1. BrightAuthor v3.7 software and BrightSign XD v4.7 firmware
Significant Advancements For BrightSign XD
BrightAuthor v3.7 software and BrightSign XD v4.7 firmware

2. 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:
Underscores the long-term value of investing in BrightSign equipment that will scale seamlessly as content tools and sources continue to evolve

3. 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

4. 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 states
Supports 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

5. 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 clients
Supports 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

6. Unequaled HTML5 Support
Increase your creative options by adding HTML5 content to your BrightSign presentations
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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Unequaled HTML5 Support
JavaScript 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 advanced digital signage engine without learning BrightScript

11. 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.

12. 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 which automatically updates digital menu boards

13. 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.