BrightAuthor Classic

this page / section pertains to brightauthor classic , our legacy app brightauthor\ connected is our latest app for managing content and players development of brightauthor classic has largely ceased and the app will eventually be deprecated and replaced with brightauthor\ connected this guide describes version 4 7 a pdf version is attached below (you must access this site via https to view it, e g https //docs brightsign biz ) brightauthor classic is our legacy software application that allows you to create and publish digital signage presentations for brightsign players you can play brightauthor classic presentations on all brightsign models your presentations can include various types of content images videos live video supported on the xd1230, xd1132, 4k1142, and xt1143 audio html5 pages ip streaming audio/video text date and time rss, mrss, and twitter feeds brightsign network features dynamic playlists, live data feeds (rss), live media feeds (mrss) signchannel (a subscription is required to use signchannel see http //www signchannel com/ for details) what types of presentation can i create? you can create three types of presentation in brightauthor classic docid 8bmhunx8lfmfd5vehvckj a playlist of media (images, video, audio) that plays in a continuous loop you can play non interactive presentations on all brightsign models docid\ zwhmgcsgupuubcs9q7oc7 a presentation that transitions between media based on input from a user via button board, touchscreen, remote control, or similar input device all models support at least one type of interactive event the event types supported by a player model depend on the connectors and inputs that player has (for example, players with a usb port support touch screen and button board events, and players with an ethernet port support udp events) docid\ yof9 porjy87iukgt8pv a non interactive playlist of media (video files or live video) that is closely synchronized across multiple players brightwall presentations are ideal for video wall applications what types of screen layout can i use? you can choose from a variety of ready to use layout templates you can also create your own template layout templates fall into two basic categories docid 8bmhunx8lfmfd5vehvckj the media (images, video, html) occupies the entire screen (this can be used for audio only presentations as well) docid 9iuh2aafoa czgfx5bt1v the presentation contains content in separate regions of the screen the screen can include multiple clock, text, ticker, and images zones, as well as (depending on the player model) multiple video only zones