In the latest tech news, NewTek has released NDI 5.6, bringing significant enhancements to hardware integration and connectivity in NDI-embedded products.

This update provides users with more options, flexibility, and security for video capture, management, and sharing.

SDK Updates:

• Expanded Hardware Integration: NewTek’s NDI 5.6 broadens hardware compatibility, now supporting Intel Arria-10 and Quartus series FPGA chipsets, enabling developers to fully utilize NDI’s potential in FPGA-based solutions.
• Alpha Channel Support: NDI 5.6 introduces alpha channel support for FPGA-based NDI decoders, enabling advanced video mixing and graphics integration.

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NDI Bridge Updates

• Enhanced Encryption: NewTek’s NDI Bridge now features upgraded encryption (TLS 1.3), enhancing security. Note: all NDI Bridge nodes must use version 5.6 or higher for compatibility.
• Configurable Stream Buffer: NDI Bridge now allows users to fine-tune stream quality and latency for a smoother streaming experience.

FPGA Updates

• Performance Improvement: NDI 5.6 brings minor performance enhancement for NDI encode logic on Altera devices.
• Alpha Channel Support: Alpha channel support has been added to the NDI decoder.
• For a complete list of changes, refer to the change list on NDI Tools Launcher or the “NDI Changes.pdf” file in the SDK package.

The release of NDI 5.6 by NewTek represents an exciting development for product developers, AV system integrators, and tech enthusiasts alike, offering enhanced flexibility in integration possibilities and workflow configurations.