A New Revolution in Broadcasting with NDI 5..

The Whole World Will Be Your Studio

What is NDI?

NDI (Network Device Interface) is a royalty-free protocol developed by NewTek to enable compatible products to share video and audio resources with each other over a local area network (LAN).

NDI, the world's most common software-based IP video standard, is now starting to serve over the Public IP address, apart from the local network, with NDI version 5. It will allow you to easily share a high-quality, low-latency live broadcast with others in real time using billions of devices.

NDI 5 is expected to be released shortly. NDI 5 will break all boundaries for live broadcast content production. Any device, any location will no longer matter.

Simple, scalable, and extremely fast, the NDI protocol saves us time when creating workflows, lowers costs, and provides all this while never compromising on quality.

What's in NDI 5?

NDI ^® introduced NDI version 5, a true revolution that has turned the entire world into your studio. From the largest broadcasters on the planet to billions of smartphone users, NDI 5 makes it possible for the first time in history to connect to any device anywhere in the world, and virtually any device It allows them to work with each other.

NDI Bridge ^{NDI 5} (NDI Bridge)

By creating a simple and secure network connection, it allows securely sharing NDI resources with each other between remote sites anywhere in the world.

• By using NDI Bridge, you can maintain end-to-end NDI workflows without the hassle of any distance, reducing cost and latency.
• NDI Bridge carries all remote sources with all their features. For example, this method provides local convenience on a global scale, as features such as alpha channel, KVM, PTZs, tally, metadata, if any, are migrated together with the video and audio source!

NDI Bridge creates a secure bridge between any NDI networks, regardless of your location. That's why NDI Bridge redefines the concept of 'remote workflows', bringing with it many new opportunities for live video production.

NDI Audio Connection ^{NDI 5} (NDI Audio Direct)

Audio Direct is a set of audio plug-ins that allow almost any audio software application to take advantage of NDI. It frees your production from the limitations of hardware audio mixers by enabling seamless integration of NDI audio into software-based audio workflows over a local network, cloud or hybrid.

• Users select, receive and use incoming multi-channel audio with extremely high quality and near zero latency via NDI.

NDI Audio Direct takes audio over a local network and integrates it seamlessly into software-based audio workflows via cloud or hybrid. It allows you to directly use your Audio Productions without the need for any hardware.

NDI Remote Connect ^{NDI 5} (NDI Remote)

NDI Remote, another feature in NDI Tools that comes with NDI 5, allows anyone to contribute with live audio and live video from anywhere in the world using an Internet-connected device such as a camera phone or web browser, via just a URL. NDI Remote allows you to securely connect with multiple people over the internet and easily receive their live video and audio by simply sharing a connection.

• You can quickly and very easily add sources to your live productions from a distance, without the need for any other software.
• You can use the image from any brand of mobile device anywhere in the world, in almost any video software application you want.

Other features that come with NDI Version 5;

The benefits of NDI's optimized codec and transport protocols provide unmatched ease of use across existing networks. Other selected benefits of NDI 5 include:

Reliable UDP: As part of NDI's mission to make video anywhere easier, RUDP (Reliable User Datagram Protocol) Reliable User Datagram Protocol transmission makes WAN and WiFi connections more flexible with less configuration requirements

Apple Support: Bringing full NDI capability to all macOS, iOS, tvOS and iPadOS devices for the first time, Apple provides full NDI support for silicon systems.

Improved Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro support: Adobe Premiere and After Effects plug-in now has improved audio workflow. Updated plug-in for Final Cut Pro allows real-time audio and video output

· And Much More: The ND 5 has many other benefits, including remote genlock support, network adapter selection, and more.

Minimum System Requirements for NDI

NDI Tools

• Microsoft Windows 10 operating system (64-bit recommended)
• Mac compatible versions of NDI Tools require Mac OS X or later
• Intel Core i5 CPU or better
• 6GB RAM or better

NDI for Adobe Creative Cloud

• 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 (PC); Mac OS X or better (Mac)
• Intel Core i5 CPU or better recommended
• 4GB RAM or better
• Adobe® Creative Cloud® membership (compatible apps include After Effects® CC, Premiere Pro® CC, Prelude® CC and SpeedGrade® CC)