Elegant Design- Who said routers can’t be sexy!
- With a machined metal design and easy to use front panel,
Smart Videohub’s are also built for the most demanding 24/7 broadcast
environments and feature a unique design that gives you advanced technology in
an incredibly small size. Featuring revolutionary visual routing combined with
built in monitoring and front control panel, Smart Videohub gives you up to 40
6G-SDI connections, has a built in power supply, external reference, USB,
remote and network control ports, all in a compact 1 RU design!
Machined Metal Design - Elegant and rugged aluminum front
panel
- The new Smart Videohub’s feature an elegant front panel that
is machined from a solid block of aluminum. It looks great in your studio and
is also strong enough to withstand the bumps and shocks when installed in
outside broadcast vehicles. The front panel includes illuminated push buttons,
a full color video screen and a spin knob for visual routing control.
Front Panel Control - Find and select video sources quickly!
- The front panel of the new Smart Videohub features
illuminated buttons for source and destination selections as well as function
controls. Smart Videohub lets you select any destination and immediately see
its current routed source. The fastest way to select a new source is to directly
press the input you want and use the dedicated “Take” button to confirm and
make the switch. All buttons are softly backlit and illuminate fully when
selected so they can be read in even the darkest equipment room. IP settings
and router configuration can easily be set from the front panel.
Model shown: Smart Videohub 20x20
Visual Routing
- The innovative design of Smart Videohub combines front panel
controls and built in monitoring to give you all new, revolutionary Visual
Routing capabilities! Use the spin knob to quickly scroll through all of your
SD, HD, and Ultra HD sources. It’s the fastest and most accurate way route
video! As you spin the knob, video is instantly displayed on the built in LCD,
along with source labels, format, and frame rate information. Visual Routing
lets you route video quickly and more confidently than ever before!
Model shown: Smart Videohub 20x20
Professional Connections- 24/7 broadcast reliability
- Smart Videohub is a true broadcast grade routing switcher!
It is designed for the most demanding broadcast and post production
environments with advanced technology and professional connections. Featuring a
built in universal power supply, industry standard Ethernet, USB and RS-422
control connections. You also get broadcast grade BNC connectors for the
highest quality 6G-SDI digital video connections with built in re-clocking to
guarantee the longest cable lengths!
International Power-Auto ranging power supply anywhere in
the world
- Smart Videohub can be installed in outside broadcast vans,
machine rooms or broadcast studios anywhere in the world. The universal power
supply uses a standard IEC connection and is auto ranging, so it will
automatically accommodate the input voltage and frequency of your region. With
flexible universal power support there’s no need for an additional transformer
or power converter, no matter where you are in the world!
Control - More control choices than any other router!
- Control your Smart Videohub router from anywhere in your
building. Route video from the front panel control, or select from a wide range
of rack mountable hardware for remote control over ethernet. Broadcast
designers, editors and colorists can even route video using the innovative
Videohub Software Control for their Mac or PC workstations, or wirelessly with
an iPad. A software development kit is also available for integrators that want
to build custom routing solutions.
Model shown: Smart Videohub 20x20
Front Panel Control - Super fast Visual Routing!
- Smart Videohub features unique Visual Routing which makes
routing super fast and error free! You can quickly find the source or
destination you are looking for at the push of a button, or by using the unique
spin knob control to scroll through your video. Source video, format, and
labels are displayed on the built in LCD screen, so you always know that you’re
making the right choice. With the all new Smart Videohub it’s never been easier
to make super fast and accurate routing decisions!
Software Control
Network router control from your desktop!
- When you’re editing, grading, or doing broadcast design, the
best place to control your router is right from your desktop! All Videohub
models include free software that you can install on your Mac or Windows PC.
The attractive, icon based router control software includes multiple views so
you can choose the layout that’s best for your work.
Push Button View
- Pushbutton View is the fastest and most intuitive way to
control your router! It features large buttons with elegant icons that
represent the most common post production equipment. That means you get a
router control interface that looks just like your facility. Pushbutton View is
ideally designed to work on touchscreen monitors and gives you the most fluid,
computer based routing control you'll ever experience!
Personal Router Views
- With Personal Router View you can see every connection in a
single window, or create a personal set to see only the equipment you want.
This means you get a much smaller interface window that won't get in the way of
other software, such as editing or design tools. There is also a special Router
Control View that lets system administrators label and manage all of the
connections in your facility. Personal Router View gives you the flexibility to
focus on just the connections you need!
iPad® Control - Get portable router control anywhere in your
facility!
- Available free from the App Store, the Videohub Pushbutton
View looks stunning on your Apple iPad. That means you can use an iPad over
your wireless network to change routing from any room in your studio, all
without using dedicated panels or computers!
Connect via Ethernet - Add network control panels quickly!
- Videohub Smart Control and Videohub Master Control panels
use standard Ethernet networking. That means you can plug into the existing
computer network. Both control panels feature (PoE) power over Ethernet so if
used with an Ethernet switch that includes PoE support, no external power
supply is required. Videohub hardware control panels also include loop through
Ethernet, perfect for looping dozens of control panels so you save hundreds on
Ethernet cabling!
Easy to install - Multiple connection options for easy setup
and control
- Installing Smart Videohub is simple and easy! Designed to
fit perfectly in standard 19" equipment racks, the videohub built in
control panel not only switches video, it also lets you set the network IP
address in the settings menu. That means you can customize crosspoint labels
and control routing via your IP network over Ethernet or even using WiFi! Or
you can quickly set up Videohub by connecting USB directly to your computer!
With a router set up this simple, you can set up your studio in minutes!
Model shown: Smart Videohub 20x20
Custom SDK - Customize your Videohub controls!
- Videohub includes a free software development kit so any
developer or system integrator can easily add protocol support for integration
into other routing infrastructures. The SDK supports industry standard C++ and
includes software libraries, sample code, and documentation. Using the Videohub
SDK you can create customized software or hardware remote control solutions
with unique interfaces.
Advanced Technology
Multiple Formats
- You need to be able to work with the growing number of
worldwide television standards, and Smart Videohub has been designed to work
with virtually all of them! You get support for 525 and 625 SD, 720 and 1080
HD, and the new 4K Ultra HD standard. Different video formats and frame rates
can all be routed on the same Smart Videohub simultaneously, allowing you to
work in virtually every format for compatibility with almost every broadcast
standard!
6G-SDI
- SDI is an amazingly robust and flexible video standard! No
other way of connecting video is as reliable as SDI because there is no
computer based IP settings or complicated software involved. SDI is simple and
is a pipeline of pixels pouring down the cable at high speed! Simply connect
and you get pictures! SDI includes video, audio, timecode and metadata all
embedded in a single cable. Because of its reliability, SDI is ideal for live
production, post and broadcast. SDI is scaleable and multi rate, so you can
switch formats and frame rates using the same physical single cable connection.
The latest 6G-SDI technology is compatible with Ultra HD, but still switches
speed to work with older SD and HD-SDI equipment.
SDI Reclocking
- Videohub includes built in SDI reclocking on every 6G-SDI
input. SDI reclocking regenerates the video signal for maximum video quality.
This is extremely important because longer video cables degrade the signal.
Expensive premium "digital" cables can help a little, but still
cannot eliminate signal integrity loss due to cable lengths getting longer.
With SDI reclocking you get a regenerated and clean signal out to all of the
SDI devices in your studio. That means longer cable lengths, and no glitches in
your video.
Ethernet control
- Ethernet is one of the most common computer networking standards
and is used to provide connectivity in virtually every facility worldwide. The
Smart Videohub can be controlled with remote hardware panels or via software
over standard ethernet networks. All Videohub hardware control panels include
industry standard Ethernet connections, making it easy to install them
throughout your facility. Broadcast designers, editors, and colorists using Mac
or PC workstations can use the free Videohub Control Software to instantly
switch and route the signals they need over ethernet!
SDK
- You get a free SDK to create customizable control of your
Videohub! The Software Developer Kit gives you the ability to connect Videohub
to automated broadcast systems or create your own custom controls. Available
for both Mac OSX and Windows operating systems, developers get detailed control
protocol, libraries, sample code, documentation and more! The SDK gives you the
tools you need to customize the integration of any Videohub model.
Analog Equipment- Easily convert Analog to SDI
- It’s easy to connect analog equipment to your 6G-SDI
Videohub using Blackmagic Analog to SDI Mini Converters. The converter’s SDI
output, complete with embedded audio, will connect directly to your router. The
Teranex 2D is great for converting analog to SDI, with the added benefit of
high quality up conversions and standards conversions, so you can even add
standard definition video to your HD infrastructure.
Audio- Audio and video on one cable!
- The SDI standard includes 16 channels of embedded audio with
your video signal. That means you get up to 16 mono or 8 stereo channels
perfectly synchronized with your video. If you need to route audio to analog
equipment, it can easily be de-embeded from the SDI signal using Mini
Converters. The advantage of SDI embedded audio means that you can route or
directly patch synchronized audio and video on a single cable!
Bit Depth and Color Precision - Route video at the highest
bit depth
- Videohub is designed to support the highest quality video.
That means you can route 4:2:2, 4:4:4, and 8, 10, or 12 bit video in any
standard. 10 bit is the most commonly used standard now as colors can be
represented much more accurately than 8 bit video. 10 bit processing prevents
color banding which occurs with 8 bit video when the steps between shade
gradations become too apparent and appear like bars of color instead of a
smooth gradient. Smart Videohub also works with the latest 12 bit video video
signals for even higher quality, so you get a future proof design!
Genlock - Routing for live studio broadcast!
- For applications that require Genlock, like broadcast and
live production, you can connect your video reference signal to Videohub for
clean vertical interval switching. All Smart Videohubs can also operate without
Genlock in facilities that don’t require vertical interval switching.
Smart Videohub 12 x 12 is the world’s most advanced Ultra HD
mixed format router with built in control panel and monitoring. Ideal for small
workgroups and fly away kits, it includes advanced 6G-SDI connections so you
can simultaneously connect and route any combination of SD, HD and Ultra HD
video all on the same router at the same time. You also get revolutionary new
visual routing with the unique spin knob control, push button panel and the
built in LCD screen. Also includes Ethernet for remote control and a fully
customizable software development kit for Mac and Windows.
Specifications:
Connections:
- SDI Video Input............12 x 10 bit SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI.
- SDI Video Output..............12 x 10 bit SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI.
- Reference Input..............Blackburst and TriSync for SD, HD and 4K.
- Muti Rate Support...............Auto detection of SD, HD or 6G-SDI. Simultaneous routing of 4K, HD, SD video and DVB-ASI.
- Updates..............USB 2.0 high speed (480Mb/s) interface or via Ethernet.
- Router Control................12 buttons for local control of Videohub. 6 buttons and scroll wheel for control of LCD display or RJ45 Ethernet.
- Router Configuration...................Via front panel LCD or use either RJ45 Ethernet or USB 2.0 for setting IP address only.
- RS-422 Router Control..............1 x input for controlling router crosspoint switching.
- Reclocking....................On all SDI outputs, auto switching between standard definition, high definition or 6G-SDI video.
Standards
- SD Format Support...........625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC and 525/23.98 NTSC.
- HD Format Support..............720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60.
- 2K Format Support...........2048x1080p23.98, 2048x1080p24, 2048x1080p25, 2048x1080PsF23.98, 2048x1080PsF24, 2048x1080PsF25.
- 4K Format Support..............3840x2160p23.98, 3840x2160p24, 3840x2160p25, 3840x2160p29.97, 3840x2160p30, 4096x2160p24.
- SDI Compliance...............SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 310M, SMPTE 425M-A, SMPTE 425M-B, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601.
- SDI Video rates..............SDI video inputs are switchable between standard definition, high definition and 4K. SDI switches between 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI, 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI, 3G-SDI and 6G-SDI.
- SDI Video Sampling...........4:2:2 and 4:4:4
- SDI Audio Sampling...............Television standard sample rate of 48kHz and 24 bit.
- SDI Color Precision................4:2:2 and 4:4:4 10 bit.
- SDI Color Space............YUV or RGB.
- SDI Auto Switching............Automatically selects between SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 6G-SDI and DVB-ASI on each input so that each input can be running a different television standard.
- SDI Metadata Support...........Video payload identification ancillary data as per SMPTE 352M.
Software
- Software Control...........Router control included free for Windows™ and Mac OS X™.
- Internal Software Upgrade............Via included updater application.
Displays
- Displays.............Built-in LCD for video and menu settings.
Physical Installation
- Physical Installation...........1 rack unit size. Less than 6 inches deep.
Power Requirements
- Power Fail Protection...........Router connections preserved and restored instantly at power on.
- Power Supply...........IEC power cable required. 90 - 240V AC input.
Environmental Specifications
- Operating Temperature.............0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
- Storage Temperature.................-20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)
- Relative Humidity..............0% to 90% non-condensing
What's Included
- Smart Videohub 12x12
- Software CD
Physical Specifications: