Connect Spark converters and NewTek's NDI PTZ camera debut new features

Among others, now assign the same source to multiple inputs with different views to switch virtual camera, without using additional network bandwidth for each view.

During his recent participation in Ise 2018 in Amsterdam, NewTek has announced new features for its NewTek Connect Spark converters and the NDI PTZ camera, devices designed to deliver video to a computer and/or IP network using NDI.

Connect Spark converts SDI or HDMI signals into NDI sources for sharing over a standard Ethernet network either wired or wirelessly.

Existing customers can take advantage of new features through software updates at no charge.

For its part, The NewTek PTZ NDI camera is the first PTZ device in the world to date to offer video, audio, Tally, PTZ control and power over a single Ethernet cable.

Both devices work with a myriad of existing software applications that support NDI, Including: CombiTech VidBlaster, Livestream Studio, Obs, Splitmedia Labs XSplit, Streamstar, StudioCoast vMix, Telestream Gameshow, Telestream Wirecast, NewTek TriCaster, Etc.

In addition, NewTek Connect Spark also offers video for popular desktop applications in this field, such as Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, Skype, Skype for Business, WebEx, Zoom and others.

Main news

Another of the new proposals provided by NewTek is that users can also now assign the same source to multiple inputs with different views, and thus switch virtual cameras without using additional network bandwidth for each view. this functionality is operational with all ndi applications that support ptz without any changes.

As Andrew Cross explains, President and CTO of NewTek, “el enfoque basado en software de NewTek para el desarrollo de hardware siempre ha permitido flujos de trabajo y capacidades flexibles que cambian el juego. Even though they are hardware devices, with Spark and our PTZ camera, our philosophy remains the same, which means that an update to the firmware and drivers of these products offer significant improvements".

Current and new users of NewTek Connect Spark and NDI PTZ cameras can download the latest NDI driver | HX and firmware update to take advantage of all new features and enhancements for both products.

Multicast mode

other features of the systems include multicast mode, allowing a Connect Spark NDI source to be viewed by many destinations without configuring multiple point-to-point connections, preserving expensive network bandwidth.

Users can easily enable multicast mode through the Connect Spark setup web page. It is now also possible to find Connect Spark devices on other networks through an IP address and add them to the list of visible sources using NDI Access Manager, a free application available on NewTek.

In addition, Connect Spark now supports the ability to include timecode in video frames via LTC timecode connected to Connect Spark audio input, with automatic detection of all settings.

In this way, any NDI-enabled application can access timecode information to enable accurate synchronization of multiple NDI streams.

Connect Spark is also a wireless video recorder, as it supports a Micro SD card or records to any USB drive connected to one of the USB ports. This gives users the ability to record all their cameras for later editing or get backups.

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