Pearl-2 User Guide
Optimum CPU performance
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A mix of video over Ethernet sources are supported. Just ensure that total system loading is within
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Up to three 1080@30 inputs or up to one 4K input source
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Except the HDMI 4K input ports, which support up to 30 fps.
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Digital audio is de-embedded from the digital source.
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SD-SDI audio is not supported.
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Approximately 100 MB of the hard drive space is reserved for system use. Recording space can be virtually
unlimited with offload to networked storage.
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Requires an Epiphan Cloud Pro account.
Optimum CPU performance
Pearl-2, Pearl-2 Rackmount and Pearl-2 Rackmount Twin are powerful live video production systems;
however, there's a limit to the number of concurrent tasks the onboard CPU can perform efficiently.
The number of concurrent tasks depends on many factors, like: how many channels you have, how many
layouts you have per channel, how often you switch layouts, is the system resizing (scaling) video sources,
what frame rate and bitrate is used per channel, are the video output ports used, etc. Keep in mind that
connecting a live monitor to the HDMI output port consumes about the equivalent of an encoded
1920×1080@30 fps channel.
Streaming an NDI output consumes about the equivalent of an encoded 1920×1080@30 fps
channel on Pearl-2.
For best results, we recommend keeping Pearl-2's CPU usage under 70%.
You can check the
Overall system load
from the
Info
page using the Admin panel.
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