Standalone VGA Grid User's Guide
Standalone VGA Grid User Guide
Create a simple channel
You can also view channels and perform live switching using the Epiphan Live control
interface. See Configuring Dashboard panels for visual confidence monitoring and
Switching while live streaming and recording for more information.
You can now create and upload customized “No Signal” images for use in your channels. These images are
assigned to a specific source and display in any channel where the source is used but has no input detected.
For more information on how to create a "No Signal" image, see Add a No Signal image to a source .
Through channel configuration and fine-tuning you can maximize your stream quality, minimize your
processing requirements and bandwidth. You can also specify how the video is presented and streamed to
sharing destinations and viewers. Topics in this section include:
l Create a simple channel
l Configure encoding
l Create a custom channel
l Custom channel examples
l Custom channel layout editor
l Add a video source (custom channel)
l Add an audio source (custom channel)
l Add an image (custom channel)
l Add a text overlay (custom channel)
l Live video mixing / switching
l Preview a channel
l Delete a channel
l Rename a channel
Create a simple channel
Channels arrange the output from sources into a viewable and recordable stream. Although there are may
ways you customize a channel, this procedure walks you through the most basic channel setup with a
single source. For multiple-source channels and advanced layout editing see Add channel metadata. (You
can always update this channel later to use multiple sources or multiple layouts.)
After creating this channel you'll be ready to stream it using the system default settings. Instructions to
configure encoding, branding and CDNstreaming are described in separate procedures.
To create a simple channel:
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