# Is there a way to randomise the videos automaticaly

**URL:** <https://casparcgforum.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-randomise-the-videos-automaticaly/5378>\
**Category:** FAQ\
**Tags:** client, casparcg, playout, server\
**Created:** [January 21, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://casparcgforum.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-randomise-the-videos-automaticaly/5378 "2023-01-21T17:33:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeremy123g](https://casparcgforum.org/user_avatar/casparcgforum.org/jeremy123g/32/1745_2.png) [@jeremy123g](https://casparcgforum.org/u/jeremy123g)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://casparcgforum.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-randomise-the-videos-automaticaly/5378/1 "2023-01-21T17:33:03Z")

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is there a way for caspar cg to play random videos from a folder but always between these videos it plays a video from a second video (like a ad bumper between the randomness)

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**Author:** ![didikunz](https://casparcgforum.org/user_avatar/casparcgforum.org/didikunz/32/7_2.png) [@didikunz](https://casparcgforum.org/u/didikunz)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://casparcgforum.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-randomise-the-videos-automaticaly/5378/2 "2023-01-21T23:46:17Z")

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One would need to write a client to do that. CasparCG server is only doing what a control client tells it to do.

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**Author:** ![jeremy123g](https://casparcgforum.org/user_avatar/casparcgforum.org/jeremy123g/32/1745_2.png) [@jeremy123g](https://casparcgforum.org/u/jeremy123g)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://casparcgforum.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-randomise-the-videos-automaticaly/5378/3 "2023-01-22T00:20:46Z")

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are there any known clients that would be able to play random videos in a folder and place a video between them

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**Author:** ![didikunz](https://casparcgforum.org/user_avatar/casparcgforum.org/didikunz/32/7_2.png) [@didikunz](https://casparcgforum.org/u/didikunz)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://casparcgforum.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-randomise-the-videos-automaticaly/5378/4 "2023-01-23T08:37:00Z")

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AFAIK no. There is a list of a few known clients [here](https://github.com/CasparCG/help/wiki/List-of-clients-for-controlling-CasparCG). What would be the use case for such a client?

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**Author:** ![edesimuh](https://casparcgforum.org/user_avatar/casparcgforum.org/edesimuh/32/2005_2.png) [@edesimuh](https://casparcgforum.org/u/edesimuh)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://casparcgforum.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-randomise-the-videos-automaticaly/5378/5 "2024-03-31T15:49:33Z")

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Bump - hi all, I’m a little surprised there isn’t more interest in this aspect.

To answer the question from didikunz, a shuffle/random function would be useful in automating a channel, for example a music channel, to eliminate the need of creating a new 500-video playlist each day in order to keep things fresh for the viewer.

Any hints on how to achieve this with casparcg? SuperConductor lets you create a playlist and loop it infinitely, but doesn’t let the playlist have any dynamic parts. It does let you select the order of files when batch-adding them (name descending, date ascending, etc), so adding a “random” option there would be useful for a start, although it would still mean creating a new playlist manually every day.

Ideally, it would work something like the clockwheel system from radio automation programs such as Sam Broadcaster - letting you sort your media into a few categories (Dance, Rock, Jingles, Top40…), so you can create a dynamic playlist: “play 2 of the least recently played Dance songs, then a Jingle, then 2 of the least recently played Rock songs, then a Top40 hit”, and just loop that algorithm infinitely whenever you don’t have a specific playlist ready.