BrightSign Mediaplayers
Notes on basic setup of using BrightSign media players for creating standalone media projects, or use in more complex setups such as a Video Wall.
- 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
- 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.
- After the network switch is turned on, start the other BrightSign players one by one.
- Have patience, sometimes the media players will restart multiple times before they found each other.
- During this resetting, the Monitor screens/Projectors might lose signal in the process.
- When media players have found each other and the programs are running, the video(s) will start playing.
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.
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: