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Getting Started

Learn the main parts of the interface after a channel exists. If you have not created one yet, see Create the First Channel.

Change the default admin password before you use the system in production. See Sign In and Profile.

The Dashboard​

The home page is the Dashboard. It lists every enabled channel.

If you see No channels configured, an editor or administrator still needs to add a channel. Operators cannot create channels.

  1. Open the Dashboard (the main webpage).
  2. If more than one channel is listed, click a card to select it. The selected card has a highlighted border. Keyboard shortcuts apply to that channel.
  3. Use the layout control above the list to switch expanded and compact views. The choice is saved for your account.

The chart icon in the header opens recent CPU, memory, GPU, disk, and network activity.

Record or Play Once​

Record a capture or download channel​

  1. Confirm the preview shows video and that audio meters are moving.
  2. Open the library folder where the recording should land (or rely on a naming template that includes folders).
  3. Press Record.
  4. Press Record again to stop.
  5. Confirm the new package in the library.

Details, time-slip, and keyboard shortcuts are in Recording and Playback.

  1. Select a playback channel.
  2. Click a package in the library, or drag it onto the channel card.
  3. Use Play / Pause on the transport bar, or Space.
  4. Eject unloads the package.

Keep Recordings From Running Away​

The Live Capture Recorder template includes Runaway Recording Protection. Times are in minutes. Defaults are a warning at 180 minutes and a stop at 240 minutes.

  • A warning can be sent before the limit. That notice includes Continue recording if this session should run longer.
  • At the maximum duration the recording stops.

Configure the helper on the channel. See Channels.

On Configuration → System, disk thresholds apply to the whole machine:

  • Warning Threshold — notify when free space is below this many gigabytes
  • Recording Threshold — stop recordings at this many gigabytes free

Cleanup is still a library task: delete old packages and empty Trash. See Library.

Channel Types at a Glance​

  • DeckLink capture — Lowest latency, full audio complement, best for live plants
  • SRT / RIST receive — Record a remote or in-house stream; quality depends on the network
  • HLS download — Archive a web playlist; not the same as live capture
  • Playback — File from the library out a DeckLink
  • Stream out — Encode DeckLink and send SRT, RIST, or RTMP

Next Steps​

  1. Record and play
  2. Organize the library
  3. Mark cues
  4. Add operator accounts