The more
NDI becomes a stable IP workflow for video production the more innovations we will see therein. Now that we can send video and embedded audio over IP, the question is "Where do we go now?" The answer may be in post-production and not in production itself. Avid has integrated
NewTek NDI in
Media Composer changing the game in
post-production. In short, using
NDI and
NDI software, producers and reviewers can watch cuts made in real time from editors rather than using a
shared storage. This adds time to post-production workflows where time is so very valuable. With NDI the possibilities seem endless and so do the benefits.
On a laptop on the same network, Mr. Lomicka runs the NewTek NDI Studio Monitor application from NewTek’s free download NDI Tools Pack. NDI-aware devices and applications auto-detect any other active NDI sources on the same network, so the system running Media Composer is visible on the File menu for NDI Studio Monitor. With one click, the NDI stream can be selected for viewing and goes live on NDI Studio Monitor.
Among the workflow applications this offers is to speed up the review and approval process. A project does not need to rendered to a file and the file sent to the reviewer, uploaded to shared storage or walked over on thumbdrive. The editor can simply play it live in Media Composer with NDI on, and any networked system can view it. This also makes it possible to use Media Composer as a resource in live production, as there are many live production systems that are now NDI enabled, NewTek VMC1, TriCaster® TC1, and 3Play® 3P1 being examples. If an edited package is needed on quick turnaround, it can be created on Media Composer and played live to the switcher or production system as soon as ready....[continue reading]
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