Pearl User Guide
Remove black bars (matte) from the video
2. Login as admin.
3. Select a channel; the menu expands.
4. Click
Sources
; the Sources page opens.
5. Find the name of the media source used for the channel.
6. Click this source under the
Sources
menu.
7. Make note of the input signal resolution.
8. Click the channel's
Encoding
; the Encoding page opens.
9. Scroll to the frame size parameter.
10. The simplest option is to select
Use current signal resolution
as frame size and click
Apply
. You can
alternatively select it briefly to note the current video signal resolution, then deselect it and follow the
steps below.
11. Look for the source aspect ratio in the list of aspect ratios provided.
a. If the source resolution is on the list, choose another resolution on the same line (i.e. with the
same aspect ratio).
b. If the source resolution is not on the list, use a calculator to get a factor of the source resolution
and enter it in the
Frame size
fields.
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