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BrightAuthor 2.3 Beta Release Notes
BrightSign is pleased to announce the release of BrightAuthor 2.3 beta software.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
WHAT'S NEW IN BRIGHTAUTHOR SOFTWARE V2.3 1
Device Support ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Media Objects ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Network Features ................................................................................................................................. 2
Interactive Playlist Features .............................................................................................................. 2
Additional New features ..................................................................................................................... 2
NEW LAYOUT & MENUS 4
File Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Edit - Prefences Menu ......................................................................................................................... 5
Edit Playlist – Media Library .............................................................................................................. 5
Edit Layout ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Tools Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Advanced Commands ......................................................................................................................... 8
Publish – Local File Networking ........................................................................................................ 9
Publish – Simple File Networking - Parameters ............................................................................. 9
Media List ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Interactive Menu ................................................................................................................................. 10
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SOFTWARE AND GUIDES 11
BRIGHTAUTHOR REQUIREMENTS 11
GETTING HELP & PROVIDING FEEDBACK 11
What's New in BrightAuthor Software v2.3
Device Support BrightSign TD1012 – When creating a new BrightAuthor project, you can now select the BrightSign
TD1012 Portable Tabletop Display and choose from built-in portrait layouts.
BP900, BP200 – Easily add USB Button Pads (4 or 11 buttons) to your Interactive Presentations.
Media Objects In the Media Library section, under the Other tab, select from the following Media Objects for your interactive
playlists.
Media Lists – Using an interactive playlist, your next state can now be one out of a group of files. The three
types of lists are; Image, Video and Audio.
o Play one file from the list before returning to a previous state
o Each time play the next file in order or shuffled
o Jump from one file in media list to another using button input
Interactive Menu – easily create DVD style menus for interactive projects
Live Text – create one or more text fields over a background image; edit directly with BrightAuthor
Network Features Local Networking – You can now setup a BrightSign on your local network so that’s visible within
BrightAuthor. Under Publish -> Local Network, you can choose from a list of BrightSigns on your local
network, and publish (push) content directly to them. BrightAuthor automatically sees any units that are
setup for local networking, or you can add a unit using its IP address. Requires the installation of Apple’s
Bonjour protocol (Bonjour for Windows) for discovery.
Wired and Wireless Bandwidth Throttling – Under Tools ->Setup A Unit, or when you publish updates,
you can set or restrict the download speed of a BrightSign using a Wired or Wireless connection.
Simple Networking – You can now do the following with Simple Networking
o Change connection Frequency when publishing updates
o Check for updates in as little as 30 seconds
o Set or Change restrictions on download speeds
Diagnostic Web Server – Under Tools->Setup A Unit, you can now enable or disable the Diagnostic Web
Server included in firmware 3.7.44 or later.
Interactive Playlist Features BP900, BP200 – Turn on and off different led lights; set led lights to slow, medium, or fast blink
New Advanced Commands
o Audio Mute– enable or disable Analog, Digital, or HDMI audio
Mute Analog
Mute Digital
Mute HDMI
o BrightControl – send CEC commands over HDMI including on and off
BrightControl Display On/Off – turns display on/off
BrightControl Send ASCII String – send CEC command
BrightControl – Philips Set Volume – set Phillips TV volume
o 2D/3D – enable 3D mode prior to playing 3D videos
2D
3D side-by-side
3D top-over-bottom
o Store Image In Cache – preload image ( up to 16MB uncompressed total) for faster
loading
o Reboot – restarts the BrightSign
Additional New Features Audio Zone – Easily add background audio that can play independently
User Interface Preferences – set default behavior for different settings including
o Show/Hide File overwrite dialog
o Copy and Replace duplicate files during publishing
New Presentation Properties - configure the following options
o Serial
Toggle Between Binary & ASCII mode
Set EOL character CR, LF, LF+CR
o Audio – new default audio minimum and max values
o Media List – default timeout period for new Audio, Image, and Video lists
o Image Cache – select images to preload for faster response
New Layout & Menus BrightAuthor 2.3 has interface updates including new menu items, settings, tabs, status screens, etc.
File Menu Presentation Properties -> Interactive
o Serial Ports
Set EOL character: LF, CR, LF+CR
Toggle between Binary and ASCII mode
o Audio
o Media List
o Image Cache
Edit - Preferences Menu Preferences menu has a streamlined list of configuration options, making it easier to change settings
New UI tab – Enable or Disable default settings
Local Networking – under Networking tab, you can enable/disable the three network update options
Edit Playlist – Media Library New Media Objects: Media Lists, Live Text, & Interactive Menu
Edit Layout New Portrait layouts for TD1012
Tools Menu Setup BrightSign Unit
o Enable Diagnostic Web server
o Network with Local File Networking (enable Local Web Server)
o Rate Limit Network Download Traffic
Advanced Commands Mute Analog
Mute Digital
Mute HDMI
BrightControl Display
On/Off
BrightControl Send
ASCII String
BrightControl – Philips
Set Volume
2D video mode
3D side-by-side
3D top-over-bottom
Store Image In Cache
Reboot player
Publish – Local File Networking
Publish – Simple File Networking - Parameters Limit speed of network downloads
Media List
Interactive Menu
Download the Latest Software and Guides BrightAuthor Setup v2.3
BrightAuthor 2.0 Tutorials
BrightAuthor QuickStart Kit
Brightsign Firmware v3.7.44
BrightAuthor Requirements
PC with Windows XP or Vista or Windows 7, plus Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or later
Brightsign HD110, HD210, HD210W, HD410, HD1010, HD1010W, or TD1012
Firmware version 3.7.44 or later
Getting Help & Providing Feedback
Please download the Quickstart Kit, BrightSign Demos, and visit the Tutorials page. To help us get the most out of
testing, please provide feedback in the Brightsign forum.
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