NewTek NDI HX PTZ3, Operating Instructions Manual

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Section 4 ABOUT NDI
®
NDI is much more than simply ‘video over IP’. As you begin using it, you’ll increasingly
discover its many advantages. Soon you’ll realize you never want to go back to simple ‘point
A to point B’ methods of video transport. This section provides a brief
overview of NDI and
the power it delivers to unleash your creativity and provide newfound production efficiency.
We live in a world in which virtually every computer system in the world is potentially connected to every
other. Likewise, our countless mobile devices are connected too. These devices have high quality screens,
fast processors and cameras. It is no surprise, then, that efficient, economical, non-linear video transfer in IP
space is augmenting and even superseding traditional linear connection methods (SDI, HDMI, etc.) and
systems.
NewTek NDI ® (Network Device Interface) makes it easy to share high-quality video over a local Ethernet
network. However, the NDI vision is vastly more exciting than any mere ’cable upgrade’. Production systems
using IP to integrate data, video, and audio are transforming live video production in ways that would have
seemed miraculous just a few years ago.
You can think of NDI as turning your network into a ‘video internet’.
4.1
A ‘VIDEO INTERNET’
Like a webpage, each NDI source is instantly available to many viewers and devices. Wherever your network
extends
– throughout your office, broadcast studio, hospital, campus (etc.) – NDI is ready for immediate
display, capture, replay, production, and more. NDI operates bi-directionally over a local area network, and
supports many ultra-low latency, ultra-high quality video streams on shared connections. It is resolution and
framerate independent, and natively supports tally, metadata, access management, and more.
NDI’s superb performance over standard 1Gbit/s networks makes it possible to transition facilities to an
incredibly versatile IP video production pipeline without negating existing investments in SDI infrastructure,
or costly new high-speed network installations. NDI|HX is a high-efficiency NDI mode expressly designed to
facilitate Wi-Fi and long distance connections.