NDI Input

Open the dialog from Edit > Inputs > NDI. NDI (Network Device Interface) lets Spectralite receive live video from any NDI-capable application on the same network, such as Resolume, TouchDesigner, VDMX, or OBS.

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NDI input enabled turns the NDI receiver on. When you do not use NDI, leave it off so that it creates no background network traffic.

Auto-discover sources scans the local network for NDI senders and offers them to the NDI Input node and the built-in NDI Input layer effect. Leave it on unless you have a reason to turn it off.

The dialog has no per-source picker. You select a source where you use it. By default, the NDI Input node in the Node Editor and the built-in NDI Input layer effect both pick up the first available source.

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You can bring NDI video into a show in two ways.

• Add a new layer in the Timeline (+ Add new layer) and choose the built-in NDI Input effect. The layer samples video color onto the mapped fixtures.
• For custom effects, open the Node Editor and drop in an NDI Input node. It takes a position input and outputs a color. Wire it anywhere color would otherwise come from.

For the end-to-end workflow, see Sending NDI Video to Lights.

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No NDI source visible. Confirm that both devices are on the same subnet and that Auto-discover is on. Then confirm that the sending application transmits video. NDI finds sources over mDNS, so a firewall that blocks multicast stops discovery.

Dropped frames. NDI uses a lot of bandwidth. For HD streams, connect sender and receiver over wired gigabit. The quickest fix is usually to lower the sending resolution.

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• Sending NDI Video to Lights
• NDI Input Node: the node that samples NDI inside effects.