showstack / hardware / blackmagic-smart-videohub-40x40
Blackmagic Smart Videohub 40x40
40 in, 40 out 12G-SDI routing matrix with a front-panel control and network control. The unglamorous box that decides which source reaches which destination on a large video rack.
Protocols it speaks
| Protocol | Direction | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| sdi | bidirectional | 12G-SDI routing across all ports. |
Connectors
- 40x 12G-SDI in
- 40x 12G-SDI out
- Reference in
- Ethernet
- USB
What to watch for
Router labels are the whole usability story. An unlabelled Videohub in a dark rack at 2am is functionally a random number generator; export the label set with the show file.
Routing changes are instant and global. A crosspoint changed to check a source will also change it for anyone else using that destination, including the record.
Sources
- Blackmagic Videohub — Blackmagic Design primary
Understand the mechanism
Something wrong, or missing?
Known gaps on this entry: released. If you can source one of them, that is a ten minute pull request.
Edit this entry on GitHub — one file, editable in your browser, and your handle goes on it permanently.
Work at Blackmagic Design? Confirm or correct this entry — it is free, it stays free, and nothing about it is for sale.