NDI - Interoperable Technology For Video Connections

WHAT IS NDI?

There is no video

without connection.

NDI stands for Network Device Interface, a video connectivity standard that enables multimedia systems to identify and communicate with one another over IP and to encode, transmit, and receive high-quality, low latency, frame-accurate video and audio, and exchange metadata in real-time.

NDI operates bi-directionally, with many streams on a shared connection. Its encoding algorithm is resolution and frame-rate-independent, supporting 4K resolutions and beyond, along with unlimited floating-point audio channels and custom metadata.

NDI is the technology removing the limits of video connectivity.

Together with our growing ecosystem, we are developing the most efficient, easy-to-use, and interoperable technology for video connections everywhere.

High Efficiency

We develop the most advanced video connectivity formats; and allow productions to scale without scaling costs.

Plug & Play

We guarantee that any NDI-enabled product is easy to operate, even without networking knowledge, and always works seamlessly.

Interoperable

We unlock complete connectivity with a growing ecosystem of NDI-enabled and compatible devices; and NDI is the only protocol you’ll need.

CORE TECHNOLOGY

The next step in IP connectivity.

Formats

NDI-enabled products

Are instantly discoverable in a standard IP network without requiring complex setups.
Can send or receive high-quality, low-latency video, audio, controls, and metadata, all in the same stream.
Become interoperable with an ecosystem of thousands of hardware and software products.

Discover the NDI ecosystem of Products

SUCCESS STORIES

History that
keeps on growing.

The Fabric of Global Hybrid and Virtual Live Events: MMG Events Connects 26 Countries Smoothly With NDI

Discover how MMG Events produced a four-day livestreamed a festival spanning 26 countries and reaching an audience of over 60,000.

Broadcast & Pro AV

Chess.com’s fully remote, cloud-based studio broadcasts chess matches 300 days per year with NDI

Discover how Chess.com's fully remote production team harnesses NDI in the Cloud to broadcast chess competitions all year round.

Cloud

Live Production Using NDI over 60 GHz Wi-Fi is Making Waves

This year's live broadcast NDI-based workflow of the Motonautico Hydro Grand Prix featured a game-changing addition: a camera entirely wirelessly connected over Wi-Fi to the director's OB van.

Broadcast & Pro AV

University of the Arts London Optimizes Hybrid and Remote Learning with NDI

The UAL Creative Computing Institute used NDI to design and launch a flexible, reliable video learning system at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Siemens Leverages NDI Technology to Innovate and Streamline Corporate Broadcasts

To connect with their worldwide audience, Siemens built a state-of-the-art NDI studio for corporate broadcasts, live events, and more.

Corporate and Conferencing

MSC Streamlines Its Cruise Ships’ Large AV Infrastructure with NDI

MSC uses flexible, NDI-based equipment to connect over 200 video flows per cruise ship. NDI empowered the AV team to create a reliable, lightweight large-scale installation.

Broadcast & Pro AV

Formula X adopts NDI for seamless live stream on race day

Formula X Racing Weekend organizers deployed a full IP-based video workflow and low-latency solution running NDI HX, ensuring the live stream kept pace with the high-speed action on the race track.

Broadcast & Pro AV

Blinx launches the world’s first digital-native storytelling hub with NDI

Seamlessly connecting content creators across the globe using NDI and an IP-based infrastructure, Blinx delivers news that resonates with young people throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

Broadcast & Pro AV

NDI and Birddog hit the mark for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launch

To herald the European launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in 2019, video game company Activision enlisted Gamereactor to produce and deliver a special e-sports event whose workflow was based around NDI video connectivity technology and BirdDog’s encoder/decoders.

Gaming

NDI Setup Empowers Harvard University Athletics Production

The athletics program at Harvard University relied upon a traditional baseband infrastructure for its video requirements for many years. But more recently, the Multimedia & Production department has been overseeing a gradual migration to IP via the use of NDI® video connectivity technology to benefit from greater flexibility and easier

Education, Gaming

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