Blackmagic Design Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12

Compact 6G-SDI Videohub

• With built-in re-synchronisers on all inputs allows clean switching between all video sources of the same video standard
• Can be used as a 12-way re-synchroniser for automatic re-timing of SDI feeds
• Supports 12 inputs and 12 outputs in virtually all SD, HD and Ultra HD video formats
• Supports multiple formats on the same router at the same time and switches between multiple formats that match the reference frame rate when switching between the same video standard
• Includes button and knob routing on the front panel
• Operating systems: Mac 10.15 Catalina, Mac 11.1 Big Sur or higher, Windows 10 64-bit
• Power supply: 100 - 240 V AC input (IEC power cable not included)
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 482 (19") x 160 x 44 (1U) mm
• Weight: 1.88 kg

Technical data:

Connections:

• 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
• Re-sync of video inputs on all 12 inputs for clean switching
• SDI reclocking on all SDI outputs
• Reference input: Tri-Sync or Black Burst
• Control panel connection: Ethernet
• Serial control port: RJ-6 RS-422
• Multi-rate support
• Automatic detection of SD, HD or 6G SDI
• Simultaneous routing of 4K, HD and SD video
• Updates: USB
• Ethernet: Router configuration via front panel LCD or RJ45 Ethernet
• RS-422 router control: 1 x input for router switching control

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 sampling rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit
• SDI colour accuracy: 10 bit 4:2:2 and 4:4:4
• SDI colour space: YUV or RGB
• SDI Auto Switching: Automatically selects between SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 6G-SDI on each input
• SDI Metadata Support: Identification of video data according to SMPTE 352M.

Controls:

• Built-in control panel: 12 buttons for local control of the video hub with 6 buttons and scroll wheel for menu control
• 2.2-inch colour display
• External control panel: includes Blackmagic Videohub software control panel for Mac and Windows
• Supports Blackmagic Smart Control and Blackmagic Master Control hardware panels, incl. Blackmagic Videohub SDK and Ethernet Videohub Control Protocol

Software:

• Software control: Router control for Windows and Mac included free of charge
• Internal software upgrade via included Updater application