Control, Monitoring & Software
Drive the cameras, route the streams and monitor the fleet: the KBD controller, the MAKI Studio 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 MAKI Studio iPad switcher 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.
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 MAKI Studio
- iPad live switcher + Bluetooth control surface
- Multi-camera switching, audio, graphics, streaming
- Works with MAKI Live and the X-Series
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
Hardware and touch control
The KBD brings a joystick, tactile buttons and on-screen camera previews; MAKI Studio combines an iPad app and a Bluetooth surface into a complete, portable gallery.
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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