If you are connecting Blackmagic HyperDeck disk recorders to your switcher, you can use the
switcher settings to enter their IP address, view their connection status, and change the frame
offset and auto roll settings so you can switch cleanly to a HyperDeck video source. For more
information about using HyperDeck disk recorders with your ATEM switcher, refer to the
‘HyperDeck control’ section of this manual.
You can also set your switcher’s remote behaviour using the ‘remote’ tab. This allows you to use
the RS-422 port on your switcher to control pan, tilt, zoom heads or legacy GVG100 hardware
such as linear edit suites.
Switcher settings are explained in detail in ‘Changing Switcher Settings’ of ‘Using ATEM
Software Control’ section of this manual.
Using the Software Control Panel
The switcher window is the main control interface for the switcher. During live production,
the switcher window 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
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 Eects
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.
If your switcher has 2 Mix Effects panels, you can optimize the interface to show both, or select
each panel by clicking on the Mix Effects 1 or Mix Effects 2 buttons at the top of the interface.
When both panels are visible, the Mix Effects 1 or 2 buttons will move to the processing palettes.
ATEM Mix Effects
Program Bus Source Select Buttons
The program bus source select buttons are used to hot switch background sources to the
program output. The source currently on air is indicated by a button that is illuminated red.
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