User Manual

Pearl-2 User Guide Add video sources or a channel as a source
If more than one video source is added to a channel, we recommend configuring the channel
encoding to use a fixed resolution as the frame size instead of automatically using the
resolution of the video source as the frame size (default). A fixed channel resolution ensures
that your channel displays properly at a fixed resolution. Using a fixed channel resolution also
avoids unintended resolution changes when switching between multiple layouts if the
different layouts happen to have different video sources with different resolutions, see
Configure encoding.
To add a video source or a channel as a source:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
2. From the Channel menu, select a channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor opens.
3. In the Layouts list that appears at the top of the page, click a layout's row to select that layout or click
Add new layout.
4. Below the Layout editing area, click Add new item and select Video Source. The Source settings
appear.
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5. From the Source settings, select either a video input or a channel in the Source drop down.
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