The BirdDog Wingman control surface gives tactile, professional control over live productions driven by the Wingman iPad app. Switch between NDI® cameras with near-zero latency, mix audio, build picture-in-picture layouts, add titles and graphics, then stream or record – all without a computer.
The BirdDog Wingman control surface gives tactile, professional control over live productions driven by the Wingman iPad app. Switch between NDI® cameras with near-zero latency, mix audio, build picture-in-picture layouts, add titles and graphics, then stream or record – all without a computer.
Key features
Hardware control surface with on-board buttons for camera switching and transitions
Works with the free BirdDog Wingman app for iPad (iPad not included)
Low-latency switching of any NDI® camera, including MAKI Live and BirdDog PTZ cameras
Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection (USB-C to Ethernet dongle sold separately)
Multichannel audio mixer: camera, USB, music, video files and programme output
14 picture-in-picture presets, media playback, custom backgrounds
Three graphics layers (titles, URL/NDI® graphics, logo), stingers and transitions; Captivate BirdDog included
Built-in scopes and live telestrator
High Bandwidth NDI® and NDI® | HX output
Stream to YouTube, Facebook or Vimeo, or record to iPad or USB
Bluetooth Control Surface
Source Select Buttons
6 Program, 6 Preview
Transition Controller
T-Bar
Dedicated Effects Buttons
Cut/Auto-transition/PIP-transition/T-Bar PIP Control
Dedicated Video Overlay Buttons
Stinger transition/Title/Network Title/Bug Logo
Audio Preset
4x Recall Banks
Scroll Wheel
Vertical nagivation control wheel
Power Input
USB-C Input
Power Output
USB-C Output
Bluetooth
Bluetooth-LE
MAKI Studio Application
NDI Support
NDI® | HX & High Bandwidth NDI® inputs
Inbuilt Camera
Supports on-board and UVC Web Cameras as addiitonal sources
No. of live inputs
Up to 10 (iPad/iPhone processor dependent)
Local Video Output
Apple Airplay/Native HDMI output/NDI | HX®/High Bandwidth NDI®
Streaming Output
Direct Facebook Live, RTMP/RTMPS output
Streaming Output Quality
Selectable – 3Mbps ~ 9Mbps
Streaming Resolution Support
428×240 ~ 1920 x 1080
No. of concurrent streaming destinations
3
Title formats
Inbuilt Titler, HTML5, NDI with Transparency
GENERAL
Operating System
iOS 16.6 or later
Platform Support
iPad
Minimum Required Specs
iPad (5th generation). iPad Air (3rd generation). iPad mini (5th generation). iPad Pro (2nd generation).
Recommended Specs
iPad Pro 11” (3rd Gen, 2021) or Higher iPad Air (5th Gen, 2022) or Higher
Licensing
Software downloadable from App store free or charge, Bluetooth Control Surface required to launch app
