The days of manual patching are over with Blackmagic Design's ultra-intuitive and affordable 3 Gb/s SDI and HD-SDI video matrix switch: the Studio Videohub.
SDI/HD-SDI Video Routing from your Desktop
Studio Videohub lets you connect all the SDI Broadcasting Decks and Equipment in your studio together to one central location, enabling you to decide from either a Mac or PC desktop console where to route the signal.
The Studio Videohub features 16 inputs and 32 outputs of high quality 10-bit 3 GB/s SDI ports that switch instantly automatically between SDI, HD-SDI, and 2K. From your software console, you can send one SDI source to 32 locations, or switch through 16 sources at one location, or anything else in between.
Videohub uses software control panels that run on Windows™ and Mac OS X™. This lets you control the router from the same system you edit on. Videohub connects to any computer via
USB and is then shared over your local network. Any computer can be the host, and simply connecting to the router via the USB 2.0 connection 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.
Reclocking
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.
Simultaneous SD, HD, 2K, or 3 GB/s VideoVideohub 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
Studio Videohub has 32 independent outputs that video editors can directly monitor from the router. This comes in handy when you need to quickly look over the equipment in your studio and check connections.
The Studio Videohub also features 16 RS-422 Sony Compatible serial control ports allowing all of you SDI Equipment and computers to easily and automatically play nicely with eachother. 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 SDIWith 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.
Studio Videohub is rackmountable and thin.
