Ross Video’s openGear high-density SRT encoder/decoder can now reach the cloud.

If cloud is part of your workflow these days, you’ll want to know about Ross Video’s solutions for ground to cloud SDI to SRT and SRT to NDI. Darren Ward from Ross Video speaks with Simon Tillyer from KitPlus at IBC 2025 about an openGear card that has been popular for high-density SRT encoding and decoding for a while now, the OSG-8971. What’s new this year is that using the openGear DashBoard, this card can now reach the cloud. “We can get everything set up on the card at our facility on the ground,” Darren explains. “We can control its companion in the cloud. In the cloud, we are then using NDI to forward signals, bringing them back and forth between cloud processing and production instances like graphics generation from Ross or other cloud vendors who are also using NDI.” Find out more about the cards in this workflow and all of Ross Video’s openGear cards at https://www.rossvideo.com/. With more than 55,000 frames sold, openGear is your source for not only distribution amplifiers and converter cards, but also specialty products where you need space-saving and versatility. To find out more about openGear products, visit https://www.opengear.tv/ to get the 2025 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide.NDI® is a registered trademark of Vizrt. About Ross Video: From the world’s biggest broadcasters and stadiums to community productions, Ross Video designs and builds technology that powers live production. With the industry’s widest range of high-impact, high-efficiency solutions and services, Ross helps all manner of organizations create and share compelling content, from leading broadcasters to houses of worship, stadiums, corporations, and governments. Learn more at https://www.rossvideo.com/. About openGear: The industry standard platform of choice, openGear is an open-architecture, modular frame system that offers freedom to choose technology from a wide range of products to meet the needs of broadcast, production, and distribution. Find out more at https://www.opengear.tv/.