Kiloview, a well-known IP-based video transmission solution expert, has announced that it has completed work on the world’s first Outside Broadcast (OB) truck to be completely based on NDI workflows.
Dubbed NDI OBV, the all-electric truck was built in collaboration with YouKu, an Alibaba group company and one of China's top online video and streaming service platforms. It is the culmination of four years of cooperation between the two companies that has already seen the successful debut of both live video caster and remote production systems.
NDI OBV explores the possibilities of native IP production for high-profile TV programs, and is a proof of the low-cost associated with NDI video transmission solutions, bringing live productions within the range of a whole new strata of content creators. The OBV incorporates some of the most popular solutions that integrate Kiloview’s ecosystem.
“Until now, single teams weren’t able to finish an OB truck project, covering the whole workflow with NDI tech alone; that’s the whole video production process from the encoding, production, recording, and post-production, even with effects like slo-mo,” commented Zeng Wei, Senior A/V Technician at YouKu. “But now we have integrated all the NDI and IP-based tech into one vehicle, and we believe this is the first one of its kind in the world.”
Jacob Zuo, CEO & Co-founder of Kiloview, added: "Back in 2016, we built a prototype of an IP-based studio, and made IP-based video transmission and production an option across the industry.
“I am extremely excited and proud to say that our completely IP-based solution is now fully mobile, and that we are covering all the elements and processes of video transmission within the confines of this new NDI OBV truck.”