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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 13 - Issue 6 | June 2023
InMedia
BirdDog Cloud simplifies
solutions to remote problems
B
irdDog is known for their range
of
NDI®
enabled
hardware
products including Pan Tilt and Zoom
(PTZ) cameras and video converters
that span from low-cost decoders
through to multi-channel 4K SDI and
infrastructure products. Something
that is less known in their product
portfolio is the comprehensive media
processing platform, BirdDog Cloud.
Remote workflows
are
commonplace now, with many
production companies
or
organisations wanting to generate
content without all the equipment or
people being in the same place. By
harnessing the power of IP network
connectivity
present
across most
video equipment, it has been a true
driver of change in the world of video
production, content creation and live
events.
Now in Version 3, the relatively
undiscovered powerhouse, BirdDog
Cloud, takes a fundamentally
different
approach to most
offerings in solving common remote
connectivity
problems
for
video
productions. At its heart is a Control
Centre based in the cloud that allows
you to oversee all locations, initiate
connections, monitor health and
share media to almost any device.
It
is designed for central control,
or orchestration, meaning at each
remote location you don't need to
launch computer applications, and
configure them locally.
While BirdDog operates in the
space, BirdDog Cloud extends
,
NDI®
format support well beyond NDI®
NDI®
| HX2 and NDI®
| HX3 by adding
support for many other connections,
including regular SDI capture cards,
SRT, up to 32x32 Dante Audio input/
output channels, and its own take on
connecting any device with a suite of
applications called Cloud Connect.
Connecting remote sites
sources
for
and
is
simple - with a visual control panel
making it
allows for multiple profiles to be
set
your organisation so you
can handle some locations with
high bandwidth connectivity, and
others with
limited or constrained
connections. Each connection
can be accelerated by adding an
NVIDIA graphics card, or utilising
on-board processing capabilities on
many Windows computers and the
Mac M1 processor. BirdDog Cloud
is
compatible with all
operating
systems including Windows, Linux
and MacOS - with direct support
coming shortly for BirdDog hardware
devices
including Cameras
and
Converters.
A common issue when working with
multiple cameras remotely is keeping
them synchronised.
This is handled
intelligently and with ease in Cloud
by embedding multiple sources into
a single connection from one site to
the other, guaranteeing end-to-end
sync.
The
suite of Cloud
applications is accessible in any web
browser, and on almost any mobile
or
iPad, AppleTV, Android
TV platform including iPhone,
Phones,
Android Tablets, Android TVs and
even Samsung Tizen Smart TVs. It
turns any of these devices into both
a monitor and a contributor to your
remote production - allowing control
of
clear when selecting
destinations, it
sources, and even the ability to take
your device's camera and send that
back to the production hub. This
connection is designed to be ultralow
latency allowing for immersive
video crosses, and highly interactive
control of cameras from anywhere.
In addition to connectivity, BirdDog
Cloud is a media processing engine
that can generate multiple local and
remote MultiView outputs. Producers
or directors can monitor a production
anywhere,
including
Connect
in
a
web
browser with remote control of any
camera connected. With selectable
Tally borders, audio level meters and
UMDs embedded, it adds another
layer of security and professionalism
to your next production.
Integrating Blackmagic
Capture
cards into BirdDog Cloud via the
Encoder option allows
remote cameras, switching of
for multichannel
encoding or decoding of
SDI video sources to NDI®
at either
HD or 4K resolutions with extremely
low latency and remote triggering,
ensuring the correct video sources
are exposed on your network at the
correct time.
Additionally, a unique Post
Production workflow is built in to the
system with a panel embedded into
Adobe Premiere. When activated, the
editor can communicate with anyone,
anywhere in the world on their device
of choice, with two-way video calls
directly in the edit software. The
remote user can even select what
they want to look at, the output from
the edit suite, the timeline, or even a
camera inside the edit suite. It makes
remote interactive edits incredibly
engaging.
A common issue with remote
production is dealing with network
connectivity
issues going into or
out of corporate IT infrastructure.
BirdDog Cloud
offers a service
known as Cloud DX that turns your
video connectivity into a stream that
networks interpret more like a Zoom
or Teams call than a production video
link, making remote connectivity
simple in almost any environment.
BirdDog Cloud provides easy access
to some cutting-edge technology,
allowing production staff to focus on
their content, not the connections
- producing better shows, wherever
they may be located.
BirdDog Cloud is available now
from https://BirdDog.cloud, with a
free trial downloadable.
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