Network inputs/NDI input

Network Device Interface (NDI) is a royalty-free software standard developed by NewTek to enable video-compatible products to communicate, deliver, and receive high-definition video over a computer network in a high-quality, low-latency manner that is frame accurate and suitable for switching in a live production environment.

NDI is designed to run over gigabit Ethernet, with the NDI codec expected to deliver 1080p HD video at VBR data rates typically around 100 Mbit/s.

Composer supports NDI sources via the NDI input and can render NDI output via the NDI Target component.

When Composer is launched, the built-in NDI discovery service searches for NDI sources. As sources are being discovered, they are added to the Source dropdown.

• Available NDI Sources - List of NDI sources
• Selected Source - The selected NDI source
• PlaybackState - Connection status
• Commands:
  • Start NDI receiver - starts the NDI capture
  • Stop NDI receiver - stops the NDI capture
• Configuration:
  • Automatic reconnect after lost connection - if this option is active, a lost NDI connection will be reconnected when the NDI source reappears on the network.
  • Ignore hostname when reconnecting - This will ignore the hostname of the NDI source and only use the name when connecting to the source
  • Log error on lost connection - Make log entry in Composer log if the connection is lost.
  • Prefered bandwidth - Select prefered received NDI bandwidth (quality)
• Performance and properties
  • Discovery status - discovery connection status message. When trying to reconnect to a previously connected NDI source, the status changes to Searching.
  • Last Running Source - The last NDI source used
  • Received Video pixel format - internal videoformat
  • Received Video Frames - total number of captured video frames
  • Received Audio Frames - total number of captured video frames
  • Video Queue Size - number of captured but unprocessed video frames
  • Audio Queue Size (ms) - duration of captured but unprocessed audio
• Optional TAGS (space separated)
  • TAGS - Add a "tag"  that can be used in the input smart search function. It is possible to add several tags by separating them by a SPACE char.
• Resolution:
  • Width - NDI source video width (pixels)
  • Height - NDI source video height (pixels)