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This page outlines how to format an MRSS feed so that BrightAuthor can successfully parse and display HTML elements contained within it.

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Note

MRSS HTML is supported with Media RSS Feed states only–other BrightAuthor components that support MRSS elements (e.g. Live Text states) do not support HTML files.

URLs and Widgets

There are two ways to specify an HTML page in an MRSS feed, depending on how the player will download and display it:

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A Media RSS (MRSS) feed is an XML document that describes a playlist of media files to download and play. The standard use case involves a playback client (in this case, the BrightSign player), which downloads the XML document from a remote source at regular intervals, determines if any media files have been added or changed, downloads new files using URLs provided in the document, and then plays the media files in an automated playlist. If a media file disappears from the XML document the next time it is downloaded, it is removed from the playlist.

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The full specification for the MRSS document format can be found here.

The XML document includes a <media:content> element for each media item. This element includes information such as the media type, file size, and download URL for the file. If the media item is HTML, the element must also contain the following fields:

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