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BirdDog MAKI Studio Control Surface

BirdDog MAKI Studio Control Surface

The MAKI Studio Control Surface is designed to provide tactile, professional-grade control over your live productions. Its intuitive layout and responsive controls allow for seamless multi-camera switching, precise transitions, and efficient media management.

The MAKI Studio App can be downloaded to your iPad to enhance your workflow, offering a visual interface for configuration and monitoring. Please note, Control Surface required for app to function.

How It Works

  • Get the Control Surface - Start by purchasing the MAKI Studio Control Surface—it’s the core of your production setup
  • Download the App - Install the free MAKI Studio app on your iPad to monitor and configure your production
  • Connect your Cameras - Link your NDI® cameras via WiFi or Ethernet (USB-C to Ethernet dongle required, sold separately)
  • Stream or Record - Go live on YouTube, Facebook, or Vimeo, or record your show for later—all without a computer

Technical data

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: 428x240 ~ 1920 x 1080
  • No. of concurrent streaming destinations: 3
  • Title formats: Inbuilt Titler, HTML5, NDI with Transparency

Details of the manufacturer

  • BirdDog Australia Pty Ltd
  • 1 Sackville Street
  • 3066 Collingwood – VIC, Australia

https://birddog.tv/contact

Details of the person responsible for putting the product on the European market

  • New Media AV Bauer und Trummer GmbH
  • Johannes Bauer
  • Pirnaer Straße 20
  • 90411 Nürnberg, Germany

+49 911 5399-60

team@nmav.de 

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