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BrightSign can autoplay the following types of media:
• MPEG-2 video. You can use a single file as a loop, or multiple files. For the HD600, files must
contain an audio track; if you don’t need audio, include a silent audio track.
• MP3 Audio. Any audio (in a video or mp3 file) must have a sample rate of 48KHZ (or 44.1KHZ
on the HD2000).
• WAV Audio (HD2000 only). WAV files must contain16 bit linear PCM data.
• Bitmap files. For still images, use an 8-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit BMP file format. You can also use
PNG and JPEG files on the HD2000.
NOTE: To use 8-bit bitmap files, you must have an HD600 with software version 1.1 or later or an
HD2000 with software version 1.0.4 or later.
• A playlist . A playlist is a simple text file that contains the file names of still slides, video clips,
or audio files to play. See Working with Playlists for more information.
• An interactive playlist file. BrightSign uses interactive playlists as a description of an
interactive sign that responds to buttons, touch screen, mouse, track balls, etc. The BrightSign
demo uses this method. Interactive playlists are very powerful and easy to create without any
scripting. You can create an interactive playlist using Microsoft Excel (or any editor that
supports CSV files, such as OpenOffice or the editor hosted at
http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html) . See Creating interactive presentations for more
information.
• A custom BrightScript file. A script is a simple program that controls behaviors based on
events, and is appropriate for arbitrarily complex interactive media sequences. See Working
with Scripts for more information.
NOTE: If you’re using AUTORUN.BAS v1.1 or later and you want to autoplay a list of images on
startup, you must use a playlist or interactive playlist.