EchoVideo recording and webcasting setup

A Pearl device appears as an available room device in EchoVideo as soon as the device is registered. Video sources must be connected to the Pearl device and assigned to a channel. Each channel configured on the Pearl device is treated as a separate video source for multiple source events in EchoVideo.

The Pearl device supports scheduled events, recurring events, and unscheduled ad hoc events for EchoVideo. Ad hoc events require firmware 4.24.6 or newer; see "Create ad hoc events with EchoVideo." An impromptu event can also be started from the Echo360 web interface. Scheduled events start and end automatically — no manual intervention is required. After the event ends, recorded files automatically upload to the EchoVideo environment. Backup recordings are also saved locally on the Pearl device. If the network connection or the CMS goes down during an event, the Pearl device continues to record locally and uploads the recording when network connectivity resumes.

ℹ️ Storage

A large capacity (256 GB or more recommended) storage is required to record CMS events. Do not remove any storage while files are uploading.

Administrators can:

• Create ad hoc events (firmware 4.24.6 or newer). See "Create ad hoc events with EchoVideo."
• View the Events page to see all upcoming scheduled sessions and completed sessions. See "View scheduled CMS events and history."
• Download local recordings for a channel. See "Recover channel backup recordings" in "CMS recording and webcasting control."
• Start and stop scheduled events before the scheduled time. See "Start, stop, pause, resume, and extend EchoVideo events."
• Pause and resume scheduled events (firmware 4.24.6 or newer). See "Start, stop, pause, resume, and extend EchoVideo events."
• Extend scheduled events. See "Start, stop, pause, resume, and extend EchoVideo events."
• Re-upload recordings associated with a previous EchoVideo event (firmware 4.24.6 or newer). See "View scheduled CMS events and history."

General information

• Starting or stopping a scheduled VOD event before the scheduled start or stop time does not change the event into an ad hoc event.
• The Pearl device must be registered with EchoVideo to record and stream EchoVideo events.
• It's possible to connect a USB status light to indicate the current status of an event.
• Delcom USB buttons and button/light combos can be used to start, pause, resume, and stop a scheduled EchoVideo event (pausing and resuming requires firmware 4.24.6 or newer). EchoVideo ad hoc events cannot be started with Delcom USB buttons. See "Connect a USB control button to control CMS events."
• The maximum allowed bitrate for webcasts in EchoVideo is 2.5 Mbps, regardless of the bitrate set for the target resolution of the remote recorder in EchoVideo. For example, if you set the target resolution to 1920×1080 60 fps with a bitrate of 4000 kbps, the Pearl device streams the event at the maximum bitrate of 2500 kbps.
• Scheduled VOD events automatically start recording locally on the Pearl device even if the network is down or EchoVideo is unavailable. After the session ends, the locally recorded files upload automatically to your folder in EchoVideo when the network link is re-established.
• Scheduled webcasting events do not start if the Pearl device's connection to the CMS is not available.
• It is not possible to use AFU (Automatic File Upload) or to configure recording file size, type, and other channel recording settings when CMS is enabled on the Pearl device.
• Channel encoding settings you make on the Pearl device are overridden by the default encoding settings the system uses to record to EchoVideo.

⚠️ Important — VOD events stopped early without connectivity

For EchoVideo VOD events, if you manually stop a scheduled VOD event before the scheduled end time when the Pearl device doesn't have network connectivity, the Pearl device uploads the completed event's recording when connectivity resumes. However, EchoVideo does not recognize that the event has ended. The event remains in the In Progress state in EchoVideo, and you must wait until the original event's scheduled end time before creating a new event using that Pearl device.

Encoding settings

Default EchoVideo encoding settings are applied automatically to the channel when EchoVideo is enabled, which overrides the existing encoding settings. If you manually change the encoding settings using the Admin panel after EchoVideo is enabled, the settings revert to the default EchoVideo settings when an event starts.

You can change the channel resolution in EchoVideo when creating a new scheduled or recurring session. The Pearl device also supports EchoVideo device profiles so you can quickly set up your remote recorder when you create a new event.

Further considerations

• Each Pearl device channel is treated as a separate video source that EchoVideo users can select when scheduling an event in EchoVideo.
• You can start and stop events earlier than the scheduled time using the Admin panel.
• Use multiple channels to get multiple views for an EchoVideo event. Each channel is treated as a separate video source. Using the Admin panel, administrators can configure channels for multiple source recordings and separate channels for webcasts. These channels can then be selected in EchoVideo profiles for use with EchoVideo events.
  • Pearl-2 — configure up to four channels
  • Pearl Mini and Pearl Nexus — configure up to three channels
• For example, if you have a main camera and a presentation laptop that you want to capture as a multiple source recording, you'd create two channels: one for the main camera and another for the presentation laptop.
• During an event you can monitor channels using the Admin panel. You can also see a preview of the channels from the relevant page in EchoVideo.
• For multisource EchoVideo events that are manually stopped or have ended, if you use the Admin panel to delete a locally saved recording for any channel that hasn't yet uploaded to EchoVideo as part of the multisource event, that event remains in an in-progress state indefinitely in EchoVideo.