Now you can afford to connect everyone
together in both HD or SD and eliminate the mess of manually patching
editing systems to decks.
Blackmagic Design Workgroup
Videohub
Industrial Strength Routing Switcher
Workgroup Videohub eliminates complicated manual cable patching by
connecting everyone together into a fully featured professional
routing switcher, which previously only large television companies
could afford. Workgroup Videohub automatically switches between
standard definition SDI and high definition SDI with full 12x24
routing. With 12 extra independent SDI monitoring outputs allowing
separate monitoring direct from the router, also included are 12
RS-422 deck control ports with two channels in internal processing
for HD down conversion and a keying frame store. Compatibility with
all SDI based equipment is assured, as all connections are compliant
with SMPTE-292M, SMPTE-259M, SMPTE-296M and ITU-R BT.656.
Video routing switchers are popular
in high end post production because they allow non technical people
to connect to each other and share broadcast decks without the
complexity of manual cable patching. Remote switching via your IP
network means you don’t even need to walk to a central patch panel
which is great when there are many people are working on the same
client job.
Independent Monitoring
Because most editors love to have "direct from the router"
monitoring, Workgroup Videohub features 12 independent outputs
totally dedicated for monitoring. Independent monitoring outputs are
great when you have more than one person working on a job and you
need to quickly look at decks and other editing system in your
facility. You can also use monitoring outputs to connect consumer VHS
and DVD recorders via analogue converters such as Multibridge.
Deck Control Routing
With 12 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
12 deck control ports. Reversible deck control serial ports are ideal
when using deck-to-deck editing or deck emulation DDR software.
Standard Definition or HDTV
With Workgroup Videohub, it’s easy to run standard definition
equipment now and add HDTV equipment as you transition in the future.
Workgroup Videohub handles mixed standard definition and HD-SDI
equipment connections on the same router at the same time. Because
Workgroup Videohub supports both HD and standard definition routing,
you can mix older standard definition and newer HD-SDI equipment at
the same time. Unlike other routers, SDI re-clocking and output SDI
slew rates are automatically configured as SDI inputs change.
Integrated Video Processing
The most exciting features of Workgroup Videohub is its powerful real
time video processor. Integration with the router is via an
additional 2 SDI input and output connection, so users can still
access all 12 inputs and 24 outputs without limitation. Real time
video processing allows high quality down conversion, and
simultaneous keying frame store and with customizable video frames
loaded onto the host and downloaded via USB on demand from any client
computer. Our keying frame store is great for test signals and
identity logos, working in both high definition and standard
definition.
SDI Re-Clocking
Workgroup Videohub includes full SDI re-clocking, critical when
connecting long length SDI cables to and from the router. Some
routers don’t re-clock the SDI signal, so connecting inputs to
outputs with long cables attached can cause image breakdowns because
of SDI errors. Workgroup Videohub eliminates this problem by
regenerating the SDI signal on all video connections so all users get
clean and error free SDI video feeds.
Network Router Control
Blackmagic Design Workgroup Videohub uses software control
panels running on Windows™ and Mac OS X™. This lets you control the
router from the same system you edit on. Workgroup Videohub connects
to any computer via USB, and then shares over the IP network in a
similar way a USB printer's sharing works. Any computer can be the
host and simply connecting to the router via a 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 all unicode compatible for non roman character sets
such as Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Destination locking is
supported so you can protect a router output when doing critical on
air or dubbing work.
