BirdDog Control Surface with MAKI Studio app BDMK-CS

BirdDog MAKI Studio Control Surface BDMK-CS

The BirdDog MAKI Studio Control Surface is a Bluetooth hardware panel for the MAKI Studio app on iPad, for managing multiple MAKI Live cameras and other NDI sources with broadcast-style precision, without a PC. The control surface provides tactile program/preview switching, transitions, overlays and audio presets, while the iPad app is used for visual configuration and monitoring. The app accepts NDI HX and High Bandwidth NDI sources, streams to Facebook Live and RTMP/RTMPS destinations and adds titles and graphics.

Key features

• Bluetooth LE control surface for the MAKI Studio iPad app
• 6 program and 6 preview source buttons, T-bar
• Dedicated buttons for cut, auto transition, PIP transition and T-bar PIP control
• Overlay buttons for stinger transition, title, network title and bug logo
• 4 audio preset recall banks and vertical scroll wheel
• App: NDI HX and High Bandwidth NDI inputs, up to 10 live inputs (device dependent)
• Streaming to Facebook Live and RTMP/RTMPS, up to 3 destinations, up to 1920 x 1080
• Titles: built-in titler, HTML5, NDI with transparency

Compatibility

• iPad with iOS 16.6 or later (minimum iPad 5th gen, iPad Air 3rd gen, iPad mini 5th gen, iPad Pro 2nd gen)
• BirdDog MAKI Live and other NDI sources

Notes

• iPad not included
• The MAKI Studio app is downloaded free from the App Store; the Bluetooth control surface is required to launch it

Specifications

• Power: USB-C input, USB-C output
• Connection: Bluetooth LE