Blackmagicdesign Videohub User Manual

7
Getting Started
Installing the Videohub Software
Videohub software runs on the latest Mountain Lion and Mavericks versions of Mac OS X. On the Windows
platform, the software runs on both 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Mac OS X installation
Step 1: Double click the installer file from the supplied media or from your downloads folder if you
downloaded the software from the Blackmagic Design website.
Step 2: Follow the install prompts and Mac OS X will automatically install the software.
A folder called "Blackmagic Videohub" will be created within your Applications folder. The following
three applications are contained within the folder: Videohub Control, Videohub Setup and Videohub
Hardware Panel Setup.
Windows installation
Step 1. Double click the installer file from the supplied media or from your downloads folder if you
downloaded the software from the Blackmagic Design website.
Step 2. Follow the install prompts and accept the terms in the License Agreement and Windows will
automatically install the software.
Click the Windows Start button and then All Programs>Blackmagic Design>Videohub. The following
three applications are contained within the folder: Videohub Control, Videohub Setup and Videohub
Hardware Panel Setup.
Updating the Software in your Videohub Controller
Follow these steps to check if your Videohub control panel's internal software is up to date:
Step 1. Connect your Videohub control panel to the computer via USB 2.0.
Step 2. Launch Blackmagic Videohub Hardware Panel Setup.
Step 3. If a software update is required, the following message will appear: "Software Update
Required. The software on this Videohub Control is out of date. Would you like to update it
now?" Click Yes. The update will take about 2 minutes to complete.
Step 4. The message "Software Update Complete" should appear at completion of the update.
Click OK to dismiss the message. Settings can be changed now if desired and this is a good
opportunity to give each Videohub control panel a unique name.
Step 5. You can now unplug the USB cable from your Videohub control panel.
Double click the installer and follow the prompts.
This message will appear if a internal software
update is required.
The Blackmagic Videohub folder contains the three
Videohub applications.

Blackmagicdesign Videohub Specifications

General

Video Input	SDI
Video Output	SDI
Serial Router Control	RS-422
Ethernet Router Control	10/100/1000 Ethernet
Inputs	40
Outputs	40
SDI Bit Depth	10-bit
Power Supply	Internal power supply, 100-240V AC