Welcome to RouteEffect!
RouteEffect is the modern way to control your Blackmagic Design Videohub video routers — built from the ground up for power, customization, flexibility, and automation. Whether you're switching live video feeds or managing complex signal paths in a studio, RouteEffect gives you full control with an interface that's intuitive, responsive, and incredibly capable.
Multiple Ways to Visualize Routing
RouteEffect offers several views for understanding and managing your video routing setup:
Buttons: It's like having every route represented as a software button.
Split: See more information about each input and output, replete with colors and icons.
List: A streamlined interface for quickly finding and switching sources and destinations.
Wheel: Spin the wheel to set your sources and destinations.
Crosspoint Matrix: A grid-based layout that shows all possible input and output combinations at once.
No other app gives you this much visual flexibility — and you can switch between views any time to fit your workflow.
More Power
RouteEffect isn’t just about controlling your router — it’s about supercharging your workflow. These advanced features give professionals the tools they need to route smarter and faster in high-pressure environments.
Virtual Outputs
Create virtual outputs to group multiple physical outputs into one logical unit. Need to send the same source to a video wall, a recorder, and a monitor? With Virtual Outputs, you can switch them all with a single action — no need to route each one individually.
Presets
Build and trigger Presets for common routing configurations. Whether it’s your default studio layout, a guest-specific setup, or a “showtime” switch-over, you can apply full or partial crosspoint states instantly. Presets make complex routing changes predictable, repeatable, and fast.
Multiview
The Multiview gives you a clear, full-screen visual representation of your Videohub’s signal flow. It's perfect for at-a-glance monitoring — especially in fast-paced or high-stakes environments where clarity is critical. You can open multiple Multiview windows, one for each Videohub, and place them across displays or spaces. Use it to keep an eye on routing activity in real-time, with clean labels and a grid layout that makes it easy to understand what’s going where.
Built-in Simulator
Want to test your setup without hardware? RouteEffect includes a powerful simulator that emulates a Blackmagic Design Videohub. You can configure the number of inputs and outputs, apply labels, simulate routing behavior, and even maintain state between launches.
It’s perfect for:
Learning how routers work
Building and testing presets in advance
Demos and offline workflows
Automate with Shortcuts
Take control of your routers from Apple Shortcuts! Trigger presets, switch specific crosspoints, or automate entire routing workflows — hands-free or using voice commands via Siri.
This opens up incredible automation possibilities:
Change routing based on time of day
Trigger presets from your stream deck or NFC tag
Integrate with home automation and production workflows
Designed for Every Apple Device
RouteEffect runs beautifully on:
iPhone — Pocket-sized routing control with full feature access
iPad — The ultimate touch-based routing interface
Mac — Keyboard, mouse, and windowed productivity
Your settings and router connections sync across devices with iCloud, so you’re always ready no matter where you are.
Why RouteEffect?
RouteEffect isn’t just another Videohub controller — it’s the controller you’ve been waiting for:
Modern, touch-friendly UI
Full-featured simulator
Multiview routing
Multi-router support
Shortcuts integration
Native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Whether you manage one Videohub or a dozen, RouteEffect gives you more power, more visibility, and more confidence.
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