Description

The Blackmagic Studio fibre Converter is used at the other end of your broadcast camera chain back in the studio or outside broadcast truck. It converts signals from the remote camera back into standard television industry connections that can be used with your live production switchers, audio mixers and talkback interfaces. It features a high capacity power supply to drive the cable so it can provide enough power for your camera and any accessories that you might add.

The studio fibre converter includes connections for tally, two dual channel intercoms for industry standard 3rd party talkback systems, and even a backup engineering talkback channel in case the fibre goes down. You get a main Ultra HD camera feed plus 3 independent HD return feeds with full remote camera control, PTZ, tracker talkback and ethernet, all through a single SMPTE fibre cable. Plus, there is a large 5 inch LCD screen right next to the SMPTE fibre connection on the front panel for monitoring signals from the remote camera. This allows for easy patching and verification of the remote camera function!

Place Cameras Anywhere

If you’re working in a studio or out at a large sporting venue, you often need to place cameras far apart. While SDI connections are common, the limited range of SDI makes it hard to use it over long distances. Traditionally, you would need to run multiple cables and expensive extenders for power, talkback, tally, video and audio. This makes set up incredibly complex and increases the chances of a technical problem.

Now you can solve this problem by converting all essential connections and power into a single convenient SMPTE fibre cable that can run incredibly long distances. That means cameras can be placed anywhere and connected back to broadcast trucks parked outside of a venue or back to a central control room in a studio. Best of all, SMPTE fibre is a global broadcast industry standard so you can use cables and connection points that are commonly available. Blackmagic fibre converters are also affordable, so traditional broadcasters, new web broadcasters, AV producers, houses of worship and educators can all use the same high end broadcast technology!

SMPTE Fibre for Industrial Strength and Safety

Blackmagic fibre converters work with standard SMPTE 311M hybrid electrical and fibre optic cables with standard SMPTE 304 connectors on each end. These cables feature a 2 way fibre pair, data pair and power pair, along with a central strength member that gives it the needed durability for continuous use. Once plugged in, the Blackmagic Studio Fibre Converter automatically performs safety checks and then powers up, sending an industry standard 200 volts of power over the SMPTE cable for the camera and accessories.

This means you can install cameras in remote locations without having to worry about power drops over long distances. Both the studio and camera converters at each end have dedicated micro controllers that continuously monitor power status. The converters communicate with each other to ensure that both a stable optical signal is present and that the power supply is operating within safe parameters. If a damaged cable or an earth leak is detected, the power is instantly shut down to eliminate any danger to personnel.

10G Ethernet for IP Video

The Blackmagic Camera Fibre Converter and the Blackmagic Studio Fibre Converter use IP video because the SMPTE fibre connection is an open standard 10G Ethernet link. That means all of your video and return feeds are IP video based using high end, lossless broadcast quality 10-bit video encoding and decoding. All other connections such as talkback, tally, camera control and lens control are also converted to low latency IP so you get incredibly reliable performance and high quality. Using IP video means the Blackmagic fibre converters are future proof and ready for customisation using high speed Ethernet infrastructure in future!