Overview

Bitfocus Buttons is a control system for broadcast and AV environments. It connects to the equipment you already have, such as switchers, routers, tally systems and NMOS devices, and turns that equipment into positions of buttons that operators use from a Stream Deck, a touch screen or a browser. Behind the buttons sit connections, routing, variables and workflows that keep a facility in step without the operator having to think about them.

Start with the getting-started guides if Buttons is new to you. Each topic below has a short overview page and a set of task-based guides.

Virtual routing lets you work with logical devices and grouped signals instead of individual ports. Tielines let routes cross boundaries between routing domains, rooms, router islands or sites. The Tally system tells operators and connected devices what is live, selected or contributing.

In a real facility all three are often involved at once. Routing a camera bundle to a control room can expand into several signal-level routes, need a tieline between domains, and then update tally outputs so operators and multiviewers show the right state. Buttons keeps that complexity underneath while the operator presses one button.