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, pause, resume, 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 post-processing.
We do not recommend using Recorders for manual (ad hoc) recordings to the Kaltura Content Management System (CMS).
You only need to create recorders for multi-track recordings.
Add a multi-track recorder
Each channel has its own built-in recorder which you access from the channel's Recording page. However, if you want to record several channels simultaneously to a multi-track file, you need to add a recorder using the Admin panel.
Each new recorder is automatically assigned a number, for example: Recorder 1, Recorder 2, etc. and is set to record all configured channels by default.
Add a recorder using the Admin panel
Log in to the Admin panel as admin.
From the Multitrack recorders menu, click Add multitrack recorder.
Select channels to record
When you create a new recorder, it records all the channels configured on the 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.
Select the channels recorded by a recorder using the Admin panel
Log in to the Admin panel as admin.
From the Multitrack recorders menu, select a recorder. The recorder configuration page opens.
Click **change **next to the list of channels to record.
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, pause, resume, and stop recorders from the recorder's configuration page using the Admin panel. Pausing and resuming requires firmware 4.24.6 or newer.
You can also start and stop recorders using the One Touch control feature and using Epiphan Live.
The recorder number turns red to indicate it is recording. If the system runs out of storage space, the oldest recorded file is deleted to make room for the new recording.
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.
Start and stop a recorder using the Admin panel
Log in to the Admin panel as admin or operator.
From the Recorders menu, select a recorder. The recorder configuration page opens.
Click Start to begin recording and click Stop to end recording. To pause the recording, click Pause; click Resume to resume recording to the same file.
You can navigate away from the page without affecting the recording.
Rename a recorder
Rename a recorder using the Admin panel
Log in to the Admin panel as admin.
From the Multitrack recorders menu, select a recorder. The recorder configuration page opens.
Click the recorder name and type the new name for the recorder.
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.
Duplicate a recorder using the Admin panel
Log in to the Admin panel as admin.
From the Recorders menu, select a recorder. The recorder configuration page opens.
Click **Duplicate this recorder **. The duplicate recorder is created and assigned the next recorder number in your list of recorders.
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.
Delete a recorder using the Admin panel
Log in to the Admin panel as admin.
From the Multitrack recorders menu, select a recorder. The recorder configuration page opens.
Click Delete this recorder and click OK when prompted.