Schedule capturing

Schedule capturing

In this mode, CaptureBox can control an external switcher to capture incoming feeds in a time-based schedule, according to the PC system clock.

Go to the Schedule tab and browse for the capture-to folder.

Select a Channel from the drop-down list.

If there are no channels in the list, press the Channel Setup button

Double-click on a channel line to name it.

If you are going to capture more than one channel, select the Switcher to be used from the drop-down list to the right.

Press Edit Switch to specify the input that receives the currently selected channel and click OK.

NOTE: You cannot Control more than one switcher at a time!

Click OK to close the Channel Setup dialog.

Specify the Start and End time, and the scheme of repetition (once, daily, or weekly).

Give the file a Title and a Filename and Add it to the Schedule capturing list.

Press Arm to activate the schedule.

TIP (!) If you want to capture manually, press Crash capture to start immediately, or Prepare Capture to get ready for manual capturing.


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