Blackmagic Design ATEM mini pro

Key Features:

• 4-Channel Live Stream HDMI Switcher
• Control up to Four BMPCC 6K/4K Cameras
• Live Tally, Stream and Record Status
• Record Button, Channel Preview Multiview
• 2-Channel Digital Audio Mixer per Source
• HDMI Output, Ethernet ATEM Control
• Media Player, Computer Input Support
• Upstream and Downstream Keyers
• Colour and Pattern Generators
• DVE Transition, Chroma/Luma Keyers

Overview:

Along with the software control update, the Mini Pro builds on the Mini with features such as live stream data rate and status information, a built-in hardware encoder, simultaneous recording to USB drives, drive hot swapping with the Blackmagic MultiDock, added record and stream buttons, stream caching, a time code generator, program preview multiview, tally support, and support for Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and 4K to utilise as your broadcast sources.

The ATEM Mini Pro retains the same rear-panel setup on which four HDMI inputs are available on the rear of the chassis and they input up to 1080p HD video. There is also an HDMI output for a projector or multiview monitoring, a USB Type-C output as for recording HD video to a computer, and an RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet port for direct live streaming as well as system management, remote control, and upgrades. You can adjust frame rate depending on the quality of your stream, and there is no need for additional streaming software because the Pro includes a built-in hardware encoder.

New Features

• Same rear panel as ATEM Mini with added buttons and software features
• Stream video up to 1080p HD
• Quick stream, on-air and record buttons
• Hardware encoder, so there's no need for additional streaming software
• Control and configure time code, stream status
• Full support and control features for BMPCC 6K and 4K cameras
• Simultaneous USB recording to computer via USB-C
• Integration with MultiDock for live hard drive switching
• Customise advanced settings with XML files
• Software multiview with program previews, graphics, record status, on air status, audio meters
• Program preview input and output buttons
• Tally light control for BMPCC 6K/4K cameras
• Automatic time code sync for all cameras

Webcam Option

If you're streaming, then all models use USB as a webcam. The ATM Mini Pro connects via its USB-C to a computer, and your computer will recognise ATEM Mini Pro as a webcam and you can then select it as the webcam source in your streaming software, such as Skype.

Transitions

Available transitions include:

• Cut: when you press the cut button, ATEM instantly changes from your current program source to the preview source. Cuts can be performed by directly selecting sources or by pressing the cut button to switch to the next source.
• Mix: the mix, or dissolve, gradually transitions from one source to the next by creating a smooth blend. You can set custom timings to manually blend the transition.
• Dip: just like mix transitions, a dip transition is a gradual blend that includes either a solid colour, graphic, or another clip between the two video sources. Dips to black or white between sources are the most popular, or you can use logos or sponsor graphics.
• Wipe: built-in wipe patterns include circles, diamonds, squares, and more. Shapes and patterns can be inverted or softened and can even have customised coloured borders.
• DVE: with the powerful built-in Digital Video Effects processor, or DVE, you can push, spin, squeeze, or swoosh your live video from one camera to the next with incredible built-in transitions. DVE transitions can be flip-flopped and reversed, giving you even more transition options.

Upstream Keyer

Layer live video over other video sources or graphics with the Upstream Keyer. You can use luma key, linear key, pattern key, or shoot against a green screen and use chroma key to instantly composite the video over virtual sets.

• Luma key: luma keys work best with high-contrast images, like white elements on a black background, so you can use the contrast to cut the black background and replace it with live video or graphics.
• Linear key: get clean, high-quality results with linear keying by using two separate sources for the fill and the key to create one video image. The fill signal contains the video to be stacked over the background, while the key signal contains a grey scale mask to cut out, or mask, the area to be filled.
• Chroma key: used every day for TV weather forecasts, chroma keys are a powerful way of combining live images in real time. The presenter typically stands in front of a green or blue background and the chroma keyer will remove only that colour and combine it with another image, such as a video or graphic.
• Pattern key: combine live images with any of the built-in wipe patterns to combine live images or graphics with geometric shapes. You get full control over softness, symmetry, size, and position to create unique picture-in-picture effects that can be transitioned to as easily as any live source.

Downstream Keyers

The ATEM Mini Pro switcher includes one downstream keyer, so you can add high-quality graphics like logos, bugs, and titles from the built-in media player over the live stream program output. Downstream keyers are the last layers of keying, so they overlay all video switched to the main program output.

Audio Mixer

The built-in audio mixer lets you control both camera and external audio with precision level and balance adjustments on all six available audio inputs and two channels. The mixer features selectable On/Off/Audio-Follow-Video per channel, plus it has separate gain control per channel, level and peak metering, and new Fairlight audio enhancements such as compressor, gate, limiter, six bands of parametric EQ, and master gain control.

Monitor Output

The HDMI monitor output allows you to see your sources, graphics, preview, and program output on a single screen.

Media Player

Eliminate external character generators by storing up to 20 broadcast-quality RGBA graphic files in the media pool. The one media player appears as input sources to your switcher. You can transition to graphics as full-frame video, or feed them to the keyers for overlaying video. Popular image formats such as PNG, TGA, BMP, GIF, JPEG, and TIFF are supported.