Curious if there’s a way to program a sequence action or other method to advance to the next item based on a specific clock time.

Here’s the scenario I run into: we program outdoor movies in our park, and the schedule needs to be pretty precise. We typically run a 30-minute block of trivia while people get situated, followed by a 9-minute theater intro, with the feature film starting right at 8:00 PM. That means I need to start the sequence at exactly 7:21 PM to keep everything on schedule.

The issue is that if I start the sequence a minute or two late, the entire schedule gets pushed back. I’d rather not have to keep watching the clock to make sure I hit 7:21 exactly.

Ideally, I’d like to place an action just before the trivia block that essentially says, “Wait here until 7:21 PM, then advance to the next item.” That way, I could start the sequence anytime before 7:21, and it would automatically move into trivia at the correct time.

Is there currently a way to accomplish this in PreShow Experience, or perhaps another method that would achieve the same result?

Thank you!

You should be able to set a loop prior to the main content. Create a slideshow with a few slides that are on screen for 5 seconds each and have it looped until 7:21. You could even do a single black slide if you have it to appear as it is off. Try it out and let me know if that works.

The current version is set up to check the clock at the end of the loop, which is why I'd only have a few slides that don't play for that long. The new version checks the time between segments so you can have a longer sequence that will stop as soon as the time hits and it finished whatever trivia, or other element, it is on.