Live, IP-based media transport has become an integral part of professional production workflows, offering users exceptional flexibility while helping reduce deployment costs. However, many production and AV professionals have significant investments in equipment with traditional baseband connectivity such as HDMI or SDI, and many facilities and venues still use baseband video infrastructures.

Magewell’s feature-rich NDI® and SRT encoders and decoders seamlessly bridge traditional and IP media infrastructures by easily bringing SDI or HDMI signals into and out of IP production workflows and AV-over-IP networks. The Control Hub software further enhances these workflows with centralised, multi-device management and powerful stream management features.

Feature-rich encoders, decoders and management software for remote production, contribution and IP workflows

Compact, standalone NDI® hardware encoders

Encode HDMI or SDI signals up to 4K at 60fps into high-bandwidth NDI® with very low latency.

NDI® and live streaming decoder hardware

Decode full-bandwidth NDI®, NDI®|HX, SRT and other streaming formats for HDMI or SDI output.

Centralized device and stream management software

Decode full-bandwidth NDI®, NDI®|HX, SRT and other streaming formats for HDMI or SDI output.

Solutions for NDI®|HX Workflows

NDI®|HX offers a high-efficiency, lower-bitrate alternative to full-bandwidth NDI® while still providing excellent visual quality. Magewell’s Ultra Encode and Ultra Encode AIO live media encoders can encode HDMI or SDI inputs into NDI®|HX, while all Pro Convert decoder models can receive and decode NDI®|HX streams.

Universal live media encoder for streaming and IP workflows

Encode HDMI or SDI sources into formats and protocols including NDI®|HX, SRT and more, up to 1080p60.

Advanced live media encoder for streaming, recording and IP workflows

Encode HDMI or SDI signals into NDI®|HX, SRT (H.264 or H.265) or other protocols at resolutions up to 4K at 30fps.

Compact, multi-format IP decoder hardware

Decode full-bandwidth NDI®, NDI®|HX, SRT and other streaming formats for HDMI or SDI output.

Centralized device and stream management software

Remotely configure and control multiple Magewell IP encoders and decoders, plus optional SRT relay and protocol conversion.

Solutions for SRT Streaming

The SRT protocol – developed and open-sourced by Haivision – enables secure, reliable, low-latency delivery of high-quality video even over unpredictable networks like the public internet. Magewell’s Ultra Encode and Ultra Encode AIO live media encoders can encode SRT streams with H.264 or H.265 compression, and all Pro Convert decoder models can receive and decode SRT streams.

Universal live media encoder for streaming and IP workflows

Encode HDMI or SDI sources into formats and protocols including NDI®|HX, SRT and more, up to 1080p60.

Advanced live media encoder for streaming, recording and IP workflows

Encode HDMI or SDI signals into NDI®|HX, SRT (H.264 or H.265) or other protocols at resolutions up to 4K at 30fps.

Compact, multi-format IP decoder hardware

Decode full-bandwidth NDI®, NDI®|HX, SRT and other streaming formats for HDMI or SDI output.

Centralized device and stream management software

Remotely configure and control multiple Magewell IP encoders and decoders, plus optional SRT relay and protocol conversion.

Resources

Case Study: Magewell AV-over-IP Solution Helps GAORA Enhance Live Wrestling Broadcasts

Low-latency NDI®|HX encoder and decoder enable high-quality video transmission over Wi-Fi under limited bandwidth.

Tutorial: Remote Production Using Magewell IP Devices with vMix and SRT Streaming

Learn how to implement a remote production workflow using vMix software in conjunction with Magewell encoders and decoders.

Tutorial: Efficiently Sending an NDI® Stream to Multiple Decoders with Magewell Encoders

Learn how to use the Multicast transport mode in Pro Convert encoders to send a high-bandwidth NDI® stream to multiple decoders.

Magewell

Magewell was founded in 2011 as an R&D center and manufacturer of video capture devices. They have been breaking boundaries ever since, expanding their technologies to live streaming, encoding and playout as well as embedded systems for video processing. Their solutions are widely deployed around the world for applications including live streaming, broadcast production, video conferencing, lecture capture, medical imaging, security, machine vision, gaming, virtual reality production and many more.

MAGEWELL Technology focus

The COVID-19 pandemic has led governments, enterprises and schools all over the world to take precautions such as home isolation and social distancing to ensure the safety of every individual. This has led to surging demand for virtual meetings and remote learning. Many people using web-based conferencing or collaboration software want to incorporate live HDMI or SDI video sources into their online meetings. Many attendees wish to use a dedicated camera to provide better video quality than a standard webcam, while others may need to share content from other computers or sources. To do this, users need a reliable, low-latency video capture device that is compatible with their computer and operating system, such as macOS or Windows.

This article will walk you through how to bring an HDMI or SDI signal from a video camera into Zoom™ using a Magewell video capture device. The workflow for bringing such sources into other software such as Panopto™, Skype®, GoToMeeting®, and Teams™ is similar.

Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2

Single channel 4K capture card

Director Mini

A portable device that does multi-input switching, graphics, streaming, recording and monitoring

USB Fusion

Combines live video sources for a more engaging presentation

Ultra Encode HDMI

The Ultra Encode family offers versatile encoding for a wide range of professional applications, from live streaming over the Internet to multi-site video distribution and IP media workflows. Available in HDMI or SDI models with wired and wireless network connectivity, Ultra Encode provides high-quality H.264, H.265 (HEVC) and NDI®|HX encoding and supports multiple protocols for streaming via popular platforms and CDNs or over your LAN or WAN. Ultra Encode Universal Encoders Live H.264/H265 streaming in protocols including SRT,RTMP, RTMPS, HLS and more. NDI®|HX encoding for bandwidth-efficient IP production workflows or AV-over-IP. Control via intuitive Web GUI or HTTP-based APIs. Combine with Pro Convert decoders for end-to-end media transport.