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Pearl-2 User Guide Connect an NDI source
Connect an NDI source
NDI
®
lets you to transmit and receive low latency video over Gigabit Ethernet networks. Pearl-2 accepts
multicast and unicast NDI video content, as well as high efficiency NDI|HX.
Video and audio can come from a variety of NDI sources, including:
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Remote NDI enabled PTZ cameras
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Any NDI unaware HDMI/SDI source using an NDI converter
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Webcams connected to remote computers using the NewTek Connect application
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NDI output from IOS and Android mobile devices running the NewTek NDI camera app
Pearl-2 discovers and lists all available NDI resources on the same network. Simply choose which NDI source
you want from a list. Optionally, you can search for specific NDI sources by name and NDI group.
Pearl-2 shows up on the network as an NDI resource for other NDI devices to access as soon as an NDI stream
is started on Pearl-2, see
Start and stop an NDI stream .
For NDI to work properly, network ports 49152 to 65535 need to be open for two-way traffic.
Contact your network administrator for assistance.
Important considerations
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Pearl-2 supports up to six 1920×1080@30 fps inputs simultaneously. Up to three of those 1080@30
inputs can be from NDI sources.
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Pearl-2 supports up to four 4K
4K
inputs simultaneously. One of those 4K inputs can be from an NDI
source.
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Pearl-2 accepts multicast and unicast NDI inputs.
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Streaming an NDI output consumes about the equivalent of an encoded 1920×1080@30 fps channel
on Pearl-2. For best performance, see
Optimum CPU performance .
To connect an NDI source to Pearl-2:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin , see Connect to the Admin panel .
2. From the Inputs menu, click Add input . The Add input page opens with all available NDI resources
listed.
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