BrightSign BrightAuthor User Guide v.4.1.1 - Manual (Page 9)

1 Chapter 1 – Getting Started
CHAPTER 1 – GETTING STARTED
What is BrightAuthor?
BrightAuthor is a software application that helps you create and publish digital-signage presentations for BrightSign
players. You can play BrightAuthor presentations on all BrightSign models. Your presentations can include various types
of content:
• Images
• Videos
• Live video: Supported on the XD1230, XD1132, and 4K1142
• Audio
• HTML5 pages
• Streaming audio/video over IP
• Text
• Date and time
• RSS, MRSS, and Twitter feeds
• BrightSign Network features: Dynamic Playlists, Live Text feeds (RSS), Live Media feeds (MRSS)
• SignChannel: Supported on all XD and 4K models, as well as the HD222, HD1022, HD220, HD1020, and LS422
Note: A subscription is required to use SignChannel. Go to http://www.signchannel.com/ for details.
What Kind of Presentations Can I Create?
You can create three types of presentation in BrightAuthor:
• Non-Interactive : A playlist of media (images, video, audio) that plays in a continuous loop. You can play non-
interactive presentations on all BrightSign models.
• Interactive : A presentation that transitions between media based on input from a user via a button board,
touchscreen, remote control, or similar input device. All models support at least one type of interactive event. The
types of interactive event supported by a player depend on the connectors and inputs that player has (for example,