Editing Preferences
Whenever you create a new project, various presentation properties will be set using the default settings. If you often use the same set of properties, you can save time by changing the default settings to what you use most often. To edit default settings, navigate to Edit > Preferences on the menu bar. Any changes you make in this window will be applied when you create a new project.
Changes to the default settings in the Video, Images, Interactive, Clock, and Live Text tabs do not adjust values in the current project. Changes to the following properties will affect your current project:
Media states such as transition time, volume, on-screen duration, etc.
Zone Properties (view mode, image mode, audio mixing, font and text preferences, etc.)
Presentation Properties (Variables, Data Feeds, etc.)
Changes to the Networking, UI, Backups, and Storage tabs will apply to both current and future presentations.
Video
The Video tab allows you to specify default settings for video states.
Volume: Specify a default value between 0 and 100.
Live video – time on screen: Set a default period for live videos to remain on screen (in seconds).
Images
The Images tab allows you to specify default settings for image states.
Slide transition: Use the dropdown list to set an effect for image transitions.
Slide delay interval: Set how long each image displays (in seconds).
Interactive
Use the Interactive tab to set a default timeout period for media files (in seconds).
Clock
Use the dropdown list to link the date and time format to a language. This option affects the date/time display in Clock zones. To customize the format, click Customize to open the Clock Localization window.
Date: Use the Edit field to customize the date format on the player (refer to the chart of terms for different abbreviation styles). Use the Preview date button to see an example of how the date format will look. You can also customize how months and days are displayed in both Short and Long form.
Time: Use the Edit field to customize how time is displayed on the player (refer to the chart of terms for different measurements). Use the Preview time button to see an example of how the time format will look. You can also customize how the AM and PM abbreviations are formatted.
Note
A BrightSign Network account can only have one date/time format setting: Changing the date/time format for one presentation, and then uploading it to the BrightSign Network, will change the date/time format for all presentations on your account. Similarly, a standalone player can only have one date/time format, even if there are multiple presentations scheduled on the player.
Live Text
Use the Live Text tab to edit default preferences for text fields in Live Text states:
Alignment: Use the dropdown list to set whether the text is left aligned, right aligned, or centered.
Foreground text color: Click Choose to select a color for the text.
Background text color: Check this box to include a background color for text fields. Click Choose and set a default color for the backgrounds.
Transparency: Drag the bar to set the transparency for the background text color.
Note
Transparency does not appear in the Live Text image preview or in Presentation Preview. You will need to publish the presentation to a BrightSign player to view the level of transparency.
Font: Click Browse to locate and select a font for the text. You can use any TrueType font. Click Reset to System Font to reset the font to the default.
Font size: Select Automatic to fit the text to the height of the text field, or select Fixed point size to enter a value for the font size (1 - 500).