# NDI Tally

Multiview for NDI supports displaying NDI tally status (preview/program) on each viewport. Tally can be reported via a border color change, a tally PNG flag, or both.

Each viewport can have it's own settings (breakaway), or you can apply the same settings to every viewport.

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NDI Tally state is available in 2025.6.18.1 and onward.
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### Tally Flag Defaults

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Before setting up your tally flag defaults, you should set up your viewports. These defaults will only apply to the viewports that exist when **Apply to All Viewports** is clicked.
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In **Edit Layout**, there is a section called Tally Flag Defaults. This allows you to set the default tally flag PNG for all viewers.

<figure><img src="/files/IqFoJb78MtaR89z3ofyA" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

By default, Multiview for NDI ships with the following tally flag PNGs.

<table><thead><tr><th width="247">Name</th><th>Image</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><pre><code>pvw.png
</code></pre></td><td><img src="/files/dxKWoli3HogSNEpGo9go" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td><pre><code>pgm.png
</code></pre></td><td><img src="/files/A5AUt9S0bGk0Hsr9mCNv" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td><pre><code>pvw_triangle.png
</code></pre></td><td><img src="/files/BooHbkTE2H6SZYstJCnO" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td><pre><code>pgm_triangle.png
</code></pre></td><td><img src="/files/QnN8SM2yMCMqDgBPABSM" alt=""></td></tr></tbody></table>

In our example, we will set the **Preview Flag** to be `pvw.png` and the **Program Flag** to be `pgm.png`.

<figure><img src="/files/Frq2eVoEHWzvmMpwH22Q" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Next, we will set the location of those flags, along with border changes.

### Flag Location & Border Changes

<figure><img src="/files/PZdJgJqeOaJP355MKbwb" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Tally flags can be positioned at the top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, and bottom-right of a viewport.&#x20;

If **None** is selected, that tally flag will never be displayed.

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An NDI source can be in preview and program simultaneously. In that case, both flags will display if configured to display.
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For the **Border** option, you can choose to have Multiview for NDI highlight the viewport with a **Green** border for preview, and **Red** for Program.

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If a source is in both preview and program, the **program border highlight** will take precedence.
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For this example, we will set the Preview Flag to display at the Bottom-Center, and the Program Flag to display at the Top-Center, and apply a border highlight when the viewport's source is in preview/program.

<figure><img src="/files/UaV6iyAEmZ5eemnDvZcF" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Click on **Apply to All Viewports** to apply the changes to this layout.

{% hint style="warning" %}
You will need to click **Save Changes** below to see these tally flag changes appear.
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### Applying Tally Flags & Borders Per Viewport (Breakaway)

After selecting a viewport in Edit Layout mode, you can set the location of each tally flag, along with border highlight.

<figure><img src="/files/s0X6YzYYpimpXAQRbF3Q" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Once finished, click **De-Select**, then **Save Changes** to see your tally state changes.

With some NDI sources added to your multiview, you should see tally similar to the following.

<figure><img src="/files/dqx4GpybXrVjh9dV1KT0" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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