Why NDI is becoming the ‘go-to’ technology for demanding broadcast IP projects
By Jamie G
Three Media CTO Craig Bury discuses the traffic and processing capabilities of NDI in an article with TVB Europe. Bury has been in the business since 1971 and has witnesses multiple technology changes. Now he is witnessing the massive shift – from SDI to IP. Bury thinks NDI is bringing plenty of benefits in making productions and operations more flexible and conducive to remote working but also presenting huge challenges as well. Here are some important things Bury highlights throughout the article.
“Removing the need for costly networking and infrastructure investments, NDI is able to utilise standard Ethernet-based LAN networks, making it possible to connect every system in the MCR and related environments – including cameras, screens, production rooms, control and operational facilities. It also allows every enabled device and source to be visible on the network as a source or destination – giving MCR personnel a complete overview of the network at all times.”
Craig Bury
“Indeed, with the increase in remote working and production on everyone’s mind, the latest version, NDI 5, adds several significant new features, including NDI Bridge (for sharing NDI sources with others beyond your local network) and NDI Remote (sharing or receiving an NDI source over the web). The amount of production being done outside of the studio, and by smaller teams on-site and at home, will continue to increase – meaning that standardised technologies will become ever more critical. NDI provides precisely this kind of reassurance, and it’s a key reason why we are supporting its roll-out in broadcast and in particular, the workflows that extend past production and into presentation, linear transmission and distribution. This is new territory for NDI.”
Craig Bury
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