SuperSource on ATEM Mini Extreme | Everything you should know!

[@AlexPettitt]

I'm interested to know how you have been using SuperSource and what sorts of things / events you've been using it for. It will really help me tailor some future SuperSource videos, so if you have 2 seconds spare, please let me know below ⬇️

[@JosephBunga]

Just started using it last week and use it in a church broadcast to show multiple angles - very basic hoping to learn more here and find better ways to use this - Thanks for your awesome videos

[@AlexPettitt]

Awesome to hear Joseph! How many angles are you showing at once?

[@ectv]

Hey, Just started using it 5 weeks for my weekly FM live radio show...with my new ATEM Mini Extreme ISO and QOR.32 is an Axia integrated console engine for my FM radio show...

[@keithbennett5179]

SuperSource for live show, also using it for consulting. Will be using it in my wife’s podcast as well. Next season that start in September.

[@nicholasplant626]

Currently experimenting with the Extreme and hoping to use it for a basic virtual studio. The aim is, to create a kind of virtual exhibition stand with a stylish "desk", some product "exhibits" (possibly rotating) in the background, and the ability to switch between 2 or 3 camera angles - close up for product demonstrations, plus zoomed out with a large video "screen" for the presenter to talk against weather presenter style. It is for a work from home scenario and the objective is to create a feeling of a much more spacious area than the home worker may in fact be able to dedicate to the workspace. I am particularly interested in how the chroma key could be used in conjunction with the super source so I can key the presenter in front of some of the elements of the virtual studio but behind other elements. Anything you can add about using the Extreme / super source in a virtual studio scenario would be very gratefully received.

[@adapptivtech]

You’ve been the most helpful with ATEM on KZbin. Thank you!

[@JoelWRuiz]

Amazing video! I've been learning how to use my ATEM Extreme and this answered so many questions for me, some of which I didn't know I had. The restore macro suggestion will save me so much anger and time!

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

My Extreme ISO arrives today. Can not wait to try these SuperSource examples out. Thank you also for showing animation techniques. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@youarethealgorithm]

I am subscribed!!!!. I just had a client ask for a looping background behind my supersource and I had no idea how to make that happen. Your section on looping videos behind the supersource just saved me!!!! Thanks man.

[@philc8851]

This was so helpful! Using the restore function to program macros is a genius move

[@timothyknight7881]

I have watched this video several times and it has helped me understand quite a bit. Moved up from a PRO ISO to the Extreme ISO today and I was able to hit the ground running. Cheers @Alex Pettitt

[@StephLeeTech]

Hey Alex! I totally love what you do for our community in terms of such brilliantly explained videos which are simple to understand, and at the same time useful to so many people in their daily life usage of the Atem Mini switchers. Keep these rockin' videos coming in! ~ Steph

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks so much for such kind words Steph!

[@BillAllanWorld]

Thank you. This has been the most helpful video about supersource and picture-in-picture using the ATEM Mini Extreme.

[@younken24films]

Love it! Another great video Alex, thank you! I'm working with the Extreme ISO in a small restaurant/bar/live music venue and now you've got me thinking about how I could use this awesome feature. Hoping to record interviews with the musicians at some point to play during set break so that could be a possible use for me.

[@AlexPettitt]

Sounds great! Some fantastic ideas Chris!

[@MrSupadave13]

OMG....I have been tinkering with my recently purchased mini extreme (had it for a week and still getting familiar with it) and I have been looking everywhere to see how to set up PIP/SSRC backgrounds. All the videos I have seen do not show any custom background settings/changes. Thank you for this video and the macro cheat code. You just won a subscriber.

[@joshwrightpiano]

Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial Alex! I truly appreciate it

[@AlexPettitt]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it Josh :)

[@waltomalex]

Thank you so much Alex. You are officially the super source Hero. I have respect for all the people that help nerds like me in trying to work around this atem mini extreme. But you nailed, the best part is the simplest way you teach. Honestly is like a,b,c and 1,2,3. For the first time since I have the extreme I was able to use the macros, that along is huge. Now I can make my own layouts and have 6 different options to change them with the press of a button. Thanks again and God bless you.

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks Gerson, this comment really means a lot. It's the exact reason I create my videos, so I'm really glad to hear it's be useful for you!

[@EricLowryUT]

Your ATEM content is amazing! Keep it coming!!!

[@DNKSLegacyProductions]

This is the best video I have seen for using Super Source. Every one of your tips are excellent. The one for saving macros is the best I have seen for that. Excellent work, much appreciated.

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks so much DNKS, glad you found the tips useful 👍 Lots more tips videos coming soon in the near future :)

[@LaHoraMaker]

Superb video! I will be getting my Extreme ISO next week and I am looking forward to apply all these tips on my streams!

[@lukesmyth_]

fantastic video Alex. thanks for the really easy but intuitive guide! i’ll definitely use this for my church broadcast weekly.

[@AlexPettitt]

Great to hear it Luke!

[@lennarteriksson5403]

Dear Alex! I have been following you for more than a year now, and it´s clear that you're the #1 in teaching how to use the Black Magic Atem Mini products. From the Pro to Extreme ISO. Thank you. You're the example other "teachers" should follow and learn from. Thumbs up! And BTW, I enrolled the education you presented. Even payed the fee...!

[@AlexPettitt]

Hey Lennart, really glad to hear you’ve found my videos useful so far! Also fantastic to hear you’ve signed up for Skillshare. Let me know what classes you take :)

[@dwianantow]

Great job, Alex. Thanks a lot for sharing this important things to do.

[@juniorraw]

Another well informed and helpful video. I am new to video production and never heard of SuperSource. I was debating whether to get the Atem Mini Pro ISO and the Atem Mini Extreme ISO. With this feature, it is a huge benefit in spending the extra money to get the extreme. Thank you.

[@AlexPettitt]

Really glad to hear the video was was helpful for you Rich. The Extreme ISO is definitely the one to go for if budget allows :)

[@leelovetv]

Excellent tutorial in fact one of the best I have seen for the ATEM EXTREME !

[@AlexPettitt]

Wow, thanks! I appreciate you saying that :)

[@jennihamilton]

Woooah fab video thank you so much for all these great tips.

[@daltonrandall4348]

8:06 you can put a supersource into another supersource (if your model has multiple of them) in order to get more boxes on the screen. Say you want to have a panel of 6 guests at a time in your presentation, but the ATEM SS only supports 4 boxes. Thus, you can make one SS with, say, 3 boxes, and then bring that into the second SS as an input with 3 other boxes and now you have 6 total. The ATEM Mini only has one SS, but the ATEM software is shared across the entire lineup (all the way up to the 8K Constellation), so there are a few quirks like this when your hardware is limited.

[@wassersportcompany]

Outstanding tutorial quality! Thanks a lot for your input! Greets from Germany

[@dcjr24]

Very helpful video, excellent job!

[@editor0range]

really great input!!

[@WolfsHaven]

This is literally the best video on super source for the ATEM mini Extreme I've seen. There may be some older ones for the more expensive machines that I haven't found yet. That said most I've seen are you can do this and this then rush though a rough outline of how to do something similar. You actually explain how to do it in a very understandable way. I've been intrigued by Mix Effect and I really wish he'd port it to android. After seeing you use it here I'm actually tempted to buy an iPad and I despise Apple. LOL

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks so much Garou! Really glad to hear you’ve found the video useful!

[@gu_cast]

Totally fantastic Alex, your videos are outstanding for amateurs trying to use this great kit

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks a lot Declan! Really appreciate that

[@MarcusHutsell]

Very very helpful, thank you so much, gonna have to try it all out now. :)

[@brightworld321]

Thank you so much for this sharing. So clear for all tips!

[@aduramigbamc]

Awesome teaching, thanks for this.

[@roto_makara]

Much cleaner hair cut Alex, and I miss your videos thanks for finding time to give us informative videos, well done💯

[@philippegardiner4767]

Great Job Alex, your videos are awesome! 👍💪

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks Philippe, glad you found it useful :) Good luck with your supersource setups

[@tgard007]

This is an amazing tutorial the macro idea saved us. About to switch a huge livestream in 30 minutes 😂

[@hamdirachid69]

Thank you for this opportunity

[@DrayClay]

Hah, thanks for this video. I was trying to figure out that 6 box setup and you made it look easy. Good stuff.

[@AlexPettitt]

Glad you found it useful 👍

[@AskAW]

18:31 - This is the face of a guy who knows a secret he's about to share. Another great video. I'm looking forward to scheduling my first consulting session with you after I get my bearings with the equipment.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

Invaluable content. Very much appreciated

[@AlexPettitt]

Really glad to hear that RBR! 🙏

[@williams8664]

excellent tutorial !!

[@ElJorgeGil]

Terrific tips Alex! Thx!

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks Jorge, glad you found them useful :)

[@TONYCOOLSFISHING4X4TOURING]

Hi Alex great to see your back & with a great lesson many thanks for what you just showed us CHEERS MATE.

[@AlexPettitt]

My pleasure! Cheers for the lovey comment Tony!

[@heretorecord]

Excellent little saving tip and macro recall! Nice!

[@AlexPettitt]

Cheers John really appreciate that! Looking forward to your future vids bud 👍

[@originofeverythingeventually]

super helpful, thank you

[@eli-horlalybless4965]

Great work Sir...

[@irfansyed3668]

Very informative. Thanks 👍

[@AlexPettitt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579]

Nice. Super tutorial for super source. Unfortunately I don't get to play that game yet. I'm on ATEM Mini Pro at this time.

[@PaulChenTW]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

[@NIHOGI]

👏 awsome video! thanks a lot for that! 👍

[@FatihVideographer]

Great tutorial ! Thanks a lot

[@atvridah]

Brilliant with the macros. I love it!

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks Dan 👍

[@ChristofferJellum]

Damn bro!! Super helpful! Thank you so Much! You rock! 💖

[@AlexPettitt]

Really glad to hear you found it useful Christoffer 🔥

[@ChristofferJellum]

@@AlexPettitt yeah!!!

[@nunmawia6910]

Wooow, How you Used Macro is very helpful, I follow Atem Protocol, its very difficualt and time consuming, thank you.

[@MasterTheHandpan]

Wow thanks a lot for the great video!!!

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Incredible & Thanks :)

[@richardmitton5292]

really useful, thanks

[@cloudsystem3740]

thank you so much you saved me a lot of time

[@marvin..m]

Great video. Very comprehensive. Personally, I would like to see a video that shows the steps involved in order to connect Supersource to Companion and Stream Deck. In particular, how to set up the Stream Deck buttons to switch between the Supersource layouts. If you can do this it would be greatly appreciated.

[@AlexPettitt]

Great suggestion, I'll add it to me list of future videos! Thanks Marvin :)

[@Johnrap]

Thank you. I clicked thumbs up.

[@pierrejeanjean9355]

Top vid ! Tx for tips !

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks Pierre, appreciate it!

[@richardabbrey4617]

Waw, thanks man 🤝

[@JOTV876]

This was AMAZING!!! So many knowledge and tips and tricks 👏👏👏 only problem is I don't have a extreme I only have the atem mini pro iso. I wonder if anything like this could be done with pic in picture!? 🤔

[@luisemiliosantos]

Thank you!

[@bismarkowusu9082]

Awesome tutorial!

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks Bismark, Glad you liked it!

[@travisminneapolis]

Great video with lots of tips. Curious if they'll have a new version in 2023 for HDMI cameras.

[@jacquelynnacopoulos1278]

Hello, Congratulations. Cool. 👍👏👏👏 I am impressed. It is amazing. Excellent

[@lynyx77]

High Value Thks so much

[@enregistreur]

You could say this video is really a... SuperSource of information 😎 *YEAAAAHHHHHHH*

[@AlexPettitt]

This definitely wins the award for best punny comment ;)

[@enregistreur]

@@AlexPettitt Ahahah, thanks :D

[@MiguelMoital]

Alex, I've cited you in my video about my home studio for online teaching. Thanks for the inspiration! Go to 15m30s.

[@d5k4g]

I find your tutorials among the best. Very straight forward, informative and succinct. Thanks! ps Haircut!

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks so much Dave, I really appreciate it! And yep, it was getting so long, so had to get rid :)

[@numachurchnc]

Hey @alexpettitt I appreciate this video. You are extremely thorough and well spoken. My question is this: When I went to record the second macro, using the directions you gave me, it replaced the first macro. And yes, I clicked the second box to do it. I automatically ran the first macro instead of the recorded second macro.

[@rafaelacevedo6784]

Excelente explicación.

[@Learnership]

Hi Alex, thanks for the great work you do. Two quick questions. If I upgraded my ATEM mini to an Extreme, would all my macro's that I've set up for the mini still work? Secondly, you mention the new / upgraded chroma key on the extreme. Does that mean it works better. I've always struggled to get a good key. Looking forward to your video on using two upstream keys and other new Extreme features!

[@rubenmoreno_oficial]

Muy bueno!!! Gracias!!!

[@keithbennett5179]

Great job!

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks Keith!

[@kalabtz7]

thank u so much, such a great hack recording a super source restore as a macro

[@marekmisiurewicz]

Thx for this tips :) it took some time, but always worth it. Do you know some app like mix effect for Android/windows?

[@CristianRexBlog]

Nice content thank you to share this value information

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks Cristian, appreciate it!

[@connectdigitalstream9725]

Very Nice Learn a lot today watching this video . I like to ask about the iPad , is connect to atem with a cable or is on same wifi network?

[@AlexCameron-Depiqd]

Hey Alex, great video as always. I have a question, can SuperSource be used at the same time as the Chroma Keyer? I've been trying to bring in a video to sit within a frame of a background graphic and then load a chroma keyed output of a live presenter on top of it all using the ATEM Mini Pro ISO but the only way I could scale the video to sit in the right place over the background graphic (which I loaded into MP1) was to use a DVE/PIP but as this is in the same Upstream Key as the Chroma, it wouldn't work. I'm thinking that SuperSource might be the only way I can do it. Thanks in advance for any advice.

[@StefanWolfrum]

Awesome, Alex! Thanks so much! Can't wait for that animated looping backgrounds video you promised ... 😉 Especially when done *without* an expensive BMD Hyperdeck player. Are there completly free alternatives to the PlayoutBee software? Of course, even the macOS Quicktime Player will do in a certain way, but we won't have accidental mouse cursors or GUI elements on the screen, right? Any iPad app here that makes a proper use of the HDMI output? => All input for an upcoming video ... 😊

[@davidfitton991]

Hi Alex, thanks for this and all your other videos. I'm new to Atems, we've got a mini pro iso extreme at church and I'm doing the macros, only basic ones putting PIPs and captions in at present but looking at Supersource currently One tip I found myself by trying it was I pondered could I get a macro to run another macro? I set up macro 0 to position a PIP, then I recorded a new macro and pressed the macro 1 button on the Atem. Exporting and reading the xml, I expected to find a run macro command but didn't, the Atem just copied the original macro. This could have uses if you wanted to duplicate a macro say for creating multiple captions, etc. What a pity you can't run a macro from another one! Do you know if Blackmagic are planning any new features for the Atem?

Amazing! Am actually using 3 separate macro functions for 3 green screen cameras, and I want to know if it is possible to link the Macro x3 in 3-Box supersource? 🙌🏻

[@trinityhsv]

Hello. Loved the video. But is there a way to key a box over another one? Specifically, a transparent graphic that I can move on screen with the joy stick (which I have not been able to find any instruction on.) I've done it before, but I forgot how. Thanks for your time. Take care.

[@CourtWatchAu]

Great video lesson Alex. Can the macros or modified PIP or customized Supersource layout be used and controlled from the ATEM with NO computer(and therefore no ATEM control) connected. eg can i set it up at home then take just the ATEM mini extreme and use 'my' customized layouts out in the field ? Thankyou

[@MHFutaim]

درس مفيد جداً.. شكراً جزيلاً

[@unitedmethodistchurchwestl5235]

Great video, Alex. If I create a few macros and assign them to a few of my macro buttons on the ATEM , will they be stored in the ATEM Mini Extreme itself? Or will I need to have a separate computer still connected, running the ATEM Software Control app?

[@kztex]

Extremely Helpful. You mentioned a "Hyperdeck Player" in relation to the looped background (13:10). Is that the BlackMagic product referenced in your kit? Could you provide more detail? Do you have any suggestions for a cheaper way to provide a looping feed like that?

[@imageaste]

Thank you very clear for me ! Just a question considering the "box" just behind your atem. What's this ? Is this use to "secure" the cables in the Atem ? Thank you very much for all your ATEM explainations really clear (even for a french not english fluent)

[@videopodcaststudio]

Great tutorial.. Thank you.. question: how do you get SuperSource to show on the program recording? All I see is a black box on the recorded file and not the supersource. Thanks again..

[@dannyvfilms]

Oh man, this is gonna change things. One thing I'm curious about is if there are fast ways to switch which sources are routed to each of the boxes. Especially if you can queue it in a Preview/Program cut. Example: 4 shot in program with inputs 1-4, preview is input 5 in box one, with inputs 5-8 going to be used in boxes 1-4 in the next segment.

[@geminicenturion5961]

Great instructional video. But how to you see the multi-view format on the monitor??? I can't seem to get this view up and running so I can see different camera angles at once.

[@AlexPettitt]

In the atem Software Control, in the top menu bar click on Outputs, and then select Multiview for Output 1 :)

[@rogblackmore]

This video was so helpful, thank you! Have you come across an Android alternative to MixEffect for animating supersource?

[@deyurus]

ty sir

[@ImaniFamilyChurch]

Thank you very much. I just upgraded my Atem Television To Atem constellation. This tutorial have helped me do supersource smoothly. The best part is your trick to create and save macro thank you very much. I am still straggling with proportionality of my supersource inputs. I have a two split supersource. I want to have main camera on one side and projector on the other. My projector and camera are 1080dp and they are two big for the half screen supersource. Cropping will loose some of my presentation. Is there a way to scale whole maintaining aspect ratio?

[@AlexPettitt]

Yes use the size input under the position :) Change either x or y and it will maintain aspect ratio. Hope this helps

[@Tap5a]

Superb video! BTW it seems you're using iPad Pro as one of your HDMI input. For some reason I can't get stable HDMI signal from my iPad Pro 11" M1 to Atem Mini. I've tried official Apple USB-C to HDMI and different cables but no difference. It always drops every now and then. HDMI output works perfectly for television and monitors but for some reason capture devices such as Atem Mini and Blackmagic Mini Recorder has problems... Any tip I should try?

[@elmaldonado]

Hey Alex. What do you recommend and/or use when you have multiple individuals joining remotely (they don't have ATEM's)? I have been using ECAMM Live but would prefer my ATEM Mini Extreme, especially when I start going back to on premise plus remote. Thanks! I am not sure if NDI would work with something like Skype to show multiple sources. Thanks!

[@BuddyQuaid]

Great video. For a news podcast that would like to show news clips, how do we queue those up and play them when the host wants?

[@AlexPettitt]

I'd look at Blackmagic's Hyperdeck playout devices for that :)

[@stephanmelchior4838]

Thanks a lot for another great video Alex! Question: I’m assuming the iPad that runs MixEffect must be on the same network as the Mini Extreme; can I use MixEffects and the Atem Software Control at the same time (so I can keep having my Streamdeck/Companion active to control Atem Macros?) also: I’m assuming I can still run other apps on the same iPad that is on air sometimes with my slides?

[@AdamTow]

Yes, MixEffect and the ATEM switcher must be on the same network. You can run ATEM Software Control and MixEffect at the same time, but keep in mind that switchers generally have a limit on the number of controllers that can connect and control it (typically 5). So, if you have ASC, MixEffect, Companion, you'll have used 3 out of your 5 controllers. You can run other apps on your iPad, but it might disconnect if you background it and go to another app. If you plan to use Keynote/PPT to do slides, make sure the presentation software is in Split View on the left-hand side of the screen. That way, it will continue to output its slides over HDMI.

[@ProductReviewkk]

My input 1 is a camera showing me and it has a green screen which I can key out using Upstream key. My input 2 is my a wacom mobilestudio pro in which I show my presentations and write. Now I want a super source with the wacom input and my input 1 with the keyed out green screen. So, is it possible that I key out the green screen and use the result of it in showing my camera independently as well as in super source? I used to use this while using OBS but I want it to be by the atem extreme. Love your videos btw. They are awesome!

[@ugnbroadcasting1182]

That was the most helpful video I know this is going to sound crazy but what level of iPad do I have to use and how do I connect my iPad to work like that to my ATM many extreme Pro

[@AlexPettitt]

Thanks very much! As Mix Effect is using the network for control, it's doesn't have to be anything special. I'd say any iPad that's been released in the last few years should be fine :)