscribe to content created by other groups or departments.
However, there are two key limitations in the current workflow:

1. No Preview or Verification Option

   • When content is automatically aggregated via shared Tags, users cannot view or preview the combined content before it appears in their playlist.

   • This prevents users from verifying whether the content is appropriate for their audience or relevant to their intended display purpose.

2. No Orientation Control

   • Currently, there is no way to restrict a playlist to display only Landscape or Portrait content.

   • As a workaround, users have been manually adding “L” or “P” to tag names (e.g., Event-L or Announcement-P) to indicate screen orientation — but this is error-prone and inconsistent.

Proposed Solution

1. Tag Subscription Preview Panel

   • When a playlist or layout is configured to use tagged content, provide a “Preview” or “View Combined Content” button.

   • This opens a panel showing all media items currently associated with those tags.

   • Users can:

     • Verify what content will appear in their display rotation.

     • Remove specific items (if permissions allow) or flag them as inappropriate for their audience.

2. Playlist Orientation Filter

   • Add an optional setting in the playlist configuration to filter by orientation:

     • Landscape only

     • Portrait only

     • Both (default)

   • When enabled, only media items that match the selected orientation are included in the playlist.

   • This orientation metadata could be derived automatically from each file’s dimensions or set manually when uploading media.

Benefits

• Governance & Quality Control – Users can verify that tag-based playlists only include appropriate and relevant content.

• Efficiency – Reduces the need for manual review or tag naming conventions like “L” or “P.”

• Consistency – Ensures screens always display content in the correct orientation, preventing distortion or blank spacing.

• Scalability – Enables easier management of cross-departmental content sharing through tags, reducing the risk of content mismatch.

• User Confidence – Users know exactly what’s being shown and how it will appear.

Example Use Case

• A department subscribes to the tag #CampusEvents to display university-wide content.

• Today: They cannot preview the aggregated media and must rely on naming conventions to determine orientation.

• Proposed:

  • They can click “Preview Tagged Content” to confirm which media items will appear.

  • They set the playlist to Landscape-only, ensuring all Portrait-oriented content is automatically filtered out.

✅ Summary:
Add a Tag Subscription Preview Panel and a Playlist Orientation Filter (Landscape/Portrait) to improve content governance, ensure display consistency, and eliminate the need for manual orientation tagging.