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Installation and Operation Manual
Videohub
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July 2013

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  • Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual Videohub Mac OS X ™ Windows ™ July 2013...
  • Page 2 Planning Your Videohub Installation Compact Videohub is 2 rack units high and less than an inch thick. You will need to leave enough space in your equipment rack to install the Compact Videohub hardware. You can rack-mount Compact Videohub facing forwards or reversed, or even mount it in the rear of the rack to leave space for other equipment.
  • Page 3 Planning Your Videohub Installation Micro Videohub Ethernet connection to your local network and Videohub Smart Control SDI inputs feature automatic SDI outputs feature cable drivers equalization and detect between Tri-Sync or that auto switch between SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI...
  • Page 4 Videohub Server computer must remain powered on at all times so that Videohub settings can be modified. If your Micro Videohub is too far away to connect via USB, or if you do decide to use a dedicated server computer, this could be a great use for an old Mac OS X or Windows computer which is no longer fast enough for other work.
  • Page 5 Planning Your Videohub Installation Smart Videohub SDI input buttons SDI output buttons Ethernet connection to your local network and Videohub Smart Control SDI inputs feature automatic SDI outputs feature cable drivers equalization and detect between Tri-Sync or that auto switch between...
  • Page 6 However the Videohub Server computer must remain powered on at all times so that Videohub settings can be modified. If your Smart Videohub is too far away to connect via USB, or if you do decide to use a dedicated server computer, this could be a great use for an old Mac OS X or Windows computer which is no longer fast enough for other work.
  • Page 7 Smart Videohub. You will need to provide a standard USB 2.0 type A-B male cable. Smart Videohub is 1 rack unit high and just over an inch thick. You will need to leave enough space in your equipment rack to install the Smart Videohub hardware. You can rack-mount Smart Videohub at the front or at the rear of the rack to leave space for other equipment.

  • Page 8: Hardware Installation

    Otherwise go to Networking Videohub with USB. If you have a Videohub control panel or GPI and Tally Interface, you will need to connect it via Ethernet to control a Videohub. There is an inconspicuous USB port used for configuring Videohub Smart Control. Please see the connection instructions for Networking Videohub Control Panels with Ethernet and Connecting Videohub Control Panels via USB.
  • Page 9 Videohub Server. You will need to carry out the following steps to connect Videohub to the local area IP based network. Step 1. Securely connect and power on all of the power supplies included with your Videohub.
  • Page 10 You can use almost any computer for the Videohub Server, such as an editing workstation, and you don’t need a dedicated or powerful computer for this task. If your Videohub is too far away to connect via USB, or if you do decide to use a dedicated server computer, this could be a great use for an old Mac OS X or Windows computer which is no longer fast enough for other work.
  • Page 11 Videohub control panel to your network without having to run an additional cable back to the network switch. You will need to carry out the following steps to connect a Videohub control panel or GPI and Tally Interface to the local area IP based network.
  • Page 12 You might wish to connect your Videohub control panel directly to an Ethernet-equipped Videohub if: • you need to set up very fast • you don't have any requirement to share Videohub on the network so it can be controlled by computers on the network •...
  • Page 13 Hardware Installation When power is first connected to a Videohub control panel, a self-test will be conducted and all the buttons will display their test lights in the following sequence: red, green, blue and white. The top left button of a Videohub control panel indicates its network status, using the following diagnostic display, as long as the panel is not selected in the Videohub Control Utility software: Pink flashing light - unit is attempting to acquire an IP address.
  • Page 14 Connecting Videohub Master Control with USB A USB 2.0 connection to a computer is used to configure the network settings of Videohub Master Control. When viewed from the rear of the unit, the type B USB port is easily found just to the right of the power connector.
  • Page 15 Step 4. Now gently lift the face plate off the rest of the unit. If you have a Videohub Master Control, take care not to pull on the data cable that connects the scroll wheel to the rest of the unit. The cable is long enough to allow the face plate to lie down next to the rest of the unit.
  • Page 16 The weight of copper-based SDI cables quickly adds up so it is advisable to use your rack to support the cables so that the full cable weight does not place undue stress on the BNC ports of your Videohub. This is particularly important with larger models of Videohub due to the weight of many SDI cables.

  • Page 17: Software Installation

    Installing the Videohub Software Videohub software runs on the latest Lion and Mountain Lion versions of Mac OS X. On the Windows platform, Videohub software runs on both 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 with the latest service packs installed.
  • Page 18 Alternatively choose a Pushbutton view if you need to switch connections rapidly and frequently or if a touchscreen computer is being used. You will soon find the best Videohub view to use by trying the Router Control and Pushbutton views.
  • Page 19 Network PrefPane in Mac OS X 10.6 set to “Using DHCP When using a Videohub Server computer, you should make a note of its static IP address as you will need to with manual address” to provide a static IP address.
  • Page 20 ‚ "Server" if the Videohub is to be controlled from an automation system or third party router control system. ‚ "Client" if the Videohub is to act as a client of a connected control panel and to listen and respond to the control panel button presses.
  • Page 21 The Customize Labels preferences are used to specify the labels assigned to each port. These labels are saved on the Videohub server and will be seen by all clients. This is where you enter labels for each device you connect to the video ports on the Videohub.
  • Page 22 RS-422 serial port. You can label these ports in a similar way to the video ports. You can connect any deck or workstation, acting as slave or master, to any port on the Videohub. When two RS-422 ports are routed to each other and the port directions are set to "Automatic", Videohub will automatically change the direction of the serial port communication, determining which are the slave and master devices.
  • Page 23 Touchscreen computers are perfect for use with Videohub's Pushbutton views but it is easy to accidentally touch a button and cause an unintentional video route change. To help avoid this potential problem, enable the "Take Confirmation"...
  • Page 24 The Videohub software installer for Windows also installs the Blackmagic Videohub Control Utility and there Mac OS X installation: Drag the Blackmagic Videohub Control is nothing more you need to install. If you have not already installed the latest version of the Videohub Utility to the Applications folder software for Windows, you will need to conduct the following steps.
  • Page 25 2 minutes to complete. If you have connected a GPI and Tally Interface, you may need to configure it for use with Videohub. If it has already been configured for Videohub, the software will open without any need for changes. Otherwise a message will tell you your GPI and Tally Interface has been configured for use with an ATEM Switcher and will need to be reconfigured for use with Videohub.
  • Page 26 IN port to light up. Select the name of the desired Videohub control panel and you will be able to change the panel name and also the control settings for each Videohub control panel. Network settings will remain grayed out and can only be changed via USB.
  • Page 27 Tally Interface to an Ethernet-equipped Videohub without using a network switch. You will also need to complete the IP details for the Remote Videohub which you wish to control with your Videohub control panel. The remote Videohub is the Videohub Server and could refer to a Videohub Server computer or an integrated Videohub Server.
  • Page 28 Software Installation Videohub Master Control Settings The right hand pane of the Videohub Control Utility software lets you customize the hardware features of each Videohub control panel. Backlight Adjust the backlight slider as desired to vary the brightness of all backlit buttons.
  • Page 29 SDI and deck control ports in the “Customize Labels” window of the Blackmagic Videohub software. In this example, the label is “VTR” which will help to find all inputs, outputs and remote ports which include VTR in their label name. Click OK and continue labelling the other buttons as desired.
  • Page 30 3D, you will also need to enter an output port number in to the “Router SDI Out B” field. There is also a “Router Remote” field if your Videohub is also routing RS-422 deck control to the destination device.
  • Page 31 “Take” button. The take button can be used with both Cut-Bus and XY controller configurations and can also be used with Videohub Smart Control Settings in Blackmagic Videohub macros. Control Utility.
  • Page 32 The GPI and Tally Interface has 8 GPIs that provide crosspoint switching. In the example on the left, if GPI 1 detects a contact closure it will switch Input 12 on your Videohub to Output 1. This means when you switch the joystick control on your CCU, video going to Input 12 of your Videohub will be previewed on your monitor.
  • Page 33 GPI IN 5 GPI OUT GPI IN 6 GPI OUT The GPI and Tally Interface has two ethernet ports so that you can connect one port to a Videohub and use GPI IN 7 GPI OUT GPI IN 8 the other port to link other GPI and Tally Interfaces together.
  • Page 34 Finally, use iTunes to sync applications to your iPad. Step 2. Tap the App Store icon. Tap the search field at the top of the screen and enter Videohub. Select the Videohub app to be taken to its info screen. Click on the Free App button and then tap Install App.
  • Page 35 Smart Videohub. Remote router control can also be used with Smart Videohub. The rear panel of Smart Videohub has 16 SDI inputs on the left, and 16 SDI outputs on the right. The built- in pushbutton control panel on the front, has a corresponding layout with 16 sources on the left and 16 Rear panel destinations on the right.
  • Page 36 Using Hardware Control Panels Using Videohub Master Control When initially powered on, Videohub Master Control will be in an idle state with no buttons selected. With Front panel showing a new source has been selected. the exception of the SRC and DEST buttons, pressing buttons will not cause anything to change. Similarly, scrolling the wheel will not cause anything to change.
  • Page 37 How to select devices by typing the Videohub port numbers If you've chosen to keep the default labels for all Videohub SDI and remote ports, you can simply type the port numbers to make a routing change. This method is very fast but requires that you remember port numbers or have some system for knowing what equipment is connected to each Videohub port.
  • Page 38 ‚ Press the DEST button so it lights gold. The destination field will highlight blue on the LCD. ‚ If your Videohub router has RS-422 remote control, press the LEVEL button until you have set the appropriate routing level for your equipment. Otherwise you can skip this step.
  • Page 39 ‚ Press the DEST button so it lights gold. The destination field will highlight blue on the LCD. ‚ If your Videohub router has RS-422 remote control, press the LEVEL button until you have set the appropriate routing level for your equipment. Otherwise you can skip this step.
  • Page 40 How to select devices using the numeric buttons and scroll wheel together If you have customized the Videohub port labels with numbers, you can use the numeric buttons and scroll wheel together to find a short list of sources and destinations. This method is fast and intuitive because you only have to scroll through a short list of equipment and you don't have to remember any port numbers.
  • Page 41 VTR 1, VTR 2, Cam 1, Cam 2, Cam 3, Mon 1, Mon 2, Mon 3 and Mon 4. If your Videohub port labels have two or three digit numbers, we recommend If you know that you want Edit 3 as the source, and VTR 1 as the preceding smaller numbers with zeros, e.g.
  • Page 42 Using Hardware Control Panels Locking and Unlocking Routes Videohub Master Control can lock and unlock any route on your Videohub. In contrast to Videohub Smart Control, Videohub Master Control can unlock any destinations locked by other people using their computer, iPad or Videohub Smart Control.
  • Page 43 Take button Using Videohub Smart Control as a Cut-Bus Controller If Videohub Smart Control has been configured as a Cut-Bus controller, the destination device has already been chosen and you only need to choose a video source. ‚ Select one of the white, video source buttons. The video source will immediately be connected and Videohub Smart Control configured as an XY controller and with viewable on the destination device, such as an SDI monitor.
  • Page 44 If you encounter a locked destination, and do not know who locked the video device, you can override the lock using the Videohub software on a Mac OS X or Windows computer or by using a Videohub Master Control.
  • Page 45 The first time a client is started on a machine its interface will appear disabled and it must be configured with the Videohub Server IP address. The interface will also be disabled whenever a Videohub is physically disconnected from its Videohub Server computer.
  • Page 46 Using Software Control Panels The Main Router Control is split into three distinct areas – 1. To Destination Controls routing for the Destination SDI outputs; 2. To Monitoring Controls routing for the Monitor SDI outputs; 3. Deck Control Connections Controls routing for the RS-422 serial ports. Connect a video input to a video output by selecting the menu of any destination outputs or monitoring outputs.
  • Page 47 Blackmagic Videohub supports one-to-many routes. This means that any video input, such as a HD deck, can be sent to one or more monitoring outputs. On the Studio Videohub, one input could be sent to as many as 16 monitoring outputs. On the Broadcast Videohub, one input could be sent to as many as 72...
  • Page 48 RS-422 deck control can be routed on some Videohub models that feature RS-422 remote ports. The RS-422 port on the deck can be routed to another RS-422 port on the Videohub, for example when connecting a deck to an NLE workstation. Unlike the video, RS-422 control is point to point, so when you connect two devices together, one will disable so it cannot be accidentally connected to another port.
  • Page 49 Videohub. Breaking the lock is useful if someone is controlling the Videohub from their notebook or iPad and then leaves the office with a destination locked!
  • Page 50 The Main Router Control view is the best place for a system administrator to configure and label all the connections on any Videohub. However most users do not need or want to see all connections all of the time. They may just want to see the connections which they use most of the time. Simple Router Control and Personal Router Control views are helpful because they reduce the number of visible connections to a single set of connections for immediate needs.
  • Page 51 Videohub you your Source screens are using This button is reserved by Videohub for when a destination is connected to a source which does not appear in the sources panel. Arrow buttons allow...
  • Page 52 800 x 600 or higher resolution. Pushbutton views and Router Control views can be chosen from the “Welcome to Videohub” startup screen, from the View menu or by using a keyboard shortcut. Keyboard shortcuts can be used if the View menu is not visible and are very similar on Mac and Windows platforms.
  • Page 53 After installing Videohub software, launch the Blackmagic Videohub application and choose a Pushbutton view, to match the size of your computer display. This page of the Videohub manual shows the Full Screen 24” Pushbutton view being used with a Broadcast Videohub. All pushbuttons initially show the generic icon of a BNC connector which you can then replace from a selection of icons.
  • Page 54 Pushbutton view, than there are SDI input connectors on the Videohub itself. For example when using Studio Videohub with the Full Screen 24” Pushbutton view, the Sources panel will show Input 1 to Input 16 repeated several times until the pushbuttons fill the Sources panel.
  • Page 55 Configuring Pushbuttons is easy. Move the mouse to the top-right corner of any Videohub pushbutton to reveal an i icon. Clicking the i icon will open the Videohub Button Setup window which allows one to set the SDI input or output connection, RS-422 deck control and the icon for the pushbutton. The Clear button will delete all settings for the pushbutton and the icon will be replaced with black.
  • Page 56 Using Software Control Panels The smaller Pushbutton views show the top-left portion of the largest Pushbutton view to ensure that button layouts will not change when switched between Pushbutton views. Users who regularly switch between Full Screen and Personal Pushbutton views should group the most commonly used video sources in the top left of the Full Screen Pushbutton view so they will be visible in Personal Pushbutton view.
  • Page 57 When using a Full Screen Pushbutton view, you may choose to show multiple instances of a source or destination pushbutton. The example pictured on this page shows a Studio Videohub with all of its inputs configured in the first rows of the Pushbutton view. Some of the same inputs have been duplicated and then grouped together, with devices of the same type, enabling them to be quickly located, e.g.
  • Page 58 While all icons are available to any pushbutton, it usually doesn’t make such sense to choose the icon of This destination is unlocked and is available to any Videohub user a video monitor or transmitter for a source pushbutton unless the source device happens to have a loop- on the network.
  • Page 59 Only double-click on the pushbutton, to break the lock, if you are sure your action is not going to cause problems for people using the same Videohub. Breaking the lock is useful if someone is controlling the Videohub from their notebook or iPad and then leaves the office with a destination locked! When a route is unlocked, the padlock icon will instantly disappear.
  • Page 60 For this reason, we recommend configuration of Videohub pushbuttons be performed with a mouse. Once the Videohub pushbuttons have been configured, it will be easy to use a finger to select and route, inputs and outputs, by tapping on Videohub pushbuttons.
  • Page 61 Up to 40 sources and 8 destinations can be displayed in a single Videohub Pushbutton screen on the iPad. Even more sources and destinations can be displayed by flicking the iPad left or right, or tapping to the left or right of the row of dots, to move through multiple Pushbutton screens.
  • Page 62 Configuring Videohub Pushbuttons on the iPad is easy. Press and hold any Videohub pushbutton to open the Videohub Button Setup window which allows one to set the SDI input or output connection, RS-422 deck control and the icon for the pushbutton. The Clear button will delete all settings for the pushbutton and the icon will be replaced with black.
  • Page 63 If you encounter a gray padlock icon, and do not know who locked the video device, you can override the lock using the Videohub software on a Mac OS X or Windows computer. When a route is unlocked, the padlock icon will instantly disappear.
  • Page 64 Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Overview Frame Structure ‚ Transmitted at 23.98, 24 or 25 frames per second as a Progressive Segmented Frame. The latest Blackmagic Design products use the new ‚ Active video is 2048 pixels wide by 1556 lines deep. 3 Gb/s SDI video, which allows twice the data rate of ‚...