NDI BirdDog P100, User Manual

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NDI® Encode Settings
Bitrate Management
Because you’re
sending NDI® video
over your computer
network, you may
need to be mindful
of the amount of
bandwidth your
video will consume.
By setting Bitrate
Management to NDI®
Managed, the target
bitrate will be set
in accordance with
the NDI® standard.
This will achieve an
optimum balance between bandwidth consumption and video quality. In this mode, the video bitrate will be around
120- 140 Mbps. If you do opt for Manual management, you may select a bitrate within a range of 60-360 Mbps. Do
this with care, as the actual bitrate may be greater, straining the capacity of the network and the receiving device,
and lower settings may result in reduced image quality.
Video Input Format
Here you can set the frame rate of the camera to match that of your production. All cameras should be set to the
same frame rate.
NDI Group Enable
NDI® supports Grouping which allows you to hide the visibility of video sources to viewers that are not part of the
group. If disabled, the video source is public and viewable by any receiver on your network.
NDI Stream Name
Give the output video stream of the camera a memorable name to make identification easier on NDI® receiving
devices.
NDI Audio
You can choose to embed audio from the audio input connector into the NDI® stream or mute it.
NDI Failover Source
If the selected HDMI source is interrupted for any reason, P100 can automatically switch to a pre-determined
alternative NDI® source. Select an available NDI® source for the failover function from the Available NDI® Sources
dropdown list. Clicking the REFRESH button will add new sources to the list, whereas clicking Reset will populate
the list with only active NDI® sources. Click the APPLY button to apply your failover source change.
Network Configuration
For the final part of this quick
start guide, let’s set up the
network configuration of your
camera so it can work with your
wider network.
Most computer networks
provide for both automatic
and manual configuration of
network devices and the P100
can accomodate both.