At a global livestreaming event held on April 11, the NDI team, along with ecosystem partners AMD, AVer, BirdDog, Mevo, and Ross Video, shared their vision for the future of video. Clouds become seamlessly interoperable.
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NDI will showcase its new business vision and brand identity next week at the 2023 NAB Show (Vizrt Group, booth W2821). NDI connectivity technology will also be showcased by more than 70 partners, licensees and employers during the show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
During the event, NDI announced investments to expand its ecosystem while maintaining seamless interoperability across all products, platforms, and industries.
The new NDI Advanced is the company's most complete offering. NDI Advanced, available from the NDI website, provides access to the most efficient NDI format, HX3. It utilizes H.264 and HEVC codecs to ensure visually lossless video transmission using just 50MB of bandwidth. We also offer additional APIs and dedicated customer support. , more.
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To ensure that the growing ecosystem maintains a consistent experience for everyone using NDI, the company has also introduced two new certification programs. His NDI Certified for products that integrate the features of NDI Advanced and products that work with NDI. For devices that don't require native NDI integration, but do want full compatibility with the NDI ecosystem.
NDI also shared plans to increase engagement with its loyal user community. Community initiatives will be organized throughout the year, including the first-ever NDI Hackathon and the NDI Beta Program, which gives selected community members early hands-on access to core technology updates.
“Video is no longer something that is transmitted over a network,” said Tarif Saeed, president and general manager of NDI. “Together with our ecosystem, we are developing the most efficient, easy-to-use and interoperable technology.” It enables ubiquitous video connectivity, not only in the broadcast industry, but also in the broader content streaming market, as well as specialized industries such as healthcare, education, and security that demand more efficient video technology. ”
Through the NDI SDK, the company's core technology is available to anyone who wants to explore new use cases. More than 600,000 of his devices from companies such as Sony and Panasonic are NDI-enabled. NDI technology is also supported by Microsoft Teams and other widely used video-based software applications.