Simplify House of Worship Live Streaming with NDI® By Eamon Drew, CMO BirdDog
extremely low latency, and is already compatible with millions of devices. In fact, it’s already built into Microsoft Teams and Zoom Rooms.
Let’s face it. Putting together a video streaming set up can be expensive and quite daunting using traditional video equipment. Even more so when you are using multiple cameras. Video cable runs are very complex, difficult to route, require high-end computers with capture cards, custom cables, converters to move from SDI to HDMI and then back to SDI, USB capture boxes, frame rate converters, video recorders, and the costs just keep climbing.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. By creating an NDI® network at your church, you are not only going to save a ton of money, time, and complexity, you are also future proofing your investment. OK, what is NDI®? NDI®, or Network Device Interface, is a protocol developed by NewTek® and is a way of sending audio and video over regular computer networks. It’s a true plug and play format that requires very little configuration, offers
BirdDog are global leaders in NDI® products and have a huge range of PTZ (PanTilt-Zoom) Robotic cameras, NDI® converters, and software applications. BirdDog are proudly the first company in the world to put NDI® into a dedicated silicon chip. So, how to get started with NDI®? With NDI it all starts with a network switch and BirdDog have partnered with Netgear to ensure maximum compatibility with their M4250 series. The Netgear M4250 series have NDI profiles ready to go that make any size set up a breeze. They even have an offering that can fit into even the tightest of budgets.
