BirdDog Studio NDI Encoder & Decoder
Studio NDI is the world’s flagship NDI Encoder and Decoder. Built around BirdDog’s custom NDI silicon chip and housed in an aircraft grade aluminium case, Studio NDI has been engineered from the ground up for real-world users. Featuring SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs, built-in cross converter, active loop outs, dual NDI encoding, audio intercom system, NDI tally system, PoE, and compatibility with BirdDog’s Comms and Central Apps, Studio NDI is the perfect addition to any live producers toolkit.
NDI Encode or Decode. Choose your own adventure.
Built with total flexibility in mind Studio NDI can be configured as an NDI Encoder or NDI Decoder with a simple click of a button. Studio NDI is the World’s Only NDI Hardware capable of Encoding resolutions up to 1080p60 SDI and HDMI to NDI and Decoding NDI resolutions up to 1080p60 to SDI or HDMI.
Full NDI. No compromises.
In the world of NDI there are two flavours, NDI and NDI|HX. NDI is a variable bit rate, I-Frame codec that is reaches around 140Mbits at 1080p60 and is visually lossless. NDI|HX is a compressed, long-GOP, H.264 variant that reaches around 12Mbits at 1080p60. Studio NDI hardware only Encodes and Decodes Full YUV422 NDI.
Extreme Speed. It’s all about the silicon.
BirdDog’s revolutionary custom silicon chip is what drives the best NDI products on the planet. Only BirdDog’s hardware can do line-based processing to give the fastest possible NDI Encoding or Decoding technically possible.
RESTful API. DIY automation.
Download the free BirdDog RESTful API and program your own automation for all BirdDog hardware endpoints, including cameras.
Video inputs
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HDMI 1.4
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Video outputs
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HDMI
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Supported Resolutions
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1080p 29.97/25
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Audio
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Embedded via SDI/HDMI
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Network
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1000baseT
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Configuration
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Web based (mobile and desktop compatible)
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Power
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802.3af/802.3at PoE (Power over Ethernet)
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Dimensions
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4.13 x 5.5 x 0.7" (105 x 142 x 19 mm)
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Weight | 12.5 oz (355 g) |