Stream, record, and monitor using the Dashboard interface
Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus
The dashboard in Epiphan Live is where you can do confidence monitoring, as well as start and stop streaming and recording for your channels. You can also pause and resume a recording (firmware 4.24.6 or newer).
Configure Dashboard panels
You can customize each Dashboard panel to display a specific channel, input source, or video output for live confidence monitoring. Panels can also be set up to display system information:
CPU load (%)
Quantity of streaming connections
The current streaming bandwidth (bitrate)
Automatic file upload status (enabled or disabled).
Storage available on your Pearl device.
Other logged in operators and admins must refresh their web browsers to see the latest changes to the Dashboard.
Up to 8 Epiphan Live preview panels can be open at the same time on your Pearl device. This limit 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.
Configure Dashboard panels
Log in to Epiphan Live (see Access Epiphan Live using a web browser or mobile device).
Tap the drop-down menu that appears below the panel and select the channel, source, or output to display. The label says "None" if the panel is not yet configured.
When a channel is selected, streaming and recording control buttons appear below the panel. You can control streaming and recording of that channel using those buttons.
(Optional) To choose between displaying 2 or 4 panels, tap the 2x|4x icon that appears in the upper-right corner of the panels area.
Tap Save.
You can navigate between 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 using Epiphan Live
Use the Dashboard to monitor your video and audio inputs. The video inputs section of the Dashboard lists all inputs and displays the video resolution.
A green dot means that the video source is connected and a signal is received.
A yellow dot means that a signal is not being receiving from the source.
A triangular warning icon means there is a source configuration issue that needs attention.
Tap the name of a video input to open the source details in a thumbnail view, including warning information if applicable.
The configured audio inputs appear in the Audio inputs section of the Dashboard.
A grayed-out audio source means that the audio source is not used in any channels.
A triangular warning icon means there is a source configuration issue that needs attention. Click the audio source name to display the warning message.
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.
Audio VU meter levels
| Color | Decibel range |
|---|---|
| Red | 0 to -9 dBFS |
| Yellow | -9 to -18 dBFS |
| Green | -18 dBFS and lower |
Show or hide inputs in the list
You can pick which video inputs display in the Dashboard view. Just tap the Video inputs or Audio inputs header and then check the checkbox next to the name of each source you want showing in the Dashboard view. Tap **Save **when you're done. The Dashboard input list updates automatically.
Monitor and select the video output source using Epiphan Live
The Dashboard lists the output ports along with the resolution and frame rate. You can select a channel or a video source to display on the video output port using Epiphan Live. You can also enable or disable audio for the output port.
Green text means your output is connected and transmitting to your external display.
Grayed-out text means the output port is disabled.
White text means the output port is enabled but is not connected to an external display.
Click the name of a video output to open the port's details in a thumbnail view.
By default, video output ports are configured to maintain aspect ratio, use the display's default resolution, include audio at 100% and they don't include the audio VU meter. You can change these defaults in the Admin panel.
Select a video source for the output port and enable or disable audio
Tap Video outputs to display the video output configuration menu.
Tap the text field beside the output port and select a channel or source from the list.
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.
Control streaming and recording using Epiphan Live
From the Epiphan Live Dashboard, you can control streaming and recording for channels using the buttons in the Channels section. In addition to starting and stopping, you can pause and resume a recording. 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.
The left-most button with the "signal" icon starts and stops streaming for the channel.
The right-most button with the circle icon starts and stops recording for the channel.
If multiple streams are configured for a channel, a pair of control buttons is displayed for each stream.
Click the channel name to open a preview thumbnail view.
When you're ready to start streaming and recording the channel, tap the streaming and recording control buttons. Tap the buttons a second time to stop streaming and recording.
The streaming button turns blue when the channel is streaming and the timer's clock increments.
The recording button turns red when the channel is recording and the timer's clock increments.
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. Check the streaming settings for your channel using the Admin panel.
Recording using multi-track recorders
From the Admin panel, you can create multi-track recorders to capture multiple channels and audio sources in a single recording. You can then select which combination of video and audio sources to extract from the recording. This feature is useful when you're capturing a video source and multiple languages from different audio sources. Multi-track recorders appear on the Dashboard if they are configured on your Pearl device.
Each multi-track recorder has a recording control button to start and stop recording. When a Recorder is not recording, the button is gray and the timer is set to 00:00:00.
To start recording, simply tap the recording control button for that multi-track recorder. The button turns red when the multi-track recorder is recording and the timer's counter increments. Tap the button a second time to stop recording.