Epiphan Pearl 2 Base

The easiest solution for 4K* streaming, recording, and switching
Pearl-2™ brings the pro features and processing power required for the most demanding live events including 4K streaming and recording, live switching, NDI support, and chroma keying. Add Epiphan Edge and you can control Pearl-2 from anywhere to produce broadcast-quality content from a distance. *Requires the 4K feature add-on

Power up Pearl-2 with Epiphan Edge™
Take control of Pearl-2 from anywhere with Epiphan Edge’s powerful remote production capabilities.

• Full remote access
• Live switching and production from the cloud
• Centralized dashboard for monitoring devices
• Real-time alerting of any issues

Seamless integrations
The most flexible recording and streaming appliance for automating video in any space

Crestron
Integrate your Pearl into any Crestron space using the Crestron-developed Control Module

Q-sys
Bring streaming and recording to any Q-SYS space with the secure Q-SYS plugin for Pearl

Extron
Pearl Mini is the most capable streaming and recording system that integrates with Extron

Panopto
Sync all of your recordings to your Panopto folders automatically

Yuja
Streamline your YuJa video workflows with Pearl hardware

Opencast
Design the ideal OpenCast lecture capture system

Kaltura
Bring ease of use and wider adoption of your Kaltura CMS with automated video capture

Get direct feeds from Teams and Zoom
Add Microsoft Teams and Zoom participants in full HD as SRT sources into Pearl with Epiphan Connect.

• Isolated audio for each participant
• Simplified, dummy-proof screen sharing
• Entirely cloud based – no cables, no local network, no extra gear!

Versatile connectivity with NDI and SRT
Pearl-2 empowers owners to take advantage of networked inputs both on-site and around the world.

NDI® and NDI|HX for network video production
Pearl-2 supports High Bandwidth NDI with alpha channels and NDI|HX for broadcast-quality video with low-latency over Gigabit Ethernet networks. No extra HDMI or SDI cables are required. The system accepts video and audio from a wide variety of NDI-enabled devices and cameras, and it’s just as easy to share the output from Pearl-2 with other NDI devices on the network.

Optimized video transport over any network with SRT
Securely add sources and stream content across public Internet while maintaining professional-quality regardless of network conditions. Ideal for bringing remote feeds into your production.

Video inputs

• Local video inputs:
  • (2) 12G SDI
  • (2) HDMI™ 1.4a1 / DVI2
  • (2) 4K HDMI™ 1.4a (UHD/DCI)3 / DVI2
  • (2) USB 3.0 (UVC) – rear panel
• Video over Ethernet5:
  • RTSP4
  • NDI® 5, or NDI|HX6 (alpha channel support)
  • SRT (push)6
  • Browser
• Connectors:
  • (4) HDMI type A (female)
  • (2) BNC (female)
  • (2) USB-A (female) – rear panel
  • (1) RJ-45
• Aspect ratios: 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, and custom aspect ratios
• Standard resolutions: PAL, PAL wide, NTSC, NTSC wide
• Input resolution range: 640×480 to 4096×2160
• Frame rate: Up to 60 fps7
• Video input color spaces:
  • HDMI: RGB 4:4:4, YCRCB 4:2:2, YCRCB 4:4:4
  • SDI: RGB 4:4:4, YCRCB 4:2:2
• Deinterlacing: Yes
• Maximum cable length for SDI: 300 ft
• Maximum cable length for USB 3.0: 6 ft

Audio inputs

• Analog audio inputs:
  • (4) XLR pro line level (+4.0 dBu) up to 12.3 VRMS +24 dBu (balanced/unbalanced, mono or two L/R stereo pairs)
  • (1) RCA consumer line level -10 dBV (L/R stereo pair)
• Connectors:    
  • 4) XLR (female)
  • (2) RCA (female)
• Digital audio inputs9:
  • (2) SDI8
  • (4) HDMI
  • (3) USB (rear panel)
  • (6) RTSP (from RTSP input over Ethernet)
  • (6) NDI (from NDI input over Ethernet)
  • (6) SRT (from SRT input over Ethernet)
• Connectors:
  • (2) SDI (female)
  • (4) HDMI (female)
  • (2) USB (female) – rear panel
    • (1) RJ-45 (female)
• Audio gain control: 0 dB to +30 dB
• Audio mute: Yes
• Configurable audio delay: -300 ms to +300 ms

Video processing

• Video output color space: 4:2:0, 8 bits per color
• Video codec:
  • H.264/AVC (ITU H.264, ISO/IEC 14496-10) 4:2:0, 8-bit color
  • – Encoding profile: High, Main, Baseline
  • – Profile levels: 3.0, 3.1,3.2,4.0,4.1, 5.1
  • Motion JPEG
  • NDI
  • NDI|HX
• Bitrate: 1 to 50 Mbps (selectable)
• Bitrate control: Constant
• Hardware-accelerated video encoding: Optional
• Video scaling: Software and hardware
• Chroma keying: Upstream/downstream keying
• Key frames: 1/2 s and 1 s up to 5 s in 1-second intervals

Audio processing

• Compression: MP3, AAC, and PCM
• Sampling rate:
  • MP3: 22 kHz, 44 kHz, 48 kHz
  • AAC: 16 kHz, 22 kHz, 44 kHz, 48 kHz
  • PCM: 22 kHz, 44 kHz, 48 kHz
• Bitrate: 64 to 320 kbps (MP3 and AAC)

Video output

• Signal types:
  • (1) HDMI 2.0 (port 1)
  • (1) HDMI 1.4a (port 2)
  • (6) H.264/AVC digital video over Ethernet
  • (4) NDI (unicast)
  • (6) RTSP
  • (6) SRT (push)
  • (6) HLS (push)
• Connectors:    
  • (2) HDMI
  • (1) RJ-45 (female)
• Encoded channels: Up to six 1080p channels at 30 fps or one 4K channel at 30 fps (recommended)
• Streaming protocols:
  • MPEG-TS and FLV
  • RTSP over TCP/UDP
  • SRT (push) over UDP
  • HLS (push) over HTTP/HTTPS
  • Multi-publish to streaming server / CDN (SRT, RTSP, RTMP, RTMPS)
  • HLS (pull) – Native Apple HTTP/HTTPS stream for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch

• Multicast streams: 

  RTP, MPEG-TS and RTP, and MPEG-TS over UDP and SAP

• Resolution ranges:
  • Recorded: 480p to 2160p
  • Streamed: H.264: 480p to 2160p
  • NDI streamed: 480p to 2160p
  • HDMI output ports: 480p to 2160p
• Frame rate: Up to 60 fps
• Formats:
  • H.264/AVC (ITU H.264, ISO/IEC 14496-10) 4:2:0, 8-bit color
  • – Encoding profile: High, Main, Baseline
  • – Profile levels: 3.0, 3.1,3.2,4.0,4.1
  • Motion JPEG=
  • NDI
• Network traffic shaping (multicast streams): 4 Mbps to 95 Mbps (configurable)

Audio output

• Analog audio output: (1) 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack – front panel
• Digital audio outputs:
  • RTSP, SRT, and NDI audio over Ethernet
  • HLS audio over HTTP/HTTPS
  • HDMI audio (embedded)

Monitor and control

• Touch screen: 4.3 inch touch screen monitor (built in) resolution: 800×480
• USB keyboard: Connect a standard USB keyboard (optional)
• USB status light:
  • Connect a single USB status light (optional); supported models:
  • – Kuando BusyLight UC Alpha and UC Omega
  • – Delcom Products USB HID single-color and multi-color signal indicators

Recording and storage

• Record formats: AVI, MOV, MP4, and MPEG-TS
• Upload image formats: JPEG, PNG
• Internal hard drive: 512 GB SSD10
• File transfer protocols: FTP, SFTP, SCP, AWS S3 client, and WebDAV client RSync
• Network file share protocols: CIFS/SMB
• File system for USB storage: FAT16, FAT32, XFS, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, NTFS
• External USB ports:
  • (1) USB 3.0 – front panel
  • (2) USB 3.0 (UAV/UAC) – rear panel
• Bitrate: Up to 50 Mbps

Communication

• USB standards:
  • USB 1.1, USB 2.0, and USB 3.0
  • HDCP compliant
• Serial port: (1) Bidirectional RS-232 (female)
• Serial port protocols:
  • Data bits: 7 or 8 (default)
  • Stop bits: 1
  • Parity: None
  • Flow control: None, Hardware or Software
• Serial port baud rate: 19200 bps
• Ethernet host port:
  • (1) RJ-45 (female)
  • Optional second port11
• Ethernet data rate: 10/100/1000 Base-T, half/full duplex with autodetect
• Dual NIC: Yes
• Maximum Transmission Unit: 68 to 1500 MTU (configurable)
• Protocols: DHCP, TLS 1.2, LDAP, mDNS, SAP, RTP, MPEG-TS & RTP and MPEG-TS/UDP, 802.1x, EAPOL, EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, PEAP, HTTP, HTTPS, NTP, PTP, FTP, SFTP, SCP
• AWS S3
• Network discovery/announce: SAP

Network security

• 802.1x EAP methods: PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS

Administration and control

• Admin panel:    Local web UI for full administration. On-screen display and mobile UI for confidence monitoring, administration, and control. Local Admin panel access using a USB mouse, keyboard, and monitor connected directly to Pearl-2 with built-in virtual keyboard and touch-screen monitor support.
• Epiphan Live: Local web-based UI to easily control streaming, recording, and switching.
• Secure access: Multiple user accounts and passwords. HTTPS for secure Admin panel and Epiphan Live access, as well as local network access to the live channel broadcast.
• Remote access: Remote login for rescue troubleshooting and control.
• Cloud versions of the Admin panel and Epiphan Live available for Internet access.
• API: Yes (HTTP/HTTPS or RS-232)
• Crestron driver: Yes

Integrations

• Content management systems
  • Kaltura
  • Panopto
  • YuJa
  • Opencast
• Cloud access and management: Epiphan Edge
• Control platforms:    
  • Crestron
  • Q-SYS

General

• Power supply: Internal: 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
• Power use: 0.8 A, 100-240 VAC
• Operating temperature: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° Celsius)
• Cooling: Fan air flow: Bottom front to back
• Enclosure: Metal
• Form factor: Portable desktop model, 19″ rack mountable model
• Dimensions (W × D × H): 11.81″ × 9.45″ × 3.54″ (300 mm × 240 mm × 90 mm)
• Weight: 8.38 lbs (3.8 kg)
• Regulatory compliance:
  • FCC compliance: Part 15
  • CE compliance:
  • Directive 2014/30/EU – Electromagnetic Compatibility
  • Directive 2014/35/EU – Low Voltage Directive
  • Directive 2011/65/EU – RoHS

• Epiphan Pearl-2
• Ethernet Cable
• Power Cable (6')
• SDI Cable (3')
• HDMI Cable (3')
• DVI (F) to HDMI (M) Adapter
• Hard-Shell Carrying Case
• Warranty: Limited 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty