--- title: 5.0 slug: legacy-docs/50 docTags: createdAt: 2025-03-11T07:09:39.136Z --- :::hint{type="info"} The multilingual version of BrightAuthor Classic supports the following languages: Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. ::: # 5.0.2.0 (May 23, 2024) **Download**: [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.2.0/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.2.0.exe) **Bug Fixes** - BCN-16127: (XC5 only) Fixed a regression from version 5.0.1.5, to ensure that multi-screen plugins can again be successfully applied # 5.0.1.9 Multi-Lingual (Jan 24, 2024) **Download**: [Win (.msi)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.9-loc/BrightAuthorSetup-loc-5.0.1.9.msi), [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.9-loc/BrightAuthorSetup-loc-5.0.1.9.exe) **Localization** This version contains translations for the 10 languages supported in BrightAuthor: - English - Spanish - Italian - French - German - Chinese (simplified) - Japanese - Portuguese - Russian - Turkish **Bug Fixes** - BCN-14418: (HD5, XD5) Fixed an issue with adding a second video zone on HD5 and XD5 players - BCN-14945: A second zone can now be selected by clicking, rather than just the drop down, when using "Portrait Bottom on right" - BCN-15210: Fixed an issue with BrightAuthor not starting in Windows 11 because of the 9/23 security update # 5.0.1.6 (Sep 14, 2023) **Download**: [Win (.msi)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.6/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.6.msi), [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.6/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.6.exe) **Improvements** - BCN-13936: Fixed the graphics plane dimensions when the selected video mode is 4K or 8K. **Bug Fixes** - BCN-14883: Ensured that the correct video modes are displayed for Series 5 players # 5.0.1.5 (Jul 18, 2023) **Download**: [Win (.msi)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.5/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.5.msi), [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.5/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.5.exe) **Bug Fixes** - BCN-14842, BCN-14786: Fixed an issue on XD5 and LS5 players in which portrait presentations would display incorrectly. Note that portrait presentations are not yet supported on the XC5 line. # 5.0.1.4 (May 23, 2023) **Download**: [Win (.msi)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.4/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.4.msi), [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.4/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.4.exe) **New Features** - BCN-12985:  Added support for the XT245, XT1145, and XT2145 **Improvements** - BCN-12214: Created a WiFi “reliability mode” which allows players to automatically reconnect WiFI if it is in a bad state. If the registry key “disable\_wifi\_auto\_recovery” is set to “true”, this feature will be disabled on the player. **Bug Fixes** - BCN-13991: Fixed a crash that occurs when sending a UDP command in a presentation that uses interactive events with Dynamic Playlist or Media List widgets. - BCN-14596, 14571, 14461, 14247: Fixed a crash that occurs when users create sync presentations on Series 5 players. # 5.0.1.2 (Mar 31, 2023) **Download**: [Win (.msi)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.2/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.2.msi), [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.2/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.2.exe) **Bug Fixes** - BCN-14273, BCN-14270: Fixed a crash/reboot cycle which occurred on Series 4 and earlier players after installing BrightAuthor version 5.0.1.1 # 5.0.1.1 (Mar 20, 2023) **Download**: [Win (.msi)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.1/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.1.msi), [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.1/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.1.exe) **Improvements** - BCN-14185: (XD5) Ensured that XD5 players now opt-in to “Full Resolution Graphics”, which mimics the behavior of XD4 and older player models **Bug Fixes** - BCN-14179: (XD5, XT5, HD5) Ensured that GPIO appears as an option in presentation authoring - BCN-14034: (XC5) Ensured that the video mode plugin supports multiscreen devices # 5.0.1.0 (Feb 22, 2023) **Download**: [Win (.msi)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.0/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.0.msi), [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.1.0/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.1.0.exe) **New Features** - BCN-12192: Added support for XDx35, HDx25, and LS4x5 players - BCN-13935: Added support for portrait presentations to LS5, HS5, HD5 and XD5 players **Bug Fixes** - BCN-13313: (XC5) Fixed an instance of Series 4 player graphic resolution limit being incorrectly applied to XC5 players - BCN-13750: Fixed the “Program and Features” entry to use the correct version of BrightAuthor - BCN-13913: (XC5) Added support for four audio decoders (rather than three) - BCN-13290: (HD5, XT5) Updated the list of supported video modes  # 5.0.0.4 (Jan 04, 2023) **Download**: [Win (.msi)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.0.4/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.0.4.msi), [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.0.4/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.0.4.exe) **Known Issues** - When in portrait mode, resolutions above 4K are not predictable and not supported **Bug Fixes** - BCN-13532: (XC5) Added support for portrait presentations # 5.0.0.3 **Downloads**: [Win (.exe)](https://brightsignbiz.s3.amazonaws.com/brightauthor/5.0/5.0.0.3/BrightAuthorSetup-5.0.0.3.exe) Content encrypted networks are not supported on Series 5 players on the currently available OS. This will be resolved in a future OS release. Presentations published to XC5 players on OS 9.0.15 must be authored with 'Full resolution graphics' enabled. **New Features** - Added support for the XC5. New feature support for XC5 is up to 8K video modes. Multi-output is not supported using BrightAuthor. - BCN-12189: Added BrightWall support for Series 5 models
 **Bug Fixes** - BCN-12367: Fixed BrightAuthor crash when cancelling "Standalone unit with setup" publish to the “Local Storage” option