Epiphan Pearl Mini Live Video Production System with 512GB SSD (NA/JP) - Manual (Page 180)

Pearl Mini User Guide Channel configuration
Layout example
Pearl
Devices
Description
Pearl-2
and Pearl
Mini
One 4x3 video source in a 16x9
frame with a green background
matte.
To get this look: From the Encoding
page for the channel, make sure that
the 16x9 frame size is selected. Then
using the custom layout editor, select
a background color. Add a video
source to the layout and stretch to
the full height of the screen, leaving
the background matte visible.
Pearl-2
and Pearl
Mini
One 4x3 video source and a cropped
16x9 video source together with a
background image. Make sure the
background image has the correct
aspect ratio.
To get this look: Upload your
background image (you can do this
from the Media page or the Layouts
page for the channel). Follow the
steps from the first 4x3 example to
add the video sources, then use the
Crop tool to crop the second source
to a square aspect ratio.
Channel configuration
A channel lets you encode your video and audio sources so they can be live streamed and recorded. Before
using a channel, you should check the channel settings. You can fine-tune your channel to maximize the quality
of your live streams, minimize the amount of bandwidth used, and ensure your video and audio encoding
settings are optimized for your event. You can control exactly how the video is presented and streamed to shared
destinations and multiple viewers.
If you create multiple layouts for a channel on Pearl-2 or Pearl Mini using the custom layout editor,
you can switch live between the layouts.
Live switching on Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini
If you're planning to do live switching with your channel, we recommend you set the frame size to a fixed size
instead of using the default setting. The default setting automatically sets the channel frame size to match the
frame size of the video source. Changing the frame size to a fixed value ensures that you don't experience any
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