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HOW TO AUTHOR and SETUP BRIGHTSIGN on a PC with BrightAuthor
Setup the SD Card
You will need a high grade MicroSD card, especially for 8K units:
ADATA Premier ONE 64GB SDXC UHS-II U3 Class10 V90 3D NAND 4K 8K Ultra HD 275MB/s Micro SD CardAUSDX64GUII3CL10-CA1
or
SanDisk 32GB Extreme microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - C10, U3, V30, 4K, A1, Micro SD - SDSQXAF-032G-GN6MA, Red/Gold
You may need a SD card reader:
Anker 2-in-1 USB 3.0 SD Card Reader for Micro SD Cards
FORMAT SD card as exFAT
Insert the card into your PC
Carefully right mouse over the correct drive, choose Format...
Select File system exFAT
Eject the drive, right mouse over the correct drive, choose Eject
Software
Download the latest BrightAuthor software
https://www.brightsign.biz/resources/software-downloads/
Select your model, ie XD234 would be XT4/XD4
Scroll Down to find BrightAuthor
You may need to tell Microsoft the download is safe, twice
In the Downloads folder double click BrightAuthorSetup.exe
Download the latest Brightsign OS for your player (Same location as BrightAuthor)
https://www.brightsign.biz/resources/software-downloads/
Select your model, ie XD234 would be XT4/XD4
Scroll Down to find BrightSignOS
You may need to tell Microsoft the download is safe, twice
In the Downloads folder Right mouse over the brightsign-update.zip
Right mouse Extract All...
Keep the downloads in an archive for the future.
Install Bonjour using iTunes64Setup.exe
Search the internet for iTunes installer
Located in bonjour_installer folder, this allows local networking
Uncheck Add iTunes shortcut to my desktop
Uncheck Use iTunes as the Default player for audio files
Install
Uncheck Open iTunes after the installer exits
This also installs iTunes, you can remove iTunes.
Control Panel
View by Smal icons
Programs and Features
Select iTunes, Uninstall
Setup the player
Connect your player to your network with a CAT 5,6 or 7 cable (You may need a small network hub)
Connect to a monitor
Plugin the Brightsign without an SD Card
Take down notes about the player, keep this info with the player in its box.
Model number
IP Address
Serial number
OS Software version
Insert the SD card into the Brightsign.
Use a browser such as Edge
Go to the IP address of the Brightsign (use http: not https:)
http://192.168.0.47 use your IP address
The user name will be admin, the password will be the serial number
Select Go to Advanced tab
Select UPDATE to install the latest BrightSign OS, you may already have it.
The BrightSign will reboot, this takes a while
Go back to the http://192.168.0.47/setup page, use your IP address
Hit NEXT
Select Ethernet
Select USE CURRENT SETTINGS
Select NEXT - BRIGHTAUTHOR APPLICATION
Choose BrightAuthor
Select LOCAL FILE NETWORKING
No need to name the device, select FINISH
Wait for the reboot
Player Movie BitRates
You can find this information at: https://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en-us/articles/218065137-Supported-video-formats-and-codecs
HD224 4K max bit rate 30-40 Mbps
XD233 4K 30-40 Mbps HD 25 Mbps
XD234 4K 70-80 Mbps
XD1034 same as XD234 more input for interactivity
Use AfterEffects, Media Encoder or ffmpeg to to compress an H.265 mp4 movie.
I included a script to encode with ffmpeg with the art. You can modify this to set new bitRates
BrightAuthor to make a presentation
File->New Presentation
Save As: new name
BrightSign Model: XD234 or your model number
Connector type: HDMI
Screen resolution: projector 1920x1200x60p, 4K monitor 3840x2160x30p or your display settings
Monitor orientation: Landscape
Create
Choose Full screen
Drag your H.265 mp4 movie on to the playlist
Select the Publish Tab
Answer Yes to save project
Ignore firmware message, you updated this already
Select Local Network purple area under tabs
Add your unit to Networked units, select the +
Input the IP address for your unit
Select the unit under Networked units
Don't select Specify Firmware update, already did this before.
Hit Publish button
You will see your movie playing. If there are any lags, you will need to decrease your bitrate for the movie file. Re-publish.
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