Feature FAQs

is brightwall™ supported? brightwall™ for brightsign author is on the roadmap but has not yet been implemented we have improved video wall creation tools in brightsign author, and you can find that information at create a videowall docid\ np iuz6awl1pl439mecjk brightwall™ is available for use in versions 3 8 0 x or later are custom splash screens supported? custom splash screens are not available in the current version of brightsign author but are available in is geofencing available? yes geofencing is available as of brightsign author version 1 32 0 to use geofencing on a brightsign player, see this how to docid\ xo7r66wof5wcmftwuqtke can you overlay text or images on video? yes all brightsign players (except the hd600) support this image files that are displayed in a video or image or image zone will automatically display over video zones use a live text state docid\ zmrkctvfwvli8u1z5frvk to layer text over a video in an image or video or image zone (it cannot be used in a ticker zone) the live text state also lets you switch between one or more text fields with background images you can layer text over an image by placing a ticker zone over an image zone can text & rss feeds be displayed? text and rss can be displayed as static, animated, or scrolling text within a ticker zone docid\ v evnmu6c7k5nhuns86qt the video in the linked page docid\ v evnmu6c7k5nhuns86qt provides a tutorial on this and other methods of displaying text this feature is also available in brightscript via the rotextwidget docid\ gqenktmmfazejdlzhttiz object and javascript via the bsticker docid\ ey8igcegfbguz6edaoxav object how do i create a playlist? see this page docid 0vm0utpl2j8dss dfnhmo for information on how to build a simple or advanced playlist how does media list shuffling work? if you enable the shuffle playback option in a media list state docid\ qa4wytvulmrtkn30caj1y , the playlist will shuffle upon entering the media list state when it’s at the beginning of the list if you are manually advancing through a media list using interactive input, then the playlist shuffles the media list when it reaches the end of the list it is also possible to advance to the next file in the list the media list state is only available for use in an advanced zone can i ignore input in advanced playlist? in a brightsign author advanced zone, all input (for example, a button press) is automatically ignored unless it is manually defined in brightsign author for an example of how to define input, see create gpio input docid\ d0ms5awzao9hgww5 aoap can i rename my presentation? you should always rename your presentation in brightsign author (use save as in the file menu) if you try to rename the presentation by renaming the bpfx file on the desktop (as you would any other file), it will cause the player to continuously reboot how to resize images for playback? there are many applications and utilities that are available for editing and converting images vso image resizer, for example, does batch conversions see this page docid\ gzcaqroor8 zarnrepkn1 for information on supported image resolutions for your player you can increase the maximum allowed width of images by sacrificing height, or increase the maximum width/height by reducing the bpp value for example, you could use a 4096x640x32bpp or a 4096x1280x16bpp image on non 4k players can a udp command trigger playback of specified audio files? yes, you can do this either through brightsign author or a script the udp event docid\ ugicbbp6yx 8te bjdge8 in brightsign author triggers when a player receives a matching udp message string on a state with a udp transition event attached to it when the \<any> wildcard string is defined in a udp transition event attached to an on demand state docid 1hf2cfkxktf13bpysi52t , it is possible to trigger playback of any media files added inside that state that match the key value of the received udp message see this page docid\ bsdmfhjelfvz8zvepqxya for information on how to set this up alternatively, you could write a standalone or plugin script using these two objects rodatagramreceiver docid\ d3lil84so umkarlzk3a receives udp packets; received packets are delivered to the message port as rodatagramevent roaudioplayer docid\ kcsshyuyynrahpnnfnb 9 plays back audio files asynchronously, so the script can continue running while audio plays and roaudioevent are delivered to the message port whatever device receives the udp command must be listening on the specified port and must be able to parse the message format you define via rodatagramreceiver can i update content remotely? yes brightsign author allows you to organize your players into groups and schedule content to be deployed to one or more groups at the same time (or on different dates at different times) web folder setup docid\ cziigthx3j0k1caixc7co allows multiple players to check the same folder on your remote web server for content updates to update your players using this method, publish changes locally in brightsign author, then transfer those changes to your web server