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LiveDeck · Tutorial 4 · 1:51

Satellite backup recordings

A satellite phone records a full-quality backup of its own camera from the moment the Studio connects. A dropped Wi‑Fi link never stops it, END does, and after the show the Studio pulls each file over the Wi‑Fi, checks it and frees the phone. Shown on iPhone; Android differences are noted under every step.

  • LiveDeck on the Studio (iPad, iPhone, Mac or Android)
  • A phone in Satellite mode on the same Wi‑Fi
  • About 2 minutes
Video format
  1. Step 1: Back up satellites: on, LiveDeck on iPhone
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    Back up satellites: on

    1. On the Studio, open Output and find Back up satellites under Record.
    2. It is ON by default (“starts when a satellite connects”). Its page has the settings: Quality (High · 1080p or Standard · 720p), After it is checked (Delete from the phone or Keep 7 days) and Pull while live (off: files are collected after the show).

    AndroidOutput › Record › Back up satellites, the same; its switch is on the row.

  2. Step 2: A phone connects, LiveDeck on iPhone
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    A phone connects

    1. Put a phone in Satellite mode and send its camera. The moment the Studio connects, the phone starts recording its own copy: a red BACKUP chip shows the time and the space left, e.g. “BACKUP 00:00:07 · about 8 h of space”.
    2. The first time, the phone explains: “Recording a backup on this phone. The Studio collects it after the show.” On the Studio the phone’s row reads ● Backup.

    AndroidAn Android satellite shows the same BACKUP chip; the Studio row reads ● Backup.

  3. Step 3: GO LIVE as usual, LiveDeck on iPhone
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    GO LIVE as usual

    1. Go live as usual. The backup started when the phone connected, so going live changes nothing for it.

    AndroidThe same.

  4. Step 4: The Wi‑Fi drops, LiveDeck on iPhone
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    The Wi‑Fi drops

    1. If the link to the Studio drops, the phone keeps recording: Studio link lost · Backup still recording on this phone. The Studio shows it offline, backup still recording on the phone.
    2. When the link is back: Back with the Studio · your backup never stopped. It is still one recording.

    AndroidThe same banners; the Studio marks the phone Offline.

  5. Step 5: END the show, LiveDeck on iPhone
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    END the show

    1. Tap the live button (Tap to stop), then Stop in “Stop going live?”. Every satellite’s backup stops.
    2. The phone shows Backup stopped · not sent yet and a Transfer pending card: keep LiveDeck open, plug the phone in and stay on the Studio’s Wi‑Fi.

    AndroidThe same: Stop going live? → Stop.

  6. Step 6: The Studio collects it, LiveDeck on iPhone
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    The Studio collects it

    1. After the show the Studio pulls each phone’s file over the Wi‑Fi, one phone at a time, with progress, speed and time left. A dropped connection resumes where it stopped.
    2. Each file is checked (SHA-256, size and length) before the phone deletes its copy: the Studio shows ✓ Saved and the phone Backup safe on the Studio.

    AndroidThe same; an Android Studio collects from iPhone satellites and the other way round.

  7. Step 7: Where the files land, LiveDeck on iPhone
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    Where the files land

    1. Saved to Recordings › the show’s folder, next to the Program recording (and copied to your network drive if one is set).
    2. Show in Files opens the folder (On My iPhone › LiveDeck › Recordings): one file per phone, plus a small .json with its timing.

    AndroidMovies › NDIStudio › the show’s folder; Show in Files opens your videos.

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