Standalone VGA Grid User's Guide
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide
What is a recording?
What is a recording?
Your Standalone VGA Grid can record the output from each channel. (See Recorders for information on
creating multi-track recorders using multiple channels.) Recordings are very robust and crafted so that even in
the case of accidental system shutdown, recording files are closed off and playable.
You can choose to record simultaneously while streaming, or record without streaming.
This section describes the following topics for creating and configuring recordings via the Admin panel.
l Recording basics
l Record a channel via the Admin panel
l Record a channel via Epiphan Live
l Record with a recorder
l Record a recorder (using Epiphan Live)
l Configure recording file size and type
l Restart recording
l Control recording with a mouse
Recording control is easily performed through the Admin panel, but can also be set up for third party tools
using our APIs. See Control with HTTPcommands and Control with RS-232 / serial port for information on
controlling recordings with third party tools.
See Recorded files to learn how to download the recorded files.
Recording can also be controlled via the Epiphan Live control interface. See Controlling
streaming and recording using Epiphan Live for more information.
Recording basics
While recording a channel or recorder, a new file is created each time the maximum time or size limit is met.
Additionally, when recording a multi-channel recorder or a multi-source layout channel, a new file is created if
an additional source is added to the recorder.
Physically removing the source (e.g. unplugging it) or otherwise interrupting the signal to the source does not
affect recording, and the recording will include the configured NoSignal image.
You can choose to create AVI, MP4, MOV or MPEG-TS recordings. See Configure recording file size and type to
learn how to change the recorded file type. (Note there are two supported MP4 types, regular MP4 which is a
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