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Supported Hardware Vendors

Table of Contents

  1. SDI
    1. About SDI Formats and Standards
    2. SDI Feature Comparison Table
    3. ST 2110
  2. Capture and Playback
    1. Deltacast
      1. Supported Models as of Ventuz 6.08.00
      2. Unsupported Models
      3. Drivers
      4. Model Selection
      5. Configuration
    2. AJA
      1. Supported Models
      2. Unsupported Models
      3. Drivers
      4. Kona 5 Firmware
      5. Kona 4 / Kona 3 / IO4K Firmware
    3. Black Magic Design
      1. Supported Models
      2. Drivers
      3. Limitations of Decklink 8K Pro
      4. Extreme Series
      5. Configuration
    4. Datapath
      1. Supported Models
      2. Unsupported Models
      3. Drivers
    5. DVS
      1. Supported Models
      2. Drivers
    6. NewTek
      1. iVGA / AirSend
    7. NDI
    8. Windows Media Foundation
    9. AWS Cloud Digital Interface
  3. GPUs
    1. AMD
    2. Nvidia
    3. Intel
    4. Other
  4. Camera Tracking Systems
    1. Trackmen - Egripment
    2. NCam
    3. Stype
    4. Mo-Sys
  5. Head Mounted Displays
    1. HTC Vive
    2. Oculus Rift
  6. Other
    1. GPI Boards

This page summarizes the various brands of video input and output devices supported by Ventuz. This includes

SDI

Before getting to the individual Vendors here is an overview of SDI capabilities and formats

About SDI Formats and Standards

The number of SDI formats has grown a lot since the introduction of 4k Formats. Here is summary of common standards.

Data Rate SMPTE Links Resolution, Maximal Framerate, Description
270 Mb/s 525i60, 625i50
ST 259 SD full raster
1.5 Gb/s 1080i60, 1080p30, 720p60
ST 292-1 HD full raster
3.0 Gb/s 1080p60
ST 425-1 3GA LevelA : full raster
ST 372 2xHD interleaved lines
ST 425-1 3GB LevelB : 3G link carries a HD Dual Link stream muxed
6.0 Gb/s 2160p30
none 4xHD image quadrants
ST 425-3 2x3GB 2x 3G Level B-DS links carry 4 HD streams as two samples interleaved
ST 2081-10 6G full raster
12.0 Gb/s 2160p60
none 4x3GA image quadrants
ST 425-5 4x3GA 4 3G links as two samples interleaved
ST 2081-11 2x6G interleaved pixels across 2 streams
ST 2082-10 12G full raster
24.0 Gb/s 4320p30
none 4x6G image quadrants
ST 2081-12 4x6G interleaved pixels across 4 streams
48.0 Gb/s 4320p60
none 4x12G image quadrants
ST 2082-12 4x12G interleaved pixels across 4 streams
Format SD 1080i60 1080p60 2160p30 2160p60 4320p30 4320p60
Links SD HD 2xHD 3G A 3G B 4xHD 2x3G B 6G 4x3G A 4x3G A 2x6G 12G 4x6G 4x12G
SMPTE ST 259 292-1 372 425-1 425-1 none1 425-3 2081-10 none1 425-52 2081-11 2082-10 none1 2081-12 none1 2081-22
Deltacast
DELTA-12G1c-hmi10-elp X X - X X5 X X no key3 X X - no key3 - - - -
DELTA-12G-ELP-H-4C X X - X X5 X X X X X - X X X X X
DELTA-12G-ELP-H-2C X X - X X5 X X X X X - X - - - -
DELTA-3G-elp-key-d 4k X X X X X5 X X - X X - - - - - -
DELTA-3G-elp-key-d 2k X X x X X5 X X - - - - - - - - -
DELTA-3G-elp-d 4c/8c X X X X X5 no key3 no key3 - no key3 no key3 - - - - - -
DELTA-3G-elp-2key-d 22/44 X X X X X5 X X - - - - - - - - -
DELTA-3G-* X X - X X5 - X - - - - - - - - -
DELTA-HD-e-key 22/11 X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DELTA-HD-ELP-D-44/80 X X X - - X - - - - - - - - - -
DELTA-HD-* X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FLEX-12G 10 01 X X - X X5 no key3 no key3 no key3 no key3 no key3 - no key3 - - - -
FLEX-3G 40 04 X X X X X5 - - - no key3 no key3 - - - - - -
Black Magic Design
Decklink 8K Pro X X no key3 X X - no key3 X - - - X - X - X
Decklink 4K Extreme 12G X X no key3 X X - no key3 X - - no key3 X - - - -
Decklink 4K Extreme X X no key3 X X - no key3 X - - out only - - - - -
Decklink HD Extreme 3 X X - X X - - - - - - - - - - -
Decklink Duo/Quadro 2 X X - X X - - - - - - - - - - -
Decklink Mini Monitor 4K X X - X X - - X - - - - - - - -
Decklink Mini Recorder 4K X X - X X - - X - - - - - - - -
UltraStudio HD Mini X X - X X - - - - - - - - - - -
Aja
Kona 5 4 X X - X X no key3 no key3 X no key3 no key3 - X X X X X
Kona 4 X X - X X no key3 no key3 - no key3 no key3 - - - - - -
Kona 3 X X - X - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kona LHi X X - X - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kona LHe+ X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Corvid 44 12G 4 X X - X X - - X - - - X X X X X
Corvid 88 X X - X X X X - X X - - - - - -
Io 4k Plus X X - X X no key3 no key3 - no key3 no key3 - - - - - -
Io X3 X X - X X - - - - - - - - - - -
Io 4K X X - X X no key3 no key3 - no key3 no key3 - - - - - -
Io XT X X - X - - - - - - - - - - - -
Datapath
Vision LC SDI X X - X X - - - - - - - - - - -
Vision AV SDI X X - X X - - - - - - - - - - -
Format SD 1080i60 1080p60 2160p30 2160p60 4320p30 4320p60
Links SD HD 2xHD 3G A 3G B 4xHD 2x3G B 6G 4x3G A 4x3G A 2x6G 12G 4x6G 4x12G
SMPTE ST 259 292-1 372 425-1 425-1 none1 425-3 2081-10 none1 425-52 2081-11 2082-10 none1 2081-12 none1 2081-22

Boards are also limited by the number of connectors and capabilies from the table below. For instance, a Delta-3G 11 with one input and one output can not do key+fill because that would require two outputs, and it can not do internal hardware keying because in the table below it says that "DELTA-3G-*" boards can not do internal hardware keying.

SDI Feature Comparison Table

Ventuz allows you to use multiple SDI boards from different vendors at the same time. The amount of simultaneous streams depends on the used boards, the video formats and speed of the main boards PCI-Express slots.

Feature summary and exlenation of sortcuts:

Deltacast
Series / Model audio autodetect k+f keyer duplex multiformat bypass Timecode AFD Tracking ECK HDR Specials
DELTA-12G-* yes yes yes - yes timebase - yes yes yes yes yes softkey
DELTA-3G-elp-key-d 4k yes yes yes yes yes timebase (yes)6 yes yes yes yes yes softkey, key-input, key-delay
DELTA-3G-elp-key-d 2k yes yes yes yes yes timebase (yes)6 yes yes yes - ? softkey, key-input, key-delay
DELTA-3G-elp-d 4c/8c yes yes yes - yes timebase - yes yes yes yes yes softkey
DELTA-3G-elp-2key-d 22/445 yes yes yes yes yes timebase yes yes yes yes - yes softkey, key-input, key-delay
DELTA-3G-* yes yes yes - yes timebase - yes yes yes yes ? softkey
DELTA-hd-e-key 22 yes yes yes yes yes timebase yes yes yes yes - - softkey, key-input, key-delay
DELTA-hd-e-key 11 yes yes - yes yes timebase yes yes yes yes - - softkey, key-input
DELTA-HD-* yes yes yes - yes timebase - yes yes yes yes - softkey
FLEX-12G 10 01 yes yes - - - timebase - yes - - - yes
FLEX-3G 40 04 yes yes - - - timebase - yes - - - ?
Blackmagicdesign
Series / Model audio autodetect k+f keyer duplex multiformat bypass Timecode AFD Tracking ECK HDR Specials
Decklink 8k Pro yes yes yes yes2 yes yes - yes - yes yes yes RGB444
Decklink 4k Extreme 12G yes yes yes yes2 yes - - yes - yes - yes RGB444
Decklink 4k Extreme yes yes yes yes2 yes - - yes - yes - ? RGB444
Decklink Extreme 3D3 yes yes yes yes2 - - - yes - - - ?
Decklink Duo/Quad 2 yes yes yes yes2 yes yes - yes - yes yes no RGB444
Decklink Duo/Quad yes yes - - - - - yes - yes - yes will appear as multiple devices
Decklink Mini Monitor 4k yes yes - - yes - - yes - - - ? RGB444
Decklink Mini Recorder 4k yes yes - - yes - - yes - - - ? RGB444
UltraStudio HD Mini yes yes yes yes yes - - yes - - - ?
Datapath
Series / Model audio autodetect k+f keyer duplex multiformat bypass Timecode AFD Tracking ECK HDR Specials
VisionLC-SDI - - - - - - - - - - - -
VisionSC-SDI4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
VisionSC-HD4+ - - - - - - - - - - - -
VisionAV-SDI2 - - - - - - - - - - - yes
AJA
Series / Model audio autodetect k+f keyer duplex multiformat bypass Timecode AFD Tracking ECK HDR Specials
Kona 57 yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes yes yes
Kona 4 yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes yes yes
Kona 3G yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes - ?
Kona LHi yes yes - yes yes - - - - yes - ?
Kona LHe+ yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes - ?
Corvid 44 12G (BNC or not) yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes yes yes
Corvid 88 yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes yes yes
Io 4K Plus8 yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes yes yes
Io X38 yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes yes yes
Io 4K8 4 yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes yes ?
Io XT8 yes yes yes yes yes - - - - yes - ?

Limitations:

Some lines in the table describe a whole category of products. If a certain option requires more jacks than the board offers, the mode is obviously not supported. For instance, a Blackmagic Decklink board with only one output can not support key+fill, while it's larger brother with two outputs will.

Also many features are only available for certain video modes, see the table above to check that.

If a product certain product of a product family breaks the rule, it will be mentioned either in the footnotes (like 8) or as a special line in the table. For instance the Decklink Dual as two outputs but does not support to output key+fill.

  1. Some features for Atomix / Centaurus boards need special licenses from DVS.
  2. On Blackmagic and DVS products, the internal keyer can only operate in multiplicative mode. External keying can be multiplicative or additive depending on the hardware used as external keyer.
  3. Older Blackmagic Boards like HD Extreme 3 and older, are not capable of Input and Output simultaneously.
  4. On the Aja Io 4k, support for 4k 60Hz depends on the quality of the Thunderbolt interface and the mainboard.
  5. The 2key boards feature a second genlock, but this is not supported by Ventuz.
  6. Old versions of the 2k / 4k boards do not support bypass relays. New versions, which only work with Ventuz 6.02.00 or later, feature bypass relays.
  7. On the Aja Kona 5, the available features depend on the installed firmware, so not all features are available at the same time without reprogramming the device outside Ventuz.
  8. HDMI input and output is not supported for Aja IO series

ST 2110

Ventuz supports the following ST 2110 boards

Vendor Model Speed SPS 1 Channels Notes
Deltacast DELTA-ip-ST2110 10 10 GBit/s yes 4 In
Deltacast DELTA-ip-ST2110 01 10 GBit/s yes 4 Out
Aja Kona IP only output 4 In / Out end of production
  1. Seamless Protocoll Switching via ST 2022-7 for ST 2110.

Capture and Playback

Deltacast

​Deltacast HD / 3G / 12G Series
KEY Series
DVI / H4k Series
FLEX Series

The Deltacast HD and 3G SDI boards have been designed for real-time video IO in television broadcast. They provide precisely the feature set required for reliable SDI IO and VANC processing. Neither more, nor less. The Deltacast product range are recommended for use with Ventuz. Please contact Ventuz sales or your Ventuz Broadcast Integrator for details.

As of Ventuz 6.8 both, Deltacast 6.13.1 and 6.15.1 drivers are supported. It is strongly recommended to use 6.15.1 drivers for better performance.
But Deltacast dropped support for many popular boards, including the DELTA-hd-e-key 22. If you use need of those old boards, install 6.13.1 drivers for all boards

Supported Models as of Ventuz 6.08.00

Recommended boards

Other current supported boards

Supported FLEX modules

Old Deltacast products still supported:

Old Deltacast products still supported that require 6.13.1 drivers

Deltacast products that will not work with the 6.13.1 driver

Unsupported Models

Currently not supported for other reasons:

Not supported because Deltacast stopped support earlier than 6.13.1 drivers:

Drivers

For Deltacast boards, the Deltacast driver version must match the Deltacast SDK libraries which are included in Ventuz perfectly. Use the drivers that are installed in the Ventuz directory, usually at "C:\Program Files\Ventuz Technology Group\Ventuz ?" in English windows installations.

Current Versions

Ventuz Mainstream Driver Legacy Driver Experimental Driver Note
8.00.00 6.22.1 rc 1 6.13.1 patched driver, "v6.22_rc1.zip"
7.00.00 6.15.1 6.13.1 6.20.0 introduced experimetal drivers
6.08.00 6.15.1 6.13.1 introduced legacy drivers
6.06.00 6.13.1
6.04.01 6.8.1 patch 3 patched driver, "v6.08.01_h4k2_EDID_Build3"
6.02.00 6.8.1 patch 2 patched driver, "v6.08.01_h4k2_EDID_Build_2"

You can download the driver from the Ventuz support website at ​http://www.ventuz.com/drivers.

Some versions use a patched version of the driver which is not available from the Deltacast website. Please always use the drivers in the driver folder of the Ventuz installation directory and not the drivers from the deltacast website.

The driver version displayed by the windows device manager should mach the first two numbers, like 6.13, the third number will be different depending on what kind of board is installed.

Legacy Drivers

As of Ventuz 6.8, Ventuz will detect the installed drivers for deltacast boards and then choose the correct Deltacast SDK libraries.

If you have one of the old boards that are not supported by the latest deltacast SDK, install 6.13.1 drivers for all boards. Otherwise install the drivers that come with the ventuz installation for all boards, as that will have significantly better performance. Ventuz will then load the correct SDK libraries.

If you have multiple deltacast boards and mix drivers, Ventuz will load the "mainstream" libraries and the boards using 6.13.1 are not usable. Boards with any other driver will also be not usable.

So be aware mixing boards that require old drivers (like the DELTA-HD-e-key 22) and new boards that only work with mainstream drivers (like DELTA-12G1c-hmi10-elp).

Model Selection

Internal Keying

If there is trouble with a Deltacast keyer, program the genlock manually to the input port of the background signal or external reference! (Ref). It also helps to set the genlock format manually.

External Keying, or Key + Fill

To do external keying you do not need a keyer board. The 4c and 8c boards will do fine (see product table at the top of this article).

The only 3G board that can do 4k 60Hz SMPTE ST 425-5 (aka 2si) external keying is the DELTA-3G-elp-key 4K.

12G key+fill can be confusing to configure, as the 12G-elp-h 4c and 12G-elp-h 2c boards output 6G/12G key+fill on TX0 / TX4, and the second pair on TX2 / TX6, while 3G will be output on TX0 / TX1 and TX2 / TX3 as you would expect. In the device config you need to first choose "external keying" and then the right combination of output ports to have the desired video format available on your output.

Configuration

Bidirectional Configurable Boards

Boards ending with a 'c' like DELTA-3G-elp-d 4c or DELTA-12G-elp-d 2c can be switched from all input to all output, and anything in between. For instance, the 4c board can act as 40 31 22 13 or 04 board.

Configurable 12G boards will just work, but the 3G boards need special configuration:

To reconfigure configurable 3G boards, click the board options button on the boards icon. Do this before setting up any stream for this board. Unlike other boards where each jack can be configured individually, with these boards you split the jacks into two groups, inputs and outputs. Check the cabling guide on how this works.

Tracking Source

The tracking source feature allows to align the timing of camera tracking data with an SDI signal. Since Ventuz V8.0, outputs can be used for this in addition to inputs. For this to work, the output must be locked to a genlock input and the genlock frequency must be manually selected, not set to "autodetect.". Inputs always work.

Genlock Offset

It is possible to use a different video format for the genlock signal then for the output that is to be synchronized, as long as the refresh rate is the same. For instance, using PAL as genlock and 720p50 as output is ok. But notice that for deltacast boards, the video format of the output defines the units for the genlock offset: changing the genlock by one line will change the genlock by one line in 720p, not one line in PAL. This also works with genlock format set to auto, since the video format of the output stream is always known. If multiple outputs with different video format are defined, the effect of the genlock offset is unspecified.

DVI / HDMI / DisplayPort Considerations

Memory Pre-Allocation

This only applies to PCIe "gen 1" boards. The info-box you can open with the 'i' button at the board icon will tell you which PCIe generation the board supports. The "gen 2" hardware has this problem fixed and memory pre-allocation is not required.

Sometimes, initializing Deltacast boards will fail with the following error message: 

Starting video stream failed. Sometimes this can be fixed by setting 
Deltacast specific registry keys for 'memory pre-allocation'

This is a problem with Deltacast Gen1 drivers on Windows Vista and later (7, 8.0 8.1 and Windows 10).

This problem arises when the computer is running for some time and can be solved by restarting the Computer. A permanent solution is to set a few Windows registry keys. This can be done by copying the following text into a file named "xxx.reg", and then double-clicking on the file. This will set the registry keys: 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\DELTA-hd]
"PreallocPool0Size"=dword:03000000
"PreallocPool1Size"=dword:03000000
"PreallocPool2Size"=dword:03000000
"PreallocPool3Size"=dword:03000000
"PreallocPool4Size"=dword:00000000
"PreallocPool5Size"=dword:00000000
"PreallocPool6Size"=dword:00000000
"PreallocPool7Size"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\DELTA-dvi]
"PreallocPool0Size"=dword:03000000
"PreallocPool1Size"=dword:03000000

[​​http://ventuz.com/sites/default/files/downloads/files/drivers/deltacast_mem_pre_alloc.zip download] this registry file from www.ventuz.com

The problem arises when the Deltacast driver can not allocate enough continuous memory for the video buffers. Using this registry file will reserve 288 MBytes of memory at boot time, making it unavailable for other purposes. You might want to tweak this a bit to save memory:

Each pool is associated to an input or output of the HD/DVI board. The hexadecimal number "03000000" equals to 48 MByte, which should be more than enough for a reasonable amount of HD buffers.

The number of pools to pre-allocate is the number of SDI inputs plus number of SDI outputs. Blackburst reference inputs (genlock) do not count. Example: a 2 in 2 out board needs pools 0 to 3 pre-allocated, a 2-in card needs pools 0 and 1 pre-allocated.

The way these "preallocation pools" are mapped to the individual input and outputs is rather complicated, so it's best to pre-allocate for all available inputs and outputs even if some of them are not used.

The file above will work for a hd-e-key 22 and a dvi-e 20 board. For a hd-elp-d 44 or 80, also set the pools 4 to 7 to 03000000.

AJA

​AJA Kona / Corvid

Our implementation for AJA boards has currently the following limitations:

Supported Models

The following AJA SDI Boards are officially supported:

External devices:

Corvid boards are intended for situations where a developer bundles their software with a Aja hardware. Driver and tool support by Aja is limited and hidden behind a login that is only allowed for registered developers. Expect inconveniences when using a Corvid board!

The small boards LHe+ and LHi only support audio for one stream.

This means that the board generally works with standard Venutz, but there are complicated limiations, please check with us.

Unsupported Models

As the AJA SDK needs some special programming for each board, all other boards are not supported.

Drivers

You can download the driver from the Ventuz support website at ​http://www.ventuz.com/drivers.

Ventuz 4 Ventuz 5 Ventuz 6 Ventuz 7 Driver
8.00.00 16.2.5
6.08.00 7.00.00 15.5.3.1
6.06.00 15.5.1.2
4.05.00 5.00.00 6.00.00 12.0.0.123

Problems Installing Drivers

If you have problems installing the driver package, uninstall it completely using the control panel, programs & features. Then install it again. This should make the driver installer re-scan all hardware and install the drivers correctly, as you can verify with the device manager.

Kona 5 Firmware

The Kona 5 and Corvid 44 12G come with different firmwares, each firmware has a different feature set. As there are different tools to flash a Corvid firmware, the names for equivalent firmwares are different.

Kona5 Firmware 4k n/a 8K 12 Bit
Corvid44 12G Firmware n/a 8KMK 8K 2x4K
input / output SD/HD/3G SD/HD/3G HD/3G/6G/12G no
quad link input / output HD/3G HD/3G 6G/12G no
internal keying SD/HD/3G (2x) SD/HD/3G (1x) no 6G/12G
external keying SD/HD/3G (2x) SD/HD/3g (1x) no 6G/12G

We recommend:

The Aja control panel supports switching the firmware of Kona-5 boards without reboot, this is called the "fast" option. This may be useful when you need to experiment with the different modes.

These "fast" firmwares behave identical to the normal ones, only that the board will revert to the original state on next shutdown / reboot, as the firmware is not actually "flashed".

The Corvid44 12G must be configured with a commandline tool. The Aja Control Panel detects the board but does not provide the required firmwares.

Kona 4 / Kona 3 / IO4K Firmware

Many older boards have two firmwares : UFC and Quad. Ventuz is tested with the Quad firmware only.

Black Magic Design

​Black Magic Designs Decklink series
Intensity series
UltraStudio series

We support three product families from Blackmagic design:

Supported Models

Current models that we tested:

Legacy models that we tested:

Other models should work as long as they are supported by the 12.x drivers.

Drivers

We recommend you use the driver we used during testing. Using a different driver usually works as long as the major version number is the same (12.x.x)

Ventuz Desktop Video Driver Comment
8.00.00 12.7.1
6.12.00 12.4.0 Major version bump, 12.x driver required
6.08.00 11.4.1
6.06.00 11.4.1 Major version bump, 11.x driver required
6.00.00 10.8.4 fixes for Windows 10 anniversary update
5.00.00 10.3.1 Major version bump, 10.x driver required
4.00.00 9.7.7

You can download the drivers directly from Black Magic Design at ​https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/capture-and-playback

Limitations of Decklink 8K Pro

The 8K Pro is currently the most powerful SDI board by BMD with 4 individually configurable 12G SDI jacks.

Please mind the following when trying to configure it:

Note : Limitations have been relaxed with Ventuz 6.12.3 compared to 6.12.0.

Extreme Series

Boards of "extreme" series only support a single input and a single output.

Dual link and external keying (fill+key) counts as single input / output.

Very old boards, like the Extreme 3d, can only have input or output, not both at the same time. All models currently on sale support simultanous input and output.

This does not apply to the duo / quad boards and the 8K Pro.

Configuration

When getting video from HDMI / DVI inputs, you must specify if the input is in RGB 4:4:4: or YUV 4:2:2. This is done with the board options. When using autodetect, this will be done automatically.

Datapath

​Datapath VisionRGB
VisionAV
VisionSC

Currently we do not support audio with Datapath boards.

The VisionAV-SDI can capture a single channel SDI signal.

Supported Models

We explicitly tested the following bords

Other bords from the VisionRGB / VisionAV / VisionSC series should also work.

Unsupported Models

We only support datapath capture boards, no graphics boards.

Drivers

Ventuz 4 Ventuz 5 Ventuz 6 Ventuz 7 Ventuz 8 Driver SC / AV / RGB Driver LC
6.06.00 7.00.00 8.00.00 7.20.35001.1 1.2.4.35006
4.05.00 5.00.00 6.00.00 7.11.0.1028

The use of other drivers is possible, but these are the driver we used to test the boards.

DVS

​DVS Centaurus II (LT)
Atomix series

Support for DVS was dropped with Ventuz 6.8

Supported Models

Centaurus II, Centaurus II LT:

Atomix Series

Both supported boards use up to 8 PCI-Express lanes. When inserted into a 4 lane PCI-Express slot, data transfer between Ventuz and the board works only at half speed. Please check for correct installation of the card by checking the Video Device Information.

Drivers

Use the drivers that are installed in the Ventuz directory, usually at "C:\Program Files\Ventuz Technology Group\Ventuz ?" in English windows installations.

Ventuz 4 Ventuz 5 Ventuz 6 Ventuz 7 Ventuz 8 Driver
6.08.00 7.00.00 8.00.00 deprecated
4.00.00 5.00.00 6.00.00 4.3.5.10

NewTek

​NewTek iVGA/AirSend
NDI (Network Device Interface)

NewTek has developed network protocols to connect with their Tricaster products without the need for special hardware.

iVGA / AirSend

iVGA is a network protocol that can be used to send video streams from Ventuz to a Tricaster. The two configured outputs are reachable under the following address: 

1. http://127.0.0.1:49480/AirSend.mpg
2. http://127.0.0.1:49481/AirSend.mpg

NDI

NDI, or Network Device Interface, is a technology developed by Newtek that allows creating or receiving video streams over a standard computer network. You can use NDI Streams as an INPUT or create an OUTPUT and broadcast the output via NDI. Please refer to the how to use NDI documentation.

Formats

Ventuz supports NDI, NDI HX and NDI HX2. The Image format is totally Size/Aspect independent. For further and latest informations about NDI please visit the ​Wikipedia NDI page.

Key+Fill

Aside from regular NDI Output you can make use of the External Keying and External chroma keying simple mode. External Keying will make use of the embedded alpha channel from NDI and deliver you a simple Key+Fill signal - like from SDI. External chroma keying simple will combine the foreground, background and garbage matte, while the alpha will act as an key for the foreground elements.

Possible amount of Inputs

Currently we support 32 individual NDI inputs.

Possible amount of Outputs

This depends on the license you have. Only the Enterprise license supports four outputs. All others can only have one NDI output. The maximum output resolution is limited by the License only. Please see the ​Edition Comparisons for reference.

Usefull Information

Since Ventuz version 6.7 we introduced new NDI nodes which you can use to directly view any available NDI inputs without the need to configure it. Please note these NDI nodes are not able to sync properly like a sync board would. It tries to equalize frame rate differences on its own. This wont be the case anymore if you activate "Low Latency" in a configured NDI input. This will then always use the latest frame possible.

Output properties of the NDI Receiver node also have information about the Tally status as well as , if available from the source, frame meta data.

Syncing / Frame Locking

To properly sync your input with the renderer output of Ventuz you will need to configure your in and outputs the right way. To do this:

This way every frame incoming from your NDI source will trigger the Ventuz renderer which then renders your content and gives always the received frame out. On top of that this frame has the exact same timecode as the frame which was coming in. This enables further syncing of your Ventuz outputs later down the line. The Input Timestamps will then be handed over 1:1 to the NDI Outputs.

For SDI input and NDI output: Set the SDI Input Sync flag enabled and NDI Output Sync flag disabled

Windows Media Foundation

​Windows Media Foundation

Webcams and other devices often ship with Windows Media Foundation drivers. This is currently only supported for inputs. Some older devices come with Video for Windows or DirectShow driver. Windows Media Foundation wraps these drivers into a WMF filter.

AWS Cloud Digital Interface

​AWS CDI

AWS Cloud Digital Interface (AWS CDI) is a network technology that allows you to transport high-quality uncompressed video inside the AWS Cloud. Ventuz does support CDI In- and Output.

CDI is not enabled in every Ventuz Edition. Check our website for further information or get in contact with our sales team (​sales@ventuz.com)

GPUs

Ventuz 6 requires a Direct3D 11 compatible GPU.

Ventuz 5 requires a Direct3D 9c compatible GPU with full support for shader model 3.

AMD

​AMD Radeon Pro Series (recommended)
FirePro Series (recommended)
Radeon Series (with limitations)

Ventuz supports the ​ATI FirePro™ S400 Synchronization Module to synchronize multiple GPU's in a cluster of Ventuz installations.

Nvidia

​Nvidia Quadro Series (recommended)
Geforce Series (with limitations)

Ventuz supports the ​Quadro Sync and ​Quadro G-Sync boards to synchronize multiple GPU's in a cluster of Ventuz installations

The ​NVIDIA Quadro Digital Video Pipeline is not supported by Ventuz. The SDI output of these board family can be used as monitor output. External key, Audio and other features of this product line are not address by Ventuz.

Intel

​Intel Intel integrated graphics

While Intels integrated graphics solutions are becoming better and better, they generally can not compare to the capabilities of the GPU's from AMD and Nvidia. Intel GPUs are not recommended for production. Often, however, they are the only choice for tablet- or laptop-based productions. In these cases, be sure to verify your performance and build Ventuz scenes carefully.

Other

​Direct3D Windows compatible graphics board

If there are any other vendors left Ventuz can't state any technical information about them. Ventuz may run on such boards without any promises!

Camera Tracking Systems

Ventuz currently supports camera tracking data input from various camera tracking systems vendors - see below.

Camera Tracking is only supported for SDI input and output and certain models. Check the SDI-Vendor list above to see which SDI board models are supported.

The camera tracking source can be configured either on an input, output or both. Check the table below for the supported configuration based on the vendor:

Vendor Input Output
Aja X X
Black Magic X
Deltacast X

Trackmen - Egripment

​Trackmen
​Egripment 		​Trackmen Products


German vendor Trackmen develops various camera tracking systems using various technologies. Trackmen uses in all cases the same consistent protocol for tracking data transfer, so all Trackmen systems can be connected to Ventuz, regardless of the tracking technology used. Currently Trackmen collaborates with crane manufacturer Egripment to offer sensorized cranes and pedestals - since these systems use Trackmen technology, they are also supported by Ventuz.

NCam

​NCam NCam


British manufacturer NCam develops Optical Camera tracking solutions that use a lightweight sensor bar attached to the camera to track natural features in the environment, allowing the camera to move freely in all locations - that makes this system especially well suited for shoulder-held or steady-cam shots, or for augmented reality projects outside of the studio.

Stype

​Stype Kit Stype Kit


Croatian manufacturer Stype offers a sensorizing kit with auto-aim functionality, called Stype Kit, for existing cranes and jibs. The system does not require any additional external sensors or infra-red cameras and there is no need for any physical modifications of the camera crane.

Mo-Sys

​Mo-Sys StarTracker StarTracker


British manufacturer Mo-Sys is a traditional vendor of solutions for remote heads & motion control, broadcast robotics, mechanical and optical camera tracking for AR and VR, and on-set visualization. One of the latest additions to their portfolio is an optical camera tracking system called StarTracker, which features a small sensor camera tracking a cloud of markers placed on the ceiling - that makes it mostly usable for permanent in-studio setups

​Video

Head Mounted Displays

We introduced built-in support for Head Mounted Displays (HMD) such as ​HTC-Vive and ​Oculus Rift. See the related How To for more detailed information.

HTC Vive

HTC Vive integrated through Open VR

Oculus Rift

Oculus Rift integrated through Open VR

Other

GPI Boards

At the time of writing Ventuz supports the ​DLP Design IO8 and the ​Numato 16 Channel USB GPIO boards.

See also:

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