This partnership focuses on Ross widely licensing and integrating NDI’s cutting-edge technology into its product range. This move aims to augment and broaden the existing NDI standard support within Ross’s offerings.

Enhanced AV Networking Through NDI Advanced
The collaboration is set to empower Ross to assimilate the latest Audio-Visual networking capabilities offered by NDI into its product suite using NDI Advanced. This integration is expected to bring about superior video connectivity, increased flexibility, and improved workflow efficiency throughout their ecosystem.

Leadership Remarks on the Collaboration
Jeff Moore, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Ross Video, remarked, “Ross Video has been a long-time supporter of the NDI standard. We are thrilled to step up to the next level with NDI Advanced and contribute to the evolution of NDI connectivity.” He added, “NDI has proven to be incredibly beneficial, and we anticipate leading the way as advancements continue.”

Nick Mariette, Director of Product Management at NDI, expressed, “Having Ross Video, a key player in the broadcasting field, adopt NDI Advanced marks a significant milestone. It demonstrates NDI’s growth as a widespread industry standard, meeting the benchmarks set by sector leaders.”

Capabilities and Innovations with NDI Advanced
NDI, as a proprietary standard for connectivity, supports various video codecs and facilitates seamless interoperability across devices and software within standard IP networks. NDI Advanced extends this by offering product developers numerous benefits such as seamless device discovery, bi-directional remote control, and streaming of embedded metadata. Additional features for enhanced video connectivity include:

• The ability to send and receive all NDI formats, ranging from High Bandwidth to NDI HX3 – the most advanced format that enables visually lossless, low-latency video with minimal bitrates.
• Access to the NDI Certified program, ensuring product certification by the NDI team for assured interoperability, performance, and reliability.
• Customized SDKs for both hardware and software, including reference designs for major FPGA models from Intel and AMD.
• Advanced customization options for connection settings for senders, finders, and receivers.
• Support for AV Sync, Genlock APIs, and KVM.

Ross Video’s Integration of NDI Advanced
Ross Video plans to incorporate the NDI Advanced features extensively throughout its product lines, including:

• XPression, a graphics solution.
• Ultrix, a hyperconverged platform.
• PTZ broadcast video cameras.
• Media I/O for capture and playout.
• softGear™ Streaming Gateway.
• Vision[Ai]ry Ft, a facial tracking and recognition solution.
• PIERO, a sports graphics analysis system.
• DashBoard, a production and facility control solution.

Securing a Future in Video Production
This partnership between Ross Video and NDI is set to secure a future where video creators, broadcasters, and production professionals can fully leverage their video production technology, pushing the boundaries of innovation and efficiency in the field.

News source: https://www.rossvideo.com/company/media/news-releases/ross-video-ndi-announce-agreement-for-ndi-advanced-adoption/