Epiphan Pearl - Manual (Page 130)

Pearl User Guide Create a custom channel
If you need to specify an exact amount in pixels (rather than percent) you can type a pixel value in any
of the positioning value squares followed by the characters px (e.g. 56px). You can mix and match
pixels and percents changing only the boxes you want to use pixel values. At any time you can switch
back to percents by typing a percent.
Add a text overlay (custom channel)
Adding the date and time, channel name or other custom text as an overlay on your video is an easy way to
customize your stream.
You can add an overlay to a layout on an existing channel or you can create a new channel. If you're not sure
how to create a channel or a layout, start by reviewing the first few steps in the topic
Custom channel layout
editor or start with Create a simple channel .
To add a picture to your layout:
1. Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism. See Connect to the admin
interface .
2. Login as admin.
3. Follow the steps in Custom channel layout editor or Create a custom channel or layout to get to the
channel layout editor.
4. From the channel layout editor, click Add item; a drop down box appears. (If you have any other items
already in your layout, the new item appears at the top of the list.)
5. Use the item type drop down box to select Text ; the Text settings box appears and the layout area is
updated with the text overlay.
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