BrightAuthor Release Notes – BrightSign Support

5.0.1.0

New Features

BCN-12192: Added support for XDx35, HDx25, and LS4x5 players
BCN-13935: Added support for portrait presentations to LS5, HS5, HD5 and XD5 players

Bug Fixes

BCN-13313: (XC5) Fixed an instance of Series 4 player graphic resolution limit being incorrectly applied to XC5 players
BCN-13750: Fixed the “Program and Features” entry to use the correct version of BrightAuthor
BCN-13913: (XC5) Added support for four audio decoders (rather than three)
BCN-13290: (HD5, XT5) Updated the list of supported video modes

5.0.0.4

Known Issues

When in portrait mode, resolutions above 4K are not predictable and not supported

Bug Fixes

BCN-13532: (XC5) Added support for portrait presentations

5.0.0.3

Content encrypted networks are not supported on Series 5 players on the currently available OS. This will be resolved in a future OS release.

Presentations published to XC5 players on OS 9.0.15 must be authored with 'Full resolution graphics' enabled.

New Features

Added support for the XC5. New feature support for XC5 is up to 8K video modes. Multi-output is not supported using BrightAuthor.
BCN-12189: Added BrightWall support for Series 5 models

Bug Fixes

BCN-12367: Fixed BrightAuthor crash when cancelling "Standalone unit with setup" publish to the “Local Storage” option

4.7.2.18

New Features

Support for the 1920x1920x60p resolution on 4K-capable players

Improvements

32807: Players with OS 8.0 and later can now only enable browser scrollbars for HTML content through the scrollbar_enabled initialization parameter or the EnableScrollbars() method.

Bug Fixes

BAC-2359: Displaying an empty feed or a feed with invalid validity dates no longer causes the player to reboot.
BAC-2230: The second menu item in an Interactive Menu state will no longer replicate the first menu item once published
BAC-2342: Elements are now completely removed when deleted from their feed in a Play File state that is populated from a feed.

4.7.2.12

New Features

New Set Source to BrightSign option for BrightControl commands

Improvements

The Media List inactivity timer can now be set on a global or per-state basis in the File > Presentation Properties > Media List
The BrightAuthor version used to create the presentation can now be specified as a system variable.
BrightAuthor can now open schedules containing BrightWall presentations.
The default Screen resolution for HD models in the New Project window is now 1920x1080x60p, rather than 1920x1200x50p.
Specifying a non-existent user variable as a Conditional Target now raises a warning dialog.

Bug Fixes

32588: Publishing to audio-only models (LS322, AU320) no longer causes a crash on the player.
29158: A BrightWall presentation with a View Mode set to Scale to Fill no longer behaves as if it is set to Fill Screen and Centered.
32481: Pressing OK in the File > Presentation Properties > Audio window of a presentation no longer resets the pass-through audio settings in the Zone Properties
32168: A BSN user with the “Publishers” role can now publish schedules.
30914: If a player has firmware earlier than version 7.1.33 and is configured for WPA Enterprise networking, attempting to upgrade the player past 7.1.33 now works.
32567: The dimensions of graphics zones in presentations that are larger than 1920x1200 are now always correctly scaled.
31043: Analog audio is once again an available option for Connector Volume > Mute/Unmute

4.7.2.8

New Features

Localization support for the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish

Improvements

The language selection for a localized BrightAuthor install now applies to all Windows users (not just the user who performed the install).

4.7.2.5

New Features

Support for HD1024, HD224, and LS424 models

4.7.1.22

New Features

Support for the following video modes: 800x1280x60p, 1200x1920x60p, 1280x720x25p, 1440x1080x60p, 1920x1200x50p, 3840x2160x23.976p
Enable camera access for web browser checkbox for HTML5 states

Improvements

The 1920x1080x23.976p video mode is now available for 4Kx42 models.
If a player encounters a media file in a Media RSS Feed state that is still being downloaded, it will now skip to the next downloaded file in the MRSS playlist rather than waiting for the download to complete.
The BrightAuthor EULA contains updated language.
The BrightAuthor autorun now automatically creates an application cache for HTML pages.

Bug Fixes

31690: The player setup process now works with players running firmware versions 6.2.63 or earlier.
31356: The pixel value of the presentation area is now correctly represented when the Full resolution graphics option is enabled for 4096x2160 and 3840x2160x60/59.94/50p video modes,.
31538: Publishing to an HDx20, LSx22, or AU320 player running 6.1.76 or earlier no longer causes the player to crash.
31285: The Audio Configuration panel in the Presentation Properties > Audio window has been disabled for XDx30, HDx20, LSx22, and AU320 players.
31400: Issues related to Remote Snapshot on slow networks have been fixed.
31605: Players that have Remote Snapshot enabled (and are not set up for BSN networking) no longer crash after a Timeout event from an HTML5 state referencing a nonexistent URL.

4.7.1.14

Improvements

Script plugins can now change the video mode of the player.

Bug Fixes

31236: Static IP configuration via Device Setup now correctly sets DNS servers.
31058: (WebUI only) Un-checking the Enable Diagnostic Web Server box on the Device Setup page now correctly disables the Diagnostic Web Server on the player.
30706: BrightAuthor will no longer raise an error if you open an Edit Unit window in the Manage tab and close it without making changes.

4.7.1.12

New Features

Support for XT244 and XT1144 models
WPA Enterprise support in Device Setup
New Auto level volume option in the Presentation Properties window
Support for the 3840x1080x25/30/50/60p resolutions

Improvements

BrightWall presentations and Enhanced Synchronization now support Genlock.
Publishing to an exFAT-formatted drive now prompts a warning only if the presentation is targeted at a Series 2 (e.g. XDx32, HDx22) or earlier model.

Bug Fixes

30828: The Set Variable, Reset Variable, and Reset Variables commands now update variables in Ticker zones.
30836: The Support 4K images option for Media Lists has been fixed.
29062: The horizontal scrollbar now works with the Media Library in list mode.
30059: The Twitter state can now display up to 280 characters per Tweet.
29556: An Audio List state populated from a data feed now works in Enhanced Audio zones.
30895: Uploading a Dynamic Playlist to a BSN account with encryption enabled no longer fails if the Dynamic Playlist contains a mix of new and previously uploaded content.
30287: The player will no longer reboot when trying to play MRSS content that doesn't contain guid and filesize
28025: The BSN WebUI and BrightAuthor now use the same unit of measurement for the Rate Limit Network Download Traffic
30016: A crash related to MRSS templates has been fixed.

4.7.0.20

Bug Fixes

29959: PES video files containing audio no longer fail to play.

Notes

In BrightAuthor 4.7, MRSS playback will fail if the fileSize specified for a media item is incorrect. If you are using MRSS feeds in your presentations, ensure they report accurate file sizes before authoring with BrightAuthor 4.7.
BSNEE 4.4 does not support the "Match All Media Tags to Player Tags" option for Tagged Playlists with BrightAuthor 4.7. This option will be supported in the next version of BSNEE.

4.7.0.13

Important: BSNEE 4.4 does not support the "Match All Media Tags to Player Tags" option for Tagged Playlists with this version of BrightAuthor. This option will be supported in the next version of BSNEE.

Improvements

When a BSN device setup package is included with a presentation, the presentation will play while BSN content is downloaded. Previously, the presentation would only play if there was no network connection.
Media End events can now be assigned to Live Video states. The event will trigger if the HDMI input has disappeared for 6 seconds or if the sample rate changes during playback.

Bug Fixes

29442: RSS feeds items that lack a <guid> element no longer cause the player to crash.
29107: Presentation playback no longer stops when it encounters an MRSS feed with content that has not downloaded correctly.
28871: An issue with custom BSN device setup files has been fixed.

4.7.0.8

New Features

New audio-routing options in the File > Presentation Properties > Audio tab: These allow you to mix multiple audio sources of different sampling rates and normalize volume levels from multiple audio sources.
New Full resolution graphics option for some 4K modes
Feed download progress: The Manage tab now displays a download status for each file in a Dynamic Playlist, Tagged Playlist, or MRSS feed.
New User Variable state for Ticker zones

Improvements

You can now switch portrait presentations between Bottom on left and Bottom on right in the File > Presentation Properties > Main
If the Enable native video plane playback option is enabled for an HTML5 state, the view mode for HTML videos will now default to scale-to-fill.
HTML sites now support wildcards in the URL value (e.g. "http://www.$$my_variable$$.com").
Using the Filter by playlist name option in the Local Playlist state now only returns players that are currently using the specified playlist.
If the content-download process is interrupted, the player no longer waits 5 minutes (in BSN) or 15 minutes (in BSNEE) to resume downloading.
Player logs that cannot be uploaded now last on the player for 30 days (the previous interval was 10 days).
The 800x1280x60 video mode is now available for HDx23 presentations.
Presentation Preview is now disabled for portrait presentations.
The BrightAuthor autorun now supports uploading Remote Snapshot images to a Simple File Networking server.
The Scrolling option for Ticker zones is now available for LS423 presentations.
The following video modes are now supported in BrightAuthor presentations: 1024x768x75p, 1280x720x24p, 1280x720x23.976p.
4K1142 presentations now support the following refresh rates for the 4096x2160 resolution: 23.976p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p, 50p, 59.94p, 60p.

Bug Fixes

A BrightAuthor presentation that contains Tagged Playlists now correctly reports how the presentation will change when you edit tags in the BSN WebUI.
Buttons in the following states are now visible with PC screen resolutions smaller than 1920x1080: Image Play File, Audio Play File, Video Play File, Image List, Audio List, Video List, and Media List.
The Device Setup window now has scrollbars for smaller resolutions.
When an Audio Only Dynamic Playlist is used to populate an Audio List state, the presentation now correctly reports the names of the files played to the BrightSign Network.
Incorrectly specifying an RSS (text) feed as an MRSS feed no longer prevents all other MRSS feeds in the presentation from updating.
If images are added to a folder that is currently selected for an open Image List state, BrightAuthor will no longer raise an erroneous image size notification.
The Remote Input event is now available for the XD233 presentations.
When a presentation is scheduled in a time slot that another presentation was removed from, BrightAuthor will no longer raise an erroneous Schedule Conflict
A presentation that is dropped on the interrupted schedule column will no longer be set to the wrong date.

4.6.0.35

New Features

Support for the 1920x540x60p and 3840x600x60p screen resolutions

Improvements

BrightAuthor now supports a fourth BP200/BP900 input (i.e. BP200D/BP900D).
BrightAuthor now offers the same set of BSN tagging options that are available on the WebUI: Match ALL Player Tags to Media Tags, Match ALL Media Tags to Player Tags, and Match ANY Player Tags.
The 10-bit option is now available with screen resolutions other than 4Kp60 and 4Kp50. It is also now offered with XDx33 and HDx23 models.
Media List states now support 4096x2160 images.
LS423 models now support serial events and commands.

Bug Fixes

Specifying default network rate limits during player setup no longer causes issues when downloading and playing MRSS feeds.
Publishing a presentation to a player configured for Simple File Networking no longer deletes the proxy settings on the player.
Attempting to display HTML5 and MRSS states simultaneously in different zones no longer causes the player to crash.
Enabling Mosaic Mode no longer causes video zones to ignore the Graphics plane z position setting.
Attempting to publish a BrightWall with a 4096x2160 screen resolution via BSN no longer causes layout issues with the BrightWall.
Deleting all entries from a Live Media feed that is part of an active presentation will no longer cause players using that presentation to crash.
Specifying an invalid MRSS feed no longer prevents all MRSS feeds in the presentation from working.
Resize Zone commands now work when the presentation is displaying a Live Text state.
Zone Message command data is preserved after you close and re-open an Image List or Video List state.
An Image List state will no longer raise an image-size error if you attempt to add image files that were recently moved to the current folder.
Attempting to publish a schedule containing multiple script plugins with the same name now raises an error message rather than causing players to crash.

4.6.0.18

New Features

Support for the HO523

Improvements

You can now use the Device Properties window in the BSN WebUI to update persistent BLE beacons. You will need to publish a presentation created in this version of BrightAuthor first.
The installer UI has been updated.

Bug Fixes

The installer no longer fails if Windows Firewall is not active.
Adding a persistent Eddystone BLE beacon no longer causes a runtime error on the player.
Persistent BLE beacons now work even if there are no presentation beacons in the current presentation.

4.6.0.15

New Features

Localized versions for the following languages: Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish

4.6.0.14

New Features

Support for the following video modes: 2048x1152x60p, 2560x1080x60p, 2560x1440x60p/30p, 2560x1600x60p, and 3440x1440x60p/50p/30p

Improvements

The Media List state now has the option to display 4K images using the 4K video plane.

Bug Fixes

4K image support is now available for XD233 and XD1033 presentations.
The Screen resolutions list once again offers the 1280x720x24p and 1280x720x23.976p video modes.

4.6.0.8

Improvements

Portrait-mode BrightWall presentations can now be published via BSN.
BrightAuthor now supports up to eight serial ports.

Bug Fixes

A player that is configured for BLE beaconing will no longer crash when you attempt to publish a new presentation to it.
HTML5 states are now available for Mosaic Mode presentations.

4.6.0.5

New Features

Mosaic mode presentations
Support for BSN Tagged Playlists and player tags
BLE beaconing support in Device Setup
Support for portrait-mode BrightWall configurations (stretched presentations via Standalone, LFN, or SFN only)
Support for schedule interrupts in BSN

Improvements

You can now allocate space for IndexDB storage in the Edit > Preferences > Storage
New Optimize Feed Updates option for Data Feeds allows you to use HTTP HEAD requests, instead of HTTP GET requests, to update a feed. This option, which is enabled by default, will reduce the network traffic of RSS/MRSS feed updates in many instances.
HTML states now include the serial number of the player in the User-Agent string.
You can now view BrightPlates presentations in your BSN Library and add them to your BSN presentations.
BrightAuthor no longer allows you to enter a zero or negative safe text region for Ticker zones.

Bug Fixes

Adding proxy server credentials using the <user_name>:<password>@<proxy_address> format now works again.
MRSS feeds that contain HTML assets now loop correctly.
A player will no longer crash if you remove all content from a Dynamic Playlist being used in its presentation.
BrightAuthor will no longer assert if you attempt to use the "up" button to navigate further than the root of the file directory when creating a Dynamic Playlist or BrightWall presentation.
Adding a video file with the "VideoName_Number" format to a regular BrightWall presentation no longer results in an error if there are other video files with the same format but without the number.

4.4.0.15

Bug Fixes

Setting up a BSN player with Remote Snapshot disabled no longer prevents you from editing the player from the Manage > Status
Adding videos to a BrightWall presentation from the Windows explorer no longer prevents the presentation from being uploaded to BSN.
Media List, Image List, Video List, and Audio List states now correctly send zone messages when the Populate from data feed option is selected.
Changing the order of audio and video files in a Media List and republishing the presentation no longer causes the audio file to loop infinitely.
Attempting to publish a 1x1 BrightWall presentation via Local File Networking no longer raises an error in BrightAuthor.

Other Changes

Support for the 1024x768x75p resolution has been removed for all models.

4.4.0.10

New Features

New Proxy Bypass feature for the Unit Setup process. This feature allows you to create a list of hostnames that the player will communicate with directly rather than using a specified proxy.
New bottom on left and bottom on right options for portrait presentations. These options allow you to create presentations for displays that are portrait-oriented in either direction.
New Media List state, which allows you to add video, image, and audio files to a single playlist state.
New Hide Zone and Show Zone commands

Bug Fixes

Players no longer crash while attempting to download large Dynamic Playlists during playback.
Players no longer crash while attempting to play Audio Only Dynamic Playlists created in the BSN WebUI.
The Specify User Stylesheet option for HTML5 states has been fixed.
A System Variable with the EDID manufacturer product code value will no longer cause presentations to crash if the monitor EDID returns an integer (rather than a string).
BrightAuthor will no longer crash if you attempt to create player setup files with a Custom Splash Screen that has been deleted or moved from its original file folder.

Improvements

New Display screen layout information when presentation starts option allows you to enable/disable the screen positioning information that is displayed when a scheduled BrightWall presentation begins.
It is no longer possible to specify a 0 bezel width or height for a BrightWall Configuration file. Previously, doing so would cause a failure when you attempted to upload the presentation to BSN.
When editing Rectangular Touch events for a portrait-mode presentation, the preview image is now rotated to allow for correct coordinate positioning.
In the Publish > Local Network tab, hovering your mouse over a player name now prompts a rollover displaying the player IP address.
The Active Presentation field in the Manage > Status tab now updates quickly after a schedule change or device setup.
The player status icon in the Manage > Status tab now shows red when the player is moved into the "Disabled Players" group.
Background Image zones now accept Media RSS Feed states.
The Content for Image List, Video List, Audio List, or Play File option is now available for Data Feeds that use Live Text, Live Media, or Dynamic Playlists as their source.
The Analog Stereo and HDMI audio outputs are now enabled by default for zones. Previously, HDMI audio output was disabled by default. This change only affects fresh BrightAuthor installs.
The Conditional Targets window now has scrollbars, allowing you to manage more than 10 Conditional Targets per event.
Playback logs now report Dynamic Playlist items by file name, rather than file location.

4.4.0.6

New Features

New Proxy Bypass feature for the Unit Setup process. This feature allows you to create a list of hostnames that the player will communicate with directly rather than using a specified proxy.
New bottom on left and bottom on right options for portrait presentations. These options allow you to create presentations for displays that are portrait-oriented in either direction.
New Hide Zone and Show Zone commands

Bug Fixes

Players no longer crash while attempting to download large Dynamic Playlists during playback.
A System Variable with the EDID manufacturer product code value will no longer cause presentations to crash if the monitor EDID returns an integer (rather than a string).
BrightAuthor will no longer crash if you attempt to create player setup files with a Custom Splash Screen that has been deleted or moved from its original file folder.

Improvements

New Display screen layout information when presentation starts option allows you to enable/disable the screen positioning information that is displayed when a scheduled BrightWall presentation begins.
When editing Rectangular Touch events for a portrait-mode presentation, the preview image is now rotated to allow for correct coordinate positioning.
In the Publish > Local Network tab, hovering your mouse over a player name now prompts a rollover displaying the player IP address.
The Active Presentation field in the Manage > Status tab now updates quickly after a schedule change or device setup.
Background Image zones now accept Media RSS Feed states.
The Content for Image List, Video List, Audio List, or Play File option is now available for Data Feeds that use Live Text, Live Media, or Dynamic Playlists as their source.
The Analog Stereo and HDMI audio outputs are now enabled by default for zones. Previously, HDMI audio output was disabled by default. This change only affects fresh BrightAuthor installs.
The Conditional Targets window now has scrollbars, allowing you to manage more than 10 Conditional Targets per event.
Playback logs now report Dynamic Playlist items by file name, rather than file location.

4.3.0.16

Bug Fixes

BrightAuthor will no longer display an error message if you close the application with the Create tab selected, reopen it, and attempt to add a video file to a Dynamic Playlist.
BrightAuthor will no longer crash if you create device setup files with the Custom Splash Screen option selected, then switch to Standard Splash Screen and try to create device setup files again.

Improvements

Playback will no longer wait for an MRSS feed or Dynamic Playlist to fully download. Instead, when the playlist reaches an incomplete media feed, it will skip the state.

4.3.0.13

Bug Fixes

It is now possible to upload a "Regular" BrightWall presentation to BSN if the BrightWall playlist was automatically populated (i.e. using the "file_1", "file_2", "file_3" method).
Selecting File > Exit while in the Publish tab no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash. This bug only occurred if the Show Save Schedule dialog box was checked in Edit > Preferences > UI.
If a presentation has an Interactive Menu state within a Super State, and that Interactive Menu state contains a Menu Item that links to a media state outside the Super State, then opening the presentation will no longer cause the Menu Item to disappear.

Improvements

The Force Resolution box in File > Presentation Properties > Main is now checked by default to match the resolution forcing behavior in versions of BrightAuthor before 4.3.0.x. This change will apply to fresh installs and updates from pre-4.3.0.x versions; if you are updating from an earlier version of 4.3.0.x, your current preference will be preserved.

4.3.0.11

New Features

Enable variable logging option in the BrightSign Unit Setup window
Start Index option for Images List, Video List, and Audio List states
Support for the HD922 and HD972 models

Bug Fixes

A presentation will no longer crash if it begins with an Image List state that has the Populate from data feed option enabled.
A Media RSS Feed state that points to an empty MRSS feed will no longer halt presentation playback.
The Validate action no longer fails when used with Networked User Variables and BSN Live Media feeds.
Portrait mode presentations no longer fail on LSx22 and HDx20 models. For these models, selecting Portrait mode only changes the BrightAuthor UI; you will still need to rotate the content using your authoring tools.
BrightAuthor no longer crashes if you use the File > Replace Media Files option with a playlist containing a large amount of media files.
Closing the completion notification after successfully publishing to local storage no longer causes an assertion failure.
The ordering arrows in the File > Presentation Properties > Variables window now display consistently.
Audio In states can now be pasted into Audio Only zones.

Improvements

Live Text states now support video content via the Media RSS Feed item type.
Adding an Audio In state now only clears video assets if they are in the same zone.

4.3.0.6

New Features

Audio In states
Support for .aac and .m4a audio files

Bug Fixes

It is now possible to open project files that were exported from BrightAuthor version 3.5.0.36.
Presentations that are set to PAL – Component or NTSC – Component now display correctly during playback.

Improvements

It is now possible to add new HTML sites from an HTML state, even when one or more sites have already been created.
If no name has been given for an HTML state, it will be named automatically using the HTML site that is added to that state.

4.3.0.3

New Features

4K image support for 4Kx42 players: You can now add 4K images to a Video or Image zone or Background Image zone. Note that you cannot display a 4K image and a 4K video at the same time.
Video/image rotation (not available for HDx20 and LSx22 models): Setting the Monitor orientation to Portrait now rotates all images and videos in the presentation.
New Splash Screen option during unit setup: This allows you to customize the splash screen logo that is displayed on screen when a player boots up.
New Scroll speed option, which allows you to set the speed of a scrolling ticker.
New Force Resolution option in Presentation Properties > Main (requires firmware version 6.0.9 or later): If this option is disabled, the player will negotiate a compatible screen resolution with the monitor, and fall back to that mode if the specified screen resolution does not work; if this option is enabled, the player will attempt to use the specified screen resolution in all cases.
New Enable 4.2.0 10-bit output option for 4K resolutions above 30p (available on 4Kx42 players only)

Bug Fixes

You can now use BrightAuthor to view Remote Snapshots on players that are set up for Local File Networking with a user name and password.
The player no longer encounters a runtime error when transitioning to a Play File state using a Timeout event.
Players that have Remote Snapshot enabled and that are networked via the BrightSign Network or Local File Networking no longer have a chance of encountering a runtime error when uploading a snapshot.
The player will no longer download multiple copies of MRSS media items if the MRSS feed does not supply a "guid" element with each feed item.
If an SD card is full, the player now reports this fact correctly rather than stating that "the attached storage device is write protected".
Selecting Expand All in the Presentation Tree View no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash when there are two or more zones in the presentation.

Improvements

You can now use the Media Library to browse through sub-folders and parent folders of the currently selected folder.
You can now replace any image, video, or Live Text state with another image, video, or Live Text state by dragging and dropping. This feature works from both the Media Library and Windows Explorer.
You can now use Live Video and Video Stream states in a "Regular" BrightWall presentation. Previously, these states were limited to "Stretched" BrightWall presentations.
When publishing a BrightWall presentation in the Publish > BrightSign Network tab, the configuration file associated with the specified group is now displayed. Only presentations that use the displayed configuration file can be published to that group.
When editing a BrightWall presentation in the Create > BrightWall tab, the name of the BrightWall configuration file is now displayed in the title bar along with the name of the BrightWall presentation.
BrightAuthor now returns an error message if you attempt to overwrite a BrightWall presentation on the BrightSign Network with another BrightWall presentation that uses a different configuration file (i.e. when the new presentation has the same name but a different configuration file).
BrightAuthor now returns an error message if you attempt to publish to a player via Local File Networking, and the firmware of that player is not new enough to support the presentation.
You can now use the Backspace key to delete states and zones.
It is now possible to send a Zone Message command from an Audio List, Image List, or Video List state before playback of each media item (the name of the media file is used as the Zone Message parameter).
The following states are now provided with a default state name upon creation: Live Text, HTML5, Audio List, Video List, Image List, Audio Play File, Video Play File, Image Play File, Interactive Menu, Local Playlist, Video Stream, Audio Stream, and Mjpeg Stream.
Menu items in an Interactive Menu state now default to Remain on Current State when they are created.

4.1.1.21

New Features

Up-to-date localization support for the following languages: Chinese (simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.

Bug Fixes

The player no longer encounters a runtime error when transitioning to a Play File state using a Timeout event.
Clicking the interactive option in the Edit tab no longer erases all media states in the interactive list.
Selecting Expand All in the Presentation Tree View no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash when there are two or more zones in the presentation.

4.1.1.17

Bug Fixes

MRSS video playback no longer fails if the presentation also contains an HTML state.
The Current Active Groups list in the Manage > Presentations tab has been fixed.
The Presentation Tree View now displays the transition source and target state correctly.
The Presentation Tree View no longer crashes if a Conditional Target is missing a target state.

Improvements

The maximum size of HTML sites (and included assets) that can be uploaded to the BrightSign Network has been increased.
An error message is now displayed if you attempt to upload to BSN a "normal" BrightWall presentation that contains differing amounts of content per screen.
An error message is now displayed if you attempt to create more than one BrightWall with the same name.
It is no longer possible to create a BrightWall with an empty Name field.
The Enable Diagnostic Web Server box is now checked by default during player setup. This change only applies to first-time BrightAuthor installs.

4.1.1.14

New Features

BrightWall support for the BrightSign Network
Remote Snapshot support for the BrightSign Network and Simple File Network configurations
Application Web Server (accessible via web browser at <player_ip_address>:8080). Currently, the only available application is Remote Snapshot.

Bug Fixes

Timeout events now respect decimal-comma values for timeout intervals. This change also fixes a lockup that occurs if you specify a timeout of “0,1” seconds.
Presentation publish will no longer fail if the presentation contains an Image List, Video List, or Audio List state with the following properties: it is populated from a Data Feed, it contains an Entry/Exit Command, and it is not the home state of the presentation.
BrightWall presentations now allow you to select all possible video modes for XDx32 and HDx22 models.
The Set Conditional Targets button for a Time/Clock event now displays correctly after conditional targets are added to the event.

Improvements

If an MRSS feed contains non-standard MIME types (e.g. for the SMIL standard), the presentation will now attempt to use an attached parser script to handle the feed, rather than failing outright.
Presentations that are uploaded to the BrightSign Network now include storage preferences set in the Edit > Preferences > Storage window.
The Edit > Preferences > Storage window now includes an option for allocating space for the HTML local storage. This option (which used to be located in File > Presentation Properties > HTML Sites) allows you to allocate space for JavaScript variables and data. Note that this is distinct from the HTML data storage option, which provides space for the HTML application cache.
Presentations for HDx22 models now support Ticker zones with scrolling text.
Presentations for 4Kx42 models now default to the 3840x2160x60p video mode, rather than the less standard 4096x2160x24p video mode.

4.1.0.10

Bug Fixes

Publishing a presentation and firmware update to a BrightSign Network group containing a presentation from an older version of BrightAuthor no longer causes an error message stating that “units assigned to this group have firmware that is below the minimum firmware revision required”.
Attempting to specify a command no longer crashes BrightAuthor when the Windows localization settings specifies commas (“,”) in place of decimals (“.”).
Importing a presentation that contains Play File playlist items no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.
Attempting to add .ts files with certain formatting parameters no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.

Improvements

The Live Media Feed dropdown list (in File > Presentation Properties > Data Feeds > Add Data Feed) is now populated with Live Media feeds from your BrightSign Network account.
The Screen resolution dropdown list now includes all possible video resolutions for the XDx32 and Hx22 models.

4.1.0.9

Bug Fixes

Publishing a presentation and firmware update to a BrightSign Network group containing a presentation from an older version of BrightAuthor no longer causes an error message stating that “units assigned to this group have firmware that is below the minimum firmware revision required”.
Attempting to specify a command no longer crashes BrightAuthor when the Windows localization settings specifies commas (“,”) in place of decimals (“.”).
Importing a presentation that contains Play File playlist items no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.
Attempting to add .ts files with certain formatting parameters no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.

Improvements

The Live Media Feed dropdown list (in File > Presentation Properties > Data Feeds > Add Data Feed) is now populated with Live Media feeds from your BrightSign Network account.
The Screen resolution dropdown list now includes all possible video resolutions for the XDx32 and Hx22 models.

4.1.0.8

New Features

Support for all current model families, including 4Kx42, XDx32, XDx30, HDx22, HDx20, LSx22, and AU320

4.1.0.7

Bug Fixes

The RF In and Tuner Scan states are no longer available for XD1132 presentations (the XD1132 does not have an RF input connector).
Renaming a User Event now modifies all applicable parts of a presentation.
Audio file, Event Handler, SignChannel, and Live Video states no longer contain an extraneous (and unused) radial button.
The Video Time Code event window is no longer incorrectly labeled as an Audio Time Code event window in certain circumstances.

Improvements

The Interactive tab has been removed from the File > BrightWall Properties window because most settings in this tab did not apply to BrightWall presentations. The Domain parameter has been moved to the Main tab of the BrightWall Properties window.

4.1.0.6

Bug Fixes

Enabling the Remote Snapshot feature no longer causes the player to encounter a runtime error after the setup process concludes.
BrightAuthor no longer crashes if you use File > Open Presentation to open a presentation that has already been deleted.

4.1.0.5

New Features

Presentation Tree view
Remote snapshot (currently supported over Local File Networking only)
Seamless looping of synchronized video (with BrightWall)
New event: Audio Time Code
New command: Send – Bytes (Comma Separated)
New Not equals operator for Conditional Targets

Bug Fixes

Live Text states will no longer display Live Data Feed items that have been deleted.
It is no longer possible to edit the Time to Display Each Line parameter for a Ticker zone when the Text Appearance is set to Scrolling.
Using a Rectangular Touch event to transition to a state other than a video or image no longer prevents other Rectangular Touch events attached to the same state from using the Link – Zones and Link – Synchronize commands. Previously, other Rectangular Touch events that do transition to videos or images would also be restricted from using these commands.

Improvements

You can now resize all state and event windows, as well as the Presentation Properties window.
In multi-monitor setups, BrightAuthor windows will now appear where the primary BrightAuthor window is located.
Multi-tab windows now readjust to display all content whenever you switch tabs.
A Video state can now be set to loop or to hold on the last frame if there is no Media End event transitioning away from the state.
It is now possible to edit the parameters of each file in Image Play File, Video Play File, and Audio Play File states.
The Image Play File, Video Play File, and Audio Play File states can now contain a default piece of media that will play if the interactive input does not match an existing key.
It is now possible to export the file table of an Image Play File, Video Play File, or Audio Play File state.
A User Variable can now be used to specify the Key of a file in an Image Play File, Video Play File, or Audio Play File state.
The new Specify user stylesheet option allows you to specify a different CSS stylesheet for each HTML5 state in a presentation (even if the HTML5 states are displaying the same HTML page).
The new Enable Local Storage option in File > Presentation Properties > HTML Sites allows users to enable the HTML5 local-storage feature.
The new Query string field allows you to add query string parameters (as either a string or User Variable) to a remote or local HTML page.
New Delete Unused User Variables button allows you to remove all User Variables that are not currently in use by states, events, or commands in the presentation.
New Navigate to last selected menu item on entry option allows you to determine if an Interactive Menu state should highlight the first item or last selected item when it is entered.
The Transition to new state – Specify next state dropdown menu now lists all states in alphanumerical order.
The language of the Download content specified in data feed section in the File > Presentation Properties > Data Feeds tab has been revised to reduce the possibility of selecting the incorrect option.
It is now possible to create a copy of any command in the Advanced tab of an event.
The User Events of a presentation are now stored in the corresponding .bpf file.
The domain name parameter can now be specified when specifying a proxy in the Advanced Network Setup window.

4.0.0.11

New Features

Support for publishing to both 4K and HDx20/XD models
Support for native portrait-mode HD video (1080x1920)

Bug Fixes

The Enable Native Video Plane Playback option is now available in HTML5 states only.
If a media state is deleted, any Interactive Menu items that point to that state are now also deleted.

4.0.0.9

New Features

Bug Fixes

Creating a Media RSS Feed state using a Dynamic Playlist no longer breaks Live Text states that are using Live Data Feeds. Note that this bug only occurred when the Media RSS Feed and Live Text states were placed in different zones.

Improvements

The Firmware Update dialogue now only allows you to update 4K players. This change will be reverted once BrightAuthor 4.0 versions support HD and XD models.

4.0.0.8

New Features

Support for the 4K242, 4K1042, and 4K1142 models (this includes support for adding H.265 encoded video with .ts, .mov,and .mkv containers)
Graphics Z-Ordering: The z-order of Images zones (as well as the image content in Video or Images zones) can now be set relative to the video zone(s) in a presentation.
Scrolling text support in Ticker zones
Customizable transition-effect speeds between images
Support for .ogg files
Support for the 960x960x60p video mode (currently for 4K players only)

Bug Fixes

Publishing to a player two times via Simple File Networking no longer deletes the Name and Description from the player.
Enabling the Reset variables to their default value on presentation start option no longer sets System Variables to empty values whenever the presentation begins.
Using a Data Feed name containing one of the following characters no longer causes a player to crash when it attempts to run the presentation: "/", ":", ",", ".", "&", "=", "?"
Conditional targets that transition to a Super State now correctly transition to the initial state within that Super State.

Improvements

You can now publish presentations along with the setup files for a Standalone player.
You can now access the Local Web Server and Diagnostic Web Server of a player by right-clicking the player on the Publish > Local Network screen.
Live Text states can now display custom fields from Media RSS feeds.
BSN Live Media feeds can now be added as Data Feeds to a presentation (via File > Presentation Properties > Data Feeds).
A transition effect (as well as the effect duration) can now be set for images within an Image List state.
HWZ mode can now be enabled on individual HTML states using the new Enable native video plane playback option.
Schedule Conflict windows now provide the names, times, and dates of conflicting presentations when one presentation is placed within the time slot of another presentation.
The publishing Progress window is now more informative about processes that must occur before the files are written to storage or transferred.
Plugin Command messages now support wildcards, as well as assigning the wildcard value to a user variable.

3.8.0.41

New Features

Support for native portrait-mode HD video (1080x1920)

Bug Fixes

Creating a Media RSS Feed state using a Dynamic Playlist no longer breaks Live Text states that are using Live Data Feeds. Note that this bug only occurred when the Media RSS Feed and Live Text states were placed in different zones.
If a media state is deleted, any Interactive Menu items that point to that state are now also deleted.

3.8.0.40

Bug Fixes

Transitioning to an MRSS state from another state no longer causes a runtime error.

3.8.0.39

Bug Fixes

Players that are running a scheduled presentation and are prompted to undergo recovery via the BrightSign Network will now complete the recovery process successfully.
Video List states no longer have a chance of getting stuck endlessly looping a single video. This issue occurred when a video file has the same characteristics as a seamless looping video file.
Adding multiple Live Video states to an interactive playlist no longer prevents you from publishing and opening the presentation.

3.8.0.38

New Features

Support for videos with the .m2ts file extension

Bug Fixes

BrightAuthor no longer encounters a communication error when publishing via Local File Networking to a player that was set up with a 3.7.0.x. version of BrightAuthor.
Players that were recently configured for Simple File Networking no longer take a long time to download and play MRSS feeds.
Timeout events assigned to Local Playlist states now work again.
If the Import States function is used to import one or more attached events containing Conditional Targets, the User Variable(s) associated with those Conditional Targets will now be correctly imported into the presentation.
Media List states (Image List, Video List, Audio List) created in BrightAuthor versions prior to 3.8.0.x now work with presentations using the 3.8.0.x version of autorun. This fix applies primarily to the BrightSign Network: A group of players encounter this problem if their schedule includes an older presentation with a Media List, as well as a newer presentation created in BrightAuthor 3.8.0.x (BSN will always use the newest version of autorun among scheduled presentations).
BrightAuthor no longer crashes if you select an empty SD drive while attempting to publish a BrightWall presentation locally.

Improvements

The URLs for Video Stream or MJPEG Stream states can now be specified dynamically with User Variables. A User Variable can specify the entire URL or replace part of the URL (for example, "http://www.example.com/streams/$$my_URLvariable$$").
RSS Feed states (used in Ticker zones) can now be opened and edited after they are created.
Media RSS (MRSS) feeds can now be displayed in multiple zones simultaneously.
Media RSS feeds can now be displayed when the player does not have an Internet connection. This is only the case if the local storage has enough space to cache all of the MRSS feed content.
The Media RSS state is now used to display both MRSS feeds and Dynamic Playlists (the type of dynamic content is specified in File > Presentation Properties > Data Feeds). The Dynamic Playlist state is no longer available in the Media Library > other menu, though it can still appear in presentations that were created in earlier versions of BrightAuthor.
BrightAuthor no longer allows you to create Local Playlist states that do not specify a Default Playlist for players. This corrects several playback problems that can occur when a Local Playlist state does not have a Default Playlist.
Event logs that record USB/Keyboard events no longer contain unprintable characters in the event data ("D") field.

3.8.0.30

New Features

New publishing feature: The USB Update (FW only) option under Publish > Local Storage allows you to update the player firmware without overwriting the presentation.
Support for the 1920x1200 video mode (requires an XD player running firmware 4.8.88 or later)

Bug Fixes

Zone Message commands that are sent from a Super State now correctly trigger Zone Message events contained within another Super State.
When displaying Live Video, Video Stream, or RF In states using a BrightWall, slave screens will now catch up to the master screen if they are powered on after the presentation begins.
Using the Edit > Import States option to import an Interactive Menu state no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.
JPEG images now display correctly when they are used as Selected Image items in an Interactive Menu state.
BrightAuthor no longer crashes if you attempt to add a Fixed text item after adding an Image item to a Live Text state.
Adding two Data Feeds that use the same plugin script no longer causes a crash when you attempt to add a third Data Feed.
BrightAuthor no longer crashes if you add a new scannedchannels.xml file to an RF In state in a non-interactive playlist and attempt to change the Channel Name.
Edits to an Interactive Menu state are now carried over to the published presentation even if the presentation wasn't originally saved using the File menu.

3.8.0.27

New Features

Presentation preview
BrightWall (enhanced video-wall synchronization)
Copy/Paste, Export/Import states
Superstates: The ability to transition into and out of a state that contains its own interactive playlist.
Exit commands: You can now specify Advanced Commands to occur when a state or media file is entered or exited.
Ability to interrupt scheduled presentations
Custom fonts for HTML5 states
HTML manifest caching
Presentation autosave/backup feature
Option to resize images that are too large
Notes section for each state
Support for wildcards within serial events
Dynamic Playlists for audio files
Ability to limit the number of Tweets displayed in a Twitter feed
Ability to populate Media Lists or Play Files from Data Feeds
New Resize Zone command
New Tuner scan percent complete system variable
Support for the 1600x1200 screen resolution

Bug Fixes

Text fields in Live Text states are no longer unrecoverable if the screen resolution of the presentation or the size of the zone is changed.
A BrightSign Network user who doesn’t have permissions to delete a Dynamic Playlist or Live Data Feed in the Manage tab will now receive an informative error message when he or she attempts to do so.
Transitioning out of an HTML5 page containing video now also silences any audio track that was part of the video.
Time/Clock events that are set to trigger at intervals that are “Periodic throughout the day” now work correctly with Media List states.
There is no longer a possibility of HLS streams restarting before the end of playback.
Frequently switching between a Video or Images zone and an Audio Only or Video Only zone no longer has a chance of causing BrightAuthor to crash. Note that this fix only applies to new presentations.
On/Off icons in the preview window of the Interactive Menu state are now displayed at an accurate size.
Advanced commands will no longer disappear if you attempt to add approximately 40 or more of them to an event or state at one time.
Including an apostrophe in a User Variable (either as a default or assigned value) no longer causes the player to crash.
You are no longer allowed to upload a Data Feed to the BrightSign Network if it contains Titles with duplicate names.
Adding an extremely long URL to a Video Stream or Mjpeg Stream state no longer causes the OK button to be pushed off the screen.
Edit > Undo now correctly reverts changes to a Live Text state (when the Live Text state window is not open).
BrightAuthor no longer crashes if you cancel a BSN upload of a presentation containing one or more HTML pages.
An HTML site upload to BSN will no longer fail if the upload contains one or more zero-length files.
The Local File Network publishing process will no longer fail if an included HTML site contains an autorun file (.brs) or firmware update file.
When creating a new presentation, clicking the Cancel button while viewing User Defined Templates will select the default Full Screen template rather than a custom template.

Improvements

Setting the Monitor Orientation of a presentation to “Portrait” now rotates all HTML pages in the presentation to portrait mode.
You can no longer add media files with extensions that are not supported by the target BrightSign model.
Players can now display MRSS feeds from Google Picasa.
User Variables can now have empty default values.
BrightAuthor will now prompt you to create a resized copy of an image if you attempt to add an image that is too large for the target screen.
The BrightSign Network is now disabled by default in the Edit > Preferences window for fresh installs of BrightAuthor. Conversely, Local Networking is now enabled by default.
Adding an RF channel scan file to a presentation (using the RF In > Specify RF channel scan file option) now works for all remote publishing methods: Local File Networking, Simple File Networking, and the BrightSign Network.
All BrightSign Network user permissions groups are now allowed to perform the unit setup process.
To improve network security, the following characters are no longer allowed when specifying the Name of a player during the unit setup process: “! @ $ % ^ * + = ~ ‘ { } [ ] | \ : ; ? < >”
To improve network security, the following characters are no longer allowed when specifying the Description of a player during the unit setup process: “! $ % ^ * + = ~ ‘ { } [ ] | \ : ; < >”
Standalone publishing is now the default configuration in the Unit Setup window for fresh installs of BrightAuthor.
All touch regions, even those that are not selected, are now clearly visible when editing a Rectangular Touch event.
When resizing a zone using the W and H fields in the Layout tab, the user will no longer be prompted with an error message if there is not enough room on the screen below or to the right of the zone. Instead, BrightAuthor will dynamically fit the zone to the screen canvas if there is room.
When publishing a presentation containing a locally stored HTML file, BrightAuthor will now only publish files associated with the HTML file rather than all files and folders in the directory containing the HTML file.
Transitioning out of, and then back into, an HTML5 state now completely reloads the HTML page.
You now have the option to set the Update Interval of a Data Feed to Once only.
Each Data Feed now has an Advanced button, which gives you access to all the options available when you create a Data Feed.
You can no longer set the Time to Display Each Line parameter of a Ticker zone to greater than 60 minutes (3600 seconds). This restriction reflects the system software limitations of the player.
Remote Input events can now be used to navigate RF In states.
Zone Message events can now be used to navigate Interactive Menu and RF In states. They can also trigger “next” and “previous” transitions within Media List states.
Serial Input events can now trigger “next” and “previous” transitions within Media List states.
To improve transition times to the Publish > Local Network screen, the list of players on the local network is no longer refreshed every time the user accesses this screen. The list will be populated upon first accessing this screen and upon clicking the Refresh button.
The Local Web Server can now be enabled during the Unit Setup process even if Local File Networking is disabled.
The Device Web Page now has a lighter background color to better match the color scheme of the BrightSign App.
Attempting to access the Local Web Server at port 8080 of the player’s IP address now returns an informative webpage rather than a 404 error code. The page states that the port number of the Local Web Server is now located at port 8008.
Twitter user names containing the “@” symbol are now supported.
BrightAuthor now checks the file system of a target SD card to ensure it is using a compatible format.
The Create tab is no longer hidden if the BrightSign Network is disabled. This allows access to the new BrightWall feature for all users.
If a presentation is published to an incompatible player model, the player will now reboot two minutes after a warning message appears. This allows you to recover the player remotely via the BrightSign Network.
The player will now make an entry in the playback log when it skips an incompatible media file.

3.7.0.39

New Features

Up-to-date localization support for the following languages: Chinese (simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish

Bug Fixes

Attempting to disable the Diagnostic Web Server during the unit setup process will now work in all cases. Previously, the Diagnostic Web Server would not be disabled if the player was previously set up with it enabled.
Re-uploading an edited HTML file via Simple File Networking will no longer cause a 404 error when a player attempts to download the new version of the file.
Timeout events no longer break Time Code events that are assigned to the same state.
Creating an empty Video Time Code event and reopening the presentation will no longer cause interactive playlist graphics to disappear.
Adding a Plugin script to a new presentation that has no initialized User Variables will no longer cause a player to crash when it attempts to play the presentation.

Improvements

BrightAuthor can now call off Reboot Unit actions sent to players on the BrightSign Network before those actions are carried out.

3.7.0.37

New Features

New Alphabetize variable names option. This allows you to determine whether User Variables will be organized alphabetically or by order of creation when displayed on the BrightSign App and the Local Web Server.

Bug Fixes

If there are 100MB or less of free space on the SD card, the player will now successfully delete old MRSS and Dynamic Playlist content to prevent space from running out on the card.
Dragging and dropping a file to a Background Image zone no longer causes a presentation to crash while it is playing.
Changing the script plugin of a presentation that is uploaded to the BrightSign Network and then re-uploading that presentation will no longer cause the player to stop.
You can now assign the same Parser Function Name to multiple Data Feed parsers.
A player with a disabled Local Web Server will no longer crash if you publish to it a presentation that contains a Custom Device Webpage.
The HTML5 Site dropdown list in an HTML5 state now stays up to date with added/removed pages after the presentation is exported.

Improvements

Players that are connected to the BrightSign Network can now detect and report disk I/O errors. This is only available on players running firmware versions 4.7.96 or later.
It is now possible to use a script plugin to delete User Variables (this action is currently not available through the user interface).
If the Network Diagnostics feature is enabled and includes the Test Internet Connection action, passing this test during player setup will allow the setup process to continue (even if the Ethernet test fails).
The length of a Custom Device Webpage name is now limited to 30 characters to prevent errors when the presentation is uploaded to a server.

3.7.0.31

New Features

New Setup Unit for BrightSign Network option for publishing to Local Storage. This allows you to play a presentation even if a player cannot initially connect to the BrightSign Network.
Ability to import/export User Variable sets
New Plugin Message event and Send Plugin Message command
New Channel Name and Virtual Channel system variables
New Preserve State Names option in the File > Replace Media Files window

Bug Fixes

The caching behavior of MRSS items has been fixed. This prevents storage devices from filling up completely with MRSS items.
Opening presentations that were exported from another PC no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash. This problem is specific to presentations exported from BrightAuthor version 3.7.0.14.
Simple File Networking servers now update published presentations completely.
User events that contain Remote Input events are now fully compatible with RF In, Image List, Video List, and Audio List events.
The Specify Firmware Update button in the Publish > Local Storage > Publish to section now works correctly.
The system no longer creates duplicates of media RSS feed items when the feed is played multiple times.
Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+S, Ctrl+Z) now work in Interactive Playlists.
The Set Zone Volume command now correctly sets volume values when those values are also modified with Increment Zone Volume or Decrement Zone Volume commands.
The file directory in the Publish > Local Storage > Publish to section no longer defaults to My Documents when the storage device is removed and BrightAuthor is restarted.

Improvements

Presentations now send UDP notifications whenever User Variables change. This allows the BrightSign App to automatically update the User Variables page whenever a User Variable is modified (requires version 1.0.1 of the BrightSign App).
You can now use UDP commands from the BrightSign App to trigger transitions within Image Play File states.
A Conditional Target equation can now accept another variable as the argument in the target value field.
GPIO events can now distinguish between Press (First Touch) and Press Continuous occurrences (similar to BP200/BP900 events).
Editing Data Feed parameters now triggers the save prompt when you attempt to publish a presentation.
Checking the Automatically create media counter variables box now triggers the save prompt when you attempt to publish a presentation.

3.7.0.14

New Features

Twitter compatibility issues have been resolved.

Note: To fix a Twitter feed in an existing presentation, you will need to open the Twitter state in BrightAuthor, navigate through the new authentication process, and republish the presentation.

Switching between RF In and Live Video (HDMI In) states no longer resets the zone volume.
BrightAuthor no longer allows you to publish presentations containing Data Feeds that do not have a Name and/or Feed Specification set in the Presentation Properties > Data Feeds window.
Extending the time (hh:mm) of a presentation beyond the currently specified day no longer results in erroneous schedule times.
The Time/Clock event now only allows you to enter whole numbers into the Interval between events (minutes) field.
The window reached by navigating to File > Presentation Properties > HTML Sites > Add HTML Site is now appropriately titled HTML Site instead of Data Feed.

Bug Fixes

Twitter compatibility issues have been resolved.

Switching between RF In and Live Video (HDMI In) states no longer resets the zone volume.
BrightAuthor no longer allows you to publish presentations containing Data Feeds that do not have a Name and/or Feed Specification set in the Presentation Properties > Data Feeds window.
Extending the time (hh:mm) of a presentation beyond the currently specified day no longer results in erroneous schedule times.
The Time/Clock event now only allows you to enter whole numbers into the Interval between events (minutes) field.
The window reached by navigating to File > Presentation Properties > HTML Sites > Add HTML Site is now appropriately titled HTML Site instead of Data Feed.

Improvements

The name of the current active presentation can now be used as a System User Variable.
File folders for the Media Library can now be uniquely set for each zone.

Note: This may cause instability with presentations exported from one instance of BrightAuthor 3.7.0.14 to another.

You can now drag and drop media files from the Windows Explorer to the playlist of a zone. This is supported in the following zones: Video Only, Video or Images, Images, Background Images, Audio.
With the exception of Ticker and Clock zones, all zones can now be sized as small as 25 x 25 pixels.

Note: Video will not play properly in 25 x 25 zones on the HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010.

When opening a presentation with missing files, BrightAuthor now prompts you for additional file folders if it fails to find all of the missing files in the first specified folder.
Pressing the Refresh button in the Media Library now updates the thumbnails of video and image files in both the Media Library and the playlist area.
You can now use the Replace Media Files feature to replace additional files added to the presentation in File > Presentation Properties > Files.
USB Input events are now available on the AU320.
BrightAuthor now remembers file folder locations for all file selection parameters, including Data Feeds, background images, HTML files, custom autoruns, and plug-in scripts.

3.7.0.12

New Features

New RF Channel Scanning feature (this includes a rework of RF channel tuning as well)
New Audio Stream state
Support for using EDID parameters (e.g. monitor name, manufacturer serial number) as User Variables in a presentation
New method for adding and publishing HTML5 pages
Custom device web page support
Support for custom script plug-ins
Support for publishing additional files with a presentation
New network diagnostic options when setting up a player
New commands for incrementing and decrementing User Variables
New User Variables based on system parameters such as IP address, firmware version, and script version
New IR Out command (for XD players only)
Ability to download from password protected folders with Simple File Networking.

Bug Fixes

Entering coordinates for a GPS event using decimals now works with Windows regional settings that use commas. This fix affects numerous European regional settings.
Opening a presentation file that contains an image in a Live Text state no longer crashes BrightAuthor.
Using the “Undo” button will no longer reset event labels in an Interactive Playlist.
User variables in Live Text now update correctly.
Live Text states that display one or more RSS feeds now transition correctly during a Timeout event.
Trying to display the same Twitter feed in two ticker zones no longer causes both to disappear.
Live Text states can now display a media RSS image without its attendant title and description.
“Switch to Presentation” commands that are added to items in an Interactive Menu now work as expected.
Publishing to a write-protected SD card no longer results in an assertion failure.
The “Fade to background color” transition effect for images now works in Interactive Playlists.
Entering a special character in the Size field on the Layout screen no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.
Opening a User Defined Template with a Background Images zone no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.
Attempting to use Simple File Networking to publish to a networked storage drive that is disconnected no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.
Media RSS feed content is no longer counted as network traffic for presentations on a BrightSign Network account.
Attempting to cancel a firmware update that is being published via Local File Networking no longer causes BrightAuthor to crash.
Playing a presentation with a Clock zone that is too small will no longer cause a runtime error in the autorun script.
The 1920x1080x24p resolution is no longer listed twice in the New Project and Presentation Properties windows.
The 1920x1080x25p resolution is no longer available as an option for the HD120, HD220, and HD1020 players.
Advanced Commands are no longer copied from one Rectangular Touch region to another.
Switching back and forth between the Main and Advanced tabs no longer allows you to create a Serial Input event without serial input data.
In the Edit > Layout tab, entering a zone name when all zones have been deleted no longer causes an assertion failure.
The Data Feeds window (File > Presentation Properties > Data Feeds > Add Data Feed) no longer has a chance of locking up the Presentation Properties window.

Improvements

When creating Conditional Variables, you can now check one User Variable against another with a range of operators.
The style of the device webpage (i.e. the Local Web Server) has been modernized.
The Local Web Server now displays User Variables for only the current active presentation (rather than all presentations on the local storage).
The Local Web Server now displays User Variables in alphabetical order.
Transitions into and out of HTML5 states now work more smoothly.
You can now choose an “Overwrite All” option when uploading multiple files and/or linked presentations to the BrightSign Network.
You can now use Synchronization commands when transitioning to Video Play File and Image Play File states.
You now have the option of stopping audio/video playback upon entry to an Event Handler state.
BrightAuthor now allows multiple events of the same type to transition to a single Video/Audio Play File state.
Renaming a Data Feed in File > Presentation Properties is now reflected in all parts of the presentation (Live Text states, Ticker zones, etc.).
The <ttl> element of an RSS feed no longer overrides the Update Frequency setting specified in BrightAuthor. The shortest length of time among the two parameters will be used instead.
You can now set the update frequency for Twitter feeds.
Twitter feeds are now interpreted with JSON.
ACST and ACDT time zone options have been added to BrightAuthor.
You can now specify the target of a Switch Presentation command with a User Variable.
The formatting characteristics of text fields in a Live Text state will carry over if one field is selected while the other is created.
Audio files in an Audio List state are no longer displayed multiple times.
Attempting to open a presentation that is not supported by the current version of BrightAuthor will now return a notification rather than crashing the application.
New “Show Save Schedule dialog” option in Edit > Preferences > UI.
BrightAuthor no longer allows you to update an autorun to an incompatible version.
When downloading a presentation from the BrightSign Network that is larger than the available disk space on your computer, BrightAuthor now returns an error immediately rather than exhausting the disk space and then crashing.
Advanced Commands now have tooltips listing possible command parameters.
The Media Library of the Background Image zone now has a Refresh button like other zones.

3.5.0.36

New Features

Up-to-date localization for the following languages: Chinese (simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish

Bug Fixes

Using Undo in an Interactive Playlist no longer causes event transition labels to reset to 0.
Opening a presentation file that contains an image in a Live Text state no longer crashes BrightAuthor.
Switching back and forth between the Main and Advanced tabs no longer allows you to create a Serial Input event without serial input data.
Exiting a state window through the Advanced tab no longer allows you to create the following events without input parameters: Serial Input, UDP Input, USB Input, Keyboard Input, Remote Input, Synchronize, Link Zones.

Improvements

1920x1080x25p is now an available video mode for the HD120, HD220, and HD1020.

3.5.0.31

New Features

Up-to-date localization for the following languages: Chinese (simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
Optional password protection for USB content updates

Bug Fixes

Timeout events that are set to Return to prior state now go back one state rather than two.
Using the X to delete a Command in the Advanced tab now removes the correct Command from the list.
Switching back and forth between the Advanced and Main tabs of an event no longer causes modified Command parameters to return to default values.
Commands in a Rectangular Touch event are no longer copied from existing touch regions to new touch regions.

Improvements

The new Stop Playback option allows you to stop video playback upon entry to an Event Handler state.

3.5.0.24

Bug Fixes

Issues with the Advanced Network Setup window have been fixed.
HTML5 touch-screen events now work even when the Display Cursor option is disabled in the BrightAuthor HTML5 configuration window.

Improvements

There have been numerous localization improvements.

3.5.0.22

New Features

HTML5 states (XD series only)
Multiple Video Only or Video and Images zones (XD series only)
RF In states (XD1230 only)
Time/Clock events
Two new audio commands: Connector Volume and Zone Volume

Bug Fixes

You can now use Media RSS feeds, Dynamic Playlists, and images in Live Text states.
Live Text elements now have z-ordering options.
You can now specify an image timeout for an Interactive Menu.
The user interface for adding commands has been streamlined.
The layout of the BrightSign unit setup window has been improved.
The user interface for adding and editing Data Feeds has been improved.
The options for adding and editing Variables have been changed to work better with Data Feeds.