Capturing video and audio with Pearl Nano

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 and recording.

What is a channel on Pearl Nano?

A channel is an encoding instance associated with your video and audio inputs to produce video recordings and/or live streams. Your video and audio sources can be combined and added to a channel, which you can stream and record.

• Pearl Nano - has a single channel already preconfigured as an Auto channel by default.

• As soon as you connect a video source to one of the video input ports, it appears automatically in the channel's custom layout.

• If you connect an HDMI video source to the HDMI IN port, the Auto channel automatically uses the HDMI video and embedded HDMI audio.

• If you connect an SDI video source to the SDI port, the Auto channel automatically uses the SDI video and embedded SDI audio.

• If both HDMI and SDI video sources are connected, the HDMI video source and embedded audio takes priority and is used in the Auto channel by default.

• If no video sources are connected, a standard No Signal screen displays.

• The Auto channel's frame size is set to match the video source by default and the best bit rate for the default frame rate of 30 fps is applied automatically.

• Changing the channel's frame rate will change the frame rate used at the output port for that video input.

Default auto Channel have the related HDMI port selected by default. As soon as you connect your video source to the port, it appears automatically in the channel's custom layout. Changing the channel's frame rate or deleting the channel will change the frame rate used at the output port for that video input. Deleting the channel forces the video output port to use the original frame rate of the video input source.