NewTek NDI HX-PTZ2, Operating Instructions Manual

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5.2
NDI BENEFITS
The NDI concept is simple: You supply a video source
–
in this case, an NDI stream from your NewTek
NDIHX-PTZ2. At that point, anyone else on that network can see it and work with it just as if it was a locally
connected to their system (unless you deliberately limit access).
In this brave new world of IP video, you hardly need to think about capture cards, SDI, HDMI connections,
a/v formats, etc. You also enjoy freedom from dependency on distribution amps, video matrix routers, and
the like. There are many hundreds of software and hardware systems with native NDI input and output
support
–
both commercial and open source. Now you can supply your video to these without running bulky
cables over long distances.
More than simply replacing a cable, though, NDI enables multiple applications to access the same sources at
the same time. For example, you might simultaneously send high-quality, low latency video to your video
mixer system, while also streaming it and capturing it elsewhere on your network.
For a deeper introduction to the world of NDI, download and install the free NewTek NDI Tools pack from
ndi.tv/tools/
.
5.3 NDI WEBCAM INPUT
If you installed the NDI|HX driver for Windows
®
, you were given the
opportunity to install NDI Webcam Input at the same time. This is a
very useful application that allows you to make a designated NDI
source available on the local as a proxy ‘webcam’.
In turn, this means that you can quickly and flexibly assign NDI sources
from your network to supply video to applications like Skype™, Google
+ Hangouts™, GoToMeeting™, and many more.
When running, NDI Webcam Input adds a small icon to the Windows
task tray, (Figure 28) and the first time Webcam is opened a launcher
applet will walk you through the process.
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