Andrew Cross, president and CTO for NewTek.

The move to IP-based production is one of those unique moments in our industry,” said Dr. “There have been a few inflection points in the broadcast industry that have delivered profound benefits, such as the transition to nonlinear editing from cutting tape. Once available on the network, the NewTek NDI camera is also automatically recognized by applications like GoToMeeting, Skype, Skype for Business, Zoom Media and many others. More sources become available immediately with the addition of NDI cameras to the network. Once connected to the network, the camera is visible to all compatible systems running the latest version of NDI including: LiveStream Studio, SplitmediaLabs XSplit, Streamstar, OBS Studio, StudioCoast vMix, Telestream Wirecast, NewTek TriCaster, and hundreds more. The NewTek NDI camera connects to the network and delivers video and audio, as well as tally, PTZ control, and power all over a single Ethernet cable. With built-in NDI functionality, this new IP video camera transmits up to 1080p59.94 video directly to NDI-compatible products across a standard network. NewTek reference PTZ worldcam with native NDI NewTek’s mission to eliminate the need for BNC & SDI connections and coax cable between multiple brands which support the free NDI protocol is now becoming a complete reality. To facilitate connecting legacy cameras and other sources via NDI, NewTek has also unveiled two NDI converter boxes, one for HDMI (non-HDCP) devices, and another for SDI.

Today, NewTek has officially unveiled NDI version 3.0, together with a US$2799 PTZ worldcam camera with native NDI communication. Previously, I have covered NewTek’s NDI standard which I call the new lingua franca among broadcast brands.

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