Blackmagic Design Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 (BM-VHUBSMTCS6G1212) Video mixer

Blackmagic Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 (BM-VHUBSMTCS6G1212)

When you need to cleanly switch between video sources to monitors or directly to air, you need timed or genlocked signals. If you cannot guarantee perfectly timed source signals but you still need to clean switch then Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 is the special model of Videohub that features resynchronization on all inputs so you get perfect clean feeds every time! Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 has all of the same great features of Smart Videohub 12x12 plus includes full resynchronization on every input so the router automatically re times all inputs to ensure clean, glitch free switching between router cross points. Sources of different resolutions and the same frame rate can even be output directly to air for smooth, cuts only production. Just like all Smart Videohub models, you can control Smart Videohub CleanSwitch directly from the front panel or remotely over ethernet using the Videohub Control Panel software on a Mac or PC.


Perfect for Portable Use
Broadcast grade routing that's easy to use!

Smart Videohub is perfect for broadcast, post or live production! Smart Videohub’s super compact size means it's perfect for use in large broadcast systems or portable mini racks for live production where cameras, switchers, recording and monitors are all simply connected to Smart Videohub. Now you can avoid messy rewiring because you can connect everything to the router and then quickly change connections from job to job without reconnecting a single cable!


Visual Routing
Route your video by looking at it!

Scan through video at lightning speed! Smart Videohub's super fast spin knob control lets you dial though your router cross points while displaying live video combined with custom on screen labels. Scroll order is arranged alphabetically so it’s easy to find the crosspoint you are looking for! The spin knob control combined with visual routing is the fastest way to route! Imagine scrolling through your connections while viewing them as live video on the LCD! On screen labels support unicode so they work in non Roman character sets such as Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German, French, Spanish and more. That means if you have labels in Japanese it will appear on the front panel in Japanese exactly the same as it appears on the software control panel on your computer.


All Video Formats Simultaneously
Different formats, frame rates and resolutions simultaneously!

Smart Video includes multi format technology so you can simultaneously connect SD, HD and Ultra HD equipment all on the same router at the same time. SDI products from Blackmagic Design will automatically detect the SDI video format when it changes and instantly switch standards. This means you can seamlessly work in NTSC and PAL SD, 720 and 1080 HD and even 2160 Ultra HD at any frame rate, all at the same time on the single router!


Ultra HD Quality, HD Compatibility!
The broadcast industry’s video standard of the future

Get amazing images that are so detailed it’s like being there! With Ultra HD you get 4 times the resolution of regular 1080 HD video for a massive 3840 x 2160 frame size. The new Smart Videohub easily handles the enormous data rates of full resolution Ultra HD video as well as SD and HD video. Ultra HD is the broadcast standard of the future and production of 4K content is accelerating! Smart Videohub’s advanced 6G-SDI multi format connections are compatible with your existing SD-SDI and HD-SDI equipment as well as the latest Ultra HD gear.


External Software Control
Control routing via network on Mac and Windows!

If you want to control your Smart Videohub anywhere then the included free Videohub software control for Mac and Windows is the perfect solution. Videohub control software has a great looking interface with amazing icon buttons. When used with new touchscreen PCs, you get a fantastic large screen XY control panel! You can even download the new software control panel for Apple iPad® that lets you use it as a fantastic, low cost touch screen router panel, it's free on the App Store!


Hardware Control Panels
Add incredible rack mount hardware control panels

For dedicated remote router panels, you can choose between Videohub Smart Control and Videohub Master Control. Both optional panels connect to your network via Ethernet and can control any Videohub model. Videohub Smart Control is ideal for direct cut bus style routing to monitors or decks, while Videohub Master Control gives you full spin knob control and direct label entry with an LCD display to see your router crosspoint labels. You get perfect integration and 24/7 broadcast reliability with Blackmagic Videohub remote panels!


Custom Control
Free software developer kit!

Customize your control options for any installation! Videohub lets you create your own custom router control with the free software developer kit. As a developer, you can download the Videohub SDK for sample code and control protocol information. You’ll get all the information you need to create your own hardware or software remote control. You can also use the RS-422 protocol to control Videohub as a slave device for router crosspoint switching, or even use telnet instructions from your computer.


Clean Switch Direct To Air
The perfect router for on air production!

The Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 is ideal for remote trucks with critical breaking news that needs to go directly to air. When you’re in the field it’s not possible to genlock every source. With Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 you get full re-synchronization on every input so you can switch from a camera feed to a recorded source or graphics using a simple, straight forward interface and get flawless, artifact free switching! This is critical when you are feeding a television transmitter or encoder where you need to switch between different feeds but you cannot suffer any kind of glitch, which would look unprofessional. Smart Videohub CleanSwitch also allows you to create a very simple live cuts only live production switcher, letting you quickly move between sources cleanly.

Connections

SDI Video Input

12 × 10-bit SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI.

SDI Video Output

12 × 10-bit SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI.

Reference Input

Black burst and Tri-Sync for SD, HD and 4K.

Multi Rate Support

Auto detection of SD, HD or 6G-SDI. Simultaneous routing of 4K, HD, SD video and DVB-ASI.

Updates

USB or Ethernet.

Front Panel 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 RJ45 Ethernet.

RS-422 Router Control

1 × 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

1280 × 720p50, 1280 × 720p59.94, 1280 × 720p60, 1920 × 1080i50, 1920 × 1080i59.94, 1920 × 1080i60, 1920 × 1080PsF23.98, 1920 × 1080PsF24, 1920 × 1080PsF25, 1920 × 1080PsF29.97, 1920 × 1080PsF30, 1920 × 1080p23.98, 1920 × 1080p24, 1920 × 1080p25, 1920 × 1080p29.97, 1920 × 1080p30, 1920 × 1080p50, 1920 × 1080p59.94, 1920 × 1080p60.

2K Format Support

2048 × 1080p23.98, 2048 × 1080p24, 2048 × 1080p25, 2048 × 1080PsF23.98, 2048 × 1080PsF24, 2048 × 1080PsF25

4K Format Support

3840 × 2160p23.98, 3840 × 2160p24, 3840 × 2160p25, 3840 × 2160p29.97, 3840 × 2160p30, 4096 × 2160p23.98, 4096 × 2160p24, 4096 × 2160p25, 4096 × 2160p29.97, 4096 × 2160p30

SDI Compliance

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 310M, SMPTE 425M Level B, SMPTE 425M Level A, 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.

Display

Display

Built-in LCD for video and menu settings.

Software

Software Control

Router control included free for Windows™ and Mac OS X™.

Internal Software Upgrade

Via included updater application.

Operating Systems

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later.
Windows 7 or Windows 8.

Power Requirements

Power Fail Protection

Router connections preserved and restored instantly at power on.

Power Supply

IEC power cable required. 90 - 240V AC input.

Physical Specifications

Width

19in

Height

1.75in

Depth

6.3in

Weight

4.14lb

Physical Installation

Physical Installation

1 rack unit size. Less than 6 inches deep.

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 CleanSwitch 12x12
Software SD card

Warranty

12 Month Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.

Blackmagic Design Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 is a new mixed format SD, HD and Ultra HD router that features full re-synchronization on every input for completely clean switches between non synchronized router crosspoints.

The new Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 is a compact 1 rack unit router that features 6G-SDI for SD, HD and Ultra HD routing. Unlike other routers its size, the Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 has full re-synchronization on every input so it can be used with non-referenced equipment. Customers can plug in everything from the highest end broadcast decks all the way down to consumer grade video equipment and the CleanSwitch 12x12 will automatically synchronize them all. That means video can be routed and the signal can be switched without any glitches, picture rolls or other unwanted artifacts.

Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 is the perfect small router for on air production like those used in remote trucks for critical breaking news because things happen fast out in the field and news crews never know when they’ll have to take a feed from an unknown source. With Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12, the team in the field can broadcast pristine, perfectly synchronized professional quality video right to air without having to worry about mismatched signals.



Video walls and projection used at live performances, or even hotel and conference A/V departments can all benefit from Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12. Unsynchronized signals from computers, cameras, disk recorders and more can all be arranged into a simple crosspoint router that synchronizes everything automatically so the audience, guests, or conference attendees always see perfectly switched video.



The Smart Videohub family of professional SDI video routers features 6G-SDI technology so customers can simultaneously connect and route any combination of SD, HD and Ultra HD video all on the same router at the same time. Using the front panel, customers can take advantage of Blackmagic Design’s unique, revolutionary Visual Routing which combines a spin knob and button entry with a high resolution LCD screen that displays custom router labels over live video from the inputs. This allows customers to see their router connections as video on the LCD as they scroll the knob to select routing. This unique feature means customers can route video simply by looking at it!



Blackmagic Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 includes an elegantly designed machined metal front panel, built in power supply, external ethernet control, RS422, and support for tri-sync and black burst reference. The router can also be controlled remotely via Ethernet using Blackmagic Design router control software for Mac OS X and Windows, or with the Blackmagic Smart Control and Master Control hardware router control panels.

Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12 Key Features

• Includes full resynchronization on every input to get clean, glitch free switching between router crosspoints.
• Features multi rate 6G-SDI that supports auto switching SD, HD and Ultra HD formats.
• High performance 6G-SDI re-clockers on each output, changes rate based on source routed.
• Built in control panel allows direct entry and spin knob control.
• Built in LCD monitor to display routing information and live video for visual routing.
• Built in crosspoint buttons on front panel allows direct selection of crosspoint.
• Take and clear buttons allow conformation of selected crosspoint before going live.
• Includes Ethernet port for external router control plus RS-422 port for controlling router via serial link.
• Front LCD can be used to set IP settings.
• Supports Blackmagic Design router control software for Mac OS X and Windows.
• Supports Blackmagic Smart Control and Master Control hardware router control panels.
• Compact 1 rack unit design, ideal for emergency and backup switching.
• Includes 90 - 240V AC power input.

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Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12x12

SD card with software and manual

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SDI Video Inputs

12 x 10-bit SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI.

SDI Video Outputs

12 x 10-bit SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI.

SDI Rates

270Mb, 1.5G, 3G, 6G.

Video Input Re-Sync

On all 12 inputs for clean switch.

SDI Reclocking

On all SDI outputs.

Reference Input

Tri-Sync or Black Burst.

Control Panel Connection

Ethernet.

Serial Control Connection

RJ-6 RS-422.

Multi Rate Support

Auto detection of SD, HD or 6G-SDI. Simultaneous routing of 4K, HD and SD video.

Updates

USB

Front Panel 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 RJ45 Ethernet.

RS-422 Router Control

1 x input for controlling router crosspoint switching.

Standards

SD Video Standards

525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL.

HD Video Standards

720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60

2K Video Standards

2K DCI 23.98p, 2K DCI 24p, 2K DCI 25p
2K DCI 23.98PsF, 2K DCI 24PsF, 2K DCI 25PsF

Ultra HD Video Standards

2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30

4K Video Standards

4K DCI 23.98p, 4K DCI 24p, 4K DCI 25p

SDI Compliance

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M Level A and B , ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601.

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

10-bit 4:2:2 and 4:4:4

SDI Color Space

YUV or RGB.

SDI Auto Switching

Automatically selects between SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 6G-SDI on each input.

SDI Metadata Support

Video payload identification ancillary data as per SMPTE 352M.

Control

Built in Control Panel

12 buttons for local control of Videohub with 6 buttons and scroll wheel for menu control. 2.2 inch color display.

External Control Panel

Includes Blackmagic Videohub software control panel for Mac and Windows. Supports Blackmagic Smart Control and Blackmagic Master Control hardware panels. Includes Blackmagic Videohub SDK and Ethernet Videohub Control Protocol.

Software

Software Control

Router control included free for Windows™ and Mac™.

Internal Software Upgrade

Via included updater application.

Operating Systems

Mac 10.15 Catalina,
Mac 11.1 Big Sur or later.

Windows 10, 64-bit.

Display

Built in LCD for video and menu settings.

Power Requirements

Power Fail Protection

Router connections preserved and restored instantly at power on.

Power Supply

IEC power cable required. 100 - 240V AC input.

Physical Specifications

Physical Installation

1 rack unit size. Less than 6 inches deep.

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

Warranty

3 Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty, and 12 Month Warranty on the front panel.