# How to specify schedules for individual videos

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-specify-schedules-for-individual-videos/52618>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [January 7, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-specify-schedules-for-individual-videos/52618 "2019-01-07T12:11:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Agaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@Arnold\_Agaba](https://community.wowza.com/u/Arnold_Agaba)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-specify-schedules-for-individual-videos/52618/1 "2019-01-07T12:11:06Z")

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Hi,

I wanted to ask if there is a way in which starting times can can be specified for each video in the schedule? I had wanted as much as in the playlist tag the start date and time can be specified, I wanted to know if specific times could be given. For example in the code smil file below if I wanted one file to play at 7am and the next at 10am?

```auto
        <playlist name="pl2" playOnStream="Stream1" repeat="true" scheduled="2016-04-15 16:30:00">
         <video src="mp4:sample.mp4" start="0" length="-1"/>
	 <video src="mp4:sample.mp4" start="0" length="-1"/>
        </playlist>

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-specify-schedules-for-individual-videos/52618/2 "2019-01-07T16:19:46Z")

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You can play part of an on-demand file and create a schedule in a SMIL file.

In SMIL files, use the **begin** and **dur** attributes. The time values for these attributes are specified in seconds.

Here is the guide for you:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-specify-a-play-start-time-and-duration-for-http-streaming#specify-start-time-and-duration-in-smil-files](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-specify-a-play-start-time-and-duration-for-http-streaming#specify-start-time-and-duration-in-smil-files)

Please let me know if this helps you- thanks.