Pearl Mini User Guide
Add a text overlay
For best results always upload images that are already the correct size needed in your layout.
Background images should match the frame size of your channel (frame size is set in the
Encoding
configuration page).
There are two ways to upload images. You can upload images from the Media page using the Admin
panel or drag and drop your image onto the
Add new item
area using the custom layout editor, see
.
Important considerations
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Media file names should not include special characters, slashes, or spaces. The underscore
character "_" is allowed.
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Uploading an image of the same name overwrites the existing image.
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Any image without the proper file extension appears in the layout editor but doesn't display in the
actual video output. For instance, a .PNG image with the file extension .bmp or an invalid file
extension such as .png2 are examples of improper file extensions.
Upload or remove an image using the Admin panel's Media page
1. Log in to the Admin panel as
admin
, see
2. From the Configuration menu, click
Media
. The Media page opens.
3. To upload a file, click
Choose File
and browse to select the file to upload, then click
Upload
.
4. To remove a file, click
Remove
beside the file name and click
OK
when prompted.
If you delete an image that is used as part of the layout for any channel, select a different
image or no image by using the drop-down list in the
Picture settings
box within that
channel's layout before deleting the file using the steps below.
Add a text overlay
Text overlays are useful to add information like a title, location, or the date and time in to layouts in your
channel. You can add text to any layout using the custom layout editor. The following tables lists shortcut
codes that you can enter and the resulting content that appears on screen.
Table 48
Overlay text shortcut codes
Item
Shortcut code
Example
date format: yyyy-mm- %F
2019-01-26
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