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mandurphy  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, September 8, 2026 4:16:08 PM(UTC)
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In settings ===>> Outputs / NDI / OMT / SRT

Having the option to use input names, instead of numbers, for allocating to outputs. Let's say I want input 7, which is called CAM 4, to always go to output 2. And this patching persists, no matter if CAM 4's input number changes due to that input changing its place in the order of inputs, whether through moving that input around in the order of inputs, or due to the user closing or adding an input before CAM 4, bumping its input number up or down.

This could also extend to Mixes.

Make this an option rather than the default as I'm sure other workflows like it how it is.

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ryxyz on 9/10/2026(UTC)
knbPixels  
#2 Posted : Wednesday, September 9, 2026 11:59:45 PM(UTC)
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Yes please! Would love input names in the drop downs for multiview. The multiview getting messed up if I have to add or remove an input is less than ideal
Roy Sinclair  
#3 Posted : Thursday, September 10, 2026 6:20:32 AM(UTC)
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To be more correct and function as it should, the link should be made using the GUID instead of the Name or Number. The input number and the name can be changed but the GUID stays the same unless the input is deleted and added again.

The Drop Down Selection however should continue to have what it shows now but ADD the Name after the current contents to make it clearer what is being selected there.
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MickeyMJJ on 9/10/2026(UTC)
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#4 Posted : Thursday, September 10, 2026 7:18:04 PM(UTC)
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Thanks Roy, good point—that’s exactly what I was going to write before seeing your comment.
A GUID is far more reliable. I sometimes have to rename entries, but I have to be careful about all the dependencies.
Also, all third-party tools should rely on the GUID rather than numbers or names; using the latter is counterproductive.
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