How BirdDog X5 Ultra and mimoLive powered a flexible live production workflow at NAB Creator Lab.
At NAB Creator Lab, the mimoLive team did not just talk about live production.
They produced it.
Using three BirdDog X5 Ultra cameras, mimoLive running on a MacBook Pro, and a compact NDI-in-a-Box setup, the team captured, switched, streamed, recorded, and delivered a full schedule of Creator Lab sessions from the NAB Show floor.
No production truck. No oversized crew. No complicated camera control setup.
Just a smart, flexible workflow built around IP video, software automation, remote control, and cameras that dropped straight into the production.
The result was a simple but powerful proof point: with the right tools, a small team can deliver a serious live production.
A real production, not a booth demo.
For Boinx Software, the company behind mimoLive, NAB Creator Lab was the perfect opportunity to show what modern live production can look like in the real world.
Instead of demonstrating the software on a stand, the team used mimoLive to produce the Creator Lab sessions live, in the middle of the show floor. Visitors could watch the production happen, see the workflow in action, and understand how everything came together.
This was not a controlled demo.
It was a working production with live speakers, audience coverage, graphics, recording, streaming, remote support, and same-day content delivery.
Oliver Breidenbach, CEO of Boinx Software, worked with long-time collaborator John C. Ittelson, Professor Emeritus at CSU Monterey Bay, to bring the workflow to life at NAB.
At the center of the setup was mimoLive running on a MacBook Pro. Around it, the team built a compact NDI-based workflow that connected cameras, computers, control surfaces, and remote operators into one flexible production system.
BirdDog X5 Ultra cameras provided the main camera angles: wide shot, speaker shot, and audience coverage.
Why BirdDog and mimoLive worked so well together.
The team needed cameras that could become part of the production quickly.
That is where BirdDog X5 Ultra made the difference.
The cameras connected over NDI and appeared inside the mimoLive workflow, ready to use. PTZ control was handled directly from mimoLive, allowing the operator to pan, tilt, and zoom the cameras from the same environment used to switch the show.
There was no need for a separate PTZ control surface.
That matters because every extra device, every extra operator, and every extra layer of setup adds complexity. For a small team working on a busy show floor, simplicity is not a nice-to-have. It is the difference between a workflow that works and a workflow that gets in the way.
As John C. Ittelson explained, getting the BirdDog cameras working was one of the easiest parts of the entire setup.
“The total time spent getting your cameras in and functioning beautifully was about a tenth of the time it took us to walk to your booth and come back.”
Once the cameras were online, the team spent more time choosing the best camera positions than configuring the cameras themselves.
And when the first camera image appeared, the reaction was immediate.
“Just out of the box, with convention floor lighting, the cameras looked great.”
For a show-floor production, that matters. Lighting is rarely perfect. Setup time is limited. And the gear needs to perform without slowing the team down.
One person can do more when the workflow is smarter.
The real story here is not just that the cameras looked good. It is that the whole production became easier to operate.
mimoLive allowed the team to prepare layouts, graphics, lower thirds, speaker information, session titles, and production actions in advance. Instead of rebuilding scenes manually between sessions, the operator could trigger prepared actions with a button press.
One button could start a session, begin recording, bring in graphics, switch camera views, and prepare the output.
For Oliver Breidenbach, that is where mimoLive becomes especially powerful.
“It can make really complex production workflows easy to operate.”
Combined with BirdDog cameras over NDI, that created a workflow where one person could manage a production that would traditionally require a much larger crew.
- PTZ camera control lived inside the production software.
- Graphics and session data could be automated.
- Camera feeds were available over the network.
- Remote team members could support from anywhere.
- The whole setup stayed compact and manageable.
That is why BirdDog and mimoLive together are so compelling: they reduce the friction between camera, control, switching, graphics, and delivery.
Remote support, without the heavy footprint.
Although the setup in Las Vegas was compact, the team behind it was distributed across multiple locations.
While the production was being operated on the NAB Show floor, team members in Norway, Austria, Seattle, and elsewhere could support the workflow remotely.
One of the strongest examples was camera shading.
Using the built-in web interface on the X5 Ultra cameras, Ronny Hofsøy was able to colour-grade the BirdDog cameras remotely from Norway while the production was happening in Las Vegas.
That is a powerful example of what IP-based production unlocks.
The person adjusting the camera does not need to be standing next to it. The operator does not need every specialist in the room. The production team can be wherever the expertise is.
For small production teams, education teams, live event crews, houses of worship, corporate studios, and creator spaces, that flexibility is huge.
It means you can build a serious workflow without building a massive production footprint.
A small corner of NAB, producing a real show.
Although the workflow had remote support behind it, the core production could be operated by just one person on site.
That is one of the biggest takeaways from the project.
The combination of mimoLive automation, NDI connectivity, remote camera control, and BirdDog X5 Ultra cameras allowed a small team to do the work of a much larger production crew.
Ittelson summed it up simply: “We were just sitting in one little corner producing a show that worked.”
What made the workflow stand out was not only the quality of the production, but how little it took to run it.
Three X5 Ultra cameras delivered the live angles. mimoLive handled switching, graphics, recording, streaming, and automation. Camera control lived inside the software. Remote team members could support from different locations. And the entire setup was compact enough to run from a small corner of the NAB Show floor.
For teams producing live events, education sessions, corporate content, worship services, or creator-led shows, BirdDog and mimoLive show a different way forward: a professional production workflow that is easier to build, easier to operate, and easier to scale.
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