User Guide Epiphan Pearl Mini Release 4.7.
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What's new in release 4.7.1? Firmware 4.7.1 is a maintenance release that includes an important stability fix for AFU for your Pearl Mini. What's fixed AFU to SFTP server stability improvement The stability of automatic file uploads (AFUs) to SFTP servers has been improved.
Table of contents What's new in release 4.7.
Connect using the Epiphan discovery utility 62 Connect using a DNS-based service discovery 64 Connect using persistent static IP address 65 Switching / mixing using the Admin panel 66 Epiphan Live 68 About Epiphan Live 68 The Dashboard interface 69 Access Epiphan Live using a web browser or mobile device 71 Access Epiphan Live from the Admin panel 72 Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface 73 Switching / mixing using Epiphan Live 81 Your recordings 84 PART 1: Setup
Preview the video output port 124 Disable the video output port 125 Disable or enable audio and output port volume 126 Display and reposition the audio VU meter 127 Rename a video output port 128 Mirror the video output port display 128 Set up Kaltura CMS integration 130 Enable CMS and register with Kaltura 130 Disable or deregister the device from Kaltura 132 Change the resource name used for Kaltura 133 Reassign a registered resource 134 User administration 137 User types and privi
Add video sources or a channel as a source 191 Add an audio source to a layout 195 Duplicate a channel 196 Rename a channel 197 Delete a channel 198 Preview channel 199 Add or remove channel metadata 202 Configure encoding 203 Codecs and file format compatibility 203 Configure video encoding 205 Configure audio encoding 210 Multi-encoding and channel as a source 211 Custom layout configuration 213 About the custom layout editor 213 Resize and position items using percents or pixe
Streaming a channel directly to viewers 251 Stream content using HTTP, HTTPS or RTSP 252 Directly share stream URLs with viewers 253 View the live broadcast URL using a web browser 254 View the streaming URL using a media player 256 Restrict viewer access to channel streams 258 Restrict viewers by IP address 259 IP restriction examples 261 Change HTTP and RTSP streaming port values 263 Disable and enable direct channel streaming 265 Streaming to a server 266 Stream to a CDN 267 Start
Record using One Touch control 302 Configure recording settings, file size and type 303 Restart recording 306 Recorders 308 Add a recorder 308 Select channels to record 309 Start and stop a recorder 310 Rename a recorder 311 Duplicate a recorder 312 Delete a recorder 313 Record to Kaltura CMS 314 About recording to Kaltura CMS 314 Select channels for VOD event views 317 Manually start/stop scheduled VOD events 318 Manually start/stop an ad hoc event 320 Manage recorded files 3
View the AFU log 354 Manage the AFU queue 355 Local FTP server 357 PART 5: Maintenance 361 Power down and system restart 362 Backup your Pearl Mini setup 364 Perform a factory reset 365 Firmware upgrade 366 Support 371 Storage space maintenance 375 Third party integration 378 Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port 379 Controlling Pearl Mini using HTTP/HTTPS commands 385 Configuration keys for third party APIs 391 Troubleshooting 404 Limitations and known issues 415
Pearl Mini User Guide Start here Start here Welcome, and thank you for buying Epiphan Pearl Mini™. You'll find all the information you need to set up and start using your system in this user guide. For a product description, see What is Pearl Mini?. See the Quick start for basic steps to get a single video source (and optional audio) set up so you can stream and record some output right away.
Pearl Mini User Guide What is Pearl Mini? What is Pearl Mini? Pearl Mini is a versatile live video production device that's a video encoder, video streamer, live switcher, and video recorder all in one. Pearl Mini is great for lecture capture applications. With Pearl Mini, you can capture, record and stream computer monitors, radar displays, or anything that outputs to SDI, HDMI™, or DVI-I (single link). Capture audio via XLR, ¼ TRS, RCA, 3.5 mm, SDI or HDMI.
Pearl Mini User Guide What is Pearl Mini? * Pearl Mini supports up to three video inputs with certain conditions, see AV inputs.
Pearl Mini User Guide Front and back view Pearl Mini Front and back view Pearl Mini Table 1 Pearl Mini front panel descriptions Label Name Power light Streaming light Recording light Description Glows when the system is powered on. Glows when the system is streaming. Flashing means that user action is required and streaming has either stopped or won't start. Glows when the system is recording. Flashing means that user action is required and recording has either stopped or won't start.
Pearl Mini User Guide Front and back view Pearl Mini Table 2 Pearl Mini back panel descriptions Label Name Lock Description Allows Pearl Mini to be locked to a desk or surface using a laptop lock cable. Press to toggle Pearl Mini on and off. Power button If a software shutdown is performed when the toggle switch is in the on position, double press the power button to turn on Pearl Mini. Power jack USB 3.0 ports HDMI output port RJ-45 Ethernet Plug the power supply in here.
Pearl Mini User Guide Label Name RCA audio in 3.5 mm audio in SD card installation and file management Description RCA consumer line-level stereo pair (left/right) audio inputs. See AV inputs. Stereo mic-level input to connect a passive or active stereo electret microphone. Two XLR /TRS combo jacks that can function as a stereo pair (left/right) or as two mono inputs. See AV inputs.
Pearl Mini User Guide SD card installation and file management The SD card must be EXT4 formatted for the Ubuntu operating system. You can format the SD card using the Admin panel, see Format the SD card. The Ubuntu formatted SD card cannot be used to transfer files to iOS or Windows systems. Any content that's contained on the SD card is lost when the SD card is formatted. For important considerations when setting the maximum file size limit and recording to the SD card, see About recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide Quick start Quick start Pearl Mini comes shipped with a power supply and cable, a quick start guide, and a registration card. After you've unpacked your Pearl Mini, you're ready to get started. This quick start uses the default settings where possible so you can quickly start using your Pearl Mini. Before you begin, make sure you have: l a video source such as a camera or computer and cables to connect them to Pearl Mini. For HDMI, the video source must not be HDCP protected.
Pearl Mini User Guide Quick start 5. Press the power button on the back of Pearl Mini to turn on the system. Wait for the power-up cycle to complete. The Grid view showing both channels appears on the touch screen. The video source you connected to the HDMI-A port appears in channel HDMI-A, and the video source connected to the HDMI-B port appears in channel HDMI-B. 6. Use the touch screen on Pearl Mini for confidence monitoring.
Pearl Mini User Guide Quick start 2. Using a browser on the admin computer, go to one of the following URLs to preview the channel. For HDMI A: http:///preview.cgi?channel=1 For HDMI B: http:///preview.cgi?channel=2 For example:http://192.1.10.100/preview.cgi?channel=2 3. (Optional) Open a new tab in your browser and enter the URL to login to the Admin panel. http:///admin For example:http://192.1.10.
Pearl Mini User Guide Quick start Recordings are saved to the SD card by default. You can not manually transfer recordings off the SD card to iOS or Windows systems. Download recordings using the Admin panel. For other options, like downloading to a USB memory device or using Automatic File Uploads, see FTP and automatic file transfers. Ejecting the SD card while the recording is in progress may corrupt the SD card and cause loss of data. Stop all recordings before powering down the system.
Pearl Mini User Guide Quick start 6. Click Start to start recording the channel and click Stop to stop recording. 7. Refresh the page to see the newly recorded file appear in the list. 8. Click the file to download the recording to your admin computer. What’s Next? Now that you have a source setup and are ready to stream, you can fine-tune the system to your exact requirements.
Pearl Mini User Guide Live video mixing / switching Live video mixing / switching Create dynamic content for your viewers to watch while you record and stream your program using Pearl Mini. Using the custom layout editor, you can create different layouts, like picture in picture or side-by-side views of a camera and slides, then easily switch between layouts with either a tap on the touch screen, using Epiphan Live on a mobile device, or from the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Monitoring audio Monitoring audio Pearl Mini's front panel includes a 3.5 mm audio jack for monitoring audio. You can plug external speakers or headphones into the 3.5 mm audio jack. To monitor the audio for a channel, just select the channel using the touch screen. The audio you hear depends on which layout is currently live because different layouts can have different audio sources configured. Adjust the volume Tap the headphones icon on the touch screen to adjust the volume.
Pearl Mini User Guide Monitoring audio Audio VU meter A VU meter on the touch screen shows the audio levels for the selected channel. The value is displayed in dBFS (decibels relative to full scale). Colored bars represent the audio level. Channels that have stereo audio display two bars. The top bar is the left audio channel and the bottom bar is the right audio channel.
Pearl Mini User Guide l Selecting an audio source Admin Panel: On the audio input source's configuration page when you select the input source from the Inputs menu. You can also add the VU meter to appear on the video output ports, see Disable or enable audio and output port volume.
Pearl Mini User Guide Audio source Wireless microphone receiver Condenser microphone Selecting an audio source Input Gain port XLR 3.5 mm Add +18 to +40 dB gain to the audio input port. Add +6 to +12 dB gain to the audio input port. XLR Add +40 to +60 dB gain to the audio input port. Mobile phone or other TRS Add +6 to +12 dB gain to the audio input port. consumer line level device RCA Nominal TRS Nominal RCA Not recommended.
Pearl Mini User Guide Selecting an audio source 4. (Optional) Adjust the gain for an audio input source, select the input port from the Inputs menu and adjust the amount of gain on the configuration page for the audio input port. Click Save when you're done. For more details, see Adjust audio gain and delay.
Pearl Mini User Guide Remote login access Remote login access Securely login to the cloud versions of the Admin panel and Epiphan Live remotely from anywhere you have Internet access. Perform off-site rescue troubleshooting, channel configuration, control streaming and recording, and more using your favorite web browser over a secure connection to the Internet. You don't need to be on the same, local network as Pearl Mini. This section contains what you need to remotely access Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide About remote login and control using AV Studio Remote login access to your Pearl Mini is available as soon as you create a free AV Studio account and pair a channel (or channels). When you've paired a channel to your AV Studio account, you can do things like: l Start and stop channel recording directly in AV Studio. l Preview the channel status. l Set the channel bitrate, frame rate, frame size, and resolution directly in AV Studio.
Pearl Mini User Guide Enable or disable AV Studio remote login l A secure propriety tunnel over port 443 is used to access the Internet. l You can pair any channel you want to your AV Studio account and you don't have to pair all your channels. Channels stay paired until you manually unpair the channel. l The file recording type for the channel you are controlling and recording using AV Studio must be set to MP4 and the maximum file size supported is 500 MB.
Pearl Mini User Guide Pair a channel with AV Studio To enable or disable AV Studio remote login for a channel: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Maintenance. The Maintenance page opens. 3. Uncheck Enable AVStudio to disable AV Studio remote login or leave it checked to use this feature with Pearl Mini, then click Save. Pair a channel with AV Studio You can pair one or all your channels to your AV Studio account.
Pearl Mini User Guide Control recording using AV Studio 3. Copy the Device ID for the channel you want to pair. 4. On another tab in your browser, login to your AV Studio account at https://go.avstudio.com 5. In the top header bar, click the plus sign beside Encoders. The encoder pairing page opens. 6. Paste the Device ID in to the ID field and give your channel a name, then click Verify. Your channel is now paired with your AV Studio account.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure channel encoding using AV Studio 1. Login to your AV Studio account at https://go.avstudio.com 2. In the top header bar, click Encoders. The list of encoders opens. 3. Select the row for the channel you've paired to your AV Studio account and click Details in the thumbnail or click the three dots and choose Details. The Encoder Details page opens. 4. Click Start recording to remotely start recording the channel on Pearl Mini. The button changes to Stop recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide l Configure channel encoding using AV Studio Bitrate: If using the H.264 video codec, you can increase or decrease image quality by increasing or decreasing the channel's Bitrate value. Video with a high level of motion and high resolution, such as sporting events, requires a higher bitrate. l Limit frame rate: You can choose a specific frame rate for your channel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Access cloud versions of the Admin panel and Epiphan Live Access cloud versions of the Admin panel and Epiphan Live Perform remote configuration and rescue troubleshooting using the web version of the Admin panel. You can access the cloud Admin panel from any location with access to the Internet after you've paired a channel to your AV Studio account, see Pair a channel with AV Studio. Use the same login credentials for both versions of the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Access cloud versions of the Admin panel and Epiphan Live See The Admin panel and Epiphan Live for details about how to use these interfaces and how to access the local web versions.
Pearl Mini User Guide Specifications Specifications Topics include: l AV inputs l Tech specs l Optimum CPU performance l Vesa mounting the device AV inputs When using Pearl Mini, we recommend using two video sources in up to two full HD channels simultaneously for best performance. However, you can connect up to three video sources to Pearl Mini in the following scenarios: 1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Input port AV inputs Qty Details Combo XLR / TRS audio inputs operate as a stereo pair (left/right) by default. l XLR/TRS 1 = left l XLR/TRS 2 = right You can configure the ports to operate as independent mono inputs using the Admin panel, see Configure audio ports for stereo or mono. XLR inputs accept balanced and unbalanced, mic level and professional line level signals with a maximum of up to 12.3 VRMS , +24 dBu.
Pearl Mini User Guide Tech specs an input. 3 You cannot use both XLR audio inputs and the TRS audio inputs at the same time. Only content that is not HDCP-protected is captured from HDMI and SDI sources. Tech specs The input and output connectors are listed for Pearl Mini. For the most up-to-date product specifications and information, go to www.epiphan.com/pearl-mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Tech specs confidence monitoring Touch screen display for confidence monitoring, viewing Built-in display system information, set up, and simple switching, streaming, and recording control Audio output Video encoding 3.5 mm audio Front-mounted headphone jack for confidence monitoring Video codecs H.
Pearl Mini User Guide Tech specs Connector (1) 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 MPEG-TS, and FLV RTSP over TCP/UDP Streams Multi-Publish to Streaming Server / CDN (RTMP, RTMPS) HLS - Native Apple HTTP/HTTPS stream for iPad, iPhone IP network interfaces and iPod Touch Multicast streams Network discovery / announce Network security Local SD card storage3 Local USB 3.
Pearl Mini User Guide Optimum CPU performance Product dimensions 10 1/4" × 6 3/4" × 2 3/8" (261 mm × 172 mm × 60 mm) Product weight 3.8 lbs (1.7 kg) Country of origin Made in Taiwan ¹ SD-SDI audio is not supported 2 Pearl Mini supports up to three HD video sources in a single channel with two picture in picture layouts under certain conditions, see AV inputs. 3 SD card is reserved for system use and cannot be used to transfer files to other devices, like a laptop.
Pearl Mini User Guide Vesa mounting the device l Disable the video output port (if unused). l Remove unused channels or layouts. l Reduce the number of channels created. l Ensure video sources come in at the right resolution so that Pearl Mini doesn't have to up scale or down scale the video source. Vesa mounting the device The rear panel of Pearl Mini has vesa mounting holes to fit a standard, 75mm × 75mm vesa mount.
Pearl Mini User Guide User interfaces User interfaces Pearl Mini has three user interfaces: l Touch screen: Easily accessible on the front panel of Pearl Mini, the touch screen is primarily used for confidence monitoring, live switching, and one-touch recording and streaming control, see About the touch screen. l Admin Panel: A web-based user interface that's primarily used to perform system set up and administrative tasks for your Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide The touch screen The touch screen Use the touch screen to switch layouts, start and stop recording and streaming, configure network settings, load configuration presets, and to view configured channels, audio meters, and system information.
Pearl Mini User Guide About the touch screen In this example, the grid view shows two video sources, which are plugged into HDMI video input ports A and B on Pearl Mini. If no video sources are connected, or your sources aren't sending a signal, the grid view shows no signal images. Tap a channel on the grid view to select it and go to that channel's view. You can tap the grid icon to return to the grid view. Tap the gear icon at any time to go to system settings.
Pearl Mini User Guide The Channel view The Channel view Each channel you configure on Pearl Mini can be monitored and controlled using the touch screen. After you power on Pearl Mini and the grid view opens, you can select a channel and open the channel view. Just tap the channel you want in the grid view and the channel view opens. Table 7 Parts of the touch screen for the individual channel view Item Description 1 2 3 Channel name. Streaming status.
Pearl Mini User Guide The Channel view Item Description has been in progress. 4 5 Recording status. Bright red and flashing means recording is in progress. The recording timer shows the length of time that recording has been in progress. Controls to switch between channels. Tap the arrow to view 6 and 7 the next (or previous) channel. The arrow icons fade when the touch screen is idle (i.e. untouched) for several seconds. Tap the touch screen and the icons reappear.
Pearl Mini User Guide Record a channel using the touch screen Record a channel using the touch screen Use Pearl Mini's touch screen to easily start and stop recording of a channel. Simply tap the recording control button that appears in the channel view. If the red Record icon doesn't appear in the top right corner of the screen, recording is disabled. See Disable or enable recording, streaming and switching from the touch screen to enable recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide Switching / mixing using the touch screen If the gray (or blue) Stream icon doesn't appear in the top left corner of the screen, streaming is disabled. See Disable or enable recording, streaming and switching from the touch screen to enable streaming. To start and stop streaming a channel using the touch screen: 1. From the grid view, select the channel you want to record. The channel view opens. If necessary, tap the screen once to display the controls. 2.
Pearl Mini User Guide Switching / mixing using the touch screen Performing live switching using one interface, like the touch screen, does not dynamically update the visuals in the other interfaces (e.g. the Admin panel and Epiphan Live). The other interfaces must be manually refreshed to accurately reflect the current live switching layout information.
Pearl Mini User Guide Switching / mixing using the touch screen 3. Tap any layout that appears in the carousel to load it in to the Preview panel. 4. Tap Apply or double tap inside the Preview panel to switch that layout to the Live panel. 5. Tap another layout in the carousel to load it in the Preview panel so that it's ready for the next time you switch layouts.
Pearl Mini User Guide One Touch streaming and recording control 6. Tap Back to exit the Live Switcher view. One Touch streaming and recording control You can easily control streaming and recording from the touch screen on Pearl Mini with the press of a single button.
Pearl Mini User Guide One Touch streaming and recording control Table 8 One Touch control screen components Label Description Start/stop button: Press the One Touch control button to start 1 or stop streaming and recording for all specified channels and recorders. The number of recorders and/or channels that are actively 2 recording (the first number) over the total number of channels that are configured for One Touch recording (the second number).
Pearl Mini User Guide One Touch streaming and recording control In the example above, One Touch control has been activated and both channels out of the two total channels and/or recorders are recording successfully. There is no streaming activity because there are no channels configured for One Touch streaming. An error icon displays if there's a problem with the streaming and/or recording settings for one or more of the channels and recorders.
Pearl Mini User Guide One Touch streaming and recording control To configure how the One Touch control screen displays on the touch screen: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Touch Screen. The Touch screen configuration page opens. 3. Click Single touch control and select either Default, Start Screen or Locked. 4. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide One Touch streaming and recording control b. Click change, and then check Single touch control on the options page to enable the channel for One Touch control. Uncheck the check box if you don't want to include that channel for One Touch control. c. Click Apply. 3. To enable or disable Single touch control for a recorder.
Pearl Mini User Guide One Touch streaming and recording control a. From the Recorders menu, select the recorder you want. The Recorder Setup page opens. b. Click change, and then check Single touch control on the options page to enable the recorder for One Touch control. Uncheck Single touch control if you don't want to include that recorder for One Touch control. c. Click Apply. To learn how to configure your channels for recording, see Record.
Pearl Mini User Guide One Touch streaming and recording control Specify channels for One Touch streaming Channels are not enabled for One Touch streaming by default. You can enable and disable One Touch streaming control for individual channels using the Admin panel. To specify channels for One Touch streaming: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Channels menu, select the channel you want and click Streaming. The Streaming page opens. 3.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure the touch screen 5. Click Apply. To learn how to configure your channels for streaming, see Stream. Configure the touch screen The touch screen on Pearl Mini is enabled by default and all its features are available. You can disable the entire screen or some of its features using the Admin panel. For information about how to connect to and use the Admin panel, see The Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure the touch screen Disable or enable the touch screen You can enable or disable Pearl Mini from displaying anything on the touch screen. The touch screen remains touch-sensitive even when the display is disabled. To disable or enable the touch screen display: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Touch Screen. The touch screen configuration page opens. 3.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure the touch screen To hide or show the channel previews on the touch screen: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Touch Screen. The touch screen configuration page opens. 3. Uncheck Show preview to disable channel previews from displaying on the touch screen. Check Show preview if you want to enable channel previews on the touch screen. 4. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure the touch screen 2. From the Configuration menu, click Touch Screen. The touch screen configuration page opens. 3. Uncheck Show system status to prevent the system status screen from opening on the touch screen. Check Show system status if you want to enable the system status screen to open on the touch screen. 4. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure the touch screen 3. Uncheck Allow settings and configuration preset changes to disable configuration from the touch screen. Check the check box if you want to enable configuration from the touch screen. 4. Click Apply. Disable or enable recording, streaming and switching from the touch screen Recording, streaming, and live switching control using the touch screen on Pearl Mini is enabled by default.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure the touch screen 3. Uncheck Allow start/stop recording and streaming to disable recording, streaming, and live switching control from the touch screen. Check the check box to enable recording, streaming, and live switching control. 4. Click Apply. Set the touch screen timeout Initially, the touch screen is always on for easy monitoring. However, you can set the touch screen to shut off after a given amount of time.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure the touch screen 3. Enter the number of seconds before the touch screen automatically shuts off in the Timeout field. A value of 0 keeps the touch screen on at all times when the system is on. 4. Click Apply. Set a 4-digit PIN security code You can set a 4-digit PIN code to protect the touch screen of Pearl Mini from unauthorized access. By default, the PIN is not set.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure the touch screen 2. From the Configuration menu, click Touch Screen. The touch screen configuration page opens. 3. Enter a 4-digit PIN code in the PIN field. Record the PIN code in a safe location for future reference. You need this PIN to access the touch screen of your Pearl Mini. 4. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide The Admin panel The Admin panel The Admin panel is used primarily to set up your Pearl Mini and perform administrative tasks. Most tasks in this user guide are performed using the Admin panel.This section contains what you need to get started using the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide About the Admin panel Table 9 The Admin panel Label Name Description The channels that are available for the current configuration of your Pearl Mini are listed. Select a channel to access the drop down list of 1 Channels menu options that are available to configure channel encoding, add video and audio source, create layouts, perform confidence monitoring, record the channel, and more. Recorders you add to your Pearl Mini are listed.
Pearl Mini User Guide Label Name Connect to the Admin panel Description The available video and audio input ports on your Pearl Mini are 3 Inputs menu listed. Select a port to open the configuration and status page for that port. 4 Output ports menu The output ports available on your Pearl Mini are listed. Select a port to open the configuration and status page for that port.
Pearl Mini User Guide Connect using the Epiphan discovery utility b. If your system doesn't have any channels showing, tap the touch screen anywhere to go to the system settings screen, then tap System Status. 3. When you have the IP address of your Pearl Mini, enter the following into the address bar of your web browser to launch the Admin panel. http:///admin If HTTPS is enabled on Pearl Mini, replace http with https in the URL. 4.
Pearl Mini User Guide Connect using the Epiphan discovery utility To access the Admin panel using the Epiphan discovery utility: 1. Launch the discovery utility. 2. Click Search to find all the Epiphan systems on the network. A list similar to the following appears. If more than one Pearl Mini appears, select the one you want using the serial number that's listed. 3. (Optional) Record the IP Address shown in the stream properties for future reference. 4. Click Web config.
Pearl Mini User Guide Connect using a DNS-based service discovery Connect using a DNS-based service discovery Pearl Mini uses DNS-based messages to advertise details about itself, including its host name. With a compatible utility installed on your computer, you can access the system simply by typing its serial number and the suffix ".local" into the address bar of your browser. The following table lists the compatible systems and Bonjour Print Services software needed.
Pearl Mini User Guide Connect using persistent static IP address 4. (Optional) From the Configuration menu, click Network and note the IP address of the system from the network configuration page. Connect using persistent static IP address Pearl Mini has a default persistent static IP address, also known as the recovery IP address.
Pearl Mini User Guide Switching / mixing using the Admin panel 3. Temporarily change the network configuration on the workstation to the following: a. Use Static IP assignment b. IP address: 192.168.255.249 c. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.252 4. Start a web browser on the workstation and go to: http://192.168.255.250/admin/ If HTTPS is enabled on Pearl Mini, replace http with https in the URL. 5.
Pearl Mini User Guide Switching / mixing using the Admin panel 4. To switch to a different layout as the active "live" layout, click the gray circle beside the layout you want to make go live. The circle turns red to indicate that it's now the active "live" layout.
Pearl Mini User Guide Epiphan Live Epiphan Live Epiphan Live is a friendly and easy to use web and tablet interface designed for confidence monitoring of channels and sources, switching between layouts while recording and streaming, and to easily stop or start streaming and recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide The Dashboard interface Operating system or mobile device Supported web browser(s) l Google Chrome l Microsoft Edge l Google Chrome l Safari l Google Chrome l Google Chrome l Google Chrome l Safari Windows Mac Linux Android phone or tablet iPhone or iPad Most instructions assume that a touch screen device is used; however, you can tap or click, depending on your device. Text scaling using Google Chrome for Android is not supported.
Pearl Mini User Guide The Dashboard interface Table 11 Elements in the Dashboard interface Number Title Description l Warning – This icon displays only if there are any configuration errors in your channels, sources, streams or recordings. Clicking the icon displays more detail about the 1 errors. Dashboard header icons l Save – Save the current Dashboard layout. Tap Save to preserve the current layout.
Access Epiphan Live using a web browser or mobile Pearl Mini User Guide Number Title device Description latest Dashboard layout when they refresh their Epiphan Live page. The latest saved layout displays the next time you log in. l Menu – Access links to the Switcher view, Recordings, and Admin panel. 2 3 Dashboard monitoring panels Configurable panels for confidence monitoring. You can set each panel to display a source, channel, output, or basic system information. Panels are empty by default.
Pearl Mini User Guide Access Epiphan Live from the Admin panel 1. Enter the following into the address bar of your web browser. a. For a web browser on a computer, enter: http:///admin/m b. For a web browser on a mobile device, enter: http:// 2. Enter your administrator or operator credentials when prompted.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface The Dashboard interface in Epiphan Live is where you can do confidence monitoring, as well as start and stop streaming and recording for your channels.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface Up to 8 Epiphan Live preview panels can be open at the same time. The limit of 8 live preview panels applies across all open instances of Epiphan Live, including multiple users accessing Epiphan Live simultaneously from different web browsers, or duplicate instances of the same Epiphan Live interface open on multiple browser tabs at the same time. To configure Dashboard panels: 1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface You can navigate between 3 separate sets of Dashboard panels by selecting the circle icons along the top of the first row of panels. Monitor video and audio input sources Use the Dashboard to monitor your video and audio inputs. The video inputs section of the Dashboard lists all inputs configured on your Pearl Mini and displays the video resolution.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface audio source name to display the warning message. l A green dot means the source is connected and the accompanying VU meter shows the audio level. The audio VU meter uses quasi-peak ballistics with samples averaged every 10 ms. The maximum average in each 100 ms period is displayed as a series of colored bars. The following table describes the levels at which the meter changes from green to yellow and red.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface Monitor and setup the output port source and audio The Dashboard lists the output ports along with the resolution and frame rate. You can enable and disable a video output port, as well as choose if you want to display a channel or a video source. You can also enable or disable the audio volume for the output port. However, you cannot hide video output ports from displaying on the Dashboard.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface 2. Tap the text field beside the output port and select a channel or source from the list. 3. To enable or disable audio for the output port, tap the speaker icon to toggle audio On and Off for the port. A green icon means audio is enabled. A gray icon means audio is disabled.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface Control streaming and recording From the Epiphan Live Dashboard, you can control streaming and recording for channels using the buttons in the Channels section. When a channel is not currently streaming or recording, the buttons are gray and their respective timers are set to 00:00:00. If streaming isn't configured for a channel, the streaming button displays as "Not set".
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface Streaming and recording control buttons also appear below the Dashboard monitoring panels when they're configure to display a channel. You can use those control buttons to start and stop streaming or recording for a channel too. If the stream fails to publish, the streaming button flashes blue and displays "ERROR".
Pearl Mini User Guide Switching / mixing using Epiphan Live Switching / mixing using Epiphan Live The Live Switcher view in Epiphan Live is a simple interface that lets you live switch between layouts while streaming and recording. To learn how to create different layouts for a channel using the Admin panel, see Add or edit a custom layout.
Pearl Mini User Guide Switching / mixing using Epiphan Live Table 13 Elements in the Switcher view Number Title Description A list of channels configured on your Pearl Mini. When a channel is 1 Channel selector selected, you can switch between the different layouts that are configured for that channel. 2 Menu icon Displays links to the Dashboard view and the Admin panel when clicked. Displays a preview of a selected layout, which is outlined with a green 3 Preview panel border.
Pearl Mini User Guide Switching / mixing using Epiphan Live 3. Tap the field beside the "Switcher" header and select a channel. The field is blank if this is your first time configuring the Switcher. Channels with only one layout are grayed-out and cannot be selected for switching. All the layouts for the selected channel are displayed in a carousel along the bottom of the screen. The layout that is live is displayed in the Live panel on the right side of the interface, see About the Switcher interface.
Pearl Mini User Guide Your recordings 4. In the carousel, tap the layout that you want to switch to next. That layout displays in the Preview panel. 5. Tap the Switch button to move the layout that is currently in the Preview panel to the Live panel. Load another layout into the Preview panel so that it's ready to go live the next time you tap Switch. Your recordings All recordings made using Epiphan Live are saved to the Your recordings panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Your recordings After recoding a file, you can manage it and any other files using the following tools on the page: Number Title Description Select a From and a To date from the pop-up calendar to create a date 1 Date selector range. Then tap Apply. Only recordings that were recorded within that time frame appear in the list below. 2 File details Each heading in the list gives information about that category.
Pearl Mini User Guide Number Title 5 Select all 6 Delete all 7 Delete 8 Download Your recordings Description Tap to select all files on the page. Tap to delete all files on the list. Warning: Deleted files can not be recovered. Tap to delete all selected files. Warning: Deleted files can not be recovered. Click this button to download all selected files to your local hard drive.
PART 1: Setup This section contains tasks that are needed to get your Pearl Mini configured to connect to your local network, make system settings, add passwords, make backups of your configuration, and covers how to access status information and monitor the performance of your Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure network settings Configure network settings Pearl Mini uses DHCP to obtain an IP Address over an Ethernet-based network by default; however, you can easily change the network settings.
Pearl Mini User Guide Port (or range) Network ports used by Pearl Mini Protocol Description For RTSP/TCP and RTSP/HTTP streaming on your network (where x is the number of channels configured). The number of ports used depends on how many channels you have with RTSP streaming enabled. See Stream content using HTTP, HTTPS or RTSP. Note that client video players choose 554 to 554+(x-1) TCP whether they are using RTSP/TCP, RTSP/HTTP or RTSP/UDP.
Pearl Mini User Guide Verify IP address and MAC address of Pearl Mini Verify IP address and MAC address of Pearl Mini There are two ways to view the current IP address and MAC address of your Pearl Mini: l From the Network configuration page using the Admin panel. l From the Settings menu using the touch screen on Pearl Mini. Table 15 Network Information Item Description/Options A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier for the MAC Address network interface.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure a static IP address 2. Tap System Status to see the System Status page. 3. Tap Back to return to the System Settings screen, or the Home icon to return to the channel view. If the system settings control icon won't appear when you tap the touch screen, it may be disabled. See Configure the touch screen to enable system information.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure a static IP address 2. From the Configuration menu, select Network . The Network configuration page opens. 3. Choose No from the Use DHCP drop-down and enter your networking information in to the required fields. Click Apply when you're done. Table 16 Static IP Address Fields Label Use DHCP Description Select Yes to dynamically obtain an IP address at boot up or select No to use the configured static IP address. The internet protocol address (IP Address) to assign.
Pearl Mini User Guide Label Configure a static IP address Description transfer on the network. The default value is 1500, which is the largest value allowed by Ethernet at the network layer. It’s best for all nodes in your network to use the same value. Only change the MTU value if you know that other nodes use a different value. The default gateway and DNS Server fields cannot be left blank.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure DHCP 4. Tap a segment of the IP Address (e.g. 192) to select it and use the keypad to enter a new static IP address. Continue to enter your Network Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS server information. Tap Apply when you're done. The default gateway and DNS Server fields cannot be left blank. If you do not have a default gateway or a DNS server for your network, enter the static IP address in those fields.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure DHCP To manually select DHCP as the network type using the Admin panel: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Network. The Network configuration page opens. 3. Choose Yes from the Use DHCP drop-down and change the MTU Size if needed, then click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Label Change the HTTP/HTTPS port values Description/Options allowed by Ethernet at the network layer. It’s best for all nodes in your network to use the same value. Only change this value if you know that other nodes use a different value. 4. Reboot Pearl Mini when prompted. From the Configuration menu, select Maintenance and click Reboot Now on the maintenance page. 5.
Pearl Mini User Guide Perform network diagnostics Secure connection (HTTPS) must be checked before you can change the HTTPS port. 4. Reboot Pearl Mini when prompted. After the system has finished rebooting, log back in to the Admin panel as admin and verify that all changes were applied. Perform network diagnostics You can perform basic network troubleshooting tasks from the Network configuration page using the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Disable the network discovery utility Disable the network discovery utility The proprietary network discovery utility can be used to discover Epiphan systems on your network, see Connect using the Epiphan discovery utility. The discovery utility uses port 5557 to discover the Pearl Mini devices on your network. You can disable Pearl Mini port 5557 using the Admin panel so that your Pearl Mini is not discoverable on that port.
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Pearl Mini User Guide Configure network security Configure network security Pearl Mini supports 802.1x network security. You can choose the authentication method, upload user certificates and private key, as well as manage signed CA certificates using the Admin panel. You can also configure Pearl Mini to use HTTPS. Topics include: l Configure 802.
Configure 802.1x network security and manage user Pearl Mini User Guide certificates 4. (Optional) Check Verify server's identity. 5. Choose an Authentication method if you selected EAP-TTLS as the EAP method. The authentication method is automatically selected if PEAP or EAP-TLS is the EAP method. Table 18 Authentication methods EAP method Authentication method PEAP EAP-MSCHAPv2 EAP-TLS TLS EAP-MSCHAPv2 EAP-TTLS TLS PAP 6. Enter the network access User name and Password to use for this device.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manage CA and self-signed certificates 8. Click Apply when you're done. 9. Reboot Pearl Mini when prompted. After the system has finished rebooting, log back in to the Admin panel as admin and verify that all changes were applied. If you need to delete the user certificate or private key, click Delete certificate. Manage CA and self-signed certificates You can view the list of CA and self-signed certificates that come preloaded on Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure HTTPS 5. To delete a CA or self-signed certificate that you've uploaded, click Choose File and select the certificate you want to delete from the list. Then click Delete. When you're done, click Apply. 6. Reboot Pearl Mini when prompted. After the system has finished rebooting, log back in to the Admin panel as admin and verify that all changes were applied.
Pearl Mini User Guide Tether to a mobile network 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Security. The Security configuration page opens. 3. Under HTTPS configuration, check Secure connection (HTTPS). 4. (Optional) Change the default HTTP and the HTTPS port numbers. Consult your network administrator. 5. (Optional) Upload a new certificate and private key as required. You can request those from your network administrator.
Pearl Mini User Guide Tether to a mobile network Here's how network failover works. You can choose to prefer the Ethernet network or the tethered (i.e. mobile hot spot) network. If the preferred network connection goes down, Pearl Mini switches to the backup network. For example, if you chose the Ethernet network as your preferred network, you will switch over to the tethered mobile network if the Ethernet network fails.
Pearl Mini User Guide Label Tether to a mobile network Description/Options When chosen, the system tries to use the Ethernet network first. It switches to use Prefer ethernet the mobile network (tethering) when the Ethernet network is no longer available. To prevent viewer interruptions, mobile data will continue to be used until the mobile network is down or publishing is restarted. When chosen, the system tries to use the mobile network (tethering) first.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure date and time Configure date and time Pearl Mini uses the current date and time in naming recorded files and when synchronizing and timestamping inputs from multiple sources (i.e. when synchronizing an audio and a video source). The Admin panel lets you specify date and time settings to ensure they are correctly configured for your time zone and your network.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure date and time Table 20 Date and Time configuration options Label Description/Options Time Zone The currently selected time zone. Enable time Whether or not a time synchronization protocol is being used for setting time. If not synchronization selected, time is set manually. Protocol The time synchronization protocol. Service IP Address The time synchronization server address. Set time manually Date Time Whether or not time is set manually.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure date and time If the system settings control icon won't appear when you tap the touch screen, it may be disabled. See Configure the touch screen to enable system information. Configure a time server Pearl Mini uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server from the National Research Council of Canada by default. You can change to a different time server using the Admin panel. Contact your system administrator for the time synchronization server settings you should use.
Pearl Mini User Guide Format the SD card 4. Select Enable time synchronization and choose the time synchronization protocol from the Protocols drop down. a. If NTP is selected, enter the IP address or server name for the NTP server in the Server IP Address field. b. If RDATE is selected, enter the IP address or server name for the RDATE server in the Server IP Address field and select an Update interval. c. If PTP v1 is selected, choose a multicast address for the PTP v1 server from the PTP domain field.
Pearl Mini User Guide Format the SD card EXT4 formatted. The SD card should have at least 64 GB capacity and should not exceed 512 GB. Any content that's contained on the SD card is lost when the SD card is formatted. The Ubuntu formatted SD card cannot be used to transfer files to iOS or Windows systems. Use a USB memory device to manually transfer files instead. To format your SD card using the Admin panel: 1. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on Pearl Mini. 2.
Pearl Mini User Guide Audio input ports Audio input ports You can connect external audio devices like mixers and microphones directly to the audio input ports on Pearl Mini. There are: l Two XLR/TRS combo jacks (Mic/Line 1 and Mic/Line 2). These two ports are configured as a left/right stereo pair by default. l XLR mic-level inputs (balanced) l TRS 1/4" line-level inputs, + 4.0 dBu (balanced/unbalanced) l One 3.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure audio ports for stereo or mono level signal to the XLR port and offers some isolation protection in case of accidental exposure to 48 V phantom power. To enable or disable phantom power: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Inputs menu, click XLR/TRS Audio. The XLR/TRS Audio page opens. 3. Check Phantom power 48V, then click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Assign audio sources to an input 2. From the Inputs menu, click XLR/TRS Audio. The XLR/TRS Audio configuration page opens. 3. Do one of the following. a. To make the ports function as a stereo pair, check Stereo pair and click Apply. b. To make the ports function as separate mono ports, uncheck Stereo pair and click Apply. When mono is selected, two sets of parameters and two audio VU meters appear on the configuration page - one for each audio input port on Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Adjust audio gain and delay To assign the audio source to an input: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Inputs menu, select the shared audio source. The audio configuration page opens. 3. From the Input menu, select the audio source and click Apply. Adjust audio gain and delay Pearl Mini does not introduce audio delay and has near-zero latency when capturing.
Pearl Mini User Guide Adjust audio gain and delay of audio input devices. You should add the suggested gain to the audio input to get an average signal to register at a nominal level in the VU meter (i.e. where the green bars change to yellow). The actual amount of gain needed depends on the strength of the original audio signal. Table 23 Audio input port gain guidelines Audio source Dynamic microphone Input Gain port XLR Add +50 to +60 dB gain to the audio input port.
Pearl Mini User Guide Mute audio 3. In the Input Gain field, select the amount of gain to apply to the audio source. 4. In the Audio delay field, enter a value between 300 and -300. A positive value adds delay to the audio signal. A negative value adjusts the audio to start earlier. 5. Click Apply. Mute audio You can mute any audio input port using the Admin panel. For analog audio ports that are configured as mono inputs, you can mute each port separately.
Pearl Mini User Guide Mute audio Audio input Shared audio (Admin panel) input resources Results The XLR 1 (left) and TRS 1 (left) ports are muted. The XLR 2 (right) and TRS 2 (right) ports are not muted. In mono mode (XLR/TRS audio 2 muted): The XLR 2 (right) and TRS 2 (right) ports are muted. The XLR 1 (left) and TRS 1 (left) ports are not muted. RCA/3.5 mm Audio RCA (left/right) 3.5 mm (left/right) Both RCA ports (left and right) are muted. Both 3.5 mm ports (left and right) are muted.
Pearl Mini User Guide Mute audio 4. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Video output ports Video output ports Video output ports on Pearl Mini let you connect external displays for confidence monitoring. You can use the Admin panel or the touch screen on Pearl Mini to send any video source or channel to the video output port with (or without) the audio.
Pearl Mini User Guide Video output port resolution Using the video output port takes CPU cycles and adds to the overall load on your Pearl-2. For optimum performance, keep displays disconnected from the video output port if you're not using them. Setups that already put a heavy load on the system's CPU may be negatively impacted if the external video output port is used. You can change the video output port defaults and send any video source or channel to the port using the Admin panel or Epiphan Live.
Pearl Mini User Guide Show a channel or video source on the output port 4:3 resolutions 1024×768 1280×960 1400×1050 1360×768 1920×1080 16:9 resolutions 1280×720 Show a channel or video source on the output port You can send any channel or video source to the video output port and adjust the video output resolution and aspect ratio using the Admin panel. The video output port frame rate is set automatically to the channel's configured frame rate.
Pearl Mini User Guide Show a channel or video source on the output port 4. In the Resolution field, select the resolution for the video output port. Value Description Set the output to the same resolution as the channel or video source. If that resolution is not supported by the Same as source display, the video output port will negotiate a new resolution with the display (generally this ends up being the display's default resolution). This is the default value.
Pearl Mini User Guide Preview the video output port 6. For video sources, select a Frame rate to specify the number of frames per second to send out over the video output port. Then click Apply when you're done. 7. For channels, do the following: a. Check Enable audio to include audio in the output. Leave this unchecked for no audio with the video. b. (Optional) For channels with audio enabled, adjust the volume. Enter a value from 0 to 100 percent in the Audio volume field. c.
Pearl Mini User Guide Disable the video output port If the video output port is showing a source and that source has no signal, the source's no signal image is displayed. If the video output port is showing a channel and that channel is unavailable or has no signal, a no signal message is shown for 2.5 seconds, then the display output is changed to a black screen. You can also preview video output ports using the Epiphan Live control interface.
Pearl Mini User Guide Disable or enable audio and output port volume Disable or enable audio and output port volume If you're displaying a channel as the source for your video output port, audio for that channel is also encoded and sent over the port by default. You can disable the audio on the output port using the Admin panel. You can also adjust the volume of the audio on the video output port using the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Display and reposition the audio VU meter You can also disable or enable audio on the video output port and adjust the volume using Epiphan Live, see Monitor and setup the output port source and audio. Display and reposition the audio VU meter When sending a channel with audio over the video output port, you can choose whether or not to display the audio VU meter using the Admin panel. You can also determine the position and orientation of the audio meter.
Pearl Mini User Guide Rename a video output port Rename a video output port Using the Admin panel or Epiphan Live, you can easily change the video output port default name from HDMI 1 to something more suitable. For example, Projector Output or Confidence Monitor. To change a video output port name: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Output ports menu, click the video output port. The video output port configuration page opens. 3.
Pearl Mini User Guide Mirror the video output port display To mirror the video source on the video output port: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Outputs menu, click the output port you want to mirror. The video output port configuration page opens. 3. Check Mirrored to flip the video source's orientation on the display port.
Pearl Mini User Guide Set up Kaltura CMS integration Set up Kaltura CMS integration When you register Pearl Mini as a resource for the Kaltura Content Management System (CMS), you can use Pearl Mini to automatically record scheduled VOD events, record manual (ad hoc) events, and schedule webcasts. When your event ends, your files are automatically uploaded to Kaltura and appear in your Kaltura media list.
Pearl Mini User Guide l Your Kaltura administrator secret l Your Kaltura user ID Enable CMS and register with Kaltura Important considerations l It's possible to enter an invalid user ID when registering Pearl Mini. In that case, any VOD recordings and webcasting event recordings do not appear listed in your MediaSpace. Deregister Pearl Mini and reregister using the correct user ID, see Disable or deregister the device from Kaltura.
Pearl Mini User Guide Disable or deregister the device from Kaltura Disable or deregister the device from Kaltura You can disable CMS for a registered Pearl Mini using the Admin panel and still select Pearl Mini as a resource using Kaltura MediaSpace. However, the events schedule won't synchronize on Pearl Mini and any events that are scheduled to start while CMS is disable do not start on Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Change the resource name used for Kaltura 3. To disable CMS, select none from the Choose CMS drop down and then click Apply. 4. To deregister Pearl Mini, click Deregister device. Change the resource name used for Kaltura Using the Admin panel, you can change the resource name that's assigned to Pearl Mini while it's registered with Kaltura. Each Pearl Mini is assigned a unique resource name that includes the serial number of the device by default.
Pearl Mini User Guide l Reassign a registered resource If there's only one other registered resource with that name, you're prompted to choose whether or not to take over the events for that other resource. If you do take them over, Kaltura transfers all scheduled events from that other device over to Pearl Mini. l If more than two other resources are already registered with the same resource name in Kaltura, the name change fails. You're prompted to choose a different resource name and try again.
Pearl Mini User Guide Reassign a registered resource This works well when you want to change the encoder in a room but retain all the existing schedules and recordings that are associated with the encoder for that room. Alternatively, you can avoid having to register the replacement Pearl Mini with Kaltura.
Pearl Mini User Guide Reassign a registered resource 3. From the Choose CMS drop down, select Kaltura and then click Apply. 4. Enter your Partner ID, Administrator secret, and User ID that you got from Kaltura. 5. Change the Resource name to the resource name of the Pearl Mini you are replacing and click Register device. 6. When you're prompted to take over the events from the existing resource with that same name, click Yes.
Pearl Mini User Guide User administration User administration Pearl Mini has three configured users: admin, operator, and viewer. By default, none of these users have passwords assigned. For higher security, we recommend setting admin, operator and viewer-level passwords on Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide User types and privileges Administrator The admin account is used for all system configuration and has full access to all configuration features. The default user name used to log in to Pearl Mini is admin. Operator The operator account allows users limited Pearl Mini configuration control. The default user name used to log in to Pearl Mini is operator.
Pearl Mini User Guide User types and privileges Viewer The viewer account is for all users who are permitted to view the streamed channels. The default user name used to log in to Pearl Mini is viewer. If no password is assigned, then viewers are not prompted for a user name and password to view a channel. The viewer user name and password prompt appears only if a viewer password is set.
Pearl Mini User Guide Action or Menu Option User types and privileges viewer operator admin ü ü Source Operations View Source Configuration ü Rename Source Configure Source ü ü View Source Snapshot ü ü Network Security Configure 802.
Pearl Mini User Guide Action or Menu Option Set or change user passwords viewer operator admin Configure the Touch Screen ü Configure Serial Port Flow Control ü Upload Branding Images ü Select Branding Template ü Enable Remote Support ü Backup Device Configuration ü Restore Device Configuration ü Restore Factory Configuration ü Reboot Device (via Admin panel) ü Shutdown Device (via Admin panel) ü Configure Time Until Next Disk Check ü Perform Disk Check ü View Disk Information
Pearl Mini User Guide Remove user passwords Passwords are case sensitive and can use all alpha-numeric keys in the ASCII range. Your password can be up to 255 characters long, but should not include any spaces. Contact your system administrator for your organization’s specific password requirements. In addition to setting global passwords for viewers, you can also set access passwords and IP restrictions on a per-channel basis from the channel's Streaming page, see Restrict viewers by IP address.
Pearl Mini User Guide Overcome lost passwords a per-channel basis. Clearing a user’s password will cause that user to be logged out. Be ready to log back in with the new admin password. If viewers are watching the broadcast when the viewer password is cleared they will be logged out. Viewers may need to refresh their browser window or press play in their media player to trigger the login prompt. To clear a user’s password: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure LDAP user authentication Alternatively, you can regain access to Pearl Mini if you apply the factory default configuration preset using the touch screen, Apply a configuration preset using the touch screen. The factory default configuration will change the current settings on Pearl Mini, see The Factory default configuration preset. Configure LDAP user authentication You can use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to authenticate users.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure LDAP user authentication 4. In the Server address[:port] field, enter the server IP address and (optional) port for your LDAP server. For example, 192.168.1.101:389. 5. In the Connection encryption drop-down, choose the type of encryption used by your LDAP server (if any is used). Connection encryption Description/Default port used No Encryption No encryption is used to connect to the LDAP server. The default port is 389.
Pearl Mini User Guide Change the logged-in user 11. In the Viewers (group DN) field, specify the distinguished name of the group users must be part of to be logged in as a viewer. Users must have the member or unqueMember attribute for the specified group to be granted Viewer access. If left blank, LDAP is not supported for Viewers (but can still be used for Administrators and Operators). 12. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Restrict viewers by IP address The following table describes what happens when an IP address is added to the allowed and denied IP address lists. Item Description Users connecting from addresses in this list are permitted to view broadcasts from the system, provided their IP address is not in the Deny IP’s list. Allow IP's To allow all except IP addresses in the deny list, if any, leave the field blank.
Pearl Mini User Guide IP restriction examples To restrict viewer access to watch streams on a specific channel by their IP address: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Streaming. The channel's streaming configuration page opens. 3. From the Stream access control drop-down, select Use these Settings to enable local password and Allow/Deny IP lists are enabled. 4.
Pearl Mini User Guide Example IP restriction examples Description individual address. The allow list looks as follows: Allow: 192.168.1.200-192.168.1.250 Note that we could have specified two of the IP addresses in the previous example as a range. Putting the first two examples together, we want to permit access to IP addresses in the range of boardroom computers (192.168.1.200192.168.1.250) and also want to add the desktop, laptop and tablet computers of the CEO (IP addresses 192.168.1.50, 192.168.1.
Pearl Mini User Guide IP restriction examples Table 28 Example deny lists Example Description Another simple allow/deny list is to use the list of known IP addresses to list specific denied IP addresses. All other addresses are allowed access to the broadcast.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration presets Configuration presets Configuration presets are the perfect solution for backing up your system configuration, for situations where you have changing configuration requirements for your Pearl Mini or when you are managing a number of systems and you want them to have similar configurations.
Pearl Mini User Guide About configuration presets Network Channels EDID Output ports Touch screen CMS You can create and apply any saved configuration preset from the Configuration menu when you select Maintenance using the Admin panel. A special Factory default configuration preset, which cannot be erased, is included in the list of configuration presets. Use that to return to the factory setup without destructively erasing any saved recordings or media files you've uploaded.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration preset considerations Session 1 presenter data plus the conference IP and background image address Session 2 presenter data plus the conference IP and background image address Session 2 preset After applying a configuration preset, recorded files from the previous session remain present on the system.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration preset considerations Access to presets and privacy considerations l Recorded files are not removed when you apply a configuration preset. Any user with access to Pearl Mini has access to all the saved recordings, channel layouts, etc that are associated with an applied configuration preset. l Configuration presets can be overwritten and deleted without a password. Users who are logged in to the Admin panel can remove or change an existing configuration preset.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration preset considerations Configuration presets that contain the channels configuration group specify the channels in the preset by their index number. This means if you have channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 when you save your preset, applying that preset will overwrite the configuration of your current channels with indexes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration preset considerations Overwritten channel files are still available. To access and download/delete these recorded files, enter the following into the address bar: http:///admin/channelN/archive or http:///admin/recorderN/archive, where N is the index of the removed channel/recorder. For example, if a Channel with index 3 is no longer present, its corresponding files can be accessed by entering the following into the address bar: http://192.168.0.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration preset considerations Orphaned Kaltura resource registrations and duplicate resources Returning Pearl Mini to the factory defaults using the factory default configuration preset or performing a factory reset does not delete the registered resource instance in Kaltura CMS. In that case, you can reregister your Pearl Mini using the same resource name and take over for the resource instance that is still registered in Kaltura, see Reassign a registered resource.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration groups Configuration groups The following table describes what settings are saved with each configuration group. Table 29 Configuration group definitions Group Name Symbol Settings included in the configuration group Date and time settings, serial port settings, remote support settings, custom System disk check schedule, access passwords, deny/allow lists and LDAP configuration settings. Network Inputs Network settings and tethering configuration.
Pearl Mini User Guide The Factory default configuration preset The Factory default configuration preset You can apply the default factory configuration preset to Pearl Mini, which resets most of the settings in each of the main configuration groups. Applying the factory default configuration preset is similar to a factory reset, but a Factory reset is more invasive. This table describes the differences.
Pearl Mini User Guide Create a configuration preset Returning Pearl Mini to the factory defaults or performing a factory reset does not delete the registered resource instance in Kaltura CMS. You can reregister your Pearl Mini using the same resource name and take over for the resource instance that is still registered in Kaltura, see Reassign a registered resource.
Pearl Mini User Guide Apply a configuration preset using the Admin panel 2. From the Configuration menu, click Maintenance . The maintenance page opens. 3. In the Configuration presets section, enter a name for your configuration preset in the Name field. 4. Check the configuration groups you want to include in the preset. For a full system backup, select all groups. 5. Click Save. Your configuration preset appears in the list.
Pearl Mini User Guide Apply a configuration preset using the touch screen You can verify which configuration groups are included in a preset by looking at the list to the right of the configuration preset name. The term 'all' means all groups are included. Otherwise groups are listed individually. You may apply multiple presets one after another.
Pearl Mini User Guide Apply a configuration preset using the touch screen Configuration presets that only contain the network configuration group can also be applied using an alternative method, which is described at the end of this topic. To apply a configuration preset using the touch screen: 1. Tap the gear icon to open the System settings screen. If the control icons aren't showing, tap anywhere on the touch screen. 2. Tap Configuration Presets. A list of all the saved presets appears.
Pearl Mini User Guide Export and import configuration presets Alternatively, you can apply a configuration preset from the Settings when you choose Network, and then tap Network Presets to display the list of saved configuration presets that you can choose from. Configuration presets that contain only the network configuration group are listed when you use this method.
Pearl Mini User Guide Export and import configuration presets 3. In the Configuration presets section, click the Download button next to the configuration preset you want to export. The configuration preset file (with extension .preset) is saved to your admin workstation (in your browser's download folder). Import a configuration preset To import a configuration a preset: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Maintenance.
Pearl Mini User Guide Update a configuration preset What's next After you upload a configuration preset file, you must apply the configuration preset to Pearl Mini. To apply the configuration preset, see Apply a configuration preset using the Admin panel or Apply a configuration preset using the touch screen.
Pearl Mini User Guide Delete a configuration preset 3. Copy the name of the preset you want into the Name field and select the configuration groups to include, then click Save. 4. Click OK when prompted to overwrite the existing configuration preset with the new one. Delete a configuration preset You can delete all configuration presets at once by doing a factory reset, or you can delete individual configuration presets from the Maintenance page.
Pearl Mini User Guide Status and monitoring Status and monitoring Pearl Mini lets you monitor audio and check the status of your channels, live streams, and recordings. Topics include: l Monitoring audio l Channel monitoring using the touch screen l View system information using the touch screen l View system information using the Admin panel l View 802.
Pearl Mini User Guide Status and monitoring Channel monitoring using the touch screen Have complete confidence about what you're capturing, streaming, and recording. All the channels you have configured are displayed in the grid view. The grid view opens by default when you turn on Pearl Mini. If necessary, tap the touch screen once to turn it on and tap again to display the controls.
Pearl Mini User Guide Item Status and monitoring Description Streaming has an error and recording is stopped. Streaming is stopped and recording is started. Streaming is started and recording is started. Streaming has an error and recording is started. Streaming is disabled and recording is started. TIP: You stop and start recording from the individual channel view. Each channel has an audio VU meter that uses quasi-peak ballistics with samples averaged every 10 ms.
Pearl Mini User Guide Status and monitoring Table 33 Individual channel view indicators Item Description Streaming indicator appears in the top-left corner: (no dot) Streaming is disabled. Gray means streaming is stopped. Streaming status Flashing blue means streaming is in progress. Streaming has an error. Streaming timer The streaming timer shows the length of time that streaming has been in progress. Recording indicator appears in the top-right corner: (no dot) Recording is disabled.
Pearl Mini User Guide Status and monitoring View system information using the touch screen Find the serial number, check the installed firmware version of your Pearl Mini and more on the System Status screen using the touch screen. The System Status screen displays basic system information that's useful when first setting up your Pearl Mini. .
Pearl Mini User Guide Status and monitoring Label Description l Disk space available l Pictogram of available disk space To open the System Status screen: 1. Tap the gear icon. If the control icons aren't showing, tap anywhere on the touch screen. 2. Tap System Status to see the System Status page. 3. Tap Back to return to the System Settings screen, or the Home icon to return to the channel view. If the system settings control icon won't appear when you tap the touch screen, it may be disabled.
Pearl Mini User Guide View system information using the Admin panel Get useful information about your Pearl Mini and configured channels from the system information page. You can view your current firmware level, the system hardware version (if available), and currently configured channels. To view system information using the Admin panel: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Info. The system information page opens. View 802.
Pearl Mini User Guide . Table 34 Network status messages Status Message Description Pearl Mini's IP address is unavailable, DISCONNECTED for example when 802.1x is not enabled on Pearl Mini. 802.1x: PROGRESS Connection to the 802.1x network is in progress. Pearl Mini has successfully 802.1x: PASSED authenticated on the 802.1x network. 802.1x: FAILED Authentication on the 802.1x network failed. If you attempt to connect to a network that isn't 802.1x enabled when 802.
Pearl Mini User Guide 2. From the Output ports menu, click the output port (HDMI 1). The video output port configuration page opens. Table 35 Possible video output status messages Message Disabled Display is not connected Source is currently unavailable Starting ... Running at w×h Description This video output port is disabled in the configuration. See View the video output port status.
Pearl Mini User Guide See FTP and automatic file transfers to learn how to configure AFU settings using the Admin panel. Table 36 AFU status touch screen components Label Name Description Indicates the AFU status: 1 Status l Waiting l Disabled l In Progress – files are in queue to be transmitted for upload according to specified time interval – within the next 6, 12 or 24 hours. See Enable AFU and set parameters l Error – an error has occurred with the AFU.
Pearl Mini User Guide To access the Automatic File Upload status using the touch screen: 1. Tap the gear icon. If the control icons aren't showing, tap anywhere on the touch screen. If the gear icon is not visible on the touch screen, tap the screen once to activate the control buttons. If the system settings button is still not visible, it is disabled in the system's touch screen configuration. See Configure the touch screen to enable system information. 2.
Pearl Mini User Guide To close the system information screen, tap Back in the upper-left corner of the screen to return to the System Settings view, or tap the Home icon to return to the channel view. View Kaltura events Using the Admin panel, select the Events menu to see up to 90 days of upcoming scheduled events and up to 90 days of ongoing and completed events for this Pearl Mini resource. Click the page arrows at the bottom of each list to navigate through multiple pages.
Pearl Mini User Guide If the time and zone settings of Pearl Mini are out of synchronization with Kaltura's scheduling server, an error appears on the Events page when you refresh the schedule. Configure the time settings on Pearl Mini to match the time and zone of Kaltura's scheduling server, see Configure date and time. From the touch screen on Pearl Mini, you can tap the Scheduled events icon at any time to display the Events screen. The icon only appears when Kaltura CMS is enabled on Pearl Mini.
PART 2: Capture Capturing is the process of taking the signals from your video and audio sources and encoding them so they're ready for streaming and recording. You add the captured video and audio to channels, which you customize for live streaming, switching, and recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide What is a channel? What is a channel? Your video and audio sources that are connected to the input ports on Pearl Mini can be combined and added to channels, which you can stream and record. A channel is essentially an encoding instance that you associate with your video and audio inputs to produce outputs such as video recordings and streaming destinations. We recommend configuring up to two channels for best performance.
Pearl Mini User Guide Channel layout examples Important note for channels with multiple layouts The two default channels are named HDMI-A and HDMI-B. Each has a default layout with the corresponding HDMI-A (or HDMI-B) video and audio sources already assigned. By default, when a channel includes only one layout that has a single video source, the default channel name is assigned the name of the video source.
Pearl Mini User Guide Layout example Channel layout examples Description One video source (a slideshow presentation in this case), with a green background matte. To get this look: Using the custom layout editor, select a background color. Add a video source to the layout and size appropriately, leaving the background matte visible. One video source with a logo (.png with transparency) in the bottom left corner. To get this look: Upload an image with transparency.
Pearl Mini User Guide Layout example Channel layout examples Description Two video sources (one cropped to a new aspect ratioCrop a video source), a background image, and a logo. Make sure the background image has the correct aspect ratio. To get this look: Upload your background and logo images (you can do this from the Media page or the Layouts page for the channel). Using the custom layout editor, add the background image to the layout and stretch it to fill the entire layout area.
Pearl Mini User Guide Layout example Channel layout examples Description 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 Mini User Guide Channel configuration Channel configuration Channels let you encode your video and audio sources so they can be live streamed, recorded, and switched if you create multiple layouts using the custom layout editor. 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.
Pearl Mini User Guide Create a channel a channel after the channel is created. The default encoding settings for a channel are: l l Video: H.264, 1920x1080@30 fps, auto bit rate Audio: AAC, 48kHz stereo, 320 kbps If the channel's video source doesn't have a 16:9 aspect ratio, the system automatically detects the correct aspect ratio and updates the layout after you leave and return to the custom layout editor page.
Pearl Mini User Guide Create a channel 3. Click Add new item and select Video Source. 4. From the Source settings, select a video source in the Source drop down.
Pearl Mini User Guide Create a channel For best results, Keep aspect ratio when scaling should be checked under Source settings. The selected video source appears in the layout area. 5. Click and drag the red and white handles on the corners of the source to re-size it in the layout editor area. For a single source channel, it should fill the entire layout area.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add video sources or a channel as a source If a channel is selected as a video source, the corresponding audio for that channel is selected by default. 7. Click Save. Your channel is ready for basic streaming and recording. Because this is a single-source channel with only one layout, the channel's name is updated to display the source’s name next time you view the channel. Click the channel name to refresh.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add video sources or a channel as a source If more than one video source is added to a channel, we recommend configuring the channel encoding to use a fixed resolution as the frame size instead of automatically using the resolution of the video source as the frame size (default). A fixed channel resolution ensures that your channel displays properly at a fixed resolution.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add video sources or a channel as a source For best results, check Keep aspect ratio when scaling in the Source settings. The selected video source appears in the layout editing area. 6. Click and drag the red and white handles on the corners of the source to re-size it in the layout editor area. Alternatively, enter a value in the fields along the side and bottom of the layout editing area to resize the selected item.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add video sources or a channel as a source To layer video sources over top of each other, like for picture in picture, you can click and drag the video sources that appear in the item list beneath Add new item and change their order. Items that are higher up the list appear over top items that are lower down the list. 7. Select an audio source from the list of audio sources.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add an audio source to a layout Using pixels: If you need to specify an exact amount in pixels (rather than percent) you can type a pixel value in any of the positioning value squares followed by the characters px (e.g. 56px). You can mix and match pixels and percents changing only the boxes you want to use pixel values. At any time you can switch back to percents by typing a percent. See Resize and position items using percents or pixels for more information.
Pearl Mini User Guide Duplicate a channel To add an audio source to a layout: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Channel menu, select a channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor opens. 3. In the Layouts list that appears at the top of the page, click a layout's row to select that layout. 4. Check the audio source that you want to use for the layout and click Save.
Pearl Mini User Guide Rename a channel 4. Click Duplicate this channel. The duplicate channel is created and assigned the next sequential number in the Channel menu. 5. Click Save. Rename a channel Channels are created with the same name as their video source by default. When a second layout or a second video source is added to the channel, the channel name changes to Channel X, where X is the index number for the channel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Delete a channel 4. Enter the new name using alphanumeric characters. We recommend using underscores to separate words rather than using spaces. 5. Press Enter using your keyboard to save the new name. Delete a channel You can delete a channel using the Admin panel. Deleting a channel removes all recorded files that are associated with that channel. You cannot recover recordings for a channel after the channel is deleted.
Pearl Mini User Guide Preview channel 3. Click Delete this channel and click OK when prompted to delete the channel, or click Cancel. Preview channel You can open a live preview of a channel in your web browser to see any configuration changes you make to the channel as you make them. Web browsers that support HTML5 and Flash are supported.
Pearl Mini User Guide Preview channel channel that is configured for PCM audio encoding with a sampling bitrate of 48 kHz. l If HTTPS is configured for Pearl Mini, the live broadcast URL will start with https instead of http. Preview a channel from the Info page The Info page has preview links for all the channels that are configured on Pearl Mini. To preview a channel from the Info page: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Info.
Pearl Mini User Guide Preview channel 3. Right-click the Live Broadcast link and select Open in a new Tab or Open in a new Window. Preview all channels at the same time Pearl Mini has a special preview mode that lets you see all configured channels at once. The resulting web page can be very large. You can use your keyboard's zoom keys or the zoom buttons for your web browser to adjust the screen view.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add or remove channel metadata Add or remove channel metadata When you configure metadata for a channel, that metadata is embedded in all channel recordings and streams. You can specify the following metadata that the media player displays for your viewers: l title of the presentation l company website l presenter’s name l copyright date or other labels such as proprietary information, preliminary etc.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure encoding Configure encoding You can modify the encoding settings for each channel. The encoding settings let you fine tune your channel recording or live stream. You can select a specific frame size, bit rate, audio or video codec, and more.
Pearl Mini User Guide Value Codecs and file format compatibility Description MP3 provides a common audio format for audio storage. Supported sampling bitrate values are: 22 kHz, 44 kHz and 48 kHz. Setting the channel bitrate to match the audio source's bitrate provides the best sound quality and avoids audio resampling. Most digital signals (HDMI or SDI sources) use 48 kHz. For analog signals, 44 kHz provides a good quality MP3 audio sample.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure video encoding Video Codec selected Audio Codec selected H.264 AAC MJPEG No audio codec RTSP FLV MPEG-TS ü ü ü MJPEG ü The following table displays the compatibility between the video/audio codecs and the supported recording formats. Table 40 Video/audio codecs for formats for recording Video Codec Audio Codec selec- selected ted H.264 No audio codec H.264 MP4 and MP4-Frag- AVI MOV MPEG-TS ü ü ü ü PCM ü ü ü H.264 MP3 ü ü ü ü H.
Pearl Mini User Guide l Configure video encoding Bitrate: If using the H.264 video codec, you can increase or decrease image quality by increasing or decreasing the channel's Bitrate value. Video with a high level of motion and high resolution, such as sporting events, requires a higher bitrate. By default, Pearl Mini automatically uses the incoming video source frame size as the frame size for streaming and recording when the channel has only one layout with a single video source.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure video encoding Table 41 Video encoding settings Setting H.264 Description H.264 is the default codec and provides high quality video while using low bandwidth. This is the preferred codec for the system. This codec is suitable for streaming and recording video, however you get Motion JPEG lower quality images and it requires a large amount of bandwidth. Motion JPEG does not support audio.
Pearl Mini User Guide Setting Configure video encoding Description H.264, then you can set the bitrate to improve the image quality. For example, an HD Blu-ray video is typically in the range of 20 Mbps, whereas a standard-definition DVD is usually 6 Mbps. If you're unsure what bitrate value to use, start at 5000 kbps (slightly less than a typical DVD) and test to see how this looks for your viewers. To configure video encoding for a channel: 1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Item Configure video encoding Options Main: Choose this option for standard-definition broadcasts. High: This is the default. Choose this option when video is viewed for broadcast and disk storage applications, particularly for high definition television application such as Blu-ray disk storage format and HDTV broadcast service. 3. Configure the frame size, do the following: a. Uncheck Use current signal resolution as the frame size.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure audio encoding Configure audio encoding If your channel includes audio sources in any of the layouts, then AAC 48 kHz is set as the default audio codec for the channel. You can choose a different audio codec for a channel using the Admin panel. The following table lists the supported audio codecs and bitrates.
Pearl Mini User Guide Multi-encoding and channel as a source 2. From the Channel menu, select a channel and click Encoding. The encoding configuration page opens. 3. In the Audio settings, ensure that Enable audio is checked to include audio in the channel. 4. From the Audio format drop down, select an audio codec (AAC, MP3, or PCM). 5. From the Audio channels drop down, choose mono or stereo (default).
Pearl Mini User Guide Multi-encoding and channel as a source For example, take a scenario where you want to record a video at 1080p and 8 Mbps, while simultaneously live stream the same video online 720p and 1 Mbps. You can create your custom layouts and do all your switching in one channel (i.e. Channel 1) and then configure Channel 2 to use Channel 1 as a source. That way, both channel's have the identical program. All you need to do now is configure each channel for the encoding settings you want.
Pearl Mini User Guide Custom layout configuration Using this process, you can again use the same video you’re recording on Channel 2, and stream it at a different bitrate and frame size. For alternative ways to set up multi-publishing, see Stream Custom layout configuration Using the custom layout editor, you can create multiple layouts for your channel for completely different looks, like picture in picture or side-by-side video sources.
Pearl Mini User Guide About the custom layout editor Layout selector When you open the custom layout editor for a channel, a list of layouts appears at the top. You can create and delete layouts, duplicate layouts, choose which layout to preview and edit, and select the active live layout for live switching. Layout editing Below the layout list is the layout editing area where you can add images, add and edit video sources, and add text overlays to your layout.
Pearl Mini User Guide About the custom layout editor The main layout area has the same frame size and aspect ratio as the encoding setting of the channel. As you add items to the layout, they appear in the layout editing area. The currently selected item is presented in full color. Unselected items appear transparent. To change the settings for an item, click an item in the item list that appears below the layout editing area. The settings for that item appears.
Pearl Mini User Guide About the custom layout editor Using percents: Specify a whole number, followed by a percent sign (e.g. 4%) in any of the manual positioning fields. See Resize and position items using percents or pixels for more information. Using pixels: If you need to specify an exact amount in pixels (rather than percent) you can type a pixel value in any of the positioning value squares followed by the characters px (e.g. 56px).
Pearl Mini User Guide Resize and position items using percents or pixels If multiple audio sources in a layout have common audio signals, the common signals are added together, which amplifies the volume of the common signals in comparison to the rest of the audio that's coming from your sources.
Pearl Mini User Guide Resize and position items using percents or pixels The values contained in checked boxes (bordered with red) are anchored and do not dynamically adjust their values. Table 43 Adjustment boxes for item resizing and positioning Item Description The area of your layout item. The 4 red/white dots represent the boundaries of your layout item.
Pearl Mini User Guide Item Resize and position items using percents or pixels Description axis. (I.e. the item takes up 60% of the layout's width – represented by a thin red bar above the percent box). If using pixels, this value is the item's width, in pixels, with a maximum pixel width (i.e. frame size) identified in your channel's encoding settings Configure encoding. 4 5 The percentage of blank space (or number of pixels) from right to left on the layout's horizontal axis. (I.e.
Pearl Mini User Guide Resize and position items using percents or pixels In the example above, the presenter video source is resized to 60% of the layout's width and 70% of the layout's height (with aspect ratio maintained). (Alternatively, pixels could be used to resize the layout item in a similar fashion.
Pearl Mini User Guide Resize and position items using percents or pixels Setting the left and right (or top and bottom) percent values so the axis total among the three percent boxes exceeds 100% will always result in the center percent box value automatically reducing itself to maintain the 100% total, shrinking your selected layout item in the process.
Pearl Mini User Guide Resize and position items using percents or pixels For example, using percents to move a layout item with a 60% width as far to the right of the layout area as possible, you would need to enter 40% into the left percent box to push the item to the right. The layout item originally takes up 60% of the layout width, so this added 40% shift pushes the item as far to the right as possible (I.e. 100% of the horizontal axis).
Pearl Mini User Guide Open the custom layout editor for a channel You can manipulate elements to get the custom look that you want using percents, pixels, your keyboard, or any combination. Here's an example of using pixels and percents to created a custom layout with two video sources and a background image. Open the custom layout editor for a channel 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add or edit a custom layout 2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor opens. 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 or an unformatted layout, the layout area is empty and a black background matte appears.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add or edit a custom layout 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor page opens. 3. 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 4.
Pearl Mini User Guide Rename a layout 5. Click Save when you're done or continue to add additional video sources to the layout, resize and crop each video source to exactly how you want them to appear. Rename a layout You can rename any layout, even the currently active layout. Layouts you create are automatically given a default name. The first layout is called Default. You can the name using the custom layout editor.
Pearl Mini User Guide Delete, move, or duplicate a layout 5. Enter a new name and press Enter. Delete, move, or duplicate a layout Layouts appear listed in the layouts list in the same order that they are presented on the touch screen. It's simple to re-order, remove, and duplicate layouts using the custom layout editor. Reorder layouts To move a layout: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Layouts.
Pearl Mini User Guide Delete, move, or duplicate a layout 4. Click OK. When using the switcher on Epiphan Live, refresh your browser if you still see a layout that was deleted. The deleted layout should disappear. Duplicate layouts If you're planning to use live switching, we strongly recommend you rename the channel rather than using the default channel name, see Rename a channel. To duplicate a layout: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2.
Pearl Mini User Guide Set the background color l If the channel is streaming, the stream is stopped and restarted. l If the channel's recorder is recording, then recording is stopped and a new file is started. If you delete all the layouts in a channel until there is only one layout left and that layout has only one video source assigned, then the channel name changes back to the name of the video source.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add an image to a layout Add an image to a layout You can add images to a layout using the custom layout editor. Use images to create a background for your source, to add your corporate logo, or to add relevant information about the event you're streaming. Pearl Mini supports png (PNG) and .jpg (JPEG) images.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add an image to a layout For best results, check Keep aspect ratio when scaling in the Source settings. 5. Your picture appears in the Picture settings preview and is added to the layout area. 6. In the layout area, use the mouse, the keyboard or the manual position value fields to position and resize your image. For background images, click and drag to fill the full layout area. For more details, see About the custom layout editor.
Pearl Mini User Guide Upload or remove an image using the Media page 7. Re-order the items in your layout by clicking and dragging items in the item list. To layer video sources over top of each other, like for background images or a transparent logo, you can click and drag elements that appear in the item list beneath Add new item and change their order. Items that are higher up the list appear over top items that are lower down the list. 8. Click Save.
Pearl Mini User Guide Upload or remove an image using the Media page For best results always upload images that are already the correct size needed in your layout. Background images should match the frame size of your channel (frame size is set in the Encoding configuration page). There are two ways to upload images. You can upload images using the Media page or drag and drop your image in to a layout using the custom layout editor, see Add an image to a layout.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add a text overlay Add a text overlay Text overlays are useful to add information like a title, location, or the date and time in to layouts in your channel. You can add text to any layout using the custom layout editor. The following tables lists shortcut codes that you can enter and the resulting content that appears on screen.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add a text overlay 2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor opens. 3. Click Add new item and select Text. The new item is added to the layout editing area and to the top of the list of items. The Text settings also appear. You can change the order in which items appear on the layout editing area by re-arranging the order the items appear in the list beneath Add new item.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add a text overlay The resulting text is displayed: 5. Select the Font, Font size, and Text color. You can also change the default Line spacing in percentages. For a mono-spaced font, use Droid Sans Mono. Limitations: The maximum supported text size is 500 px. Padding values must not exceed the frame size. Do not enter negative padding values. 6. Resize the overlay text box using the padding settings.
Pearl Mini User Guide Custom system variables for text overlays Custom system variables for text overlays You can create your own custom system variables using the HTTP API, which you can then use in text overlays. This is useful to add custom overlay text that changes throughout the course of your live stream or recorded program.
Pearl Mini User Guide Crop a video source To crop a source in your layout: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor opens. 3. Select a video source from the items list. The Source settings appears. 4. Click Crop. Your video source appears in a pop-up editing window.
Pearl Mini User Guide Crop a video source 5. The Crop window has several tools for creating the best crop possible. l Free form is the default crop mode. In this mode, you can change the size, aspect ratio, and position of the crop with minimal restrictions. l The red box with click-and-drag circular handles in the corners shows the cropped area that appears in the final layout. Only the content inside the box shows in the layout.
Pearl Mini User Guide Video and audio input sources Video and audio input sources The Admin panel automatically discovers all video and audio sources that you connect to the input ports on Pearl Mini and lists them in the Inputs menu of the Admin panel. A source's content can be video, a picture, or music from a connected audio mixer. Content can originate from a camera, computer screen, an imported image in Pearl Mini, or a device that provides a video input signal with audio.
Pearl Mini User Guide Preview a video source using the Admin Panel Each video input on the back of the system is identified by an A or B and input type. For example, the HDMI input labeled A appears as HDMI-A in the Web UI. It's good practice to preview the video source for each of your inputs using the Admin panel. When a video source is connected, the system automatically detects and adjusts the image capture settings every 60 seconds. The interval is configurable.
Pearl Mini User Guide Rename an input port 2. Ensure a source is connected to the input port. 3. From the Inputs menu, click the source name. The configuration page for the source opens. A preview appears at the bottom of the page. Rename an input port The input port names are used when adding your video and audio sources to channels. A channel that has only one source is automatically assigned the same name as the input source by default.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure a video input source 2. From the Inputs menu, click the source name. The configuration page for the source opens. 3. Click on the input port's name that appears at the top of the page. The text turns red. 4. Enter the new name using alphanumeric characters. We recommend using underscores to separate words rather than using spaces. 5. Press Enter using your keyboard to save the new name.
Pearl Mini User Guide SDI signals Value Description Enable Enable this feature to convert an interlaced source signal to a non-interlaced deinterlacing signal. This menu allows you to choose a custom no-signal image for the channel. The Image drop-down list gives you the option to choose the default image or any image you have uploaded through the Add a custom No Signal image The timeout represents the number of seconds after losing the signal that the no- Timeout signal is displayed.
Pearl Mini User Guide Value Add a custom No Signal image Description This menu allows you to choose a custom no-signal image for the channel. The Image drop-down list gives you the option to choose the default image or any image you have uploaded through the Add a custom No Signal image The timeout represents the number of seconds after losing the signal that the no- Timeout signal is displayed.
Pearl Mini User Guide Add a custom No Signal image 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Inputs menu, click the source name. The configuration page for the source opens. 3. In the "No signal" image section, select an image from the Image drop down list. 4. In the Timeout field, enter the number of seconds before the No Signal image is displayed. If no manual value is entered, the default time to display is 5 seconds. 5. Click Apply. 6.
PART 3: Stream Streaming is a powerful way to deliver live video content to your viewers. Stream to viewers, servers, and media players. Using the Admin panel, you can configure streaming in multiple formats to multiple destinations and devices, such as web browsers, media players, set-top-boxes, Smart TVs, and Content Distribution Networks. Pearl Mini is flexible, easy to setup, and supports all the standard codecs, as well as the most common media players.
Pearl Mini User Guide What is streaming? What is streaming? After you connect your camera, audio source, and set up a channel that consists of a single video source or a whole switched program with multiple custom layouts, it’s time to stream your content and share that with your viewers. Pearl Mini provides many different options for streaming, including unicast, multicast, CDN, SAP, UPnP, RTMPS and more.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream settings for video and slides Stream settings for video and slides Stream setup is a matter of balancing quality and system resources. When choosing your stream settings, it's important to consider the type of content you're streaming. For fast moving video, choose a higher bitrate and frame rate. If you're streaming a slide presentation, you can save bandwidth and system processing by lowering the bitrate and frame rate.
Pearl Mini User Guide View supported streaming formats Option Setting Limit frame rate Bitrate 30 1000 kbps for HD; 2000 kbps for Full HD Audio format AAC 44 KHz View supported streaming formats When you set up your channel, the system generates and displays a list of available video formats and standards specific to the selected audio and video codecs that you configured for your channel. You can view the available streaming formats from the channel status page using the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Streaming a channel directly to viewers Streaming a channel directly to viewers You can stream any channel on Pearl Mini directly to your viewers on your local network, who can tune in and watch your program using their web browser or media player. Quickly stream content to viewers simultaneously. Pearl Mini is ready to stream content directly to viewers on the local network using the default streaming settings as soon as you've powered on the system and configured a channel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream content using HTTP, HTTPS or RTSP Stream content using HTTP, HTTPS or RTSP The easiest way to deliver your content to your viewers is to give them the live broadcast URL of the channel. You can get that using the Admin panel. A separate URL exists for each channel you stream. The format of the URL depends on the method you used to access Pearl Mini, which can be done though network discovery using Pearl's serial number or IP address.
Pearl Mini User Guide Directly share stream URLs with viewers 3. Record the Live broadcast, RTSP stream URL or other web streaming address. This is the address you can send to viewers or use to create a link to your broadcast. If you're seeing URLs with serial numbers instead of IP addresses and want to change this, log into the Admin panel by IP address (instead of by Serial number/Bonjour Print Services) to see URLs with the IP address, see Connect to the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide View the live broadcast URL using a web browser 3. Copy the URL and provide that to viewers. Viewers can now view the stream using a digital media player or browser, see View the live broadcast URL using a web browser and View the streaming URL using a media player. HTTP only is used for MPEG-TS and FLV streaming. HTTPS is not supported.
Pearl Mini User Guide View the live broadcast URL using a web browser If the channel you're streaming is configured with 48 kHz audio, some web browsers may not work. In this case, we recommend viewing the channel steam using a media player instead. The live broadcast URL appears in two places in the Admin panel: l On the channel's status page. l On the Info page from the Configuration menu. To locate the IP address for the broadcast, see Directly share stream URLs with viewers.
Pearl Mini User Guide View the streaming URL using a media player A page opens displaying the live broadcast and the broadcast URL. Copy the URL and share that with your viewers. To watch a stream using a web browser and the live broadcast URL: 1. From your web browser, enter the IP address of the live broadcast stream. If the IP address of the broadcast is 172.20.1.33, then browse to: http:// 172.20.1.33/preview.cgi?channel= 2.
Pearl Mini User Guide View the streaming URL using a media player The type of stream URL you provide to your viewers can affect their choice of media player needed to watch the stream. This procedure assumes that the VLC media player is used. If a viewer password is configured, provide participants with the password to log in, along with the URL of the stream. To set a viewer password, see Set or change user passwords. To share the channel's stream URL with viewers: 1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Restrict viewer access to channel streams 4. Press Play to watch the stream in the media player window. Restrict viewer access to channel streams Pearl Mini can restrict access to all viewer streams from the channels on Pearl Mini using global viewer passwords and IP allow/deny lists. See Set or change user passwords and Restrict viewers by IP address.
Pearl Mini User Guide Restrict viewers by IP address To return the channel to the global access control settings, select Use global settings from the drop down and click Apply. The configuration fields are disabled and any changes to the configuration fields are not saved. Global LDAP settings are always enforced. Any local settings are in addition to LDAP sign on. 5. (Optional) Specify a password for viewers of this channel. The password is masked as you enter it.
Pearl Mini User Guide Item Restrict viewers by IP address Description system, provided their IP address is not in the Deny IP’s list. To allow all except IP addresses in the deny list, if any, leave the field blank. You can use the Allow list by itself, or in conjunction with the Deny IP’s list as an exception to a rule in the allow list. Users connecting from addresses in this list are not allowed to view broadcasts from the system, unless their IP address is in the Allow IP’s list.
Pearl Mini User Guide IP restriction examples 2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Streaming. The channel's streaming configuration page opens. 3. From the Stream access control drop-down, select Use these Settings to enable local password and Allow/Deny IP lists are enabled. 4. (Optional) Enter a password for the viewer in the Viewer Password field. 5.
Pearl Mini User Guide Example IP restriction examples Description Allow: 192.168.1.200-192.168.1.250 Note that we could have specified two of the IP addresses in the previous example as a range. Putting the first two examples together, we want to permit access to IP addresses in the range of boardroom computers (192.168.1.200192.168.1.250) and also want to add the desktop, laptop and tablet computers of the CEO (IP addresses 192.168.1.50, 192.168.1.51, and 192.168.1.75, respectively).
Pearl Mini User Guide Change HTTP and RTSP streaming port values Table 52 Example deny lists Example Description Another simple allow/deny list is to use the list of known IP addresses to list specific denied IP addresses. All other addresses are allowed access to the broadcast.
Pearl Mini User Guide Change HTTP and RTSP streaming port values For RTSP streaming directly to users on your LAN, the only information that's needed to view the broadcast is the URL and the RTSP port number used to stream the broadcast. HTTP port numbers are used for FLV and MPEG-TS streaming methods. To set the HTTP and RTSP streaming ports for streaming to viewers on the local network: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2.
Pearl Mini User Guide Disable and enable direct channel streaming Disable and enable direct channel streaming When you create a channel, the channel's streaming URLs are enabled by default. The channel streaming URLs are listed on the Status page for the channel, which you can share with viewers. You can disable channel streaming using the channel's streaming URLs from the Streaming configuration page using the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Streaming to a server Streaming to a server Your Pearl Mini streams to a server when you want to use a CDN or Multicast. Streaming a channel to CDNs and multicast streaming is available only when the H.264 codec is configured as the channel encoding, see Configure video encoding. By default, no server streaming is configured. See Stream to a CDN and Stream using multicast for details on configuring one of these two options. Publishing Options Use this option to...
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to a CDN To stream video outside of your LAN, use a CDN or configure port forwarding on your router. Consult your Network Administrator to set up port forwarding. Stream to a CDN A Content Delivery Network (CDN) relies on geo-diverse CDN servers to receive and disperse web content to the CDN server closest to the user. The closer the server is to the user, the faster the content is delivered.
Pearl Mini User Guide l Set up a stream using RTSP announce l Set up a stream using RTMP or RTMPS push l Stream to a CDN using an XML profile l Start and stop streaming to a CDN Stream to Wowza Streaming Cloud Start and stop streaming to a CDN After your CDN streaming is configured for RTMP, RTSP, Wowza Streaming Cloud, or Original Livestream, you can start and stop streaming using the Admin panel, the touch screen, or Epiphan Live. To start and stop streaming using the Admin panel: 1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Start and stop streaming to a CDN You can tell if your channel is streaming from the touch screen on Pearl Mini when you look at the channel view or the Grid view. The following shows an example Grid view. The streaming LED on the front panel of Pearl Mini is solid on when streaming is in progress. l A blue dot in the top right corner means the channel is currently streaming. l A yellow dot with an exclamation mark means a problem with streaming occurred that requires attention.
Pearl Mini User Guide Set up a stream using RTMP or RTMPS push Set up a stream using RTMP or RTMPS push Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is this the most common way to stream to a CDN, including both Facebook Live and YouTube. Use Real Time Messaging Protocol Secure (RTMPS) to encrypt content before it's streamed over a TLS/SSL connection for secure live streaming.
Pearl Mini User Guide Set up a stream using RTSP announce 6. Enter the URL of the ingestion point provided by the CDN or media server. l For RTMP push, enter rtmp followed by the rest of the URL, for example: rtmp://:/etc... l For RTMPS, enter rtmps followed by the rest of the URL, for example: rtmps://:/etc... 7. Enter the Stream name (which also is called a stream key by some CDNs) 8. (Optional) Enter a User name and Password.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to a CDN using an XML profile 4. Click the stream name to see the stream settings. 5. (Optional) To rename the stream, click the current name and type a different name, then press Enter. 6. (Optional) Uncheck Single touch control if you don't want this stream to be started and stopped using One Touch streaming and recording control (checked by default). 7. Enter the following parameters: l The URL of the ingestion point provided by the CDN or media server.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to a CDN using an XML profile To stream to a CDN using an XML profile: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Streaming. The Streaming configuration page opens. 3. Click New stream and select Use profile XML. 4. Select the XML file that was provided by your CDN provider, then click OK.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to Wowza Streaming Cloud streams you have configured for this channel. 7. Click Delete this stream at any time to delete the stream. See Start and stop streaming to a CDN for instructions to control streaming from the touch screen or see Control streaming and recording for instructions to use Epiphan Live.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to Wowza Streaming Cloud 6. Click New stream and select Wowza Streaming Cloud. The new stream is created using the default name Stream 1 7. Enter the Connection code from the Wowza Streaming Cloud set-up. 8. Click Set to pair the channel on Epiphan's encoder with the live stream on Wowza Cloud. Once validated, the stream name you configured in the Wowza Cloud appears.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to Wowza Streaming Cloud 9. To start streaming, do the following: a. Click Start Transcoder state. If you log into your stream on Wowza Cloud, you'll see the stream is started but no video is detected. Alternatively, you can start the transcoder using the Wowza Cloud interface, by clicking Start Stream. This action starts your session charges with Wowza Cloud. b.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to Original Livestream After clicking either Transcoder or Publish Start buttons, there can be a short delay before the stream is established. See Start and stop streaming to a CDN for instructions to start streaming from the touch screen or see Control streaming and recording for instructions to use Epiphan Live.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to Original Livestream 7. Click New stream and select Original Livestream. 8. Enter the channel name in the Short channel name field. 9. Enter your Original Livestream Username and Password , then click Apply. 10. Click Start to start that individual stream or Start all to simultaneously start this stream and any other streams you have configured for the channel. After clicking Apply, there may be a short 2-3 minute delay before the live stream is displayed.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream using multicast See Start and stop streaming to a CDN for instructions to control streaming from the touch screen or see Control streaming and recording for instructions to use Epiphan Live. Stream using multicast A multicast stream consists of one stream distributed to many viewers via a multicast-capable network. You are only able to broadcast to one multicast network at a time, but you may broadcast to a multicast network and any number of non-multicast CDNs.
Pearl Mini User Guide MPEG-TS streams using RTP/UDP push 4. Enter the destination multicast IP address where the broadcast can be viewed. A IPv4 multicast address range is an address between 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Contact your System Administrator for the specific address to use. 5. Enter the destination port number through which the media will stream. 6. (Optional) To advertise your stream to a media player over a local network, do the following: a.
Pearl Mini User Guide MPEG-TS streams using UDP push in cases where folders are not displayed, use dot separator hierarchy to help your viewers filter out unwanted streams by category. 7. Click Apply. 8. Click the Info menu option of the Admin panel. An Info page opens displaying stream information. To view the stream from a media player, open the URL in a media player, for example: rtp://@ip:port or in the case of the sample configuration in the figure shown above: rtp://@226.10.24.
Pearl Mini User Guide MPEG-TS streams using UDP push 5. Enter the destination multicast IP address where the broadcast can be viewed. A IPv4 multicast address range is an address between 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Contact your System Administrator for the specific address to use. 6. Enter the destination port number through which the media will stream. 7. (Optional) To advertise your stream to a media player over a local network, do the following: a.
Pearl Mini User Guide Multicast streaming using RTP/UDP in cases where folders are not displayed, use dot separator hierarchy to help your viewers filter out unwanted streams by category. 8. Click Apply. To view the stream, open the URL in a media player, for example: udp://@ip:port For example: udp://@226.10.24.32:7000 To view the stream when SAP announce has been set and the stream is advertised from a media player, settop-box or Smart TV, refer to Viewing with Session Announcement Protocol (SAP).
Pearl Mini User Guide Viewing with Session Announcement Protocol (SAP) Audio and video use nearby port numbers (and ). The minimum distance between audio and video ports must be 2. 6. Click Apply. An SDP file is generated. 7. From the channel's Status page, click the SDP file to download it. Provide the SDP file name and location if prompted. 8.
Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to Kaltura CMS This VLC example shows two streams D2P83658.vga and D2P83658.video, which are organized in a folder by their group name. Stream to Kaltura CMS You can stream a channel of your choice to a webcasting event in Kaltura using RTMP or RTMPS.
Pearl Mini User Guide Set up a channel for a scheduled webcasting event that event. If the primary URL stream fails for any reason, Kaltura automatically switches over to the backup URL. The channel you're streaming should have at least one layout, see Create a channel. For the correct encoding settings to use for the channel, see Kaltura's requirements. During the webcast, you can switch layouts using Pearl Mini for a more dynamic live broadcast.
Pearl Mini User Guide Use RTMPS for a Kaltura webcasting event To monitor the health of the live streaming event, go to the Channel view using the touch screen, see Channel monitoring using the touch screen. You can also monitor the active channel during the event using the Admin panel.
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Pearl Mini User Guide Stream to a media player or smart TV Stream to a media player or smart TV Your Pearl Mini can use UPnP and SAP to stream to set top boxes, digital signs, smart TVs and other digital media players. The following table gives an overview of each option. Publishing Options Use this option to...
Pearl Mini User Guide l Play directly to a media player l Auto-restart playback to a UPnP device l Change UPnP device name Enable UPnP To choose recordings or live streams from your media player, see Play directly to a media player. Enable UPnP For security reasons, UPnP is disabled for Pearl Mini at the device level and for each channel by default. You can enable UPnP to allow digital media players on the network to browse for recorded media files or live streams on your Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Enable UPnP If no live stream is available that meets the criteria for UPnP, a message is displayed in the Play on service start section of the page. Otherwise, the Play on service start section shows a drop-down list of what can be streamed. Enable UPnP for channels and recorders After you enable UPnP for the device to allow live stream and recorded file sharing, you need to enable sharing for each channel and recorder you want to share.
Pearl Mini User Guide Enable UPnP If you have not already enabled UPnP for the device, the message "UPnP live video sharing is not enabled with this device, to fix it, click here" appears. Click to fix it click here. The UPnP service will start when you click Apply. 2. For channels (recorded files): a. Click Recording for a channel. The channel's recording page opens. b. Click change under Recorder Setup. The recording setup options opens. c. Check Share via UPnP and click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Disable UPnP c. Check Share via UPnP and click Apply. If you have not already enabled UPnP for the device, the message "UPnP live video sharing is not enabled with this device, to fix it, click here" appears. Click to fix it click here. The UPnP service will start when you click Apply. You can now browse for your server from your digital media player. Disable UPnP By default, UPnP sharing is disable for the device, and for each channels and recorder.
Pearl Mini User Guide Viewing with UPnP To disable UPnP globally for the device: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 3. From the Configuration menu, click UPnP. The UPnP configuration page opens. 4. Uncheck Share live video through UPnP to stop sharing live video. 5. Uncheck Share recorded files through UPnP to stop sharing recorded files. 6. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Viewing with UPnP For example, when browsing from a Windows computer, you will see a list of media devices that includes Pearl Mini: Live streams When you open the device from Windows Media Player, you'll see a list of the available channels you can stream under the Videos tab. From other digital media players, the channel list can be under a Live Streams folder. With Windows Media Player, double click to open any channel and press Play to start the stream.
Pearl Mini User Guide Play directly to a media player Play directly to a media player If your digital media player is UPnP enabled, Pearl Mini can play direct the media player to play recorded files, without browsing through menus in the player. Recorded files must be in MPEG-TS format and use the supported codecs: H.264 with MP3 or AAC audio. If a viewer password is configured, that could prevent the ability to use UPnP, see Set or change user passwords. To play directly to a media player: 1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Change UPnP device name Change UPnP device name You can configure the UPnP server name that appears for your Pearl Mini. By default, if you left the server name field blank when enabling UPnP, the server name is the system's serial number. To change the UPnP server name: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 3. From the Configuration menu, click UPnP. The UPnP configuration page opens. 4. Highlight and delete the text in the Server name field, if any.
PART 4: Record Pearl Mini encodes the video and audio it captures. You can stream your content and record it at the same time. You can even stream your switched program using a lower quality stream (i.e. 1280×720 at 2Mbps) and at the same time make a high quality recording of the second channel (i.e. 1920×1080 at 4 Mbps). There are different ways to download recordings, like automatically downloading recordings to a USB memory device.
Pearl Mini User Guide About recording About recording You can record each of the channels on Pearl Mini as AVI, MOV, MPEG-TS, MP4, or MP4-Fragmented. You can also setup multi-track recorders, see Recorders. Recording using Pearl Mini is robust. If an accidental system shutdown occurs while recording is in progress, your recordings are gracefully closed off so they are still playable. Physically unplugging a video source from the input port or otherwise interrupting the signal does not stop recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide About recording l Recording with a file size limit that exceeds the size of the SD card will corrupt the SD card. l If you create multiple recorders and start recording them at the same time, the SD card will be corrupted if the total of the file size limits for each recorder exceeds the size of the SD card. l Newer recordings overwrite oldest recordings when the amount of free space on the SD card is less than the configured recording file size limit.
Pearl Mini User Guide Record a channel Record a channel Each channel has a configuration page in the Admin panel where you can start and stop recording, as well as configure recording settings for the channel. You can also start and stop recording from the channel view using the touch screen on Pearl Mini (see Record a channel using the touch screen) and using Epiphan Live (see Control streaming and recording). The channel number turns red to indicate it is recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide Record using One Touch control 3. Click Start to start recording the channel and click Stop to stop recording. If the Start button is not active, there are no active sources for this channel or recorder. Check your inputs to ensure signals are working as expected. You can navigate away from the recording page without affecting the recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure recording settings, file size and type If the One Touch control icon is not visible on the touch screen, tap the screen once to activate the control icons. If the control icons are still not visible, they are disabled. See Configure the touch screen. 4. From the One Touch control screen, tap Start to begin recording and tap Stop to end recording. Configure recording settings, file size and type Recordings are saved as AVI files by default.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure recording settings, file size and type When a recording reaches the file length of 30 minutes or 500 MB (whichever comes first), the system closes the current recording file and immediately opens a new one. No recorded data is lost. Tip: If you don’t know what size to select, do some test recordings to get an idea of the file sizes you can expect.
Pearl Mini User Guide Label Configure recording settings, file size and type Description / Options most video players and editors. Progressive MP4 files are initially recorded as MP4-Fragmented and are converted when the recording ends. If power is lost while recording is in progress or during conversion, the files remain in fragmented MP4 format. You can run the file through ffmpeg or another transcoder to convert to the progressive format. l MP4-Fragmented: A newer MP4 format.
Pearl Mini User Guide Restart recording 2. Do one of the following: a. For a channel, click Recording from the Channels menu. The Recording page opens. b. For a recorder, select a recorder from the Recorders menu. The Recorder configuration page opens. 3. Click change under Recorder Setup. The recorder settings open. 4. Change the default recording file settings. l Time limit: Select a value from 5 minutes to unlimited. l Size limit: Select a value from 50 MB to 4 GB.
Pearl Mini User Guide Restart recording 3. Click Reset to stop the current recording and start a new recording. 4. Refresh the page to see the updated list of recordings.
Pearl Mini User Guide Recorders Recorders Using recorders with Pearl Mini, you can record multiple channels together in a single multi-track file. Recording multiple channels at the same time ensures that all your recordings start and stop at the same time. After recording stops, you can automatically use one of the system's file synchronization methods to copy the recordings off the server, or you can use our built-in tool to split the file into individual tracks for postprocessing.
Pearl Mini User Guide Select channels to record 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Recorders menu, click Add recorder. Select channels to record When you create a new recorder, it records all the channels configured on Pearl Mini in the single multi-track file by default. If you create new channels, they are automatically added to the recorder. You can choose which channels the recorder includes in the multi-track file using the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Start and stop a recorder 4. Check the boxes next to the channels you want to include, and click Apply. Channels with no active video source are displayed in italics. You can include these channels in your channel selections for the recorder. Start and stop a recorder You can start and stop recorders from the recorder's configuration page using the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Rename a recorder You can have multiple recorders and multiple channels recording all at the same time. The number of channels being recorded is shown below the Start and Stop buttons on the recorder's configuration page. To select which channels to include in the recorder, see Select channels to record. To start and stop a recorder using the Admin panel: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin or operator, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Recorders menu, select a recorder.
Pearl Mini User Guide Duplicate a recorder 4. Press Enter to save the new name. You must press Enter to save the recorder name change. Duplicate a recorder You can duplicate any recorder you've created. All settings in the recorder you duplicate are recreated. To duplicate a recorder: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Recorders menu, select a recorder. The recorder configuration page opens. 3. Click Duplicate this recorder .
Pearl Mini User Guide Delete a recorder Delete a recorder When you no longer need a recorder, you can delete it. Deleting a recorder deletes all the recorded files for the recorder. Be sure you have a copy of any important recorded files before proceeding. To delete a recorder: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Recorders menu, select a recorder. The recorder configuration page opens. 3. Click Delete this recorder and click OK when prompted.
Pearl Mini User Guide Record to Kaltura CMS Record to Kaltura CMS You can register Pearl Mini as a resource on the Kaltura Content Management System (CMS) and use Pearl Mini to automatically record scheduled VOD events. You can also manually start and stop recording ad hoc events with a simple tap of the touch screen on Pearl Mini. Pearl Mini makes it easy to live stream or record multiple sources to an event.
Pearl Mini User Guide About recording to Kaltura CMS For example, if you have a main camera and a presentation laptop that you want to capture as a multi-source recording, you'd create two channels on Pearl Mini: one for the main camera and another one for the presentation laptop. To learn how to create a channel, see Create a channel. Scheduled events start and end automatically. No manual intervention is required.
Pearl Mini User Guide l About recording to Kaltura CMS To monitor the health of the event, you can go to the Channel view using the touch screen, see Channel monitoring using the touch screen or monitor channels using the Admin panel. For scheduled events, you can monitor the channels from the Events screen using the touch screen, see View Kaltura events.
Pearl Mini User Guide Select channels for VOD event views You cannot start and stop an ad hoc event from the Events screen on Pearl Mini. Scheduled VOD events have priority over ad hoc events. If an ad hoc event is still in progress when it's time to start a scheduled VOD event, the ad hoc event is stopped and the scheduled VOD event starts.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manually start/stop scheduled VOD events 2. From the Configuration menu, click CMS. The Content management system configuration menu opens. 3. Under VOD event channels, check the channels to include. 4. (Optional) Select a different Main entry channel for multi-view recordings. 5. Click Apply. Failing to apply the changes could result in recording unwanted channels.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manually start/stop scheduled VOD events You can preview the channels that are included for a scheduled event using the Events touch screen. Or you can tap the Scheduled events icon at any time to display the Events screen. The icon only appears when Kaltura CMS is enabled on Pearl Mini. To manually start a scheduled event that hasn't started yet using the Admin panel, click Start beside the scheduled event from the Events menu.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manually start/stop an ad hoc event A Stop button appears beside the event while the event is recording. You can click that to stop recording the event before the scheduled end time. In the Admin panel, you can click Refresh schedule at any time to manually update the events listed on the Events page. After the event ends, it may take a while for content to show up in Kaltura's media lists, depending on how busy the Kaltura CMS system is at that time.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manually start/stop an ad hoc event Each channel recorded on Pearl Mini is uploaded as a separate file and appears in Kaltura's media list. The name of each file includes the name of the channel plus the date and time the file was recorded.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manually start/stop an ad hoc event 2. From the Configuration menu, click CMS. The Content management system configuration menu opens. 3. Under Metadata, enter the information you want associated with this ad hoc event and click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manage recorded files Manage recorded files Recordings are saved to the SD card by default. When the SD card is full, new recordings overwrite the oldest recordings. You can not manually transfer recordings off the SD card to iOS or Windows systems. There are a variety of ways to automatically transfer files from the system to local network storage. You can also manually select individual recordings to transfer or delete using the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Download recorded files manually Files that are part of the same recording session are listed one after another. Three dots appear between files of different recording sessions. The file currently being recorded (if applicable) is shown at the top of the list. It cannot be modified or downloaded until it has finished recording. 4. If there are no recordings, a message indicates there are no recorded files for this channel or recorder.
Pearl Mini User Guide Join recorded files together 3. To download an individual file: a. Click the name of a recording file to download it. 4. To download multiple files: a. Select the check box next to the recordings you wish to download from this channel or recorder. b. Click Download Selected to download a zip file containing the selected recordings. Join recorded files together After recording files on Pearl Mini, you can join two or more files together.
Pearl Mini User Guide Extract tracks from a recording 3. Repeat the process and specify the file you want to join to the first file. You can keep adding as many files as you want to join together. For example, specifying a second file looks like this: ffmpeg -i C:\Users\JoesComputer\downloads\Program_A_May11_16-24-56.avi -i C:\Users\JoesComputer\downloads\Program_A_May11_12-26-14.avi 4. Use the -c copy command to specify the output file.
Pearl Mini User Guide Extract tracks from a recording 4. Select the tracks you want to extract. Tip: To deselect all tracks, click the check box for the top track, then hold SHIFT and click the check box for the bottom track. 5. Click Extract tracks. A copy of the recording is created with only the selected tracks. Only one copy is saved per original recording. If you create a second copy, it will overwrite the previous one.
Pearl Mini User Guide Rename recorded files Rename recorded files Recording files are named based on the file name prefix specified during configuration. You can change the recording file name using the Admin panel. You can also change the default name that Pearl Mini assigns recordings, see Configure recording settings, file size and type for information about setting file name prefixes. To rename recordings: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2.
Pearl Mini User Guide Delete recorded files 3. Do one of the following: a. To delete a single recording, click the X icon to the right of a recording and click OK when prompted. b. To delete multiple recordings, check the check box beside the recordings you want to delete and click OK when prompted. c. To delete all recordings for the selected channel or recorder, click Delete Selected and click OK when prompted. The list may not update immediately.
Pearl Mini User Guide FTP and automatic file transfers FTP and automatic file transfers Pearl Mini can be configured to automatically upload recordings from local storage to a network storage location or an attached USB drive. We call this Automatic File Upload or AFU for short. You can also configure Pearl Mini to act as an FTP server, allowing you to manually or automatically connect to Pearl Mini and download recordings.
Pearl Mini User Guide Choose files to include in AFU l Automatically create a folder for your recorded files using the channel or recorder name. l Save recordings to a folder that's labeled using the Pearl Mini serial number. Automatic File Upload (AFU) is not enabled by default. You must enable this feature for each channel or recorder that you want included in automatic file transfers. A log file of all file transfers is created that you can view anytime from the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Choose files to include in AFU If no channels or recorders are configured as a part of AFU, the following message appears in the Automatic File Upload configuration page. Do not configure AFU for a channel that is paired with AV Studio. To add a channel or recorder to your AFU schedule: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. Do one of the following: a. To add a channel, select the channel from the Channels menu and click Recording.
Pearl Mini User Guide Enable AFU and set parameters 4. Check Automatic file upload and click Apply. What's Next After you've enabled AFU for your channels and recorders, enable AFU and configure the AFU settings for the location type (i.e. FTP, USB, AWS, etc). Enable AFU and set parameters After configuring the channels and recorders you want included in your Automatic File Upload (AFU) schedule, you must enable AFU and configure the frequency of file transfers.
Pearl Mini User Guide Enable AFU and set parameters Table 55 AFU Interval Options Name Description The system uploads each file after it stops recording it. You can control file size On file rotation and length to determine when files are done recording. You can also use the reset button to close the current file and open a new one. See Configure recording settings, file size and type. Every hour The system uploads completed recordings every hour.
Pearl Mini User Guide Enable AFU and set parameters If your screen does not indicate that AFU is enabled for at least one channel or recorder, return to Choose files to include in AFU 3. Check Enable Automatic File Upload. 4. Select how often automatic updates take place. 5. (Optional) Enter the remote path. If no path is specified, the files are copied to the root folder of the destination file system. If AFU to your server fails, check the server configuration and permissions. 6.
Pearl Mini User Guide l Configure AFU to FTP server parameters Check Mark file as downloaded to have the color of the file link in the recording list change to show the files are downloaded. This only applies if the files are not deleted after upload is complete. l Check Create a subfolder for each channel to save the downloaded files in to a folder. Use either the channel or recorder name.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to RSync server parameters Prerequisites l Channels and recorders are already added for AFU, see Choose files to include in AFU l AFU is enabled and the parameters configured, see Enable AFU and set parameters. To set the FTP server parameters for AFU: 1. From the Automatic File Upload configuration page, select FTP Client as the protocol transfer type. 2. Specify the target Server address.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to RSync server parameters Table 57 RSync Automatic File Upload Configuration Parameters Name Server address Description The IP address (or fully qualified domain name) of the RSync server. Server module The name of the shared folder on the RSync server. Login Username for the RSync server. Password Password for the RSync user. Checksum Select to enable checksum checking during file transfer.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to CIFS server parameters 4. Specify a username for the RSync Server in the Login field. The user must have write permissions for the module. 5. Specify the password for the user in the Password field; the value is masked by dots. 6. If desired, select the Checksum check box to add a checksum validation to the transfer between the system and the recipient server. 7. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to SCP client parameters 2. Specify the target Server address. If your system is configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS configuration (see Configure DHCP), you can use the server’s fully qualified domain name instead of the IP address. 3. Enter the target Server port, if you have configured the server to use something non-standard. Leave this value blank to use the default port. 4. Specify the Server share.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to SCP client parameters Table 59 SCP Automatic Upload Configuration Parameters Name Description Server address The IP address (or fully qualified domain name) of the destination server. Server port The SCP port used by the target server. Standard port is 22. Login Username for the SCP server. Password Password for the SCP user.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to SFTP server parameters For secure copy you can upload an SSH identity for your Pearl Mini. This key must be trusted by the destination server. Details for generating the key and setting up this trust are beyond the scope of this document. 6. (Optional) Set up SSH identity for SCP and SFTP clients. If no identity is uploaded, or to upload a new identity (overwrites the old identity): a.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to SFTP server parameters Table 60 SFTP Automatic Upload Configuration Parameters Name Server address Description The IP address or fully qualified domain name of the SFTP server. Server port The port used by the target SFTP server. Standard port is 22. Login Username for the SFTP server. Password Password for the SFTP user. Causes files to be named with .part extension on the server during active upload.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to SFTP server parameters 4. Enter the SFTP account username in the Login field. 5. Enter the SFTP account password in the Password field. The characters are masked with dots. Alternatively, you can choose to use a private key instead of a password for authentication. 6. Select Use temp file to name files with a temporary filename extension (.part) on the server until upload is complete. For secure file transfer, you can upload an SSH identity for your Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to AWS S3 parameters Configure AFU to AWS S3 parameters You can automatically upload recordings to an Amazon Web Server (AWS) when you select AWS S3 as the AFU protocol transfer type using the Admin panel. The following table describes the parameters to configure AFU to a bucket on Amazon Simple Storage Solution (S3).
Pearl Mini User Guide Configure AFU to WebDav server parameters 2. Specify the AWS Region Code and the data storage Bucket where you want to upload the file. 3. Enter your AWS Access Key Id and Secret Access Key to authenticate access to the AWS S3 data storage bucket. 4. In the Session Token field, enter the temporary token you got from the AWS Security Token Service (STS). 5. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Name Configure AFU to WebDav server parameters Description / Options Causes files to be named with .part extension on the server during active upload. When Use temp file the upload completes, the file is renamed to the appropriate extension (.mov, .mp4 or .avi). Prerequisites l Channels and recorders are already added for AFU, see Choose files to include in AFU l AFU is enabled and the parameters configured, see Enable AFU and set parameters.
Pearl Mini User Guide AFU or copy to USB upload is complete. 8. Click Apply. AFU or copy to USB Pearl Mini has USB 3.0 ports that you can use to copy recordings from the SD card to external USB flash drives or hard drives. Use this to conveniently provide speakers with a copy of their presentation before they leave the presentation venue.
Pearl Mini User Guide Do a one-time copy/move all recordings to USB storage device 1. From the Automatic File Upload configuration page, select External USB Drive as the protocol transfer type. Table 63 If your Automatic File Upload setting conflicts with your new USB device setting, a message is displayed. Click the fix it link and click Apply. The fix it link disables any other type of automatic file upload you have configured.
Pearl Mini User Guide Do a one-time copy/move all recordings to USB storage device Table 64 One-Time Move/Copy File Transfer Options Name Description If checked, the transfer process creates a sub-folder with the system’s create subfolder with serial number on the USB drive. This is useful if you are using the same serial number () drive to collect recordings from multiple systems and want to know which system they came from.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manually copy recordings to USB storage device 3. Select used for one-time move/copy of the recorded files (upon insertion). If a conflict is reported regarding the Automatic file upload settings, click Fix it or go to the Automatic File Upload configuration page and either disable automatic file upload or switch to a non-USB based upload type. 4. Check the options you want to use for the one-time move/copy file transfer and click Apply. 5.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manually copy recordings to USB storage device If a conflict is reported regarding the Automatic file upload, click Fix it or go to the Automatic File Upload configuration page and disable automatic file upload or switch to a non-USB based upload type. 4. Insert your USB storage device into an available USB port on Pearl Mini and do one of the following: a. To download files for a specific channel, click Recording from the Channels menu. b.
Pearl Mini User Guide View available USB storage space View available USB storage space When you insert a USB storage device into an available USB port and select an External USB Drive action other than ignored (i.e. manual copy, automatic copy, etc), the total and free space are calculated and displayed in the Admin panel. When you insert your USB storage device into an available USB port, an External storage usage information tab appears at the bottom of the menus panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide View the AFU log It's now safe to disconnect the USB storage device from Pearl Mini. View the AFU log A log is kept of automatic file uploads. You can view the AFU log using the Admin panel, If you want to view the AFU status, see View AFU status To view the AFU log: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Automatic File Upload. The Automatic File Upload configuration page opens. 3.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manage the AFU queue Manage the AFU queue The AFU queue displays a list of recording files waiting to be uploaded. Individual file details can be viewed using the Admin panel. View the AFU queue You can view the list of files that are queued for automatic upload using the Admin panel. To view the AFU queue: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Automatic File Upload.
Pearl Mini User Guide Manage the AFU queue The upload queue can display only 15 files at one time. Additional content is still stored and is viewed in increments of five files when you select Newer 5. Delete content in the AFU queue Files can be deleted from the upload queue, either individually or as a group. To delete content from the upload queue: 1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Local FTP server Local FTP server Pearl Mini can act as an FTP server, allowing you to manually or automatically connect to the system and download recordings. Depending on configuration of the FTP server, you may also be able to remotely delete files after download, maximizing available system storage. When using an FTP server to download a file, it is possible to start the download while that file is still in the process of being recorded. This results in an incomplete file.
Pearl Mini User Guide Local FTP server 3. To enable or disable the FTP server, do one of the following: a. Check Enable FTP access and select a user from the FTP user name drop down. Then click Apply to enable the FTP server. b. Uncheck Enable FTP access and click Apply to disable the FTP server. The ftp password is the regular access password for the selected user. See User administration for details on user names and passwords. 4.
Pearl Mini User Guide Local FTP server l Channel folders are labeled video (i.e. video3 for channel 3) l Recorder folders are labeled videom (i.e. videom1 for the first recorder). Prerequisites l The IP address of your Pearl Mini, see Verify IP address and MAC address of Pearl Mini l An FTP tool l The username and password for your FTP user, see Configure the local FTP server In the following example, the IP address of Pearl Mini is 192.168.1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Local FTP server 8. If enabled in the FTP configuration page, delete the file after downloading it by issuing the delete command, or using your tool’s delete mechanism. If the delete command is not enabled, attempting to delete a file will result in an Unknown Command error.
PART 5: Maintenance Keep your Pearl Mini running smoothly and operating with the latest firmware. Learn the maintenance features of Epiphan Live and different ways you can configure and operate Pearl Mini using third party tools over HTTP/HTTPS or RS-232.
Pearl Mini User Guide Power down and system restart Power down and system restart You can perform the following tasks: l Reboot using the Admin panel l Power off the device using the Admin panel l Power off the device using the power button Reboot using the Admin panel To reboot Pearl Mini using the Admin panel: 1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 2. From the Configuration menu, click Maintenance. The maintenance page opens. 3.
Pearl Mini User Guide Power down and system restart To power off Pearl Mini manually, press the power button on the rear panel once.
Pearl Mini User Guide Backup your Pearl Mini setup Backup your Pearl Mini setup Configuration presets are the perfect way to backup your Pearl Mini setup so that you can reapply it later without worrying if someone changes your settings or does a factory reset. You can create a configuration preset from the Configuration menu when you select Maintenance, see Configuration presets.
Pearl Mini User Guide Perform a factory reset Perform a factory reset Use the Admin panel to perform a factory reset and restore the configuration of your Pearl Mini to the manufacturer's original default settings. Performing a factory reset erases all your input port settings (video and audio), channels, configuration presets, network settings, all locally saved media files and recordings from Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade When you register your product with Epiphan, you can choose to receive email notifications whenever firmware updates are available. To take advantage of exciting new features and important fixes for your Pearl Mini, install new firmware whenever the system indicates that a firmware update is available.
Pearl Mini User Guide Firmware upgrade Update the firmware Schedule a time to when you can update the firmware without negatively impacting viewers or automatic file upload and recording schedules. It's good practice to make a backup of your current configuration before applying a firmware update so that you can revert to the previous firmware if needed, see Create a configuration preset. You should also clear your web browser's cache after the update is complete.
Pearl Mini User Guide Firmware upgrade 6. After the system reinitializes, go to the settings for your web browser and clear your web browser's cache. 7. Connect to the Admin panel and login as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 8. From the Configuration menu, select Firmware Upgrade. The firmware upgrade page opens. Verify that the firmware version is the expected new version. If in the rare occasion the firmware update fails, the touch screen reports the failure.
Pearl Mini User Guide Firmware upgrade Do not interrupt power to the system during the BIOS update. 5. When the BIOS update is complete, a message lets you know that Pearl Mini is going to reboot. Wait for the system to restart. 6. After the system reinitializes, go to the settings for your web browser and clear your web browser's cache 7. Connect to the Admin panel and login as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel. 8.
Pearl Mini User Guide Firmware upgrade You can also confirm that the latest BIOS is installed on Pearl Mini when the section called BIOS Upgrade no longer appears on the Firmware Upgrade page in the Admin panel.
Pearl Mini User Guide Support Support Your Pearl Mini comes with a one-year complimentary support plan starting one year from the original product shipment date.
Pearl Mini User Guide Support 3. Check Permanent Logs and click Apply. 4. Click Maintenance again to refresh the maintenance page and click Download permanent logs. A zip file containing system downloads. 5. From your browser, run the allinfo script. A file is saved to your computer. http:///admin/allinfo.cgi 6. Share the log files and the allinfo results with Epiphan support.
Pearl Mini User Guide Support Configure remote support Remote support is enabled on Pearl Mini by default and allows the Epiphan support team to remotely access Pearl Mini to help you troubleshoot issues and reset lost admin passwords. Your network must allow access to the Epiphan maintenance server, which has the domain name epiphany.epiphan.com. Pearl Mini must be able to resolve this domain name to connect to the Epiphan maintenance server for remote support. Remote support uses ports 22 and 30.
Pearl Mini User Guide Support 6. Test that Pearl Mini can access the maintenance server: a. From the Configuration menu, click Network. b. In Network Diagnostics, enter epiphany.epiphan.com and click ping. c. The result of the ping should show an IP address for epiphany.epiphan.com. Report any packet losses to Epiphan support. 7. If Pearl Mini can't reach the maintenance server, check the network settings (see Configure DHCP) to ensure DHCP is selected or a DNS server is listed, then try again.
Pearl Mini User Guide Storage space maintenance Storage space maintenance Pearl Mini has local storage for internal processes and 2 GB of that space is allocated for uploaded media, like image files that you add to your channel layouts. You can see how much space you have for media files using the Admin panel. Recordings that you make are saved to the SD card installed in Pearl Mini. You can check how much space you have left on the SD card using the Admin panel and from the touch screen.
Pearl Mini User Guide Storage space maintenance 3. To check storage capacity using the touch screen, tap the Settings gear icon on the touch screen and select System status. . Check media storage capacity Pearl Mini has 2 GB of internal storage that's allocated for uploaded media, like image files that you add to your channel layouts. You can see how much space you have for media files using the Admin panel. To check media storage capacity: 1.
Pearl Mini User Guide Storage space maintenance Read data from the SD card Pearl Mini has support for removable SD cards, which are formatted to use the ext4 file system and can only be read with a computer running Linux.
Pearl Mini User Guide Third party integration Third party integration Pearl Mini has a comprehensive set of APIs to allow integration with third party tools. You can use either the HTTP/HTTPS or RS-232 commands to configure your system exactly how you need it. You can start and stop recordings, configure meta data on a channel, or even change a channel's frame size and encoding settings using the API.
Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port Pearl Mini has an RS-232 / serial port control interface (via USB) for integration with existing control room and board room equipment. Important considerations l Each command sent to Pearl Mini over RS-232 must be terminated with a line feed (LF) character (ASCII code 10). Make sure that your software adds the line feed to each command.
Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port To enable broadcasting audio on channel 2: SET.2.audio=on SAVECFG To disable broadcasting audio on channel 2: SET.2.audio="" SAVECFG Connect and configure the RS-232 port To connect your control equipment to Pearl Mini, you need a standard RS-232 null-modem cable and a USB to RS-232 serial adapter cable. Adapter cables are not included with Pearl Mini.
Pearl Mini User Guide Label Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port Description / Options the manual for your control terminal to check if a hardware handshake is needed. Software None A software handshake that uses XON/XOFF characters to control the flow of data. See the manual for your control terminal to check if a software handshake is needed. No flow control is used. Only select this if your control terminal doesn't use a handshake. 4. Click Apply.
Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port The following table describes the supported RS-232 commands. Table 67 Supported RS-232 Commands Command Name Description Recording Commands Starts recording for the provided channel or recorder. This can alternatively be accomplished with the following set commands: START. SET..rec_enabled=on START. SAVECFG If the channel is already recording, the current recording is continued.
Pearl Mini User Guide Command Name Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port Description Configuration Commands (see Configuration keys for third party APIs for available keys) GET.. Gets the saved value of a given parameter for the specified channel or recorder. GET.. SET.. Sets the value of a given parameter for the specified channel or recorder. The SET.. value is not saved until the SAVECFG command is sent.
Pearl Mini User Guide Command Name Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port Description l Uninitialized The Uninitialized status is sent when there is an internal error. Check the system for more details.
Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using HTTP/HTTPS commands Controlling Pearl Mini using HTTP/HTTPS commands Pearl Mini has an HTTP API interface. You can swap the HTTP for HTTPS in the URL without affecting the API commands. The HTTP/HTTPS API is used for configuration and control by third party applications or scripts that send commands as a series of URLs. Commands are sent to one of two URLs and specify the target configuration item.
Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using HTTP/HTTPS commands For recorders, add 'm' before the recorder number (i.e. channelm1 for recorder 1), for example: http://
/admin/channelm/get_params.cgi?key Sample Set configuration settings: http:///admin/channel/set_params.cgi?key=value or https:///admin/channel/set_params.cgi?key=value For recorders, add 'm' before the recorder number (i.e.Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using HTTP/HTTPS commands To start recording on channel 2: wget --http-user=admin --http-passwd=pass123 http://192.30.23.45/admin/channel2/set_ params.cgi?rec_enabled=on To stop recording on channel 2: wget --http-user=admin --http-passwd=pass123 http://192.30.23.45/admin/channel2/set_ params.cgi?rec_enabled="" To start recording on recorder 2: wget --http-user=admin --http-passwd=pass123 http://192.30.23.45/admin/channelm2/set_ params.
Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using HTTP/HTTPS commands Specify your Pearl Mini’s IP address, password and the key(s) or value(s) you want to query using the following syntax. Note that your system may require use of single quotes around the password to handle special characters such as exclamation marks. You can substitute https for http in the urls. get_param using wget: wget --http-user=admin --http-passwd= http:///admin/channel/get_ params.
Controlling Pearl Mini using Pearl Mini User Guide HTTP/HTTPS commands channels on Pearl Mini. l System variables are considered volatile data and are erased when Pearl Mini reboots. Set variables – syntax and example A set command saves a value to a variable, where
is the IP address of Pearl Mini, name is the unique name for each variable, and value is the text/character content stored in each variable. You can set multiple variables at the same time by separating each variable with an "&".Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using HTTP/HTTPS commands To "get" a list of all variables saved to Pearl Mini: http://
/admin/get_variables.cgi Example: "http://192.168.0.129/admin/get_variables.cgi" returns: "gpsvar1=N103 68201 W765 29712 gpsvar2=S490 18731 E756 19890 gpsvar3=N123 46891 W345 65431 gpsvar4=S767 33410 E770 04513" To learn how to use global variables as text overlays in custom channels, see Add a text overlay .Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Configuration keys for third party APIs Using HTTP/HTTPS or RS-232, you can send query and configuration commands to Pearl Mini. For the RS-232 and HTTP/HTTPS syntax, see Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port and Controlling Pearl Mini using HTTP/HTTPS commands. Using a "SET" command in RS-232 must always follow with the "SAVECFG" command for the new configuration setting(s) to take effect.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs l Livestream configuration keys (Publish type 8) l Content metadata configuration keys You can also see the list of supported keys from Pearl Mini when you browse to the following URL, where
is the IP address of Pearl Mini: http:///admin/http_api.cgi System-level settings keys (read-only) The following read-only system-level setting keys are supported.Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Table 70 Supported Read/Write System-level Settings configuration keys Key Values Description frmcheck_ on To enable firmware update checking, set to on. enabled empty string ("") To disable firmware update checking, set to an empty string (""). description string Enables or disables automatic firmware update checking. To give this system a name in the Epiphan discovery utility, specify a description string.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Key Values Description screen. empty string ("") To enable system info from the touch screen, set to on. To disable system info from the touch screen, set to an empty string (""). Enables or disables channel preview on the touch screen. touchscreen_preview on To enable preview on the touch screen, set to on. empty string ("") To disable preview on the touch screen, set to an empty string ("").
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Key Values Description rec_prefix string Specifies a prefix for the recorded filenames. rec_sizelimit integer Specifies the file size limit, in kilobytes (kB). string (no quotes) Specifies the time limit before a new recording file is created. hh:mm:ss For example, for 3 hour recordings, use 3:00:00 on Specifies whether or not recordings should be available over off UPnP.
Pearl Mini User Guide Key Configuration keys for third party APIs Values Description separated list of IP addresses and/or To restrict access, provide a list of denied IP addresses. ranges. To clear denied IP restriction, set to an empty string (""). empty string("") UPnP configuration keys The following settings are supported for UPnP streaming.
Pearl Mini User Guide Key streamport Configuration keys for third party APIs Values Description 1000...65535, Specifies the port used for streaming. Note port 5557 is used but not 5557 for network discovery and cannot be used for streaming. Overrides the global stream access settings or uses global ac_override on empty string ("") stream access settings. To use global stream access settings, set to empty string ("").
Pearl Mini User Guide Key slicemode vbitrate vbufmode vencpreset Configuration keys for third party APIs Values Description on Enables or disables H.264 slicing for RTP. To enable slicing, set empty string ("") to on. To disable slicing, set to empty string (""). Integer 1 (low delay) 2 (storage) For low delay when streaming, specify 1. For best results or recording, set to 2. Specifies a video encoding preset. 5 (Hardware For software, set to 0.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Table 79 Supported channel layout configuration keys Key Values active_layout integer Description Specifies which layout is currently active for the specified channel. Audio configuration keys The following audio configuration keys are supported. For more information on individual items listed, see Configure channel encoding.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Stream publishing configuration keys The system supports the following stream publishing settings. For more information on publishing the stream, see What is streaming?. Table 81 Supported Stream Publishing configuration keys Key Values Description Starts or stops streaming to CDN servers (RTSP, RTMP type streaming including Original Livestream and Wowza Cloud). publish_enabled on See Stream to a CDN.
Pearl Mini User Guide Key unicast_vport Configuration keys for third party APIs Values 1000...65535, but not 5557 Description Specifies the UDP port for RTP/UDP video streaming. Note port 5557 is used for network discovery and cannot be used for streaming. MPEG-TS configuration keys (Publish types 4 and 5) The following settings are supported when the publish type is set to MPEG-TS and for associated SAP distribution.
Pearl Mini User Guide Configuration keys for third party APIs Key Values Description rtmp_stream string Specifies the RTMP stream name, as configured with the CDN. rtmp_username string Specifies the username for the RTMP server. rtmp_password string Specifies the password for the RTMP server. Livestream configuration keys (Publish type 8) The following settings are supported when the publish type is set to Original Livestream.
Pearl Mini User Guide Key Configuration keys for third party APIs Values Description above on handling white space (spaces) in the string. (This string can be displayed by certain viewing applications by looking at the stream's metadata information.
Pearl Mini User Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting In addition to fine tuning channel settings such as frame rate, resolution and bit rate to ensure optimal use of resources while streaming a quality video, there may be circumstance when you must fine tune the video input source. It's good practice to backup your configuration settings so that you can revert back to a good configuration if the changes you made are not desirable, see Configuration presets.
Pearl Mini User Guide Troubleshooting Quick Reference Use the follow quick reference table for help if you are experiencing problems or unexpected behavior from your Pearl Mini. Table 87 Troubleshooting Quick Reference Problem Action(s) to Resolve Check each source's input from the source preview in the Admin panel. OR Not sure if the connected video inputs Check the touchscreen interface to view confidence monitoring are being captured. for each channel, see About the touch screen.
Pearl Mini User Guide Problem output. Video playback is fine, but when I play the clip in Adobe Premiere Pro the audio and video are out of sync. Action(s) to Resolve correct level, see Selecting an audio source. Modify the input gain if necessary, see Adjust audio gain and delay. Adobe Premiere Pro has a known issue handling video that is recorded using a variable frame rate. Convert the clip to a constant frame rate using a third-party software, such as Handbrake, before editing in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Pearl Mini User Guide Problem Action(s) to Resolve 3. Enter a low negative value (i.e. -5) in the Frame Grabber's Vertical Shift field. 4. Reduce the number of channels encoding data. Verify that the Stream Type matches with the media player used and that you have the correct url or SDP file for the player. See Stream content using HTTP, HTTPS or RTSP and Stream won't play in my media player or browser. Stream to a media player or smart TV.
Pearl Mini User Guide Problem Action(s) to Resolve 2. VLC doesn't play MP4-fragmented files normally. 3. Streams and recordings at very low frame rates (e.g. 1 fps) are not playable in VLC media player, use Windows Media Player and Quicktime Player instead. Some media players won't play MOV videos that are recorded with MP3 audio encoding, including: 1. VLC 2.2.4 (Microsoft Windows) if MP3 audio encoding is Certain Media players won't play MOV at 48 kbps. 2. Movies & TV 10.16122.1029 on Windows 10.
Pearl Mini User Guide For example: l Input signal resolution is 720×480 (a 3:2 aspect ratio) l encoded resolution is 1280×800 (a 16:10 aspect ratio that is wider than the input resolution) Borders are added to the left and right of the image to preserve the narrower ratio of the input. Match output frame size with aspect ratio of input signal The frame size is matched only for layouts that have only one source.
Pearl Mini User Guide 4. Make note of the input signal resolution. 5. From the Channel's menu, click Encoding for the channel. The Encoding page opens. 6. You can either check Use current signal resolution as frame size or you can choose the frame size resolution from the list. a. If the source resolution appears in the list, you can choose any resolution that's listed on the same line (i.e. with the same aspect ratio). b.
Pearl Mini User Guide 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.
Pearl Mini User Guide EDID changes remain in effect for the HDMI input port until you replace the EDID with another one or specifically choose to restore the factory EDID for that specific HDMI input port. A systemlevel factory reset does not remove a manually assigned EDID from the HDMI port. 1. To download a new EDID file, go to the Epiphan support web page and select the support page for Pearl Mini. 2. Scroll to the EDID section and select an EDID from the list.
Pearl Mini User Guide 2. From the Inputs menu, select the source you want to restore. The source configuration page opens. 3. Scroll to the EDID section and click restore. 4. When the default EDID is applied, the page updates to reflect success or failure. Unstretch the output video Pearl Mini preserves the aspect ratio of your input video signal by default when you add the source to a layout using the custom layout editor.
Pearl Mini User Guide Remove the combing effect on images When frames are interlaced, artifacts from one frame may appear on the next frame. This happens when a fast motion video is interlaced. Since each frame is captured from a different point in time, the action captured in one frame is carried over to the next frame. The result is a blurred image and horizontal lines running across the video. To convert an interlaced source signal to a non-interlaced signal. 1.
Limitations and known issues This section includes known issues or limitations that affect functionality or usability and ways that you can work around these limitations. Affecting encoding l Limitation: When Pearl Mini is overloaded, video frames or audio samples can be dropped causing variable frame rate and audio cracks. Workaround: Pearl Mini is a powerful system capable of many simultaneous tasks, but like any other computing device, it has finite resources.
Workaround: Check how much internal storage space is available on Pearl Mini and delete any unnecessary recordings to free up more space. l Occasionally, tracks won't extract from a 64 GB .AVI multi-track recording using the Admin UI. Workaround: Perform the extraction again. l If AFU is configured for a channel that is paired with an AV Studio account, recordings that are in the AV Studio queue are deleted after the AFU file is uploaded.
Affecting Epiphan Live l Very fast, repeated switching between layouts using the Switcher interface can sometimes cause the monitoring panels and the preview in the Admin Panel to display an blank screen until the video image finishes loading. Workaround: Avoid repeated fast switching between layouts. l Streaming status on the Epiphan Live Dashboard interface and touch screen does not include information regarding Wowza Streaming Cloud transcoder settings.
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