AccessKitControl media in real-time
Learn how to puase and play videos, adjust the volume, use quiet mode, and more, all in real-time via the AccessKit Admin Dashboard.
One of AccessKit's most exciting features is the ability to control your BrightSign in real-time, all from the covenience of your AccessKit Admin Dashboard. This means you can adjust volume, pause and play videos, scale the image, download new content, enable on-screen captions, and more, all from your web browser. No more fussing with BrightAuthor!
Accessing the Controls Page
You can access the real time controls for a BrightSign or other Mediaplayer by clicking on the [controls] link for that mediaplayer on the Admin Dashboard home page.
You can also control all of the Mediaplayers in a multi-channel synchronized work simultaneously by clicking the [controls] link for that Work on the Admin Dashboard home page.
Available Controls
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
Pause | Pauses the video (breaks sync lock with the web application) |
Play | Unpause video; does not restore sync lock with the web application. |
Unpause w/ Resync | If paused, unpause the video and restore sync lock with the web application. |
Restart Loop | Regardless of where the film is, start the video over and restore sync lock with the web application. |
Enable on-screen captions | Enable and show on screen captions (does not persist through power cycling, though this will change in the near future) (inquire for custom on-screen styling) |
Disable on-screen captions | Disable and hide on screen captions (inquire for custom on-screen styling) |
Disable outputs | Turn the picture and audio off. |
Disable outputs (power saving) | Turn the picture and audio off and enter power save mode (note this may cause blue screens/no signal on projectors) |
Enable outputs | Turn the picture and audio back on. Leave power save mode and turn screens back on (note that some projectors may not pick the signal up again if power saving was activated) |
Volume+ | Turn the volume up (does persist through power cycling) |
Volume- | Turn the volume down (does persist through power cycling) |
Reset to Default Window | Reset any changes made to the picture location and scaling. |
Save Window Changes | Save any changes to the picture location and scaling so that they persist through power cycles. |
Scale Width+ | Stretch the picture horizontally (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Scale Width- | Compress the picture horizontally (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Scale Height+ | Stretch the picture vertically (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Scale Height- | Compress the picture vertically (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Scale Both+ | Stretch the picture along both axes (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Scale Both- | Compress the picture along both axes (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Move Up | Move the picture up vertically (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Move Down | Move the picture down vertically (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Move Left | Move the picture to the left horizontally (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Move Right | Move the picture to the right horizontally (does not persist settings unless saved) |
Update Application Package | Update the AccessKit application package for the mediaplayer. |
Fetch New Content | Fetch new content for the mediaplayer's registered video URL (see media player configuration documentation) |
Reload Application | Restart the AccessKit application without power cycling the BrightSign. |
Reboot Player | Reboot the mediaplayer. |