NDI BirdDog PF120, 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
bandwith 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 bandwith 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.
NDI Video Format Selection
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 Groups
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.
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
NDI® has a failover function where you can designate an alternate camera or NDI® source for the receiver, should
this camera become disconnected or otherwise unavailable on the network. Click on the Available NDI® Sources
field to select your alternate source.
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 PF120 can accomodate
both.