Pearl firmware 4.24.2 — all Pearl systems, with device differences

Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus, Pearl Nano — with the NDI items excluded on Pearl Nano.

• Opencast scheduled live webcast support — Pearl capture agents support scheduled live webcasts via Opencast, so a Pearl system can automatically start streaming to one or more predefined destinations.
• NDI|HX interoperability fixes — resolved compatibility issues between Pearl devices and certain NDI|HX cameras, such as the Sony SRG-A40. Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, and Pearl Nexus only.
• This release removes support for NDI|HX1. Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, and Pearl Nexus.
• Refreshed built-in CA certificates used to secure communication between Pearl systems and external services.
• Dual Ethernet NDI discovery — NDI sources can be discovered over USB-to-Ethernet adapters. Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, and Pearl Nexus.
• Audio codec validation in the web interface to help prevent configuration errors.
• Pearl-2 only: fan control interface updated, removing a misleading warning and simplifying settings to Auto and Maximum.
• Fixed layout editor element reordering, and duplicated multicast RTSP streams from Q-SYS cameras.
• Pearl Nano only: new configuration option to minimize high bitrate variability for improved RTMP stability, and a fix for the MTU value set in the web interface not being applied.