Extend or pause CMS recordings and webcasts

You can use Pearl-2's touch screen or the Admin panel to extend an active scheduled or ad hoc event. The extend event button can be configured to add 5, 10, or 15 minutes to the event each time it is selected, see Set the extend Kaltura CMS event interval.

The button to extend the event appears on the touch screen while the event is in progress. Tap the button to add the specified amount of time to the current event. Events cannot be extended beyond the start of the next scheduled event.

For Panopto events, you can also pause active recordings and webcasts from the touch screen or using the Admin panel. An extra pause button appears on the Events screen. You can also setup Pearl-2 to mute the audio and display an event paused image to let your viewers know the event is paused, see Enable mute and display image on pause.

If mute on pause and the on-screen pause illustration are not enabled on Pearl-2, your viewers watching the stream can see and hear the live webcast while the event is paused, as well as in the recording in Panopto.

Important information

  • Pearl-2 records and uploads the full event to Panopto for processing. After the event is uploaded, Panopto removes the paused segments from the final recording. However, Panopto does not remove paused segments from webcasts. The complete webcast recording including the time the event was paused is kept.
  • If audio doesn't mute and an event paused screen doesn't appear, you must enable that feature using the Admin panel, see Enable mute and display image on pause.

Extend or pause an event using the Admin panel

  1. From the Admin panel, select the Events menu and then click the button to extend the current event. In this example, the button adds +5 minutes each time it is pressed.
  2. If this is a Panopto event, you can select Pause to pause the current event. When paused, the button changes to Resume. When you're ready to continue, select Resume.

Extend or pause an event using the touch screen

  1. From the touch screen, tap the calendar icon to display the Events screen.
  2. Tap the button to extend the current event. In this example, the button adds +5 minutes each time it is tapped.
  3. If this is a Panopto event, you can select Pause to pause the current event. When paused, the button changes to Resume. When you're ready to continue, select Resume.