Ideal Systems bridges IP-to-baseband in NDI-based studio a game-changer
Singapore Polytechnic has collaborated with Ideal Systems to build a new state-of-the-art, NDI-based video production studio and remote production pipeline to support events and hands-on student training.
Having supported many successful past NDI deployments for remote production environments, IDEAL Systems quickly determined that a hybrid NDI/baseband SDI pipeline was the right path forward.
Jack Jiang, AV Sales Manager, Ideal Systems Singapore, explained, “NDI is user-friendly and significantly more cost effective to deploy and maintain than other IP alternatives, with all the traditional IP advantages like low latency, system flexibility, and simple cabling requirements.
“It also ensures discoverability and simplifies cloud workflows, plus the rapidly growing ecosystem of NDI equipment makes it a clear winner.”
Carrying this vision further, Ideal Systems built a studio and pipeline with portable rack units equipped with professional HD/Ultra HD camcorders and NDI pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras for NDI low latency streaming and remote control.
The units include mixers with Dante audio networking, wireless microphone systems to capture audio in dynamic environments without interference, and NDI-enabled network switches for fast, reliable data transfer to multiple video sources.
Secure reliable transport (SRT) 4G/5G wireless routers for secure data transmission are also integrated. Each rack is configured to transmit live SRT audio and video signals from remote locations via the public internet to a control room on the SP campus.
From the remote site, SRT protocols are configured in “caller” mode to initiate connections through the internet, sending live signals to the control room, where an AJA BRIDGE LIVE connected to an internet router serves as the receiver in “listener” mode.
BRIDGE LIVE then converts the SRT streams into NDI signals for input to Singapore Polytechnic’s video production system, which processes the feeds for live production and streaming. The video production system supports everything from switching to broadcast graphics, virtual sets, special effects, audio mixing, recording, social media publishing, and web streaming.
“The fact that our client can use BRIDGE LIVE to convert SRT to NDI signals from multiple mobile racks simultaneously and transmit them to the control room is game-changing, and it gives them the flexibility to connect multiple mobile racks to a master control room for smoother, more efficient workflows, with steadfast reliability.
“BRIDGE LIVE’s intuitive web interface makes the device easy to manage, and it can handle multiple streams simultaneously, which ensures a high-quality output with minimal latency high-quality output,” Jiang added.
