Pearl Mini User Guide
About recording
If an accidental system shutdown occurs while recording is in progress, your recordings are closed off so
they are still playable. Physically unplugging a video source from the input port or otherwise interrupting
the signal does not stop recording. A No Signal image is inserted.
Pearl devices also come with APIs so you can setup third party tools to control recording, see the
for details.
You can set the maximum recording time or file size limit using the Admin panel. The default recording
limits are set to 30 minutes or 500 MB, whichever comes first. When the time or file size limit is reached,
the current recording is saved and a new recording file starts automatically without losing any content.
When the local drive is full, newer recordings overwrite oldest recordings.
Important considerations
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If recordings are selected for Automatic File Upload (AFU) while AFU is at maximum upload capacity
or when AFU is unavailable, the recordings are added to an upload queue. If there is no available
space left in the storage medium, new recordings fail and do not overwrite recordings in the AFU
queue.
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For information about recording to Content Management Systems (CMSs) like Kaltura and Panopto,
see
CMS recording and webcasting control
.
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Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini
- You can also setup multi-track recorders on Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini, see
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Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini
- While actively recording a multiple-channel recorder, a new file is created
if an additional video input source is added to the recorder.
Tested media players
Epiphan has tested recordings with the following players. See
Troubleshooting Quick Reference
for known
player issues.
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Tested Media Players
Operating System
Tested Players
Mac OS
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QuickTime 10.3
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QuickTime 7.6.6+
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VLC 2.2.4
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Playback Pro 2.3.2
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Final Cut Pro 10.3.2
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Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017
Windows
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QuickTime 7.6.6+
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