Webcam Input can be used with popular platforms like Zoom. The Webcam Input application is found in the system tray.
It supports full frame rate video and audio up to 1080p and 4K UHD at 60 fps. The NDI® Webcam Input is compatible with Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, Skype, Zoom, and more. It is here where you can choose the NDI® video source you would like to make available as a virtual webcam. You can click the application to open up a small menu of settings. Once selected, you can use any NDI® source on your network as a webcam in any application using the available “NewTek NDI®” virtual webcam selection.ĭuring the installation of NDI® tools, you can choose to have the NDI® Webcam Input “run at startup.” When the application is running it can be found in the system tray. This mini-application allows you to select an NDI® source that you would like to use as a webcam source in an application such as Zoom or GoToMeeting.
The NDI® virtual webcam is then usable with any software that uses the webcams. The NDI® Webcam Input is a small utility which creates a virtual webcam source from any discoverable NDI® video source on your network. Studio Monitor features a web server that can be used to control the application remotely.
Applications include digital signage, video for overflow areas, and remote camera control applications. This is particularly useful if you are using Studio Monitor to power a LCD screen that is remote to your current location. Once you enter this IP address into a web browser on the same LAN, you can access the control for Studio Monitor. The IP address for this web server can be found in the applications settings area. NDI® Studio Monitor can also be controlled remotely by a web-server. Studio Monitor connected to a PTZ camera will reveal PTZ camera controls. Most importantly, you can view any NDI® source and if the source is a PTZ camera, you can control the PTZ camera with an on-screen control set. Studio Monitor has a long list of features that will be covered in an upcoming chapter. This application can quickly display all discoverable NDI® sources on your local area network.
Studio Monitor can be used on a Mac or PC computer to quickly display any NDI® video source available on your LAN. Below is a list of the most useful NDI® tools you can start using today.
NDI® offers a free set of tools for you to get started. The list above offers some of the most popular NDI® supported software and hardware solutions. Microsoft Teams, LiveToAir by Gnural Net, Skype Magewell, Epiphan, LiveU, Teradek, PTZOptics, SONY, Panasonic, HuddleCamHD, NewTek, Cannon, Bluefish444, Tally-Lights LLC, Bird-Dog ProPresenter EasyWorship Panamation Resolume Sportzcast OBS, vMix, Wirecast, Livestream Studio, MimoLive, Wowza, xSplit, Manycam, NewTek Connect NDI® Studio Monitor, NDI® Bridge, NDI® Remote, NDI® Screen Capture, NDI®|HX Driver, NDI® for Adobe® Creative Cloud®, NDI® Webcam Input, NDI® Access Manager, NDI® Import I/O for Adobe CC, NDI® Audio Direct, NDI® Screen Capture HX, NDI® Test Patterns In this chapter, you will learn about the most popular tools and software solutions available for use with NDI®. The NDI® Software Development Kit (SDK) has helped many developers integrate NDI® into their products over the years since its release. NDI® has always offered many resources to developers to add NDI® functionality to their software and hardware systems. Due to the nature of NDI®, there are many software tools that can do as much or more than previous hardware options. Once you have stepped into the NDI® ecosystem, you will find a growing number of hardware and software tools available to improve your production workflow and that offer new creative possibilities.