BrightSign BrightAuthor User Guide v.4.1.1 - Manual (Page 42)

34 Chapter 3 – Creating Presentations
You can choose one of the existing templates, or create your own (see Chapter 10 – Customizing Presentations for more
details).
When using a multi-zone template, you need to know which type of content you can include in each zone. The color-
coded key at the bottom of the template screen shows the available content types, and the color-coded templates indicate
which type of content you can include in each zone of the templates. The following list describes the available content
types:
• Images : Displays images. You can include multiple Images zones in a presentation.
• Ticker : Displays RSS feeds or pre-defined text strings. You can include multiple Ticker zones in a
presentation.
• Clock : Displays the time or date. You can include multiple Clock zones in a presentation.
• Video or Images : Displays images, video, and audio.
• Video Only : Displays videos and audio.
• Audio Only : Plays audio. You can include multiple Audio Only zones in a presentation.
• Enhanced Audio : Plays audio in a cross-faded playlist . You can include one Enhanced Audio zone in a
presentation.
• Background Image : Places an image in the background of your presentation. All other zones appear on top of
the background image.
Note: BrightSign 4K and XD models can decode two videos at once. Therefore, if you are creating a presentation for
one of these models, you can include two “Video or Images” zones, a “Video or Images zone” and a “Video Only
zone”, or two “Video Only” zones. If you are using an HD player, you can include only one video zone per
presentation. Therefore, you must choose between a “Video or Images” zone, a “Video Only” zone, or a “Background
Image” zone.
1. Create a new presentation project:
a. Navigate to File > New Presentation.
Tip: If you don’t see New Presentation under File, make sure you have the Edit, Publish, or Manage tab
selected in the upper-left portion of the screen.