Epiphan Pearl Mini Live Video Production System with 512GB SSD (NA/JP) - Manual (Page 212)

Pearl Mini User Guide Configure a custom layout for a channel
3. From the Layouts list, select the layout you want to edit. The layout editor updates to display the selected
layout and the row for the selected layout is highlighted in green.
If this is a new layout, an unformatted layout, or there is no video source connected, then the layout area is empty
and a black background matte appears.
Configure a custom layout for a channel
If you want to do live switching on your channel for a more dynamic video presentation, then you need to add
different layouts that you can switch between. We recommend that you rename your channel and layouts to
something more intuitive rather than using the default names, see
Rename a channel and Rename a layout .
Creating layouts gives you full control over what's presented to your viewers. You can do things like change the
size and position of images, add custom backgrounds, up scale and downscale your video sources, add multiple
audio sources and text overlays to mention just a few. For examples of how to get different channel layouts, see
Channel layout examples
Important considerations:
For live switching a channel, we recommend that you set the frame size to a fixed size instead of using the
default automatic detection of source frame size. Setting the frame size to a fixed value ensures you don't
experience any stream interruptions if the source frame size changes due to layouts that contain a single video
source that has a different frame size than those in other layouts, see
Configure video encoding .
Configure a custom layout for a channel using the Admin panel
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel .
2. From the Channels menu, select the channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor opens.
3. l Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini - Select a layout from the layout list or click Add Layout to create a new
layout. If this is a new channel or layout, the layout area is empty and you see a black background
matte. see
Add video sources or a channel as a source Add video sources or a channel as a source
for instructions to add a video source to a layout.
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