BrightSign Mediaplayers

• Using BrightSign as a super simple player for HD video
• BrightSign Basics
• Making a BrightWall video wall
• Using Bright Sign media player with multiple headphones

Using BrightSign as a super simple player for HD video

Brightsign 

• Record your video
  • edit it if necessary, export as Mp4 Full HD resolution
• Format/Clear the micro SD card, don't forget to EMPTY YOUR BIN
• Copy the video file(s) to the microSD card 
• Enter the MicroSD in the BrightSignPlayer
  
• Connect the player to a projector/screen (HDMI) and power.
  
• Have patients, the BrightSign will eventually start! (approximately 1 minute)
  
• Press the SVC button to speed up this proces.
• Your video will now play in loop.
  
• To stop this, unplug the BrightSign

Check out the other bookstack pages on these players if you want to use advanced options.

Notes;
Ls4 can play HD & 4K video, but the monitor also need to be capable of showing this resolution. 4k = blackscreen on a lower resolution monitor.
Ls5 can play HD & 4K video, and downscales the 4k to something the monitor is capable of showing.

More info on compatible codecs & resolutions here or check the datasheet for the LS4 or LS5

BrightSign Basics

BrightSign Basics

source: Job van Nuenen, edited by Veerle en Simone  van Blackbox PT/IBB

This Bookstack is under construction, some information might be missing

Wat are BrightSigns?

BrightSigns are digital media players, that you can use to run multiple video's on multiple output displays, such as TV screens, PC monitors and Projectors. They are commonly used in multimedia artworks and presentations because:

• They do not require you to keep your laptop connected to the installation
• They are able to sync together, so you can run multiple video's on multiple displays, that are timed together to start and stop. 
• Available from rentals of HKU and are considered reliable for use during presentations and expo's.
• Unlike using Raspberry Pi's, you don't need to install the initial software of an PI to run it. But that does not mean a PI could not do the same job, research comparisons between the two and decide accordingly. 

Software

Resolution and Image

Some Notes about use of BrightSigns at HKU

• BrightSigns used for syncing image need to be from the same type. You cannot connect a LS4 with a LS5 as far as we know. 
• BrightAuthor software used in BrightWalls only runs on Windows. 
• BrightAuthor:connected runs on Windows and Mac, but cannot run multiple screens in sync! 
• If you have one video image that you want to divide over multiple screens, you have to manually cut up your original video in desired slices (using software such as Adobe After Effects or Premiere) and render these into separate HD/4k files. 
• Files need to be decoded within the specs of the exact BrightSign model: https://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en-us/articles/218065907-Which-factors-can-affect-synchronization
• The files need to be made within the settings that were chosen for the BrightWall. (example 1920 x 1080 50p) You cannot make files that are larger than the format you want to output your screens to. This to avoid falling out of sync or other problems. 

BrightSigns not displaying any output! 

Screens that are connected to BrightSign players need to be able to handle the resolution of what the player wants to output. If you shoot a 4K video, but the monitor or projector that you are displaying your video on can only handle Full HD, the output of the BrightSign will automatically switch to 4K as well. 

This means the monitor will very most likely not display any image at all and turns black! It cannot display the 4K resolution given bij de media player, so it displays nothing. 

BrightSigns installations startup instruction for a BrightWall

1. When everything is connected in your setup,. make sure that the network switch you are using (in case of multiple media player setups) is switched on first. 
2. After the network switch is turned on, start the other BrightSign players one by one. 
3. Have patience, sometimes the media players will restart multiple times before they found each other.
4. During this resetting, the Monitor screens/Projectors might lose signal in the process. 
5. When media players have found each other and the programs are running, the video(s) will start playing. 

when in the author process within BrightAuthor you have selected the "Identity player during startup" option, the player will display a title screen with "Screen X"/name of your screen to determine which player it is connected to. 

Making a BrightWall video wall

Making a BrightWall

Visit the BrightSign website for information on basic setups, installation guides and more. Read our previous page also about BrightSign Basics to get started.  Here you find the webpage for information about Video Walls by BrightSign.

Video Tutorial - How to make a BrightWall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqCeBQIl8yE&ab_channel=GarrettBeck&themeRefresh=1

screenshots from Youtube Video.

Notes:

• It is possible to use different screens (new and older types) in a brightwall-setup for synchronised playback of different movies. If one of the displays does not work correctly, it could mean that the movie frame rate is not accepted by that display. Make sure you render out your movies in different frame rates for testing.
• If a smart network switch is used, make sure it is reset to the factory default settings so that al network ports are in the same range.
• Older or damaged network cables could disrupt the sync signal. Make use of undamaged or new CAT6 cables.        

Using Bright Sign media player with multiple headphones

To listen to one Bright Sign with multiple headphones and If your Brightsign doesnt have a minijack out you need:

• BrightSign media player
• Swissonic HDMI2.0 Audio Extractor
• Behringer MicroAMP HA400
• stereo cinch to jack kabel
• multiple headphones with optionally converters mini jack to jack