This week in Back to Basics, we cover why users should consider upgrading their PTZOptics cameras to support the Newtek NDI. Show hosts, Paul Richards and Tess Protesto are joined with Zane Condren from NewTek. Zane was calling in from San Antonio, Texas using vMix call over an updated Google Chrome browser. Zane helps Paul & Tess answer live viewer questions about the NewTek which we will outline throughout this broadcast. One of the amazing points that Zane helps us understand about the NewTek NDI right away is the usability of a Gigabit Ethernet network for professional video production versus traditional SDI baseband routers.

Introduction to NewTek NDI

Traditional cabling such as HD-SDI used for video and RS-232 Serial cabling used for PTZ camera controls will definitely be replaced with ethernet cables in many scenarios. In many circumstances, IP based video and camera controls, especially for PTZ cameras, is much more powerful and convenient for live streamers and broadcasters alike. Using IP based video (Professional Video over IP) allows cameras like the PTZOptics NDI upgraded models to be used with live streaming software such as Wirecast, vMix, Livestream Studio, NewTek Tricasters, VLC media player and Open Broadcaster Software. Using the NewTek NDI is becoming one of the most affordable and popular way to transmit video from a PTZOptics camera directly to computer-based video production software system but also hardware-based video production switchers.

NewTek NDI Troubleshooting

As many of our PTZ camera users were asking about Troubleshooting with the NewTek NDI, we reviewed the NewTek troubleshooting guide for NDI. We also, reviewed the PTZOptics NDI troubleshooting guide. These guides are available at the following links:

NewTek NDI Troubleshooting Guide

PTZOptics NDI Troubleshooting Guide

Learn more about the NewTek NDI for live streaming PTZ Cameras

• Learn how to quickly set up your PTZOptics NDI camera here
• Check out our guidelines for choosing the best network switch for NDI here.
• How to upgrade your PTZOptics camera to support the NewTek NDI here.
• More on Troubleshooting with the NewTek NDI here.
• Optimizing your RTSP, RTMP and NDI settings for live streaming. Learn more here.
• 2018 NAB Show interview with Dr. Andrew Cross on the future of NDI here.
• Check out test results from NDI Cameras with wirecast, vmix, xsplit and Livestream here.
• NDI HX is the new “High Efficiency” version of the NewTek NDI. Learn more here.
• Your NewTek NDI questions answered from Dr. Andrew Cross here.
• 20 Minutes on the NewTek NDI w/ the chief engineer here.
• The world of video conferencing w/ IP Video & the NewTek NDI here.
• All your questions about the NewTek NDI cameras answered live here.
• PTZOptics releases four NDI compatible PTZ camera models here.
• H.265 Streaming, VLC integration and the NDI plugin here.
• How to add cameras to the Newtek Connect Pro App here.
• How to use NDI Transmit for video conferencing with the Newtek NDI here.
• Using NewTek NDI with Multicast here.
• Learn how to use NDI & RTSP streaming cameras with OBS here.