Epiphan Pearl Mini Live Video Production System with 512GB SSD (NA/JP) - Manual (Page 440)

Pearl Mini User Guide Use a specific EDID for the video input port
2. From the Channels menu, select the channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor page opens.
3. In the layouts list, select the row for the layout you want.
4. In the items list below the layout editing area, select the video source. The video source settings appear.
5. Uncheck Keep aspect ratio when scaling.
6. In the layout editing area, click and drag to stretch the video source to fill the frame.
7. Click Save.
Use a specific EDID for the video input port
Extended display identification data (EDID) is data provided by a video display device, like a monitor. The
EDID describes the display's capabilities to a video source, such as the graphics card in a PC or other video
output device.
In the Pearl device, the video source uses the EDID information to determine what resolutions, color depth, and
other settings the monitor supports.
EDID is crucial for DVI sources.
The video input ports on the Pearl device have a factory set EDID. When you connect a video source such as a
laptop or camera to the Pearl device, the video source sees the Pearl device as if it were a monitor. The EDID
that's assigned to the input port is read by the video source to determine what video signal it needs to send to the
Pearl device.
Usually, the video input ports on the Pearl device correctly emulate a monitor for the connected video source.
However, there are times when you may need to upload a custom EDID, like when your source uses a custom
set of display properties.
When you upload a custom EDID to an input port on the Pearl device, you can force the port to supply a specific
resolution, color depth, etc to the connected video source.
Upload a new EDID
In most cases, the factory installed default EDID works fine for sources connected to the HDMI ports on the Pearl
device. However, there may be times when a connected video source uses resolutions that you do not want to
use. In that case, you can manually upload an EDID and force the Pearl device to use a specific set of attributes
for a specific HDMI input port. All video sources you connect to that HDMI input port will use the EDID you've
manually assigned to the port.
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