BirdDog

Company Overview

BirdDog Australia Pty Ltd (BirdDog) was founded in 2016 with a mission to create the world’s best video over IP products and workflows. BirdDog developed embedded NDI® hardware and implemented into a range of high definition and 4K broadcast video converters, robotic pan-tilt-zoom cameras, and a suite of software products to tie end to end workflows together. BirdDog products are available globally through a network of distributors and resellers and used by some of the biggest names in Broadcast, AV, House of Worship, Live Streaming, Esports, and Education. BirdDog’s headquarters are in Melbourne, Australia with in-country presence in USA and UK.

Adobe Integrations Overview

BirdDog is at the forefront of collaborative IP-based video workflows. Offering directly integrated hardware solutions for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects providing realtime video inputs and outputs via the NDI networking protocol. BirdDog solutions allow your next project to include remote interactive review and approval plus game-changing Ethernet based I/O solutions.

BirdDog Studio and Mini offer realtime video output directly from your Adobe Premiere or After Effects timelines via regular 1gb ethernet. Gone are the days of PCIe cards, thunderbolt extenders and tower machines – simply plug in a BirdDog Studio for SDI/HDMI or Mini for HDMI into your video display and instantly receive your timeline output. Perfect for client screenings or flexible edit suite spaces.

BirdDog Flex 4K Out – the worlds most portable output device for your Premiere Pro or After Effects timeline. Realtime monitoring over HDMI at up to UHD resolutions with the ultimate flexibility of ethernet connectivity. Plug the Flex 4K Out into any screen on set or in your facility to instantly see full resolution, realtime video output. It couldn’t be more simple and flexible.

BirdDog 4K Pro range – Multi-channel, enterprise class hardware supporting 12G SDI, HDMI 2.0, DCI4K resolutions and 60p high frame rates for output from multiple Premiere Pro or After Effects timelines. Centrally control what edit suite you monitor with touch-friendly routing, allows for productions up to Hollywood standard to enjoy never before experienced flexibility in client screenings anywhere in your facility from any edit suite.

BirdDog Cloud – realtime, full resolution, secure global screening directly from your Premiere or After Effects timelines, with ultra low latency and industry-leading security, BirdDog Cloud allows producers and directors to be involved with screenings anywhere on the globe. With webcam-based return communications your next edit session can be as collaborative as ever, but as distanced as you desire.

Key Differentiators

BirdDog makes the world’s only complete line of Full NDI PTZ Cameras, NDI Encoders, and NDI Decoders.

Adobe Products we support:

• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Premiere Pro