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BrightSign software and hardware simplifies these tasks. This documentation describes the primary methods available to BrightSign customers to create video walls using our software and hardware. Select a method based on your BrightSign player(s) and the video assets you want to display.

Note

You cannot use BrightWall video creation methods if you are using standalone publishing, because you must be connected to a network (additional configuration is required after publishing the presentation).

Video Walls using XC5 Players

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  • Playback must be started simultaneously on all players.

  • You must periodically re-synchronize to correct for sync drift over time.

  • You must also attempt to synchronize output signal generation timing (known as "genlock" or "v-sync" synchronization).

  • Downstream processing by display devices on players can result in out-of-sync playback, even if players are on the same frame, corrected for drift, and have the same redraw timing:

    • Display smoothing or scaling can result in a frame or redraw delay. To fix this, disable display processing if possible. Otherwise, ensure that all displays are set and connected identically.

    • Different display sets may have different timing if unlinked parallel processors are used for wall or tile processing.

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