Is it possible to use NDI HX to connect an iPhone to a PC by cable?

[Thresher]

Hello,

I'm a newbie to NDI HX. I downloaded it to try to use an old iPhone 6 as a webcam with my Win 10 PC (older Dell with Intel i5).

After much trial and error I was successful in using the phone as a webcam with Google Meet. The issue is there is significant lag between the audio and the video; the latter is way behind.

I am sure the issue is related to my network setup: the iPhone is using WiFi to connect to my home LAN, while my PC is connected via Ethernet. The PC does not have WiFi capability.

When I turn off WiFi on the phone, and connect it to the PC via a Lightning to USB cable it no longer works. The PC still sees the drivers, and the NDI app on the phone still runs, but they do not communicate.

Is there a way to connect the iPhone directly to the PC and still have NDI HX function? I am hoping that if I can do this, I will lose the lag.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

[berofsky]

I have the same problem too. I want to use NDI HX Camera on my iPhone with my Mac plugged in through USB. I emailed support a while ago and they said if I turn off Wi-Fi on my phone and plug in through USB it should work. They stopped replying to my emails after they said that so I'm wondering how I can do this.

[livepad]

Best option is to get a lightning to ethernet adaptor for your iPhone and run it on wired networking.

That will make a huge difference.

Much simpler than trying to wrangle network over USB

[marshall409]

Download the app obs.camera, it works over NDI or USB. Bring that into OBS then use Virtual Webcam plugin to push it to whatever app you like.

edit: it looks like they have something even more specific to what you want to do that eliminates the need for OBS. https://telecast.camera/