Switching / mixing using Epiphan Live
Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus
The Live Switcher view in Epiphan Live is a simple interface that lets you live switch between layouts while streaming and recording.
Switching between layouts using one of the switcher interfaces does not dynamically update what you see in the other switching interfaces (i.e. Epiphan Live and the Admin Panel). You must manually refresh the other interfaces separately to reflect the current state.
About the Switcher interface
Access the Switcher interface from the Menu button in the top right corner of the Dashboard interface.
Elements in the Switcher view
| Number | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel selector | The list of channels configured on your Pearl device. Select a channel and 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. |
| 3 | Preview panel | Displays a preview of a selected layout, which is outlined with a green border. When you click the **Switch **button, this preview layout becomes the live layout. |
| 4 | Live view panel | Displays the active "live" layout that is currently being streamed or recorded. The live layout is outlined with a red border. When you select the **Switch **button, this live layout is replaced with the layout that's loaded in to the Preview panel. |
| 5 | Layout carousel | Displays small previews for all layouts contained within your selected channel. Select a layout from the carousel to add it to the Preview panel. Note that the layout selected for the Preview panel has a green border and the layout in the Live panel has a red border. |
| 6 | Switch button | When selected, the layout in the Preview panel replaces the layout in the Live panel and is immediately reflected in your active stream and recordings. |
Switching while live streaming and recording using Epiphan Live
The Switcher interface lets you easily live switch between custom layouts with a simple click.
Switch layouts while live streaming and recording
Log in to Epiphan Live. The Dashboard view opens by default.
Tap the **Menu **icon in the upper-right corner of the Dashboard screen and tap Switcher to open the Switcher interface.
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.
In the carousel, tap the layout that you want to switch to next. That layout is loaded into the Preview panel.
Tap the **Switch **button to switch the layout that is currently in the Preview panel to the Live panel. The layout that was in the Live panel moves to the Preview panel so that it's ready for the next time you switch.
To load a different layout into the Preview panel, tap another layout in the carousel.