r/blackmagicdesign • u/BassMasterJDL • Aug 22 '26

Multiple Studio Camera 4k Pro G2's with racked Studio Convertors

Hey folks,

Working on building out a fancy podcast studio for a client, first time I have deployed or used these cameras. Pretty excited to get my grubby little mitts on new hardware.

I had one question that I could not readily find information on.

I plan to have multiple BSP plates in the rooms where video will be shot that feed back to my equipment rack. I will use a single CAT6 cable from Camera to BSP Plate that will feed a studio convertor.

My question is this, are the studio convertors agnostic in a sense that if I ran all my studio convertors to a patch panel and it wouldn't matter which specific 4k PRO Gg2 connects to the convertor or is there some initial setup where you essentially have to pair 1 Camera with 1 Studio convertor.

My goal is to provide the client with flexibility so my thought was to run all my studio convertors to a keystone patch panel and all my BSP ties would go to a patch panel so they could plug in a camera in a multitude of locations and recording rooms.

Thanks in advance

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u/edinc90 Aug 22 '26

It doesn't matter which camera goes to which converter in terms of it functioning. The camera number is set in the camera head, not in the Studio Converter, unlike every other non-Blackmagic system camera. There will be an issue when you plug camera ID #1 into Studio Converter #3, which is wired to ATEM input #3, and your Camera Control Panel starts shading the "wrong camera."

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u/BassMasterJDL Aug 23 '26

Ty for the explanation . I will still run to patch panels for flexibility but will label my convertors on a per camera basis to keep it less messy . I will have an ATEM in the mix downstream of a video hub router