BrightAuthor v3.7 software and BrightSign XD v4.7 firmware

SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS FOR BRIGHTSIGN XD

ADVANCEMENTS FOR BRIGHTSIGN XD

BrightAuthor v3.7 software & BrightSign XD v4.7 firmware

Offers significant advances in the feature-set and functionality of the BrightSign XD players

4K Upscaling

Enhanced IP Streaming & Streaming Server

Unequaled HTML5 Support

Available to all existing and future users free of charge: http://support.brightsign.biz/home

Underscores the long-term value of investing in BrightSign equipment that will scale seamlessly as content tools and sources continue to evolve

4K UPSCALING

Upscale existing 1080p video to sharp 4K resolution.

BrightSign XD’s exceptionally powerful video engine paired with the new software enables customers to upscale 1080p content to 4K resolution

Display manufacturers can demonstrate the same 1080p content on a Full HD display and a 4K display side-by-side to clearly showcase the superior picture quality of the new 4K screens

BrightSign's upscaling offers far better quality than the upscaling built in to screens

ENHANCED IP STREAMING

Full HD video IP streaming

Supports Full HD video, MJPEG and audio streaming including these formats:HLS (the standard for public internet streaming – YouTube, Netflix, Hulu)

UDP/RTP/RTSP streaming from head-end real-time encoders such as Haivision, Exterity, Visionary Solutions and other devices

HTTP including SHOUTcast

Play multiple video streams simultaneously with BrightSign XD

Buffers media streams for smooth playback

Play streaming media in HTML5 assets or in BrightAuthor’s video, audio or MJPEG stream statesSupports streaming motion JPEGs within image zones and video streams within video zones

Stream, buffer and play back content from IP cameras supporting the RTSP unicast streaming protocol

ENHANCED IP STREAMING SERVER

Serve IP video streams from BrightSign XD

Serve IP video streams from BrightSign XD’s local storage to distribute video to a network of clientsSupports MPEG transport stream (*.ts) video files

Stream video files stored locally on BrightSign XD

Clients can be networked BrightSign XD or HD players, PCs, Macs, mobile devices, etc.

Supports RTP unicast & UDP multicast

Stream two separate videos at once as long as BrightSign is not playing video on the screen

Securely distribute video to a set of displays without downloading the content to display

More content development tools at your fingertips

Hardware accelerated HTML5 Engine

Modular HTML5 assets

JavaScript extensions enable interactive options

HTML5 video rotation

Built-in Web server pulls database content

Sign control via web browser or Android devices

UNEQUALED HTML5 SUPPORTIncrease your creative options by adding HTML5 content to your BrightSign presentations

UNEQUALED HTML5 SUPPORT

More content development tools at your fingertips

With HTML5 support in all BrightSign XD models, web designers can easily build engaging content using familiar development tools they know well

Create content using familiar and state-of-the-art web development tools

Increase your creative options by adding HTML5 content to your BrightSign presentations

Add HTML5 content as full-screen or within zones using BrightAuthor

BrightSign XD acts as an HTML5 player with interactive capabilities

UNEQUALED HTML5 SUPPORT

Hardware accelerated HTML5 Engine

BrightSign is well known for the superior performance of its hardware-accelerated image decoding and video decoding

Now this hardware-accelerated power has been extended to support HTML5 rendering

Users can accomplish much more using HTML, without encountering the stuttering effect that is often seen on Android devices and PC’s that rely on software-based HTML rendering

UNEQUALED HTML5 SUPPORT

Modular HTML5 assets

BrightSign XD allows for HTML assets to exist on the BrightSign canvas as independent packages, as opposed to one flat HTML page

HTML5 can be seamlessly integrated with other content, so that the web’s collection of transparent HTML widgets, like clocks, weather feeds, tickers, etc., can be used easily without the need integrate them into a complete or single HTML page

BrightSign offers the unique ability to layer the playback of HTML5 assets with high-bandwidth video assets delivers a powerful digital signage platform that out-performs what each can do alone

IP Streaming Video

4K Up-scaled Video

Modular HTML5 Assets

UNEQUALED HTML5 SUPPORTJavaScript extensions enable interactive options using HTML5

BrightSign is introducing JavaScript extensions that allow the full power of the BrightSign engine to be used via HTML and JavaScript

These JavaScript extensions allow access to serial IO, UDP events, GPIO, CEC, TV tuning, and other features

Now, any web developer can access BrightSign’s advanceddigital signage engine without learning BrightScript

UNEQUALED HTML5 SUPPORT

HTML5 video rotation

BrightSign’s HTML5 support offers the exclusive ability to rotate any video including locally stored video, HDMI input video and even RF Input video (QAM/ATSC tuner).

Our JavaScript can call any of these video assets, rotate them at any angle and play it back flawlessly.

UNEQUALED HTML5 SUPPORT

Built-in Web Server Pulls Database Content

The software update allows users to identify user variables in other databases and pull them into HTML

Using features and settings within BrightSign's web server and on-device database of BrightAuthor user variables, users can display database data in HTML5 within a presentation

Examples:Retail TVs: enter the model number of

a TV as a user variable to pull specs into the signage presentation

Menu boards: update menu items & pricing from a POS system whichautomatically updates digital menu boards

UNEQUALED HTML5 SUPPORT

Sign control via web browser or Android devices

Customers now have an alternative to our iOS BrightSign App – they can use Android mobile devices and/or any web browser to control their signage including user variable and UDP commands via HTML5.