NDI BirdDog P100, User Manual

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Basic Configuration
NDI® Tools
NDI® Tools is a free suite of applications designed to introduce you to the world of IP video and is available here .
Once installed, launch the Studio Monitor (Video Monitor, if using a Mac) application. This simple application allows
you to view all NDI® sources on your network. Right-click on the Studio Monitor window to view your camera as
an NDI® source. In the example to the right, three cameras and a desktop computer are shown as NDI® sources.
Tip
By default, the displayed sources have names that include the last five digits of your
camera MAC address.
Clicking on your camera in the source list will display the image from your camera
with the default automatic settings.
The BirdUI
BirdDog cameras have a web interface (BirdUI) that is displayed by your computer browser and can be used to
configure your camera remotely.
1. Click on the gear icon on the bottom right of the Studio Monitor window.
2. The Dashboard window is displayed. To change settings, type the default password ‘birddog’ (all lower case)
and click the OK button.
The Dashboard shows important basic camera settings. For now, check that the displayed Source Status shows
Streaming and take note of the frame rate that is currently output from the camera (displayed under Stream
Info). This frame rate should be set identically for all cameras according to the requirements of your produc-
tion. Let’s see how to change this and other important camera settings.