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5-2 Create Recordings

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Create Recordings

Your Networked VGA Grid can record the output from each channel. (See

for information on

creating multi-track recorders using multiple channels.) Recordings are very robust and crafted so that even in

the case of accidental system shutdown, recording files are closed off and playable.

This section describes the following topics for creating and configuring recordings via the web interface.

See

and

for information on controlling

recordings with third party tools. See

to learn how to download the recorded files.

Recording can also be controlled via the tablet interface. See Control recording via the tablet

Recording basics

While recording a channel or recorder, a new file is created each time the maximum time or size limit is met.

Additionally, when recording a multi-channel recorder or a multi-source layout channel, a new file is created if

an additional source is added to the recorder.

Physically removing the source (e.g. unplugging it) or otherwise interrupting the signal to the source does not

affect recording, and the recording will include the configured No Signal image. Recording is stopped if the

channel, or all channels in a recorder, are made inactive by changing the channel configuration to "no source"

via the admin interface.

Each channel that has a source present uses some CPU power to encode the stream. You can avoid CPU

overload by setting up channels you intend to use but setting the source to "No Source" in the admin

interface. When you are ready to use the channel again, simply set the source and all your other configuration

is already set. This doesn't apply for multi-source layout channels which always need at least one source to

keep their configuration settings.

You can choose to create AVI, MP4, MOV or MPEG-TS recordings. See

to learn how to change the recorded file type.

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