BirdDog Studio NDI

HDMI & SDI to NDI encoder/decoder

Product Highlights

  • Line-based processing to NDI for the lowest delay possible
  • Rugged aluminum chassis also acts as a heatsink for stable operation
  • Integrated tally display shows if the NDI signal is ON AIR
  • Accepts HDMI or SDI input and also cross-converts the input to the outputs
  • Power by standard DC Power supply, included D-TAP power cable, or PoE Ethernet
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Studio NDI is the world’s flagship NDI® Encoder and Decoder. Built around BirdDog’s custom NDI® silicon chip and housed in an aircraft grade aluminum case, Studio NDI has been engineered from the ground up for real-world users. Featuring SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs, built-in cross converter, active loop outs, audio intercom system, NDI® tally system, PoE, and compatibility with BirdDog’s Comms and Central Apps, Studio NDI is the perfect addition to any live producer’s toolkit.

Built with total flexibility in mind Studio NDI can be configured as an NDI® Encoder or NDI® Decoder with a simple click of a button. Studio NDI is the World’s Only NDI® Hardware capable of Encoding resolutions up to 1080p60 SDI and HDMI to NDI® and Decoding NDI® resolutions up to 1080p60 to SDI or HDMI.

In the world of NDI® there are two flavors, NDI® and NDI|HX. NDI® is a variable bit rate, I-Frame codec that is reaches around 140Mbits at 1080p60 and is visually lossless. NDI|HX is a compressed, long-GOP, H.264 variant that reaches around 12Mbits at 1080p60. Studio NDI hardware only Encodes and Decodes Full YUV422 NDI®.

VIDEO FORMATS

  • (HD) 1080p 23.94, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94
  • (HD) 1080i 50, 59.94
  • (HD) 720p 50, 59.94

VIDEO INPUT

  • 1 x 3G-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424 (Level A / Level B)
  • 1 x HDMI Standard Type A connector
    • HDMI v1.4a, RGB or YCbCr

VIDEO OUTPUT

  • 1 x 3G-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424 (Level A)
  • 1 x HDMI Standard Type A connector
    • HDMI v1.4a, RGB or YCbCr

AUDIO DIGITAL

  • 2-Channel, 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous
  • 2-Channel, 24-bit HDMI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous

AUDIO ANALOG

  • 5mm Microphone headset input / output

VIDEO CODEC SUPPORT

  • Realtime, ultra-low latency, full-bitrate NDI (i-frame)

DISPLAY

  • Internal 35Ă—5 tri-colour LED display forinformation and tally indication

NETWORK INTERFACE

  • 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) with PoE (Power over Ethernet)
  • Embedded web configuration panel for control and firmware updates

USER INTERFACE CONTROLS

  • Network settings
  • Video settings
  • Tally settings
  • Audio and Comms settings

EXTERNAL TALLY

  • 5mm 2 position +5v tally connector

SIZE (W x D x H)

  • 150x105x21mm

WEIGHT

  • 3Kg

POWER

  • 100-240V, 50/60 Hz Universal Input, +5-18V DC7W Max
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE) 802.3af/at

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