FIGURE 1
Section 1
INTRODUCTION AND SETUP
This guide explains how to connect power, sources and audio-visual sources to your
NewTek Spark Plus IO. It also explains how to update, and where you can find additional
NDI
®
software to extend your workflow. After completing this section, you’ll be ready to
begin using your device.
1.1
OVERVIEW
Thank you for purchasing this NewTek™ product. NewTek is extremely proud of its record of innovation,
and its commitment to excellence in design, manufacture, and superb product support.
NewTek provides some of the most advanced live production tools available anywhere, and we are confident
you will find them exceptionally powerful and versatile. Your NewTek input module delivers a huge amount
of functionality in a compact package. Prosumers and video professionals alike will appreciate the
convenience and flexibility it provides in connection with both video production and capture.
Unlike typical encoders and capture card systems, your NewTek Spark Plus™ IO leverages NewTek’s
NDI-based IP workflow, supported by leading video software and hardware developers around the globe.
This manual will assist you to install and configure your new device. First let’s go over product highlights
from both models:
Spark Plus
™
IO 3G-SDI
Spark Plus IO 3G-SDI
not only converts 3G-SDI Video to NDI
®
(Encoding) but also converts NDI to
3G-SDI (Decoding). It supports up to 1080/60 video input (Encoder) or up to 1080/60 video output
(Decoder).
It features an 3G-SDI input and 3G-SDI loop through for view on the monitor while NDI streaming, or 3G-SDI
output while decoding. It also includes 3G-SDI video input/output with embedded audio - Figure 1.