Now you can eliminate complicated manual video patching forever! Compact
Videohub lets you connect all the equipment in your facility and easily change
connections right from your computer’s desktop!
Perfect when you need a bigger router in a small size, such as creative post
facilities and broadcast trucks! Compact Videohub includes 40 x 40 SDI routing
all packed into a 2 rack unit size! You get auto SD, HD and 3 Gb/s HD-SDI
detection, re-clocking, with built in ethernet, USB and serial router control
interfaces.
No Manual Patching!
In the past most studios have been
forced to use manual patching to connect editing workstations and decks. However
this can become too complicated for creative designers, graphic artists and
editors to understand, plus it gets even more complicated as your studio grows.
Manual patching also caused problems with limited SDI cable lengths, and patch
cables quickly wear out, so you get glitches as other users bump them while
patching.
Videohub eliminates this problem because everyone is permanently connected,
and no cables need to be physically changed ever. All video connections are
changed from an easy to use software application right from your computer
desktop. Unlike manual patching, Videohub re-clocks the SDI video signal for
long cable lengths. Plus unlike manual patching, you can send one SDI video
connection to as many outputs as you like, so multiple people can access any SDI
video source, all at the same time.
High end post production and broadcasters have understood the advantages of
professional routing switchers for decades, and now with Videohub, everyone can
afford these same workflow advantages.
Industrial Strength Routing
Switcher
Blackmagic Design’s Videohub routers are not only based on
a revolutionary design but they also have the most advanced electronics
technology available today. All Videohub routers include SDI re-clocking so even
the longest distance equipment from your router can be connected together.
Combined with redundant power supplies, power fail protection and high
reliability single PCB construction, Videohub routers are true broadcast
quality.
World's Greatest Router Control
If you hate the high
cost of router control panels, then you'll love Videohub because we include free
software for Mac and Windows computers with incredible icon buttons! Videohub
software looks fantastic, and when used on new touch screen all in one
computers, you get a fantastic large screen XY control panel!
Videohub Smart Control is a compact 1 rack unit size
at less than an inch thick. It uses ethernet for control and even supports power
over ethernet! Each button is a bright crystal look RGB illuminated design thats
been optimized for high reliability. Videohub Smart Control allows button caps
to be removed so labels can be customized!
SDI Re-Clocking
Videohub also includes built in SDI
re-clockers on each SDI input which regenerate the SDI video signal. Every inch
of video cable from your SDI video devices degrades the SDI signal. Expensive
premium grade "digital" cables can help, however simply cannot eliminate this
loss. With SDI re-clocking you can have a regenerated and clean SDI signal out
to all the SDI devices in your studio. That means longer cable lengths, and no
glitches in your video.
Simultaneous SD, HD or 3 Gb/s Video
Videohub makes it
easy to run Standard Definition and High Definition equipment now and add 3 Gb/s
SDI equipment in the future. That's because Videohub handles mixed SD, HD and 3
Gb/s SDI connections all on the same router at the same time. Videohub
automatically detects when an SDI input changes, and instantly sets all SDI
outputs connected to that input to match. SDI re-clocking and output SDI slew
rates change automatically.
Independent Monitoring
Because most editors love
monitoring direct from the router, Videohub has up to 144 independent SDI
outputs totally dedicated for monitoring. Independent monitoring outputs are
great when you need to quickly look at decks and other editing systems in your
facility. You can also use the extra outputs to connect consumer VHS and DVD
recorders via external converters.
Deck Control Routing
With up to 144 independent Sony™
compatible RS-422 serial control ports included, each editing system can control
any deck in your facility. Each deck control connection is independently
reversible via software control, so it’s easy to connect edit stations or decks
to any of the deck control ports.
World’s Highest Quality 3 Gb/s SDI
With the exciting new
3 Gb/s SDI connections built in, Videohub allows twice the SDI data rate than
normal HD-SDI. Use 3 Gb/s SDI for high resolution real time 2048 x 1556 feature
film editing. 3 Gb/s SDI has full compatibility with SD, HD or 2K in 4:4:4 or
4:2:2 all with a single BNC cable. With 3 Gb/s SDI built in, you have full
compatibility with all your current standard definition SDI and high definition
SDI equipment, plus any new formats that come along in the future. With
Videohub, your studio is future proof.
Network Router Control
Videohub connects to any computer
via USB and is then shared over your local network. Any computer can be the host
by simply connecting to the router via the USB 2.0 connection, which activates
that computer as the host and allows other computers on your network to connect.
Router labels can be changed from any computer and are fully unicode compatible
for foreign language support.
Features;
- SDI Video Input
40 x SDI/HD-SDI, 3Gb/s SDI and ASI
- SDI Video Output
40 x SDI/HD-SDI, 3Gb/s SDI and ASI with
SDI re-clocking
- Multi Rate Support
Auto detection of SD, HD or 3 Gb/s
SDI. Simultaneous routing of 2K, HD, SD video and DVB-ASI
- Device Control
None
- Router Control
Use either RJ45 Ethernet or USB 2.0 high
speed interface or Smart Control shared over IP network
- Router Configuration
Use either RJ45 Ethernet or USB 2.0
high speed interface shared over IP network
- RS-422 Router Control
1 x input for controlling router
crosspoint switching
- Updates
USB 2.0 high speed (480Mb/s) interface
- Re-clocking
On all SDI outputs, auto switching between
standard definition, high definition or 3 Gb/s SDI video
- Reference Input
Blackburst and TriSync for SD, HD and
2K
