Studio Monitor
Your Window to NDI Signals.
NDI Studio Monitor is a tool that allows you to effortlessly view video and audio signals transmitted over your network through an NDI stream.
Studio Monitor is a valuable tool for anyone involved in video monitoring, digital signage, KVM control, recording, PTZ operation, or more.
Accessing NDI Studio Monitor
Install NDI Tools and run NDI Studio Monitor from the NDI launcher or your applications list.
Remote Control and Navigation
The application launches as a pop-up window, providing an IP address or QR code for remote control from another device on the same network.
Viewing NDI Sources
Click on the menu in the top left or right-click anywhere on the Studio Monitor window.
A list of devices broadcasting over NDI will appear, and you can select any channel to view the video and audio in real-time.
Settings and Customization
By clicking on the top menu or right-clicking anywhere on the Studio Monitor window, you'll be able to access the settings that you can customize to your needs. You can find a list of all available settings below.
If you experience dropped frames (indicated by the red bar) you can check in NDI Analysis
Application
Run a new NDI Studio Monitor to open a second instance of Studio Monitor.
Run at Windows Start is helpful for setting up a digital signage system.
Allow Web Control
Show Web Control URL
Set Controls Always Visible
Set Record Path to specify the location where recorded files will be saved.
Select Allow Receiver Advertising to make it available for monitoring when using Discovery Server.
Select Allow Receiver Control to manage which sources Studio Monitor can connect to.
Audio
Define the soundcard for audio output.
Silent, mute, or unmute audio output.
Adjust the output audio level.
Video
Show the NDI source's Alpha Channel
Show a background checkerboard
Enable a center cross overlay
Enable a safe area overlay
Enable a 4:3 Aspect Ratio overlay
Enable a Square Aspect Ratio overlay
Flip horizontally or vertically the displayed source
Overlays the Tally indicators
VU Meter overlay: Visualizes the source's audio level, with or without a reference scale.
Lowest Latency: Reduces the time the system takes to display a source. When this option is activated, NDI Studio Monitor ceases to use frame-sync. Instead, it plays videos with less smoothness but offers the advantage of lower latency.
Low Bandwidth: Decoding the NDI Proxy stream, rather than the full bandwidth, is highly effective for reducing bandwidth usage. This approach is particularly beneficial when displaying a source solely for monitoring purposes.
Overlay: Select an NDI Source to overlay over the primary source. Picture In Picture: With this option, the secondary source is overlayed as picture-in-picture. Overlay using Alpha: This option overlaps the secondary source using his transparency.
Output: Floating Window: With these options is possible to define if the NDI Studio Monitor will be visible: 1) In a floating Windows 2) Full Screen in one of the available monitor 3) Full Screen in all available monitor.
NDI Video Output: an extremely beneficial feature for effortlessly sharing a single source with multiple destinations. This functionality effectively transforms NDI Studio Monitor into an NDI Router. When a new source is chosen in Studio Monitor, it is directly routed to various receivers, originating straight from the sender.
Scale Video to Window.
Always on Top
Hide Window Border
Move to Quadrant: helps you to move, resize and fit multiple monitors in a single screen.
PTZ Settings: enables the PTZ Control in the NDI Studio Monitor.
Enable USB Joystick as a PTZ Controller.
Help: Access the Studio Monitor Help Assistant and a quick web link to ndi.video for more information about NDI and NDI Tools.
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