Embrace NDI: Empower your SDI infrastructure to facilitate remote IP production at minimal costs
By Jennifer P
In a recent article for APB+, Joe Tan discusses how NDI can be used to empower your workflow. One platform stands out as a catalyst for transformation in the fast-paced world of broadcasting, where technology is increasingly reshaping traditional media workflows. The Network Device Interface (NDI) standard, which combines information technology and traditional broadcasting, is blurring the lines between broadcast and audio-visual information technology (AVIT) networks. This convergence is becoming increasingly important as media content digitization and video consumption continue to rise.
Over a relatively brief period, the NDI platform has propelled the convergence of broadcast and AVIT, seamlessly interconnecting technologies and traditional workflows
Aniket Rangnekar, Asia-Pacific Regional Manager of Apantac
NDI brings together computing, communication, and content for those who want to contribute, create, and deliver audio-visual content without increasing too much of capacity or adding complexity to their setup.
Aniket Rangnekar, Asia-Pacific Regional Manager of Apantac
Given the benefits listed above, Rangnekar believes that broadcasters and other media industry stakeholders should consider NDI as a viable format for content creation and delivery. The initial investment is low, and many manufacturers provide solutions that can encode any baseband signal type to NDI.
xisting infrastructure workflows apply within the AVIT network domain, specialised workforce requirements can be kept minimum, and AVIT production and delivery workflows can be rapidly implemented.
Aniket Rangnekar, Asia-Pacific Regional Manager of Apantac
Recognizing NDI’s potential, Apantac unveiled three NDI solutions at NAB Show 2023, catering to its customers’ emerging needs and providing an end-to-end NDI workflow solution. At BroadcastAsia 2023, the company also collaborated with Ideal Systems to demonstrate a full NDI workflow.
“To summarise, for any organisation looking to consider upcoming technology in audio-visual for creative problem-solving and output delivery, NDI is the platform to consider. With a simple effective toolset from NDI, rapid deployment into existing infrastructure and delivery will help propel any media organisation into the forefront.”
Aniket Rangnekar, Asia-Pacific Regional Manager of Apantac
According to Robert Shen, Sales Manager for FOR-A South-East Asia, the adoption of NDI has been well received and has revolutionized the broadcast and media industries. Shen believes that the adoption of NDI has been a critical catalyst for the transition to new and versatile standards. NDI streamlines workflows, reduces costs, and improves overall efficiency by demystifying complexities, he claims.
FOR-A’s NDI-enabled video production ecosystem exemplifies this digital transformation. Users can create a hybrid, integrated live system by incorporating an NDI I/O interface card into a traditional SDI-based system, allowing the connection of character generators, mixers, and PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras over an IP network, resulting in an easily manageable setup.
“Embracing NDI is not merely about adopting new technology but initiating a broader strategic shift towards IP-enabled remote production. Given its cost-effectiveness and flexibility, NDI has emerged as the ideal standard for this new era of remote IP production. In addition to facilitating the use of an IP production environment in conventional SDI-based systems, it is possible to build efficient workflows that utilise IP connections not only for programme production but also for the broadcasting of sports and events and various streaming delivery. My advice to media professionals considering NDI adoption is this: Embrace the change. FOR-A opens the door to the world of IP production by enabling all customers who have used SDI-based systems to utilise NDI. Remember, the future belongs to those who innovate, and in the broadcasting industry, NDI is the most effective innovation.”
Robert Shen, Sales Manager for FOR-A South-East Asia
Read the full article from APB+ HERE
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