Netgear M4250 configuration for NDI

In this video, we are going to configure a Netgear M4250 switch for NDI, as well as NDI Discovery server in a quick and simple way

Leveraging the AV profiles that come built in the switch, we are going to create a VLAN so that we can segment the NDI traffic from the rest (internet, Dante etc)

We will briefly speak about the USB-Ethernet adapters that Audinate recommend in this post: https://www.getdante.com/support/faq/dvs-usb-ethernet-adaptor-choice-for-macos-systems/

And finally, we will avoid using mDNS, and configure a Discovery Server instead. 

Tera Rent at Ibai Llanos’ Velada V

9.3 million concurrent viewers, and not a single packet lost.



By the end of June, we received a call from Jesús García, production manager at TBS – Tech Brands Stories: they had an event, and the client was looking for AWS Elemental 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 encoders.

The ”client” were 2 engineers at Twitch: Ollie Humphreys and Eduard Francu, which came from UK and Germany to coordinate the streaming of 𝗜𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀’ 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗩.

The challenge was huge: their estimation was to double the figures of 2024, when 3,8 million concurrent viewers were reached.

A month ago, few people could have guessed that the event would reach more than 𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 concurrent viewers, far surpassing Twitch’s previous world record.

We don’t own Elemental Live encoders, but we offered other options: AWS Elemental 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀, Epiphan Video 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹 2, Osprey Video 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻 etc. After some thought, a concrete plan was established: the main encoder would be an Intinor AB 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗸𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿, provided by SOBATECH GROUP SL, and we would bring a couple of 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝟮 as the secondary and tertiary encoding options. Each encoder would have independent internet access: several 1-Gbps FTTH lines provided by Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales

𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁 also provided all the AWS infraestructure (𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 and 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲) which provided failover mechanisms and transcoded the feeds.

Once on site, there were some last minute changes: one of our Epiphan Pearl 2 was set as the primary encoder, a SNG truck was added as a backup for the fibers and enbex kindly supplied a Peplink 𝗠𝗕𝗫 router with 6 WANs (3 x fiber and 3 x cellular) as the backhaul of the Intinor encoder.

The event had lots of planning, some challenges and a few last minute problems, but the streaming worked impeccably: none of the backup systems had to take over, not a single packet lost, and the CDNs were able to cope with several peaks of 8 and 9 million concurrent viewers.

Epiphan, Magewell and Netgear

At Tera Rent, we`ve just added some new toys to our catalogue.

Epiphan Pearl mini, a powerful streaming and recording device with RTMP, SRT and HLS protocols, PoE+ powered and H265-capable. This beauty has HDMI and SDI video inputs, XLR and RCA audio inputs, HDMI pass-through, assignable HDMI output, SSD recording and a bunch of other attractive features.

Netgear M4250 GSM4210PD is the tiniest member of the Netgear AV line switches, but enough to get us started in the dazzling world of AVoIP made easy: with Dante, NDI, QSYS, AES67 and lots of other templates to properly manage VLANs, IGMP Plus, Auto-LAG, Auto-Trunk and more, it fits perfectly our needs.

It boasts 8 x 1 Gbps PoE+ RJ45 ports with 110W total PoE budget + 1 x 1 Gbps RJ45 port + 1 x 1 Gbps SFP port.

Magewell Pro Convert HDMI 4K Plus, a 4K PoE-powered HDMI to NDI converter with 8-channel HDMI-embedded audio and PTZ control.

Check our catalogue and prices in this website.

Resolume Arena 7 and Mitti v2

At Tera Rent, we just added 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 7 and 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶 v2 to our catalog.

They join our software portfolio, along with 𝘃𝗠𝗶𝘅, 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗦𝗢, 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼 and soon enough, 𝗤𝗹𝗮𝗯.

If you need a nimble and powerful video playback software for live events, Mitti is the answer. This is a OSC-controllable, ATEM-compatible, NDI-ready tool that allows, among other things, to use custom output resolutions, edge-blend projectors and warp screens.

It fits perfectly with our Decklink Duo 2 capture cards (4 x SDI outputs).

Resolume Arena is a great software when it comes to flexibility and complexity in managing backgrounds, camera inputs, custom output resolutions, projection mapping and 𝗗𝗠𝗫 control.

We offer both Mitti and Resolume in our 𝗠𝗮𝗰 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗠𝟮 𝗣𝗿𝗼 computers (10 core CPU, 16 core GPU, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM).

#ImimotMitti #ResolumeArena7 #liveevents #livevideo #audiovisual

Another way of

video conferencing

At 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁 we understand the importance of communication and how to integrate remote speakers and viewers.

Whether your event requires ultra-low latency connections, ticket sales, backstage access, subtitles, simultaneous translation, reporting, statistics, and recording, we make it possible.

Another way of video conferencing. Simple and clever.

#meetings #webinars #townhalls #streaming #Zoom #Teams #Dolby.io #vMixcall #Zoomevents