SWIT has launched its new NDI EFP multi-camera production system. It features an Intercom, TALLY, Return PGM monitoring, and supports up to 4K 60P video connections through NDI High Bandwidth. The system supports all the operation habits of traditional SDI/Fiber EFP systems.
The SWIT NDI EFP system consists of camera adaptors EC-N200 (up to HD) or EC-N200-4K (up to 4K) and an intercom control panel ET-N80 with all the essential accessories to create a one-stop setup.
The EC-N200 camera adaptor takes a 3G-SDI input from cameras, encodes it to an HD NDI stream over an IP network, and the EC-N200-4K camera adaptor takes a 12G-SDI input and encodes it to 4K NDI. Both the HD and 4K versions support NDI PGM source decoded and monitoring outputs via HDMI.
You can use any on-camera monitors that have an HDMI input to monitor local camera video and return PGM video in the pic-in-pic mode. The control buttons on the adaptor allow you to adjust the intercom volume and Push-to-talk to communicate with the director. There’s an onboard TALLY light for the camera operator and also an extended TALLY light for the anchor. The camera adaptors support PoE power and V-mount battery power as well.
The ET-N80 intercom control panel can be assigned with up to 8 camera adaptors and it supports link connection for more channels or you can use an external 3rd party intercom system with a 4-wire connector. Directors can talk to every cameraman individually by pushing button numbers or talk to everyone by using the ANN button, instead of selecting intercom channels from webpages.
The new SWIT NDI EFP allows you to use any ENG cameras to build up a pure NDI production system, and all the intercom, TALLY, and return video are based on NDI. This gives you a high-quality and low-latency IP video solution with reasonable network bandwidth.
