Blackmagic ATEM Manual - Concept Music Art

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Using ATEM Software Control
Switcher Settings
The last tab in the ATEM Software Control allows you to change the video input selections and labels.
Setting labels is important, and they are visible in the multi view output as on-screen labels and on the
broadcast control panel in the source names row.
In the settings tab, you can also set the switcher video standard. This is the master video standard that the
whole switcher operates at, and it's very important you set this to the same video standard as your video
inputs. More details on setting the video standards is included later in this manual.
The switcher settings also let you customize your multi view. The multi view can change its orientation and,
on the ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E production switchers, any of the 8 video views can be changed allowing you
to view any source in the switcher. This lets you monitor cameras, internal sources, media players and even
aux. outputs on a single monitor. Multi view really saves space when doing portable location based events
because you only need a single monitor.
Using the Software Control Panel
The switcher tab is the main control interface for the switcher. During live production, the switcher tab can
be used to select sources and take them to air.
You can select the transition style, manage upstream/downstream keyers and turn on/off the master fade to
black. The palettes on the right hand side of the interface are where you adjust transition settings including
transition rates, adjust color generators, control media players, and adjust the upstream and downstream
keyers as well as control fade to black rate.
Mix Effects
The mix effects block of the switcher tab contains all the source select buttons for the program and preview
buses, allowing external inputs or internal sources to be selected for next transition previewing or switching
to air. On multiple M/E switcher models, this part of the interface controls M/E 1.
ATEM Mix Effects