BirdDog BDFLEXENC Flex In 4K Full NDI Encoder

BirdDog offers the Flex 4K Full NDI Encoder, the smallest NDI on the planet.

Flex delivers everything you have come to expect from BirdDog’s one cable solution including Tally, Audio, Video, PTZ Control, Audio Intercom and Power along a single Ethernet cable. With 3 models to choose from in the Flex Family, Flex is perfect for all your workflow needs.

With a footprint only slightly larger than a credit card, the Flex series are the world’s smallest 4K NDI Encoders and Decoders.

BirdDog’s revolutionary Studio NDI gave the world NDI, Power, Video, Audio, Tally, and Audio Intercom all down a single Ethernet cable. Flex 4K IN and Flex 4K BACKPACK take it one step even further and provides an additional 15w extra power allowing you to use the DC output to power your monitor, recorder, or even your camera.

Full NDI® is a variable bit rate codec. In normal circumstances BirdDog recommends allowing around 140Mbps in HD, or 6 streams per 1GbE cable with some headroom. In 4K it is recommended to allow around 300Mbps or 3 streams with some headroom to allow for any unforeseen spikes.

Flex 4K NDI family can support Dante input and output via the 3.5mm audio jack or the HDMI input on Flex IN and Flex BACKPACK. Flip Dante out of the NDI stream or embed Dante into the NDI stream. The choice is yours.

Flex 4K Family includes free Central Lite NDI Routing software. Team up Central Lite with any NDI® source, including all BirdDog hardware capable of creating NDI® sources, you can now drive your NDI® streams to any BirdDog Studio NDI or Mini to decode NDI® back to SDI or HDMI.

Flex 4K Family includes free Comms Lite, your free Audio Intercom solution. With support for four BirdDog devices, plus a director, Comms Lite is a great way to start using Audio Intercom in your live productions.

Specifications

• SUPPORTED VIDEO FORMAT:
  • (UHD) 2160p 25, 29.97, 30
  • (HD) 1080p 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
  • (HD) 1080i 50, 59.97
  • (HD) 720p 50, 59.94, 60
• VIDEO I/O CONNECTIVITY:
  • HDMI 2.0 Input (Flex IN, Flex BACKPACK)
  • HDMI 2.0 Output (Flex OUT)
• AUDIO INPUT:
  • HDMI: 2Ch, 48kHz
  • 3.5mm AUDIO: Microphone/line input
• AUDIO OUTPUT:
  • HDMI: 2Ch, 48kHz
  • 3.5mm AUDIO: Stereo Headphone/line output
• VIDEO CODEC SUPPORT: NDI (Full bandwidth i-frame compression)
• TALLY: Integrated Tricolour Halo Tally
• PTZ Control: 2.5mm 4-pole RS232 (VISCA)
• NETWORK CONNECTIVITY:
  • Ethernet RJ45 1000baseT w/integrated PoE (Power over Ethernet)
  • Embedded Web Configuration Panel
• WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS:
  • Size: 107×63×31mm
  • Weight: 140g
• POWER:
  • DC Input: DC 12v (30w max)
  • PoE (Power over Ethernet): PoE+ 802.3at
  • DC Output: DC 12v (15w max) via DC out connector