HDMI vs. SDI vs. NDI: What Are The Differences?

If you’re into live streaming, you’re probably familiar with HDMI, SDI, and NDI. In this video, Anthony will talk about what HDMI, SDI, and NDI are. Also what're the differences between them and which one is better for your live streaming.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:52 What's HDMI
02:32 HDMI Connection
04:41 What's SDI
07:22 Cable Quality
08:48 What's NDI
11:33 Which is Better for Streaming
13:07 Conclusion
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[@JayDublow]

Thank you, Anthony. Great stuff ❤

[@toys2work]

Its 2024 March. Very good tips. I hadnt heard of the fiber optic HDMI and that it can travel further than conventional 2.1 HDMI and that it is directional. Great background of SDI that most videos didnt give. Ill have to check my old 2011 Canon C300PL that I just bought with several connectors (1 HD/SDI, Genlock, Sync out, Timecode,HDMI,). This camera doesnt do 4k and someone on KZbin had trouble getting it to work well with a Blackmagic direct link and UNREAL until using 60p)

[@TheJactt]

This video is amazing, thank you for the detailed explanations!

[@YoloLivTech]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thomasneal7126]

Great video Anthony! a very informative video. You did a great job of getting right to the nitty gritty without getting too far into the weeds.

[@BabuAlex99]

Thank you i have learnt alot and im confident on what to use from now

[@scottishgeekguy]

Worth noting inherent latency in hdmi compared to sdi.... If you're streaming to an in house screen, hdmi will have a small bit noticeable lag

[@EmeraldAudiovisual]

Now you just have to tell us, that we're getting a YoloLiv Yolobox Pro with SDI inputs :)

[@colinmccarthy8295]

QUESTION: What service/protocol/app/device did you use for your green screen? It's one of the best green screens I have seen.

[@YoloLivTech]

Hi, it's a function of our live streaming solutions - YoloBox.

[@carloskulps4106]

Great tips Anthony! Thanks! 😉👍

[@cemery50]

A couple of things....HDMI and it's versions and capabilities including CEC and copyright controls...question about fiber and durability and immunity from crosstalk issues...question about SDI standards and matched cables....NDI and POE ability...In all standards what are their bandwidths and how impactful on bandwidth is lossless compression and bit-depth. Can NDI support full ATMOS 128 channel audio and lossless 4-2-2 1080p/60 ? How expensive are converters between standards ?

[@Johnrap]

Thanks again for yet another excellent video.

[@thulasipoolakkal1775]

Great video, Thanks a lot.

[@infocentrousmajac]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!! I learned a lot! Great Job!

[@YoloLivTech]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nycgweed]

Thank you sir for you videos I wish i had seen this before i went through over ten cables T get it right Still having a problem getting audio off my Sony ZV-1F to my yolobox pro I have the Sony shotgun mike that works when i record on my camera but doesn’t get to the Yolo

[@gianlucamurella7492]

I'm a proud user of Yolobox mini for run'n gun streaming productions. But for bigger events I use almost ndi setup: one cable for everything, no distance limits, less camera operators on the fields thanx to ptz. NDI is the game changer.

[@PoxyBear]

Yes Ethernet cables (Cat5e, Cat6, Cat 6a) do have a distance limit. 328 ft. is the maximum distance without speed loss.

[@kaloalex]

PoxyBear is correct. Propagation losses for copper beat up digital signals past 300m of uninterrupted cable run. You can rehabilitate those long runs by using switches to regenerate your original signals, but that can be cumbersome. Conversion to fiber, on the other hand, will grant you almost any distance you can imagine. It will introduce some propagation loss, but that can generally be timed out for correlated outputs and ignored for the overflow.

[@Picatchoof2011]

Good vid. What About HDMI CEC protocol?

[@m7mds91]

Can you add Cloud storage in YOLO like Google drive!?

[@estudio7tv]

it would be great to have the NDI feature in the yolobox pro

[@PoxyBear]

Looking at the tech specs, it already has an Ethernet port. Just plug an Ethernet cable (Cat5e, Cat 6, Cat 5a) and you are good to go. This is why I hate the term "NDI." It's just an network adapter. Renaming Ethernet ports as "NDI" is wrong and confuses people who aren't familiar with what Ethernet actually is and does.

[@kolapoolakonu2269]

hello Anthony, thanks for the explanations. can you please make a YT video example on how to use a NDI capable PTZ camera and the Yolobox Ultra. I see the NDI input on your YT video on the Ultra. Thank you

[@YoloLivTech]

Recommend you watch our latest walkthrough video of Ultra, you will find the answer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y37IcpScp7mid9U

[@kolapoolakonu2269]

Thank you Anthony@@YoloLivTech

[@chrisw1462]

SDI has an optical version as well, though I don't think 99% of people watching this video would need it, or want to pay for it.

[@tf2juice]

you should of mentioned dp cables and xlr

[@Johnrap]

When a link is sent to a guest to join, how can the guest control their own green screen?

[@YoloLivTech]

Hi, Currently the guest feature on Web page only allows for control over the selected camera and microphone to adjust the volume.

[@scottchezwada]

YoloBox - please release a product with 12G SDI !!!

[@frankferrer]

Finally 30fps. Looks way better.