SL NEO Capture & Ingest

Recording Manager is a client-server system that controls automated recording workflows across multiple recorders and sources.
▸ Centralized scheduling and job management
▸ Parallel and sequential recording execution
▸ Automatic source switching via SDI router or IP control
▸ Main / Backup source switching for all supported input types
▸ Conflict detection and schedule verification
▸ Multi-user desktop and web-based operator UI
Recording tasks continue to run even if the client application is closed, as all schedules and jobs are managed server-side.

The Recording Manager application includes six functional windows:
▸ Recorder Status - displays all connected recording services (Recorders) and their status
▸ Recording Jobs - allows users to create, edit, and execute recording jobs for capturing media streams into files
▸ Schedule - designed for creating, editing, and executing time-based recording schedules, rather than user-triggered actions
▸ Weekly Schedule - displays recurring jobs in a weekly schedule view
▸ Upcoming - displays a list of upcoming events
▸ Recording Logs - displays a list with information about completed jobs

Depending on their position on the timeline, recording tasks may be executed either in parallel or sequentially. If tasks fully or partially overlap on the timeline, they are executed in parallel for the duration of the overlap. If tasks do not overlap in time, they are executed sequentially.
An example of sequential task execution is recording daily news bulletins from different broadcast channels where the bulletins air at different, non-overlapping times. Sequential execution allows significant savings in media server hardware and software resources. This is achieved by replacing static, configuration-level bindings between sources and recorders with dynamic switching of these connections when transitioning from one task to the next.

In real broadcast workflows, recording tasks often run in a mixed parallel–sequential mode. When sources are scheduled at different times, a single recorder can be reused sequentially. When multiple sources overlap in time, additional recorders are automatically engaged.
This approach optimizes hardware usage by dynamically allocating recorders based on the schedule. It is commonly used in broadcast environments with many external feeds connected via an SDI or IP router — often referred to as a Pathfire workflow — allowing dozens of sources to be recorded efficiently without dedicating a recorder to each one.

Continuous signal recording is performed in the Record window.
Recording control is handled in the File Monitor window.
Storage and management of recorded files are handled in the Media Bin window.