Getting Started with NDI in OBS for Windows or Mac

1. Download and Install OBS Studio

   1. Install OBS Studio version 30.0.0 or later (Qt6, x64/ARM64/AppleSilicon) on all relevant machines from https://obsproject.com.

2. Install the NDI plug in for OBS

   1. Download the DistroAV NDI plugin from https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/distroav-network-audio-video-in-obs-studio-using-ndi%C2%AE-technology.528/.

   2. Before installing, remove any old versions of the OBS-NDI plugin to prevent conflicts.

   3. Install the plugin after OBS Studio is installed.

   4. Restart your computer after installation to ensure proper loading.

3. Install NDI Runtime

   1. Download and install the NDI Runtime version 6 or later as shown here: https://github.com/DistroAV/DistroAV/wiki/1.-Installation#required---ndi-runtime.

4. Enable NDI Output in OBS (on the source computer)

   1. Open OBS Studio

   2. Navigate to Tools > Distro AV NDI® Settings

   

   1. Check Main Output and/or Preview Output

   2. (Optional) Give the output a name (e.g., "OBS-StreamPC")