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After updating, NDI HX Camera 2025.x shows black screen in Milumin on macOS (NDI 6 issue?)

After updating, NDI HX Camera 2025.x shows black screen in Milumin on macOS (NDI 6 issue?)

by joohui jang - Number of replies: 2

Hi,
I'm experiencing an issue after updating to the latest NDI HX Camera on iPhone.

  • On Milumin (Mac, NDI input), the signal is detected — I can see that NDI is receiving something — but the video stays completely black.

  • On QuickTime Player, the NDI camera does not appear as an available input source at all.

  • The same network setup worked fine before the update (NDI HX Camera 5.x).

I’ve already tried:

  • Installing the latest NDI Tools 6.x (and rebooting)

  • Ensuring both devices are on the same Wi-Fi network

  • Checking system permissions (camera & network access)

  • Disabling VPN/Private Relay

But the issue persists.
It looks like the app sends an NDI 6 signal, but Milumin (and possibly macOS-level apps like QuickTime) can’t properly decode it.

Could anyone confirm:

  1. Is this a known NDI 6 compatibility issue on macOS?

  2. Is there any workaround or patch to make NDI HX Camera 2025.x work with older NDI receivers (like Milumin or QuickTime)?

  3. If not, is there a way to re-enable legacy NDI 5 stream mode on iOS?

System details:

  • iPhone 16 (iOS 17.x)

  • MacBook Pro (macOS Sonoma 14.x)

  • NDI HX Camera 2025.x (latest App Store version)

  • NDI Tools 6.0 for Mac

  • Milumin 5.0.14

Thanks in advance — any advice or confirmation would be very helpful!


In reply to joohui jang

Re: After updating, NDI HX Camera 2025.x shows black screen in Milumin on macOS (NDI 6 issue?)

by Kane Peterson -
I don't have a Mac to test with myself, but I do have the latest NDI HX Camera on my iPhone. The first question is to test using NDI Video Monitor/NDI Studio Monitor. Does the signal work there?

I've never been aware of QuickTime Player being able to open an NDI signal.

There is a setting gear on the new NDI HX Camera app. Inside you can change the codec type, I think it defaults to HEVC, you might give H.264 a try to see if that is more compatible with those applications.
In reply to joohui jang

Re: After updating, NDI HX Camera 2025.x shows black screen in Milumin on macOS (NDI 6 issue?)

by Russell Johnson -

Did you ever find a solution to the problem with the iPhone as an NDI source. I recently downloaded the NDI camera App for my iPhone 16 and shows up as an NDI source, but the screen is black. The problem seems similar to yours.