SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide
Configure optional recording settings
Configure an autom atic file nam e (Autom atic restart)
You can avoid needing to enter a file nam e each tim e you want to record by using a com bination of record
and pause along with setting the Epiphan Capture Tool to either overwrite the previous file or create a file
nam e suffix that is added to the base file nam e you specify the first tim e you start recording.
Start by connecting your video grabber to the capture workstation and your source to the video grabber.
Launch the capture tool and configure it for recording video following the instructions in
, if
needed.
To overwrite the sam e file each tim e you record:
1. From the Tools » Opt ions » Recording tab, check the Aut om at ically rest art recording checkbox.
2. Click the Overwrit e t he sam e file (old cont ent will be lost ) radio button.
3. Click OK.
4. Start recording and provide location and nam e for your video file.
5. Use the pause button on the toolbar (keyboard shortcut Ctrl+U or Capt ure » Pause ) between
recordings and click either pause again to restart, autom atically overwriting the previous file nam e.
To record a sequence of video files (each with a different suffix):
1. From the Tools » Opt ions » Recording tab, check the Aut om at ically rest art recording checkbox.
2. Click the Creat e a new file every t im e recording is rest art ed radio button.
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