Restart Recording - epiphan Pearl-2 User Manual

Pearl-2 User Guide
Label Description / Options
Automatic file Select this if you want this channel or recorder to be part of any scheduled automatic
upload uploads. See
Select this if you want this channel or recorder to be available via UPnP. If global UPnP
is not enabled when you select this checkbox, a link appears to let you to fix it. Click the
Share via UPnP
link and click Apply to make the global UPnP change save your recording configuration
changes.
Single-touch
Record channels and recorders (using One Touch control)
control
If you've chosen MP4 as your file type, the file is initially saved as MP4 Fragmented, and at the
end of the recording is converted to regular MP4 (also know as MP4 Progressive) format. If the
system loses power during recording or before the conversion completes, the file is preserved but
remains in MP4 fragmented format. Simply run the file through ffmpeg or another transcoder,
preserving both audio and video output to convert to progressive format.

Restart recording

Recording files are automatically saved and new ones opened for writing when they reach the configured time
or size limit, when the channel or recorder name is changed, or when changes are made to the stream.
You cannot download files from the system while they are being recorded, so from time to time you may need
to close the current recording and restart a new one to facilitate file downloads. The system supports this
through the recording reset option, which closes the current recording file and opens a new one without
missing any frames.
To close the current recording and start a new file:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin. See
2. For a channel recording:
a. Click the desired channel; the channel menu expands.
b. Click the Recording link for the channel; the Recording page opens.
3. For a recorder:
a. Click the desired recorder link from the Recorders section; the recorder configuration page
opens.
File and recording transfer
Connect to the Admin
Restart recording
for information on automatic uploads.
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