New NDI Multiviewer wins Best of Show Award

The cost-effective and compact Mi-16 Series of Multiviewer has won a Best of Show Award at NAB2023.

The Mi-16 series of Multiviewers now accepts full bandwidth NDI® (Network Device Interface) inputs. The new NDI support means that Mi-16 can interface with video devices and sources connected over an IP network and adds to Apantac's growing NDI-supported ecosystem of solutions.

The Mi-16-NDI Multiviewer series can display up to 16 NDI streams or sources (1080P) in a variety of layouts and supports up to HDMI 2.0, 12G and 3G SDI outputs with supported output resolutions up to 2160P@60Hz.

As a fully-featured Multiviewer, the Mi-16-NDI series offers an extensive on-screen display for borders, dynamic and static labels, UMDs, tally LEDs, alarm tags, clocks, and logos. This helps each source to be clearly displayed and labeled, and users can easily select what sources to view in full screen if necessary. The Mi-16-NDI also decodes up to 8 embedded audio per NDI input and offers a total of 64 audio meters. This family of multiviewers supports low latency – single-frame processing delay and low energy usage.

The passive loop outs protect the input source and eliminate the need for external distribution amplifiers. The source duplicating function and internal routing eliminate the need for routers, which is a feature often only found in expensive multiviewers. The inclusion of under-monitor and standalone labels eliminates the need for physical UMDs. The analog and digital clocks and counters eliminate the need for physical clocks and counters. The low latency, single frame of delay is ideal for live production applications.

There are four models in the Mi-16-NDI multiviewer range:

Mi-16-NDI – 16x1 High Bandwidth NDI Input Multiviewer • 16x 1080P NDI inputs • 2 simultaneous and identical HDMI and SDI outputs

Mi-16-NDI+ (plus) – Dual Output Multiviewer (8+8) - 8x2 Full Bandwidth NDI input Multiviewer • 16x 1080P NDI inputs • 2 separate HDMI and SDI outputs with 8 windows each

Mi-16-NDI# (sharp) – Dual Output Multiviewer (16x2) - 16x2 Full Bandwidth NDI input Multiviewer • 16x 1080P NDI inputs • Dual outputs whereby each input can be resized and duplicated up to 16 times and can be assigned to both outputs. • Each independent output can display up to 16 windows.

Mi-16-NDI-UHD - 16x1 Full Bandwidth NDI Input Multiviewer with UHD Support • 16x 1080P NDI inputs • UHD outputs: HDMI 2.0, 12G SDI, and 3G SDI outputs