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The ICE Igloo Core Engine Canvas can be shared using the NDI protocol NDI.tv | Your Official Destination for All Things NDI®

This feature is particularly useful when using ICE Igloo Core Engine in a Video Conferencing setting, as it allows a region of the Canvas to be shared back to the call.

Enabling Share

From the Canvas Toolbar navigate to the Settings menu.

  • Share Enabled

Sets the NDI sender state. The NDI sender is called ‘ICE Canvas’.

  • Edit area

When enabled the Canvas Share region editing widget is made visible on the canvas and can be edited using the handles.

  • Show area

Controls whether the Canvas Share widget is visible on the canvas.

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Editing Share Region

Enable the Edit area checkbox, then use the Share Region widget adjust share region as desired.

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, click the Canvas Share toggle button.

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  • Start/Stop Sharing

Creates or deletes the NDI sender.

  • Show/Hide area

Controls whether the Canvas Share widget is visible on the canvas. The area is shown by a bounding red rectangle and a green/red circle indicator in the top-left for indicating if the sharing is currently started or stopped.

  • Edit Controls

The remaining icons provide methods to draw and manipulate the sharing area of the canvas. These include: free draw, maximise, fit to a region, edit mode and shortcuts to set to a specific aspect ratio (16:9) and resolution (1920 x 1080).

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Receiving the Canvas Share

Run the NDI tool called Studio Monitor and select the Igloo Core Engine NDI source called ‘ICE Canvas’. This will display the canvas share in the Studio Monitor application window.

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