Control, Monitoring & Software
Drive the cameras, route the streams and monitor the fleet: the KBD controller, the Wingman switcher, BirdDog Connect remote production, Central 2.0 routing, multiview and video walls.
This range gathers the control layer of the BirdDog ecosystem: the KBD hardware controller and the Wingman iPad switcher (formerly MAKI Studio) to drive cameras and live shows, then the licensed software that structures the workflow, BirdDog Connect for remote production, Central 2.0 for enterprise NDI® routing, NDI Multiview Pro for monitoring and VideoWall for video walls.
The models
BirdDog KBD
- Joystick PTZ controller with screen
- NDI® HX2/HX3 previews, up to 4 cameras on screen
- VISCA-IP, NDI, ONVIF, Pelco, built-in tally
BirdDog Wingman
- iPad live switcher + Wingman Control Surface, formerly MAKI Studio
- Multi-camera NDI switching, audio, graphics, streaming and recording
- The surface unlocks the app, which then runs without it
BirdDog Connect
- Remote production and NDI/SDI site linking
- Latency in the region of 2 frames
- Apps for Apple TV, Android TV, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS
BirdDog Central 2.0
- Enterprise NDI routing, browser based
- SSO, receiver grouping, thousands of sources
- Free Lite version, licensed Pro version
BirdDog Dante NDI Bridge
- Audio bridge between Dante and NDI networks
- Embeds and de-embeds Dante audio in NDI streams
- Software licence
BirdDog NDI Multiview Pro
- Software multiview: up to 6 NDI outputs
- 5 layouts including 2x2, 4x4 and 2&8
- Each output independently configurable
BirdDog VideoWall
- NDI video walls in 2x2 or 3x3 layouts
- Uses PLAY or SDM units as receivers
- NDI, NDI HX2 and HX3
Key strengths
Hardware and touch control
The KBD brings a joystick, tactile buttons and on-screen camera previews; Wingman pairs an iPad app with a control surface for a complete, portable gallery that needs no computer.
Remote production
BirdDog Connect links NDI® or SDI sources across remote sites with latency in the region of 2 frames: REMI, contribution and monitoring at global scale.
Fleet monitoring
Fleet Manager automatically discovers every BirdDog device on the network, centralises their status and rolls out firmware updates without leaving the interface.
The BirdUI, Cam Control and Fleet Manager tools are free: device web interface, camera control with AI tracking, and fleet management with firmware updates come included with the hardware.
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