Combining the flexible decoding capabilities of the Pro Convert family with the plug-and-play video ingest of their renowned USB Capture devices, Magewell’s new Pro Convert IP to USB lets users bring an NDI®, NDI® HX or streaming source into software over a standard USB interface.
While some software applications support NDI sources directly, there continues to be software – including video conferencing tools and more – that does not accept NDI or other IP inputs. Software without native NDI integration may support it through NDI Tools utilities, but this can be cumbersome and may require the user to have administrator-level privileges on the host computer. The Pro Convert IP to USB hardware overcomes this issue and eliminates complexity by converting the NDI source into a USB output that software sees as easily as a webcam.
In addition to NDI® High Bandwidth, NDI® HX2 and NDI® HX3, Pro Convert IP to USB also supports H.264 or H.265 source streams in protocols including SRT, RTMP, RTSP, RTP, UDP and HTTP. Even users of software that natively supports NDI or streaming sources can benefit from Pro Convert IP to USB, as decoding these inputs externally in the device reduces the processing burden on the host system’s CPU or GPU.
Pro Convert IP to USB decodes IP video sources up to 1920x1080 resolution and can bring them into software as uncompressed video at full 60 frames per second. Two channels of 16-bit, 48Khz audio can also be captured.
The Pro Convert IP to USB device is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Compliant with the UVC specification, it offers driver-free installation and immediate compatibility with a wide range of popular software (including Zoom certification). The compact device is powered through its USB connection to the host computer, with no additional power source required.
