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10.2 STORAGE VOLUMES
The Record Configuration options controls (Figure 113) list storage volumes that are currently
mounted on the system and available for capture purposes. The list may include suitable
external drives along with those inserted in the 3Play system’s removable drive bay(s), and also
network-attached storage devices and volumes.
Tip: Typical networks and network-attached storage volumes are too slow to be useful for
recording purposes. For this reason, they are never automatically assigned to recording duty
when creating a new session. However, you can manually select them when you are confident
your devices are sufficiently large and fast to serve capably. See additional notes in Section 5.2.1.
Drives that are clearly too small (or too full to accommodate further capture) are not shown.
Note that drives may be shown that are unsuited for capture purposes because of low transfer or
disk speed, or perhaps for other reasons. It is up to you when configuring external drives to
ensure that the drive (and the connection method it relies on) is suitable for capture.
Note: Simply configuring inputs for capture in the Startup Screen does not engage recording.
Recording is active only when the Record button on the Replay Desktop is lit.
10.3 RECORDING AND THE DESKTOP
It’s worth noting that you aren’t actually required to
record all active video inputs. Sometimes, you may wish
to supply an input with video for some reference purpose
that does not call for it to be captured.
The Input Monitors tabs on the Replay Desktop (and
Multiview) show connected sources, whether they are
configured for capture or not.
This may raise a question in your mind, though: If your setup includes
some sources that are not recorded, how can you distinguish between these ones and sources
that are captured? One way to tell which inputs are configured for recording is to observe the
CLIP LIST monitors (enabled in the Options menu). Inputs that are simply being passed through
without being recorded appear empty.
Figure 114