NDI Video Panels

You can embed Network Device Interface (NDI™) video into DashBoard CustomPanels.

DashBoard can display any NDI™ video source that is made available on the same subnet through NDI™ Tools such as the NDI™ VLC Plugin, or other applications such as Ross Video XPression.

NDI™ is a trade mark of NewTek Inc. For more information about NDI™ Tools, see the NDI™ section of the NewTek website at http://NDI.NewTek.com/.

 

To add an NDI™ video panel to a CustomPanel:

1.Create a CustomPanel, and then from the panel, enter Edit Mode.

2.On the Edit Mode Toolbar, tap the NDI button, and then drag on the panel to define the area of a new video display panel.

The Insert into ABS Component dialog box appears, as shown in (Figure 1.21).

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Figure 1.21  - Creating and Configuring an NDI Video Panel

3.Configure NDI Tag Attributes for the new video panel:

Source — Either select an available NDI™ video source from the Source Name list, or specify the source host name and port number (Host:Port).

Tip: We recommend selecting the video source from the Source Name list.

Quality: Select either low or high.

Tally State — Specify whether you want the panel to report a tally status back to the source, and if so, what status to report. The available options are Off, Preview, Program, and Both.

Show Name — Show or hide the Name of the video display panel, as defined in the video display panel's General Attributes.

Show Source — Show or hide the Source Name or host name and port number (Host:Port).

Show Timecode — Show or hide the video's timecode data.

Show Image Size — Show or hide the pixel size of the video display panel.

Fill — Specify how the video is positioned within the video display panel. Options are fit, crop, or both.

Sub Window (x, y, w, h) — Specify the origin position and dimensions of a dedicated video display panel.

4.Click Ok.

5.Double-click the NDI™ video panel you created, and then on the Ndi Attributes tab, in the General Attributes area, specify the Name of the video panel and an optional ID for it. When you are finished, tap the Apply and Close button.