Looking for software to play videos from hard drives on a schedule

[tford]

I'm looking for software that will allowing playing videos according to a schedule something like Portia Media Center http://www.portiasoft.com/DotNetNuke2/DotNetNuke2/VideoCenter/UserGuide/Calendarwindow...9/Default.aspx

We are making various video materials about out school's activities and want to show it on a large screen TV in our lobby. We want to be able to determine at the beginning of each week what video materials will be played at different times of the week.

Can anyone suggest alternatives?

Thanks!
Tom

[guns1inger]

There are quite a few different ways to do this. The Windows Scheduler is simple to use and already installed. Find it under Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools. Use it to launch your player and files. If your player supports playlists, create a playlist for the week and launch that instead.

If you have a large budget, some like this would be ideal -> http://www.d-co.com/broadcast-automation-software.html

[ladyearendil]

i have tried this thing, it dose not work and it stinks. are school sounds alike but we play it all day and music with bells are are school class end and start bells. i tried it but it wont play. whats up with it?

[Steve(MS)]

i have tried this thing, it dose not work and it stinks. are school sounds alike but we play it all day and music with bells are are school class end and start bells. i tried it but it wont play. whats up with it?

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[ladyearendil]

yes, but i have that thing on my computer and i can set it all up but when time comes, it wont go. its vary annoying.

[Cornucopia]

Then you're "setting it up" wrong. Tell us more...

Scott

[ladyearendil]

i start up task scheduler, on basic, name it, describe it, trigger, time set, action, set the video file, and finish. i leave the pc on the hole time. iv been trying to test run this 3 times thus far. i make sure the time is right. it just asks me what program to open it with and thats all it dose. cant it pic automatic?

[Cornucopia]

There's your problem. You don't set it up to pick the video file, you pick the video application, or better, a batch file that has a command line script that tells the application which video and/or playlist to use.

Scott