Choose a manual sequence for a mixed collection
Imagine an evening consisting of a short introduction, a television episode and a feature film, all stored locally with permission to use them. Their shared purpose may not correspond to one genre, studio or library tag. Kodi’s playlist documentation distinguishes an explicit Basic Playlist from a Smart Playlist that filters library records. The basic path-based list can include different video classes without requiring every item to have been scraped into the library.
Create the video list through the documented queue
Kodi’s Basic Playlist manual does not describe a video-library editor equivalent to its music playlist editor. It instead provides the queue method: highlight an item, use Queue item or the documented keyboard shortcut, then open Go to playlist from the side menu. Review the resulting order and save the temporary selection as a Basic Playlist when you want to reuse it. Check the actual entries rather than assuming that selecting a folder has chosen only one episode.
Keep paths valid when moving the list
The saved list identifies media locations; it does not contain the video files. Kodi warns that a relative path can stop working when a playlist is transferred to another machine with a different directory arrangement. Verify the intended locations on the receiving installation and open a representative item there. Preserving a playlist while moving every source folder requires a path review, not another metadata scrape or a new subscription.
Questions, answered
Does saving the playlist also copy its videos?
No. A Basic Playlist stores paths. The media must remain accessible at the locations the receiving player can resolve.