Configure Sending Zixi Broadcaster to Ingest NDI Stream

Step 1 – Log in to Sending Zixi Broadcaster

First, you need to log in to the Zixi Broadcaster that you will use to send the stream.

To log in to Zixi Broadcaster:

1. In your web browser, navigate to http://localhost:4444.
   A user authentication window opens.

2. In the User Name field, enter your user name.

3. In the Password field, enter your password.

4. Click OK.
   The Broadcaster UI opens on the Status page.

Step 2 - Create a New Transcoding Profile

Create a new transcoding profile that will be used to convert the NDI video to H.265.

To create a new Transcoding Profile:

1. In the main navigation of the Broadcaster, click Transcoder.

2. Click + New Profile.
   

   

   The Add New Profile window is displayed.
   

   

3. In the Codec Type field, select H.265.

4. In the Profile Configuration section, in the Bitrate Mode, select VBR from the drop-down list.

5. In the Average Bitrate field, enter 10000.

6. In the Max Bitrate field, enter 15000.

7. In the Performance field, select High Quality from the drop-down list.

8. In the Advanced Options section, verify that the Copy GOP from Source checkbox is not selected.

9. In the GOP field, enter 30.

10. Fill in additional parameters as necessary, for more information about configuring  Transcoding Profiles, see Creating New Transcoding Profiles.

11.  Click Apply.

Step 3 - Create a New Audio Encoding Profile

Create a new audio encoding profile that will be used to convert the NDI audio to AAC.

To create a new Audio Encoding Profile:

1. In the main navigation, click Transcoder.

2. Click + New Profile.
   The Add New Profile window is displayed.
   

   

3. In the Codec Type field, select AAC.

4. In the Profile Configuration section, in the Bitrate field, select 512 from the drop-down list.

5. Fill in additional parameters as necessary, for more information about configuring  Transcoding Profiles, see Creating New Transcoding Profiles.

6. Click Apply.

Step 4 - Create a New NDI Input

Create an Input on the sending Broadcaster to ingest the NDI stream.

To create a new NDI input:

1. In the main navigation, click Inputs.

2. Click + New Input.
   

   

   
   The Add new input stream window is displayed.

   

3. In the Stream ID field, enter a unique name to identify this Input on your Zixi Broadcaster, e.g. NDI_Intput.

4. Select the NDI radio button for the type of input stream.

5. In the Stream Parameters section, in the Stream field, select from the drop-down list the desired NDI stream.

6. In the Video profile field, select from the drop-down list the Transcoding Profile you created in step 2 above.

7. In the Audio profile field, select from the drop-down list the Audio Encoding profile you created in step 3 above.

8. In the Audio Reference Level field, select AAC 512K from the drop-down list.

9. In the Transport stream bitrate field, verify that the value is 0 (default).

10.  Fill in additional parameters as necessary, for more information about configuring NDI inputs, see Adding NDI Streams.

11.  Click OK.