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Click the working mode icon in the bottom-left corner of the web UI, or go to Setting > System > Working Mode. Select Decoder. The device will switch modes automatically and reload the interface. Encoding and decoding modes are mutually exclusive.
How to configure decoding Failover backup picture/video Switch ZowieBox Pro to Decoder mode. Navigate to Decoding > Failover page. Click + Add to create a new failover preset. Enter an alias name and choose the media type: Image, Video, or Stream URL. Upload image/video file, or input the target stream URL. Save settings and enable...
Ensure ZowieBox Pro is in Decoder mode and NDI is activated. Go to Decoding > NDI. The device will automatically scan and list all NDI sources on the local network. Click the toggle button next to your desired NDI source to start decoding. The decoded video will output via HDMI automatically. Click Discovery to rescan...
No. ZowieBox Pro can only decode one NDI source at a time. You can switch between available NDI sources manually, but simultaneous multi-source decoding is not supported.
ZowieBox Pro does not support decoding Full NDI or NDI|HB streams — only NDI|HX (HX1/HX2/HX3) format is supported. VLC and OBS by default output Full NDI, which is not compatible. Solution: Use NDI Tools Bridge to convert Full NDI to NDI|HX format.
1.Login in to the web console. Switch ZowieBox to decoder mode as shown in the link below https://zowietek.com/knowledge-base/how-to-switch-to-decoder-mode 2.Click Setting->Decoding->Local, and click +Add to add a Local Streaming, such as RTSP, Enter the alias name and streaming URL and click Save. After saving successfully, open the button on the left to start decoding.
Go to Decoding > Failover. Click + Add. Enter an alias name and select the failover type: Image, Video, or URL. Upload your file (JPG/PNG for images, MP4 for videos) or enter the stream URL. Save the failover preset and toggle it on to activate. Total upload size limit: 100MB.
Go to Setting > Audio while in Decoder mode. Adjust the Output Volume slider from 0 to 100. Volume changes apply to both HDMI audio output and 3.5mm line out.
In Decoder mode, go to Setting > Video > Output. Find the Color Space option, and select the target format from the drop-down menu, such as RGB, YUV 4:2:2, etc. You can also adjust output-related parameters such as color range and HDR switch according to your display device. Click Save to take effect. It is...
After successfully decoding the source (SRT/RTSP/RTMP), go to Decoding > NDI Forwarding. Enable the NDI Sender function. Configure the NDI source name and related output parameters. After saving, other NDI devices on the LAN can discover and receive the forwarded NDI stream from this device. This function is used to convert non-NDI streams to NDI...
Deploy an NDI Discovery Server on a server that can be accessed by both network segments. On ZowieBox Pro (Decoder mode), go to NDI > Discovery Settings. Enable NDI Discovery and enter the IP address of the NDI Discovery Server. Save the settings and restart the NDI function. ZowieBox Pro will register and discover NDI...
