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brightauthor\ connected supports the following languages chinese (simplified), chinese (traditional), french, german, italian, japanese, korean, portuguese, russian, spanish, and turkish the desired language can be selected from within the app 1 76 0 (feb 02, 2026) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 76 0 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected+setup+1 76 0 exe improvements bcn 18813 a line has been added to the info tab in the dws (diagnostic web server) indicating whether the dws has been enabled or is disabled bcn 18876 removed the size limitation for js and brs presentation files while brightauthor\ connected no longer has limits on presentation file sizes, note that bsn cloud limits file uploads to 5 gb bcn 18887 content urls in bsn cloud now reside behind a redirection service so that the actual urls are not exposed bcn 18892 improved the screens tab (under presentation) so that there is a consistent ui for series 5 and series 6 presentations bcn 18906 previously, if a 500 response (http 500 internal server error) was received during a file upload, the entire upload would fail new upload logic has been implemented where the upload will be retried several times before failing fixes bcn 18638 in instances where a player has more than one connected usb storage device, both usb tabs (e g , usb and usb2) in the dws (diagnostic web server) would display the same info this has been fixed so that each tab displays info for its respective usb storage device bcn 18687 fixed an issue where selecting "latest release os 9 1 32" (admin > setup > player settings > brightsignos update) for the lguv5n player would result in a fatal error bcn 18771 corrected obsolete urls on the network maintenance window bcn 18784 fixed an issue where 4k videos could not be included in presentations for hd6 players bcn 18830 removed the "enable dolby vision (single video zone only)" option (presentation > layout settings) for xt5 players given that those players do not support this capability bcn 18837 fixed an issue where a dynamic playlist consisting of a single png image would not display because the display duration value would be incorrectly set to null bcn 18865 fixed an issue where a players configured for the local network publishing mode would disappear from the schedule tab when brightauthor\ connected is relaunched bcn 18884 applied a responsive layout to the download buttons on the storage encryption page in the dws (diagnostic web server) to accommodate varied window sizes bcn 18885 the os version displayed for players was often incorrect as it was based on outdated cache data os versions are now updated at least once daily bcn 18896 corrected outdated urls (specifically, info links for chromium debugging and ssh access) in the dws bcn 18970 fixed an issue where 4k images were not allowed in the use of xd6 player presentations when they should be allowed bcn 18989 fixed an issue where publishing a presentation would produce errors because the filename(s) of content uploads would be incorrectly registered as the entire file path instead of just the filename itself bcn 19006 fixed an issue where a second 4k video zone was not permitted for xd6 presentations even though this functionality is supported on those models 1 72 1 (nov 27, 2025) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 72 1 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected+setup+1 72 1 exe fixes bcn 18638 in instances where a player has more than one connected usb storage device, both usb tabs (e g , usb and usb2) in the diagnostic web server (dws) would display the same info this has been fixed so that each tab displays info for its respective usb storage device bcn 18687 fixed an issue where selecting "latest release os 9 1 32" (admin > setup > player settings > brightsignos update) for the lguv5n player would result in a fatal error bcn 18784 fixed an issue where 4k videos could not be included in presentations for hd6 player models 1 71 1 (nov 17, 2025) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 71 1 dm , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected+setup+1 71 1 exe improvements bcn 18536 added usb700 accessory support for the au335 player model bcn 18540 improved overall performance of the presentation library bcn 18582 improved the ui in the download rates section (formerly rate limit network download traffic) of network options to make the options easier to understand bcn 18628 fixed broken legal links (global privacy policy and bsn cloud terms of service) when creating a new network bcn 18632 added a link to the acceptable use policy when creating a network bcn 18633 increased the performance of the "get help" screen it now loads much faster bcn 18662 improved the ui in the network options section of player setup by cleaning up the layout and making the wording clearer bug fixes bcn 16702 fixed an issue where brightauthor\ connected would display an api error whenever the user attempted to download an os update via the diagnostic web server (dws) this error was incorrectly displayed as it did not actually prevent the os update from downloading bcn 18519 fixed an issue where the sd card download api would return an incorrect error message in os versions where this functionality has not been enabled yet the api now returns a 400 error to indicate no on going operation instead of a 404 error bcn 18520 fixed an issue with the mobile app where the player activation dialog shows the software key instead of the key’s label / value bcn 18677 fixed an issue where a setup containing wi fi configuration would fail 1 67 3 (oct 03, 2025) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 67 3 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected+setup+1 67 3 exe improvements bcn 18547 presentation names were previously overly truncated in the player library view making them difficult to read while presentation names are still truncated, more characters are displayed making the names easier to identify bug fixes bcn 18496 improved the performance of the presentation library and reduced the api load bcn 18522 fixed an issue with videomode where validation failures with 5k frame rates would cause a crash 1 67 0 (sep 16, 2025) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 67 0 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba%20connected%20setup%201 67 0 exe improvements bcn 18069 (dws) added the ability to download the microsd card image as a zip file bcn 18166 updated the brightauthor connected logo to reflect the lowercase word “connected” bcn 18231 added support for model uh1145 bcn 18336, bcn 18402 enabling the local diagnostic web server in a setup now requires a password options for “default password” and “no password” have been removed if modifying an existing setup that is set to no password or default password, text will appear informing the user of the prior password setting and then prompt for a password password must be at least 8 characters long and include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character bcn 18389 previously, the local diagnostic web server (ldws) provided the option to change the password or to remove the password entirely the ability to remove the password has been removed in addition, password validation will occur to ensure that they be at least 8 characters long and include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character bcn 18390 removed the ability to enable the local diagnostic web server from the remote diagnostic web server bcn 18398 removed the telnet option from the diagnostic web server and added validation for the ssh password password must be at least 8 characters long and include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character bcn 18401 added a button to the diagnostic web server to enable resetting of ssh host keys bcn 18435 enabling the local web server now requires a username and password password must be at least 8 characters long and include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character bcn 18444 added a button to the diagnostic web server to enable resetting of the default dws certificates bug fixes bcn 18094 support for "5120x2160x60p" video mode in presentations targeting xt5 and xc5 players was incorrectly unavailable it is now available bcn 18097 the autorun would crash when using a cnn mrss feed containing more than 86 items bcn 18122 when adding an advanced command to conditional logic, the “switch to presentation” option was incorrectly grayed out and thus unavailable bcn 18130 editability of the password field in the player properties panel of the local dws was incorrect the “password” field should not be editable when the “enable diagnostic web server” checkbox is unchecked , and it should be editable when the “enable diagnostic web server” checkbox is checked bcn 18148 fixed an issue affecting uv5n models where an error message appears when trying to add an h 265 4k video to the presentation canvas bcn 18218 fixed an issue where a maximum of 100 players would load in the local playlist player list even when there are more players a "load all" button has been added which enables all players to be listed bcn 18248 fixed an issue where the cache of the player list for a local playlist does not properly clear as a result, the player list continues to accumulate players, resulting in an inaccurate list of players the list should clear and reload when opening new presentations or switching networks 1 63 2 (jun 12, 2025) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 63 2 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected+setup+1 63 2 exe improvements bcn 17920 added new elements to the diagnostic web server (dws) ui to for brightsign built in products bcn 17961 updated icons and header to reflect new logos bcn 18010 updated the splash screen with new logos bcn 18032 improved the "add player" provisioning process bcn 18078 added support for the cl435 model (custom model based on the ls445) bcn 18099 updated the styling of the consent banners to match recent ui changes bcn 18112 updated the terminology across the app to reflect the new styling of the app name (brightauthor\ connected is now written as brightauthor connected) bug fixes bcn 11298 fixed an issue where a failure would occur when trying to export a presentation with html 5 content on windows whereas the same export would work fine on macos bcn 17924 fixed an issue where descenders (the part of the lowercase letter that extends below the baseline of the font) of the media title (during upload new media) is cropped bcn 17932 (dws) fixed an issue where the flash tab is displayed twice bcn 18023 addressed the error cannot set properties of undefined (setting 'isloaderenabled') which could adversely affect the saving of simple presentations bcn 18075 fixed an issue where various names under a presentation’s audio settings were displaying the key (the variable name used in the code) instead of the label (the human friendly text value of the variable) pe 805 fixed an issue where downloads of edid binaries from the dws would be corrupted 1 59 0 (mar 26, 2025) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba%20connected 1 59 0 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba%20connected%20setup%201 59 0 exe improvements bcn 17523 added a flash tab in the dws for systems capable of using onboard / built in storage instead of having to rely on external storage bcn 17601 fixed the broken link for the tooltip on the setup screen and moved the tooltip icon to a more sensible location bcn 17665 improved terminology consistency in the network tab (player id → serial no , setup type → publishing mode, partner application → partner app, firmware → os); changed references for support\@brightsign biz to support brightsign biz bcn 17654 removed warning dialogs for non chrome browsers when using the web interface the web interface now supports edge, safari, firefox, opera, and most chromium based browsers bcn 17847 updated the ba\ connected application icon bug fixes bcn 15905 fixed a broken link on the html5 widget enable javascript console tooltip bcn 17351 fixed an issue in which descenders (the part of the lowercase letter that extends below the baseline of the font) in the content library were cropped bcn 17684 removed size "width" and "height" from the super state properties bcn 17705 fixed an issue where the presentation properties would display the key (software variable) instead of the label (ui text) bcn 17716 fixed an issue where adding video or audio media to a canvas would result in failure bcn 17725 fixed an issue where the desktop app would hang during the upgrade from v1 49 1 to v1 55 1 bcn 17730 fixed an issue where dragging and dropping media from the mac or windows desktop into a zone would result in a fatal error bcn 17731 fixed an issue where adding a player already in a network would result in that player being duplicated in the provisioning list bcn 17798 fixed an issue where descenders (the part of the lowercase letter that extends below the baseline of the font) on the admin > provision > error dialog were cropped 1 55 1 (feb 17, 2025) improvements bcn 16683 added new elements to the dws to support the display products with brightsign built in bcn 17050 add support for notes on the player properties bcn 17294 modified the layout of the dws' os update section to improve readability bcn 17344 added dws support for storage encryption full implementation of storage encryption also requires an update to brightsignos which will likely be included in the next brightsignos release (the current release is 9 0 189) bcn 17363 made the network list wider to better accommodate long network names bcn 17437 added a link for the bsn cloud status page ( https //status bsn cloud/ ) to the message informing users of the bsn and bsn cloud maintenance window bcn 17611 implemented a cookie consent banner for anonymized data collection bcn 17661 based on customer feedback, navigation menus now only open when clicked as opposed to when hovered over bug fixes bcn 16093 when creating a setup with a web folder publishing mode, the "allow basic authentication" text was truncated this has been fixed so that the entire message is visible bcn 17213 fixed an issue where all the date boxes in the calendar under schedule were blank instead of showing the dates bcn 17316 fixed an issue where the player activation url https //bsn cloud/activate or https //bsn cloud/activate/?code=xxxxxx does not properly redirect to the player activation page bcn 17317 fixed an issue where the player status filters were not working properly in the network tab bcn 17251 fixed an issue where signing out of the app would cause certain user preferences, specifically the visible columns in the network tab, to return to their defaults bcn 17363 fixed an issue where the network pulldown list would truncate the text of networks with longer names bcn 17463 changed the display tab in the dws to always allow display firmware updates for display products with brightsign built in bcn 17488 fixed an issue where the "duration on screen" text was not properly aligned bcn 17496 fixed an issue where the display tab in the dws incorrectly showed cached information while the display is off if the display is off, the only option should be for the use to turn the display on once the display is on, player information can be displayed bcn 17500 fixed an issue where the map controls were not formatted properly and overlapped with other visual elements bcn 17518 fixed an issue where admin > “sign up for your bsn content trial” was not being correctly displayed it should appear in networks which have not used the free trial and should not appear in networks where the free trial has already been used bcn 17521 corrected the definitions for player status (healthy, idle, and inactive) updated localization for all new / modified text (last localization was sep 2024) bcn 17532 fixed an issue where the "player properties disabled" icon did not display properly bcn 17546 fixed an issue where the app would crash when the user session expired bcn 17593 disabled "switch to presentation" and gray it out when in advanced commands in a state as this is not valid in states; it is only valid in events bcn 17663 fixed an issue where certain publishing modes were not able to be selected 1 49 1 (nov 26, 2024) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 49 1 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected+setup+1 49 1 exe bug fixes bcn 17415 fixed an issue where the presentation tab was not visible for bsn control users, preventing the ability to author presentations locally 1 49 0 (nov 25, 2024) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 49 0 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected+setup+1 49 0 exe improvements bcn 17239 improve wording / terminology of some menu items bug fixes bcn 17203 fixed an issue where an unnecessary horizontal scrollbar would appear under "use password to update usb content" in the player setup screen bcn 17204 fixed an issue where the dashboard menu would be cut off and thus not be fully visible on the new presentation screen bcn 17206 fixed an issue where the highlighting of folders in the library is not properly centered with the text bcn 17230 fixed an issue where scroll bars would fail to appear when the network drop down menu had too many items to fit on the screen bcn 17232 fixed an issue where the key is shown for the content library instead of the key value bcn 17241 fixed an issue where user sign in would sometimes not work properly due to ad blockers and/or network policies bcn 17244 fixed an issue where signing in with the chrome browser would result in a fatal error bcn 17286 fixed an issue where it was not possible to change any of the settings in the network options > player form bcn 17304 fixed an issue where a full screen confirmation window would appear upon sign out that would prevent the user from navigating away from it 1 47 2 (oct 17, 2024) download https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected 1 47 2 dmg , https //downloads bsn cloud/ba+connected+setup+1 47 2 exe improvements bcn 570 added support for local playlists bcn 15729 added a notes icon next to states which have a note attached as well as a tool tip to reveal the note when the user hovers over the icon bcn 15926 previously, the “add zone” button was only available in the presentation > layout screen but not available in the presentation > content screen it is now also available in the presentation > content screen bcn 16904 added a "contact orders" button to the subscription section of the dashboard this button is only visible to administrators bcn 16997 / bcn 16998 the setting for local / bsn cloud has been redesigned to better help users understand these modes the toggle switch has been replaced with a drop down menu and contains more descriptive text describing these modes bcn 16998 the setting for interactive presentations has been redesigned to better help users understand the two presentation types the toggle switch has been replaced with a drop down menu describing the two presentation types “interactive” presentations are now known as “advanced” presentations “non interactive” presentations are now known as “simple” presentations bcn 16749 the primary tabs (i e , dashboard, content, presentation, etc ) have been updated to a more modern look and feel bcn 17020 improved the layout of the subscription usage card bcn 17116 previously, the subscription usage card on the dashboard would only be displayed when the user is logged into a bsn content network it now is also displayed when the user is logged into a bsn control network bcn 17146 the dashboard > network status menu item as well as the network status icon on the dashboard are now hidden for bsn control networks bcn 17186 changed bsn cloud to bsn cloud throughout the ui bug fixes bcn 15379 fixed an issue where opening a presentation would result in the presentation failing to load and a continuous “saving” message bcn 15459 brightauthor\ connected now remembers and maintains the last used media folder when the user moves between the main tabs (i e , dashboard, content, presentation, etc ) bcn 15546 fixed an issue where the “add user” button on the user management page runs off the interface window bcn 16792 fixed an issue on windows where the error “another instance of brightauthor\ connected is already running” would display this would occur when the user attempted to launch the app after closing the app when the app is on the loading screen bcn 16989 fixed an issue where icons would disappear when panels are popped out / detached from the main window bcn 17016 do not show the 'network status' section on the dashboard when the user is not signed in to bsn cloud bcn 17123 fixed a formatting issue with the presentation > library > open icon bcn 17138 fixed an issue where a clock zone would fail to display on screen bcn 17159 fixed an issue where the delete / trash can icon was not displaying under schedule > destination > networked players download links are only provided for versions 1 47 2 and later since all older versions will stop working in late 2025 use versions 1 59 0 or later for maximum compatibility with sso 1 44 0 (sep 18, 2024) improvements bcn 16772 updated the graphic for the 30 day bsn content (formerly content cloud) free trial bcn 16855 the ability to "enable native chromium video playback" is now available for all video capable series 5 players bug fixes bcn 16780 fixed an issue where the screen layouts are not evenly spaced and in some cases, overlap each other bcn 16578 fixed an issue where duplicating a live feed item in live text results in a fatal error bcn 16816 fixed an issue where gps events were not working properly bcn 16881 fixed an issue where adding video content to existing presentations would result in the error "an error occurred while adding states to the playlist" 1 42 0 (aug 07, 2024) improvements bcn 16395 modified the live text ui to provide improved clarity regarding the positioning of new items bcn 16517 updated the landing page to reflect brightsign’s current branding bcn 15698 added a search capability to the log tab of the dws and rdws bcn 15796 when creating presentations with multi screen outputs on series 5 players with multiple hdmi outputs, force resolution is now set to on as a mandatory default bcn 15871 brightauthor\ connected’s version number is now included in the filename of the csv file generated from player information in the network tab bcn 16664 the network status indicator on the dashboard has been modernized to improve the user experience bcn 16672 the layout of the dashboard tiles has been modernized to improve the user experience bcn 16675 the maintenance page has been updated to provide better clarity as to the times of the maintenance window bcn 16677 the terminology used in network > filter players > status was inconsistent with what was displayed in the player list this terminology is now consistent bcn 16691 activating the free trial of bsn content (formerly content cloud) no longer requires a password bcn 16738 renamed control cloud and content cloud to bsn control and bsn content, respectively bcn 16741 updated the splash screen (the screen that displays during application launch) bug fixes bcn 12463 fixed a fatal error that occurred when selecting delete more than once on a live text widget item bcn 14733 fixed a crash that occurred if the user attempted to close the app while the initial launch screen is being displayed bcn 15629 fixed an issue where the subscription information card on the dashboard would trigger a large number of unnecessary bsn cloud main api calls bcn 16387 (xt2145) fixed an issue at 3840x2160 resolution where the portion of the image zone that crosses the screen boundary from one hdmi output to another hdmi output does not render bcn 16488, bcn 16610 fixed an issue related to oauth2 token renewal which would cause authentication to fail bcn 16505 fixed an issue where an invalid tags value would result in the inability to move media files in the content library bcn 16599 fixed an issue where certain bsn cloud api requests would result in an error bcn 16665 fixed a typo with the eap tls certificate under setup > network configuration > network options > wireless pksc#12 was corrected to pkcs#12 bcn 16693 fixed an issue in which an error would result when trying to publish a presentation containing gps events 1 37 1 (jun 10, 2024) new features bcn 16078 the new network tab interface, formerly in beta, is now the default bcn 15600 user events have been added, and user events can now be imported or exported (for example, from brightauthor classic) improvements added translations in all languages for recent ui changes bcn 15834 zone types were renamed to video, image, or audio; video only; image only bcn 16296 added information in the dws > control tab to clarify what reprovision does bug fixes bcn 15543 tags added to media files are now saved correctly after being changed bcn 16177 removed unnecessary information from interface in admin > setup > player settings > remote screenshot bcn 16249 in admin > setup, the “bsn cloud option is now “content cloud” and “enable bsn cloud” is now “enable control cloud or content cloud” the broken information link has also been fixed bcn 16374 in the remote dws “brightsignos update” section, the os update option now says “update” instead of “reprovision” bcn 16409 fixed a crash in the new (beta) network tab that occurred when the user tries to select any group when they only have permissions to view players and groups 1 32 0 (mar 13, 2024) new features bcn 11951 added a gps event so users can change digital signage content based on geographic location (geofencing), as they could in brightauthor classic bcn 15649 when a state is selected in an interactive zone, users can now enter a note for the state in the property panel improvements bcn 14751 apple arrow home and end of line keys now work in text fields bcn 14721 added support for both or < > for usb events through "assign input to variable" and "assign wildcard to variable" check boxes bcn 15397 improved the ui of the edid window in the dws bcn 15668 “offset next” information in the presentation section is now hidden unless the checkbox is selected bcn 15696 updated description for active, setup, and provision in the admin tab to avoid confusion bcn 15703 improved the layers in the presentation edit page when an item is selected by replacing “add item” with “add item” and “duplicate item”, and offset checkboxes for each bcn 15765 improved the live text widget by replacing the layer move icons with layer numbers that reflect the layer ordering, and created move direction icons to the left of the numbers bug fixes bcn 15245 property lock will now be disabled shortly after setup is complete to let the user make changes to player properties instead of remaining enabled after setup bcn 15472 updated the splash screen image to remove inappropriate branding bcn 15541 changed the expand all/collapse all buttons in the beta network tab from uppercase to uppercase/lowercase bcn 15677 the autorun now supports bmap product peripherals on series 5 devices bcn 15696 updated descriptions in the admin tab bcn 15704 fixed the messages on the lock/unlock user pop up notification bcn 15764 deselecting “status” in the dws visible columns dropdown now hides the status column bcn 15859 the autorun no longer crashes when using the bmap rangecontrol command bcn 15908 restored the ability of users to add 8k videos in xt245 presentations 1 27 1 (dec 14, 2023) improvements bcn 14569 the device setup columns in the setup library of the admin tab were reordered to prioritize the name and details of the setup package bcn 15418 when a player is selected in the player list, the current presentation name associated with the player is now displayed in the properties panel bcn 15443 users can now expand or collapse all groups when viewing players by group in the beta version of the player list bcn 15450 users can now drag and drop in the new player list as they can in the current (non beta) player list bcn 15466, bcn 15519, bcn 14665, bcn 13690 added various localization and formatting improvements to the ui bug fixes bcn 13853 user variables are now available at the player ip 8008 web page even if their values were left blank in the presentation bcn 15434, bcn 13558, bcn 15295 fixed incorrect language in the application ui dialogs and an error message bcn 15442 fixed an error encountered when dragging and dropping a single item between player groups, which caused the error to persist when a user tries to drag a new item bcn 15472 updated the splash screen image with the appropriate branding bcn 15487 fixed an issue in the current network tab, when the application does not retrieve the next or previous player list page if the user scrolls to the point where the list is truncated bcn 15488 added the ability to filter players by health status in the beta version of the network tab bcn 15514 "scroll to load more" now reliably loads additional content in the content and presentation windows bcn 15520 fixed a crash (introduced version 1 26 3) that occurred when reloading the remote dws sd tab 1 26 3 (nov 30, 2023) please update your firewall rules to allow outgoing connections to all launchdarkly com domains this service is used by brightauthor\ connected in v1 19 4 and beyond to notify customers about maintenance windows if you do not allow this api, you will not receive messages about maintenance windows and will not be able to unlock new features in the future see launchdarkley’s https //docs launchdarkly com/sdk/concepts/domain list and https //docs launchdarkly com/home/advanced/public ip list pages for more information new features bcn 9959 the new “registry” tab in the dws lets users view and edit a player’s registry bcn 15069 users can now enable telnet and ssh on their players through the diagnostics tab of the dws bcn 15312 dynamic subscription information is now available on the dashboard (for example, the number of subscriptions available and in use) bcn 15389 users can now try features before they are released through the “beta features” option under admin > preferences > user interface the current beta contains the new network tab layout and features “local ip address” is now an option in the “select table columns to view” pulldown menu in the dws improvements bcn 3693 serial numbers, ip addresses, and mac addresses in docid\ uba8sfkmsajsibrbv4a6n , the dws, and in docid\ cyl9kpm02co5rgcb9wqqv can now be copied for use elsewhere bcn 5822 sfn user login information is no longer visible in the json file bcn 14276 if the application is in a maintenance window when users try to log in, they will now get an alert bcn 14458 there is now a check to confirm whether or not to disable the password when users create a setup package, enable the dws, and apply the setup package bcn 15026 added a system variable for “player model number" bcn 15073 the remote diagnostic web server now provides the full text edid (similar to the ldws/edid html) bcn 15143 added the ability to export the network tab player list information to a csv file the full list can be exported, or a filter can be used to export a selected part of the list bcn 15265 when exporting the player list to a csv file, each player row now also contains its player group bcn 15193, bcn 15083 layout and language improvements in the dws bcn 15244 users can now select a more verbose log level in the dws, which will contain errors, warnings, app activity, and debug messages bcn 14821 updated brightauthor\ connected labels (for example, “local file networking” is now “local network” and “simple file networking” is now “web folder”) bcn 15356, bcn 12628, bcn 13687 improved the simplified chinese and turkish translations and made other language related updates and improvements bug fixes bcn 14970 enabled the presentation autorun and setup script to handle encrypted sfn passwords bcn 14977 restored thumbnails in the mac desktop application bcn 15044 the "rename as" text field (in the sd tab of the dws) now works correctly for series 5 players bcn 15059 updated the autorun version number, which was not updated in the last release bcn 15111 fixed a crash that occurs when a user goes to the schedule tab on certain networks bcn 15135 the numeric text field now clears correctly when users attempt to delete text bcn 15261 fixed the file upload process so the reported percentage will not exceed 100% bcn 15271 fixed the asset upload ui to show the icon and file name in the same line bcn 15291 reduced the volume of information only messages written to the browser console on logging startup errors will still be flagged as appropriate bcn 15316 fixed an issue with the chromium debug section in the dws not displaying correctly in the latest release 1 19 4 (oct 5, 2023) improvements bcn 15239 added launchdarkly to alert customers of maintenance windows and eventually reduce downtime 1 19 3 (sep 18, 2023) this is a hotfix for the brightauthor\ connected 1 19 2 release bug fixes bcn 14458 fixed an edge case where the default dws password is inaccessible to the user 1 19 2 (sep 01, 2023) new features bcn 14816 added translations for five new languages traditional chinese korean portuguese russian turkish improvements bcn 14969 added support for jpeg and ec3 formats and extensions bcn 14682 updated synchronization so the sync manager can be used without the ptp domain (for example when syncing on a single xc5 player) bcn 14814, 14989 added a checkbox to the html5 state properties called "enable native chromium video playback" for xc5 players bcn 14772 the title bar now displays the player model and the presentation name bcn 14828 changed the language selection menu to use text rather than flag icons bcn 14834 improved the splash screen display bcn 5696 added the schedule name to the title bar so multiple schedules can be easily identified bcn 14608 changed the "presentation" label to "tree view" (this is visible when the “presentation” view is open) bug fixes bcn 13487 removed minimum os information from the dialog box that appears after saving player setups to avoid confusion bcn 14471, bcn 14458, bcn 14472 the default dws password (the player’s serial number) will no longer be overridden when left blank users can now select one of three radio buttons in admin > player setup > player settings > player configuration “use default password” (the player serial number) “specify password” (the password will be reset to the password you input) “disable password” (when no password is required) bcn 14781 fixed a failure that occurs when zip files are uploaded through the remote dws bcn 14741 ensured that all series 5 player video modes are listed and removed those that are not supported on series 5 bcn 14762 fixed a runtime error that occurs after publishing an hd5 presentation via lfn 1 16 0 (jul 07, 2023) improvements bcn 13965 added support for truetype collection ( ttc) format, which allows the use of chinese, japanese, and korean character sets in presentations bcn 14726 added new and improved german, spanish, french, italian, japanese and simplified chinese translations bcn 14602 enhanced the interface labels and language to improve usability and increase consistency for example, “player” will now be used consistently instead of “device”, “setup” will be used instead of “setup file”, “package” or “package file”, and player type naming will change from local file networking to local network simple file networking to web folder partner application to partner app custom application url to app url bcn 11173 streamlined and improved the opening screen language and graphics bug fixes bcn 11768, bcn 13375 made the publish icon in the presentation and schedule tabs clickable bcn 14576 removed the bsdpui dialog adddevicenamedescription label bcn 14592 changed all uppercase text to uppercase/lowercase text bcn 14706 fixed a fatal error that occurred when attempting to add a new user bcn 14565 removed all references to the “x api key” from the ldws and rdws so that going forward only digest authentication will be used for supervisor api authentication bcn 14557, bcn 14558, bcn 10925, bcn 10823, bcn 10775 made various improvements to roles and permissions to restore functionality more improvements will come in future releases 1 13 0 improvements bcn 13733, 13734, 14000 (xt5) xt5 players have been added to the interface so users can select them for os updates or when creating a presentation bcn 14280 the position of the assets/widgets panel (in the content tab) is now maintained even if the user clicks on another tab or resizes another panel bcn 14289 added a splash screen to welcome users, give feedback while the application is loading, and display the version number bcn 14306 changed the schedule tab display to allow users to see the entire (24 hour) day bcn 14420 updated the interface to correct the hs125 and hs145 resolution capabilities and the number of video zones in the hs145 and ls445 bug fixes bcn 12119 ensured that the mac version of the application will close on the first attempt bcn 14045 fixed the scaling on the gpio output event icons bcn 14153 fixed an infinite loop in the web application when uploading an empty asset bcn 14255 fixed a crash that occurs when users discard unsaved presentations while trying to sign out bcn 14301 fixed a bug that did not let users log in to import presentations bcn 14500 (hs125) removed unsupported output resolutions 1 11 1 new features bcn 13912, 14263, 14262 (xc5, xt5) full resolution graphics are now optional, not the default, for output resolutions greater than 1920x1200 improvements bcn 11173 improved the dashboard screen (including the network status and reloading process) bcn 12511 added “assign input to variable” and “assign wildcard to variable” support for event properties (in zone message) bcn 12565 fixed poor text wrapping when local network publishing is selected in the schedule tab bcn 13835 (xt5) one and two screen layouts are now available in the screens tab for xt5 devices bug fixes bcn 6084 fixed excessive cpu usage when loading content bcn 6694 deleted reason phrase conditions that prevented successful responses in the web client bcn 8578, 11954 fixed a bug that occurs when uploading content to a folder that has a name containing one or multiple single quotes bcn 9979, 14278 fixed player activation failures that occur when the user is not the creator of the default setup package bcn 13991 fixed a reboot loop which is triggered when an interactive event sends a udp command from a dynamic playlist widget bcn 14024 ensured that dialog boxes do not disappear unexpectedly bcn 14261, 14034 fixed an autorun crash in presentations that invoke the videomode plugin bcn 14271 fixed a bug that causes deleted tags to reappear bcn 14344 fixed an endless loop that occurs if many large files are uploaded simultaneously bcn 14460 fixed a reboot loop that occurs when publishing a presentation that enables enhanced synchronization 1 10 0 improvements bcn 8667 the control cloud network can now add users as an administrator or as a general manager bcn 14183 removed the screens tab from the presentation creation ui for all non multiscreen series 5 players this ensures parity with the upscaling behavior on older players bcn 12409 ensured that when media is replaced, the new media name does not overwrite the state name bug fixes bcn 14119 (xd5) ensured that video can be added to a presentation bcn 13972 ensured that content and device tags on media items can be removed bcn 14178 (xd5, xt5, hd5) ensured that gpio appears as an option in presentation authoring bcn 9445, 8781 ensured that deleted html sites do not persist when creating and saving presentation images, videos or html sites miscellaneous bcn 13487 fixed the confusing warning message about the minimum os version