Features:
- Compact NDI Encoder and Decoder
- HDMI to NDI Encoder
- HDMI and SDI Decoder
- Supports resolutions up to 1080p60
- Large Tally display
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- Full NDI both ways
- Compatible with BirdDog Comms, the world's best NDI Intercom System
- Compatible with BirdDog Central, the world's best NDI delivery platform
- Aircraft-grade aluminum case
- Firmware upgradeable
Pocket-sized NDI®
Big things come in small packages. Utilizing BirdDog's custom NDI® silicon chip and housed in aircraft grade aluminum case, Mini is the ultimate entry point into the world of NDI® Encoding and Decoding. Featuring HDMI inputs and outputs, Active Loop-outs, an Audio Intercom System, an NDI® Tally System, PoE, and compatibility with BirdDog's Comms and Central Apps.
NDI Decoding. Get NDI® onto screens
With the world's first NDI® Decoding in hardware, using BirdDog's custom silicon chip, there has never been a faster or easier way to distribute content. Mini can see any Full NDI® content on the network and with BirdDog's Web Console you can route that to Mini for HDMI output to a screen or projector. Perfect for Digital Signage, Sports Stadiums, House of Worship, IMAG, and any application that needs content on screens. Team up Mini with optional Central application and you have an incredibly easy-to-use yet unbelievably powerful content distribution system.
Full NDI®. No compromises
In the world of NDI®, there are two flavors, NDI® and NDI|HX. NDI® is a variable bit rate, I-Frame codec that reaches around 140Mbits at 1080p60 and is visually lossless. NDI|HX is a compressed, long-GOP, H.264 variant that reaches around 12Mbits at 1080p60. Mini hardware only Encodes and Decodes Full YUV422 NDI®.
NDI® Encode or Decode. Total flexibility
Built with total flexibility in mind, Mini can be configured as an NDI® Encoder or NDI® Decoder with a simple cli-ck of a button through the web console. In Encode Mode Mini is the perfect way to get your HDMI sources into the world of NDI® and supports up to 1080p60.
Extreme Speed. It's all about the silicon
BirdDog's revolutionary custom silicon chip is what drives the best NDI® products on the planet. Only BirdDog's hardware can do line-based processing to give the fastest possible NDI® Encoding or Decoding technically possible.
RESTful API. DIY automation
Download the free BirdDog RESTful API and program your automation for all BirdDog hardware endpoints, including cameras.
Tally. It just works
The world's first NDI® Tally system is built right into Mini and it requires zero configuration. Includes a built-in large Tally display for your on-air talent to easily see which camera is live, plus user-selectable Tally borders on loop out, and an external Tally output.
PoE, DC, D-Tap. Up to you
Mini can be powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE) or D-Tap from your camera battery. No need for a power adapter, although there is one in the box if you need it.
Beautiful to touch. Tough as old boots
When the fingers first touch the sensuous anodized aluminum case housing the multi-layered PCB board, it's easier to imagine Mini on display within the Louvre in Paris than on a live video production set, but that is where the deception of the senses first takes place. The perfectly finished casing is aircraft-grade aluminum and designed to withstand the rigors of life on the road.
