Getting started with Network Device Interface (NDI) for Zoom Rooms
Zoom Rooms can be used in conjunction with Network Device Interface (NDI) for the creation of customized video experiences. Production teams can use NDI-enabled applications to modify video sent via NDI to the network during a meeting or webcast. A producer could, for example, customize the name tags, the backgrounds, or the gallery views, depending on his or her production tools. You can edit the video in real time and broadcast it via social media, secondary meetings, or other live streaming platforms to other audiences.
This article covers:
- How to enable NDI for Zoom Rooms
- How to use NDI during a meeting or webinar
Prerequisites for using NDI
- Zoom Rooms are only editable by account owners, administrators, and roles with editing access
- In Zoom Rooms version 5.7.0 on the Windows side, and 5.7.0 on the Mac side
- Side and Zoom Rooms Controller version 5.7.0 or greater
- To connect to the NDI
- Equipped video production tools that support NDI
How to enable NDI for Zoom Rooms
- Access Zoom’s web portal by logging in.
- Select Zoom Rooms from the Room Management menu.
- In Zoom Rooms, you can enable NDI from the account, location, or room settings using the location hierarchy. Click Account Settings in this example.
- Toggle the setting for Allow Network Device Interface (NDI®) usage by clicking the Meeting tab and scrolling down your screen.
How to use NDI during a meeting or webinar
Set up your third-party video tools and configure your network for NDI after you have configured your network.
- Zoom Rooms lets you start and join meetings and webinars.
- You can change the view of Zoom Rooms on the controller.
- Go to the Live on NDI® section on the controller and then tap Add Output.
- You can choose to use Active Speaker, or a specific screen share, or the video of the participant you would like to play.
- Participants will be notified that the meeting or webinar will be streamed to NDI by way of a notification. To continue the session after seeing this notification, you will have to tap the Zoom Rooms controller. Participants will be given the option of staying in the session or leaving at this point.
- Customize the video streams using your third-party editing tools and export them for secondary meetings, recordings, or live streams.