Recording & Streaming

How to Record

1. Accessing Recording Settings:

Navigate to the Start Recording Button: Located in the top bar of your studio’s interface.

Open Recording Settings: Click the settings icon next to the “Start Recording” button to open a side tray with recording options.

Define Video File Type and Location: Choose between .mp4 or .mov file formats and select where to save your files. By default, files are saved to an “Hive” folder in your Video directory. Use the edit button to change the file path.

2. Selecting Sources to Record:

Choose Your Source: You can select the camera feed (with or without audio) from your studio.

Source Settings: For video sources, select to record with the included audio directly from the camera. Expand a source’s settings to see the default recording configurations, which match your camera’s quality settings (e.g., bit rate, frame rate, resolution).

3. Resetting Image Settings:

Resource Consumption Notice: Recording increases CPU and RAM usage due to transcoding. NDI sources require more resources, whereas H.264, H.265, AV1, and VP9 sources are less demanding.

4. Starting and Stopping Recordings:

Save Changes: After selecting your sources, press “Save Changes.”

Start Recording: Click “Start Recording” at the top right. The button will turn red and display the recording duration.

Stop Recording: To end a recording session, press the “Stop Recording” button. A notification will confirm the action.

5. Accessing Your Recordings:

Recording Files Location: Recorded files are organized in folders by date, start time, and end time. Each source is named according to the name you’ve assigned in the studio.

Retrieving Files: Access your recordings from the folder specified in step 1.

NDI Output

To stream a video feed via NDI (Network Device Interface) in PTZOptics Hive Studio, follow these steps using the Recording and Output interface:

Steps

1. Accessing Output Settings

Navigate to the Recording and Output section of Hive Studio. Then click on the Output Settings tab to configure which sources are broadcast via NDI.

2. Enabling NDI Output Ensure that NDI Output is enabled. This allows Hive Studio to transmit the selected video streams over the local network using the NDI protocol.

3. Selecting Video Sources Under Select sources, locate the Video sources (1) section. You will see available cameras listed here. In the example:

Camera Name: MOVE4K12XGREEN3

Channel & IP: Chan 1, 192.168.21.63

Resolution: 1080p

Bitrate: 10682.67 kbits/s

Frame Rate: 31 FPS

Memory Usage: 0 B (Note: this typically updates during streaming or recording)

Duration: 00:00:19 (indicating the active feed duration)

To select the video feed for output, click the checkbox next to the source. An orange check mark will confirm it is selected for NDI output.

4. Audio Source Configuration (Optional) If you require audio with your NDI stream, ensure an audio source is connected and selected under Audio sources. In the current setup, no audio sources are connected—you may need to link a microphone or embedded audio input via the camera or capture card.

5. Saving Your Configuration

After selecting the appropriate sources:

Confirm your selections.

Click Save Changes in the bottom-right corner to apply the output settings.

If necessary, click Stop All Outputs to halt active streams.

Start Streaming

1. Select Your Destination: Choose the RTMP destination you wish to stream to and press ‘Save Changes’ to enable it.

2. Initiate the Stream: Click the ‘Start Stream’ button either in the top bar of your studio or within the stream settings page to begin broadcasting.

3. Manage Streams in Real-Time: You can add new destinations, stop, or restart streaming to any destination anytime by adjusting settings and saving changes.

Customizing Stream Quality:

1. Selecting a Video Quality Profile: In the stream settings, you can choose between default profiles such as 720p at 30 or 60 frames per second and 1080p at 30 or 60 frames per second. It’s important to select a profile that matches your audience’s needs and your bandwidth capabilities.

2. Creating a Custom Profile: For more specific needs, select the ‘Custom Settings’ button underneath the profiles dropdown. This opens a modal where you can configure custom settings including width, height, depth, frame rate, audio codec, audio bitrate, audio frequency, video codec, video bitrate, and keyframe interval.