BrightSign BrightAuthor User Manual

USER GUIDE

BrightAuthor 4.1.1

BrightSign, LLC. 16780 Lark Ave., Suite B Los Gatos, CA 95032 | 408-852-9263 | www.brightsign.biz

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 – Getting Started ................................................................................................. 1

What is BrightAuthor? ............................................................................................................................ 1

What Kind of Presentations Can I Create?............................................................................................. 1

What Type of Screen Layouts Can I Use? ............................................................................................. 2

Step 1: Get the Hardware You Need ...................................................................................................... 2

Step 2: Install BrightAuthor ..................................................................................................................... 4

Step 3: Launch BrightAuthor .................................................................................................................. 5

Step 4: Set up your BrightSign player .................................................................................................... 5

Step 5: Add your Content ....................................................................................................................... 5

Step 6: Create your Presentations ......................................................................................................... 7

Step 7: Publish your Presentations ........................................................................................................ 7

Chapter 2 – Setting up BrightSign Players ........................................................................ 8

Adding a Player to the BrightSign Network ............................................................................................ 9

Adding a Player to your Local Network ................................................................................................ 15

Adding a Player to your Simple File Network ....................................................................................... 20

Setting up a Player for Standalone Use ............................................................................................... 26

Chapter 3 – Creating Presentations ................................................................................. 31

Creating a Full-Screen Presentation .................................................................................................... 31

Creating a Multi-Zone Presentation ...................................................................................................... 33

Customizing Zone Layouts ................................................................................................................... 38

Creating Dynamic Playlists and Live Data Feeds ................................................................................. 40

RSS Feeds and Text Feeds ................................................................................................................. 43

Twitter ................................................................................................................................................... 43

Media RSS Feeds ................................................................................................................................ 44

HTML5 .................................................................................................................................................. 44

Live Video ............................................................................................................................................. 46

SignChannel ......................................................................................................................................... 46

Local Playlists ....................................................................................................................................... 46

Video and Mjpeg Streams .................................................................................................................... 47

Audio Stream ........................................................................................................................................ 47

RF In (ATSC) ........................................................................................................................................ 48

Tuner Scan ........................................................................................................................................... 49

Chapter 4 – Making a Presentation Interactive ............................................................... 51

Customizing the Interactive Playlist ...................................................................................................... 54

Editing Interactive Events ..................................................................................................................... 55

Editing Media Properties ...................................................................................................................... 56

Copying, Exporting, and Importing States ............................................................................................ 57

Video Lists, Image Lists, and Audio Lists ............................................................................................. 57

Video Play Files, Image Play Files, and Audio Play Files .................................................................... 61