Nimble Streamer NDI Support
Softvelum’s Nimble Streamer supports NDI® input and output
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Softvelum’s Nimble Streamer supports NDI® input and output
NDI is a protocol for video delivery over IP that has been widely adopted by professionals in the live production industry. The protocol was designed with the idea of making video production and processing easier and more efficient. It achieves this by providing full interoperability between different vendor solutions, abstracting the video source from the video destination, and compressing video content moderately so it can be delivered over local networks.
Nimble Streamer is a powerful streaming platform that supports NDI input and output. It acts as a "bridge" between live production environments and global networks, taking NDI input and handling it for further processing. Nimble Streamer can take NDI from the local network, decode, and transform the stream with its Live Transcoder filters. It can also encode into various formats, such as H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, and re-package it into other protocols for further delivery. It can also convert NDI to Apple Low Latency HLS and DRM MPEG-DASH, and even record and play the streams using its DVR feature set.
Nimble Streamer can also create NDI output from any live stream input, including SRT, WebRTC, RIST, RTMP, and MPEG-TS. The generated NDI stream can be used by any NDI-powered tools, and it can also be synchronized with NTP SEI metadata. The platform also has a Server Playlist feature that allows it to generate NDI from a set of local files.
What is NDI?
NDI is a technology which was implemented with these ideas in mind:
NDI in Nimble Streamer
Nimble Streamer has full support for NDI protocol input and output. Its main purpose is to deliver live streams efficiently therefore it is not a production-level mixing and editing tool.
NDI input
Nimble Streamer takes NDI input and handles it for further processing.
Example: Nimble Streamer gets NDI stream in local network, re-package it to SRT and deliver it to distant production site with high reliability and security.
Check NDI to SRT to AWS Elemental MediaConnect video as example.
NDI output
Nimble Streamer can take any live stream input and create output NDI stream.
Example: having SRT stream from external public network, Nimble Streamer can re-package it into NDI for further production purposes.
Or generate NDI stream from local files via Server Playlist.
NDI monitoring console tool
In addition to supporting NDI, Nimble Streamer has a console tool for diagnosing NDI streams. This tool provides a list of active NDI streams in the network, as well as detailed information about video and audio frames. All of this makes it a valuable resource for testing and debugging the Nimble and NDI setup. With its ability to handle a high volume of streams for multiple viewers and its compatibility with various formats, Nimble Streamer is a powerful solution for delivering live streams efficiently and effectively.
Currently NDI is available in Nimble Streamer on Windows, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.
To start using NDI in Nimble Streamer, users need to make the following installation of Softvelum products:
Take a look at other NDI-related use cases.
Also watch these video tutorials:
This playlist has all NDI-related videos explaining various use cases.
Please contact our teamif you have any questions or suggestions on NDI functionality.
NDI® is a registered trademark of NewTek, Inc.