Mouse or Trackpad Operation
The virtual buttons, sliders and fader bar on the Software Control Panel are operated using your
computer mouse or a trackpad if you’re using a laptop.
To activate a button, click once with the left mouse button. To activate a slider, click and hold
down the left mouse button while dragging. Similarly, to control the fader bar, click and hold
down the left mouse button on the fader bar handle and drag up or down.
Using Keyboard Hot Keys
Hot keys can be used allowing convenient control of some switcher functions using a standard
QWERTY keyboard as shown in the following table:
Hot Keys Function
<1> - <0> Previews source on switcher Inputs 1 - 10. 0 = input 10.
<Shift> <1> - <0> Previews source on switcher Inputs 11 - 20. Shift 0 = input 20.
<Control> <1> - <0> Hot switches source on switcher Inputs 1 - 10 to Program output
Press and release
<Control>, then <1> - <0>
Hot switches source on switcher Inputs 1 - 10 to Program output.
Hot switching remains on and the CUT button is lit red.
<Control> <Shift>
<1> - <0>
Hot switches source on switcher Inputs 11 - 20 to Program output.
Press and release <Control>,
then <Shift> <1> - <0>
Hot switches source on switcher Inputs 11 - 20 to Program output.
Hot switching remains on and the CUT button is lit red.
<Control> Turns off hot switching if currently on. The CUT button is lit white.
<Space> CUT
<Return> or <Enter> AUTO
More information on how to use the switcher control panel is included in the next sections.
Media Manager
The media manager allows you to upload graphics and image sequences to the media pool in
the ATEM switcher. Each ATEM switcher model has memory for graphics that’s called the media
pool. This memory varies in size between different ATEM models, and holds images with alpha
channel that can be assigned to a media player for use in the production. ATEM 2 M/E
Broadcast Studio 4K holds up to 64 still graphics and 2 video clips. ATEM Production Switcher
models and ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Studio models hold 32 still graphics and 2 video
clips. ATEM Production Studio 4K and Television Studio holds up to 20 still graphics.
So, for example, you could have the maximum 64 still graphics and 2 clips loaded that will be
used on your live production and then assign each of the media players to various stills as you
work. As you take a graphic off air, you can change the media player graphic to the next graphic
you want, and then you can put that media player back on air with the new graphic.
When a still or clip is loaded into the media pool, the alpha channel is loaded automatically if
one is included in the image. When a still or clip is loaded into a media player, the output of the
media player will include both key and fill outputs. If you select a media player as a key source,
for example Media Player 1, both the fill and the key are automatically selected so you don’t
have to select them separately. However the key can still be routed separately so you can use a
different key source if you wish.
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