Collections & Playlists Merge

[godbodian 55]

I did a search and I don't think this has been a requested feature. Personally, I think Collections and Playlists are somewhat redundant.

Personally I would rather have only one but have all the functions of both merged into that ONE system.

My preference would be to have Playlists be renamed "Collections", merge the functions, and add the ability to change the viewing format from lists to thumbs if applicable or preferred. Here's why; what I find in my usage is that Collections visually look better within the UX/UI but although you can change the view and sort, you cannot orchestrate playback, so your stuck with play all or shuffle but in the construct of movies, which doesn't always work for viewing purposes if the entertainment requires or requests a certain order. (ie. prequels, series, etc.)

(EDIT: Of course you can always play each item once at a time in whatever order but that can take away from overall ease and employment.)

Playlists provide that customizable function of ordered playback while still providing the core function of what "Collections" are. If you don't need the ordered aspect you don't have to use it but if you do it's there. Also in my opinion, the Playlist tab UX/UI can use some visual refreshing/attention, as it looks like folders in certain layouts.

Lastly, doing this would streamline the tabs above when selecting "Movies" as there would effectively be one LESS tab to navigate.

Edited March 15 by godbodian

[visproduction 251]

There are differences that have value to some users.

• Playlists allow you to sort the sequence to any order you want, which is very good feature for audio / music playback.
• Playlists can already be added to any collection and vice versa.
• You can invite any other member to collaborate with you on any of your playlists.  Collections are created by the admin.