Blackmagic Forum

As you all are aware, most, if not all of Blackmagics products have USB connections for doing firmware updates and configurations; and that's it. Lets face it, it's a direct connection to the internal workings of the device.

So, is there something else this connector can do that we do not know about? Here is an example....

Hyperdeck Shuttle - this is the little brother of the Hyperdeck Studio that has a lot of extra stuff...
Wouldn't it be nice to control the Hyperdeck Shuttle via the USB; simple things like deck control etc.
Then people could make control panels to interface to other devices... even use the USB port to I/O timecode to multiple Hyperdeck Shuttle's to gang them together...

ATEM - The USB port on some models do achieve other functions but it could be expanded to do things like, again, timecode I/O to send to recorders/camera's etc ....

VIDEO ASSISTS - full control via USB so I can keep my screens clear of fingerprints!

I can think of many functions for many products and maybe one day....

Baz wrote:
ATEM - The USB port on some models do achieve other functions but it could be expanded to do things like, again, timecode I/O to send to recorders/camera's etc ....

According to the latest (Jul 1st) ATEM Switchers manual, the ATEM 1 & 2 M/E production switchers have USB3.0 ports that output the AUX1 uncompressed.

Strange, as the spec pages still show them as USB2.0. Updated items coming soon?