bsn.Content allows you to create and manage your own content library. All content uploaded or created will be available to every player registered on the bsn.Content network. 

 section in the BrightAuthor:connected home page, or in the 

 tab drop down menu (see Image 1). If you do not have a paid bsn.Content subscription, these sections in the BrightAuthor:connected home page will be unavailable because they access cloud content, not local content.

 like BrightSign dynamic playlists, data, or media feeds, or upload an HTML site or script. 

Navigate the media and components already uploaded into the cloud, and view data on content including media type, dimensions, file size, and upload and modification dates in the 

As a bsn.Content subscriber, you can build a presentation from content you have uploaded to BSN.cloud, or from assets stored locally on your computer. However, 

remote and local assets can't be used in the same presentation

. If you plan to work with locally stored assets, switch to 

 mode via the Local / BSN.cloud toggle switch at the top right. If you plan to host presentations and content remotely with your bsn.Content subscription, switch to 

If you added content or presentations to BrightSign in Local mode, and want to use that content with your bsn.Content network, select the content or presentation and then select the Upload Presentation button, as shown in Image 2, to make those assets available in the cloud.

Note that the Local / BSN.cloud switch is only available in the BrightAuthor:connected desktop app. If you access bsn.cloud via a web browser, you cannot access files on your local computer.

In the Content Library, select a folder that corresponds to your media type, or select the icon to the right of the folder location to make a new folder. Enter a descriptive title and select 

 to select the files from your computer that you want to upload. You can preview your content and make sure it is pointing to the right folder. Then select 

You will see a progress bar at the top of your screen, as shown in Image 3. Select 

 to check the progress of your upload. You can navigate to other tabs while your media is uploading, which is helpful if you want to work on your presentation while content is uploading.

 for more information about BrightAuthor:connected content tools.

Getting Started with bsn.Content

Managing Content

This is our legacy cloud platform. Our latest cloud platform is BSN.Cloud which consists of the free bsn.Control and the paid bsn.Content tiers. Development of BSN has largely ceased and will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BSN.Cloud.

BrightSign_Network_BSN

BrightSign’s *legacy* app for authoring and managing players. The app's actual name is BrightAuthor but is referred to as BrightAuthor Classic to lessen confusion with BrightAuthor:connected, our latest app.

BrightAuthor_Classic

BrightSign’s latest free, all-in-one app for player setup / management, authoring, and content management.

BrightAuthorconnected

The BSN.Cloud record of a player and its Setup. The Default Setup is assigned to the player unless another Setup has been explicitly set.

Provision_Record

The process where a Setup is delivered and applied to a player by BSN.Cloud.

Provision

A set of files containing player settings (player name, description, time zone, Publishing Mode, network settings, etc.) and an autorun.brs file which instructs the player what to do upon bootup.

Setup

Creating a Presentation

User Guides

Languages

Network Status

BSN.Cloud Status

Dashboard and Menus

Undocking Panels

Tagging

Content

Event Properties