Link Zones
This page / section pertains to BrightAuthor Classic, our legacy app. BrightSign Author 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 BrightSign Author.
Use the Link Zones event, combined with the Link Zones commandLink Zones command, when you require close, millisecond-level synchronization of content between zones on the same player.
The Link Zones event supports video and image states only; use the Zone MessageZone Message event to synchronize other states. The Link Zones event provides better synchronization times than the Zone Message event because it pre-loads the next image/video file before displaying it.
Link Zones events cannot be used in the same presentation as SynchronizeSynchronize events; to synchronize zones in a multi-screen presentation, use the Zone Message event.
In the Specify link keyword field, enter the message that is sent by the corresponding Link Zones commandLink Zones command.
A separate Link Zones event and command must be defined for each zone transition you want synchronized.