NDI Offers Free Apps To Support Broadcasters

NDI, part of the Vizrt Group, today announced that it would immediately make available its new NDI|HX Capture for iOS and its NDI|HX Camera for iOS applications for free for the next 60 days. This move comes in response to an increase in mobile game streaming and a worldwide shortage of quality web cameras.

These applications, used in conjunction with the free NDI Tools software, enable the convenient creation of content, be that the action from a mobile game or live video in broadcast quality. Both apps are available now for download from the Apple iOS App Store and normally retail at $10 and $20, respectively.

Michael Hallén, CEO of the Vizrt Group said: “Our customers are the world’s storytellers and right now, unfortunately there is one story that is dominating our lives. Like everyone else, our customers are being impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and are having to overcome the challenges of staffing shortages and lockdowns. Making these two NDI-powered apps available to all who need them makes it easier for the world’s storytellers to keep us all better informed.”

The company said: “With many live sporting events now canceled, eGames are coming to the fore and the NDI|HX Capture app is a great way to broadcast the action from your mobile game to fans all over the globe. Using NDI, the super low latency, IP-based video standard ideal for game streaming, the app makes it even easier to bring the audience closer to where an increasing amount of content is created, the mobile gaming screen.

“The NDI|HX Camera app turns the iPhone in your pocket into a 4K broadcast quality camera system, optimized for remote live content creation. It can be used by journalists to capture the story wherever they are, which is essential in these days of remote working. For everybody else, the app turns their iPhone in to a high-quality webcam that will work with popular applications like MS Teams, Skype, Zoom and many more.”

To activate the NDI|HX Camera app, please follow the instructions in this video tutorial.

Each app uses the latest version of NDI 4.5 to harness the enhanced capabilities for transferring video, audio and metadata in real time across standard and wireless Ethernet networks. NDI 4.5 leverages breakthroughs in mobile phone connectivity, wireless networking, augmented and virtual reality environments.

Both apps are available to download free of charge until June 1, and require an updated version of the free to download NDI Tools to be installed on the user’s computer. NDI Tools can be downloaded here.