ATEM Mini Extreme - Hands on, tour, features and initial thoughts // Show and Tell Ep.77

In this info-packed video, we take a tour of the inputs, outputs, buttons, and features of the ATEM Mini Extreme from Blackmagic Design.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Quick unboxing and intro
00:16 - My two-week plan
00:35 - ATEM Mini refresher
00:49 - Introducing the ATEM Mini Extreme
01:00 - Tour of Input and Outputs
01:24 - All the buttons
01:38 - How does it work?
02:57 - SuperSource, what is it?
04:15 - Select Bus overview
05:30 - Macro buttons
05:52 - Camera control
06:04 - Headphones output
06:20 - Other cool features
06:30 - Pros
07:07 - Cons
08:09 - Price
09:03 - Wrapup
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[@musicxsam1]

Thank you John for being so straightforward with your videos! Finally I can stop looking at all those “review” videos, who dont even have the unit on hand, but want to rack up their views and subs. Looking forward to the series 👏🏻

[@heretorecord]

Thanks Sam. I was indeed keen to get my hands on it before making the videos, still plenty more to come!

[@catieco3073]

I’ve stopped watching all those reviews too and the odd production pro who just takes too long to explain things or their ego gets in the way. Keeping it natural and concise wins the day for me. 👍 ^Catie

[@freddymiguelponce]

FANTASTIC VIDEO! Can't wait for the next!

[@heretorecord]

Ohhh happy to hear it, working on the next one already, of course!

[@frankfengzhu]

Really nice! Looking forward to learning more about the features!!

[@heretorecord]

Thanks!

[@tpcomcam]

Really enjoying your new videos. My BMD Extreme is coming tomorrow! So looking forward to all your episodes. David

[@heretorecord]

Ohhh nice! You have all those buttons to look forward to!

[@TrustedTackleTips]

Looking forward to this series having had my extreme now for about a week,

[@heretorecord]

Hope you are enjoying it!

[@livevideosolutionsnl]

Nice really stoked for the upcoming video's!

[@heretorecord]

Me too!

[@ScoTreVan]

Great video John, cant wait to get the extreme iso and follow your tuition, thanks

[@heretorecord]

Let me know how the ISO goes for you!

[@3csinapod195]

Going get my popcorn 🍿! Looking forward to this one

[@heretorecord]

Enjoy 🍻

[@user-io9mu7kn8l]

Hi,I found a store,they have ATEM Mini pro, this product is on-sale and has a year warranty:www.aliexpress.com/item/4000954758905.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.7830c5d8kBo2N5&algo_pvid=55021315-0260-4b47-a688-36ddf5d24e3b&algo_expid=55021315-0260-4b47-a688-36ddf5d24e3b-2&btsid=0bb47a2216233107558215462ed780&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

[@IsotonikStudios]

Wicked, looking forwards to this series of videos!!

[@heretorecord]

Looking forward to making them! Going to be one heck of a production workflow to get through 😅

[@IsotonikStudios]

@@heretorecord you like a challenge, I like the pace of the videos, I don’t find myself often pausing to rewind....

[@heretorecord]

Wonderful to hear that!

[@user-io9mu7kn8l]

Hi,I found a store,they have ATEM Mini pro, this product is on-sale and has a year warranty:www.aliexpress.com/item/4000954758905.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.7830c5d8kBo2N5&algo_pvid=55021315-0260-4b47-a688-36ddf5d24e3b&algo_expid=55021315-0260-4b47-a688-36ddf5d24e3b-2&btsid=0bb47a2216233107558215462ed780&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

[@calebmugira4421]

Bn impatiently waiting for your unboxing 😊 👍 ❤ 😂 🔥 😍 😘 thank u so much

[@heretorecord]

Thanks for waiting!

[@CoachDeb]

this is excellent - great overview of all the ways you can use the Extreme -- you gave me a few new ideas. now i'm looking forward to more videos as you share more about what you shared re: SuperSource etc. good stuff! New Fan + Subscriber :D

[@user-io9mu7kn8l]

Hi,I found a store,they have ATEM Mini pro, this product is on-sale and has a year warranty:www.aliexpress.com/item/4000954758905.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.7830c5d8kBo2N5&algo_pvid=55021315-0260-4b47-a688-36ddf5d24e3b&algo_expid=55021315-0260-4b47-a688-36ddf5d24e3b-2&btsid=0bb47a2216233107558215462ed780&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

[@Graham_Rule]

Great to see one of these in the wild. I've ordered one but the supplier can't give me a delivery date yet. With all those buttons though I think they are missing one thing - the large "Don't Panic!" sign. :)

[@heretorecord]

Perhaps i should make that a product 🤔

[@wirstreamen4295]

Super cool! We are looking forward getting our own. Meanwhile we are enjyoing your videos.

[@heretorecord]

Hope it arrives real soon :D Hope I am not spoiling all the features!

[@ONtvChannels]

Very nice video John!

[@heretorecord]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Calvarydima]

Wooooow! Next the blackmagic ATEM Forte! with pop up screen *

[@Amandocrespo]

Thanks!

[@harshrathod310]

after hearing 0:17 i straight away subscribed

[@heretorecord]

Excellent!

[@harshrathod310]

@@heretorecord 😅

[@A2ZProductions]

Great Video! Looking forward to see what you can really do with the Super source on an extreme different from there other switchers and what updates you think will be coming out to better improve the super source on the atem mini extreme like borders.

[@heretorecord]

Thank for watching, yeah I’m really looking forward to using it for productions and all sorts!

[@daligraphy]

Thank you John for the great content how many days takes from preorder to receive it ? from what sealer do u order it ? as you know when extreme iso start shipping ?

[@catieco3073]

Looking forward to our Extreme ISO arriving in the next week! Keep them coming John! ^Catie

[@heretorecord]

More to come! and thanks!

[@catieco3073]

Ours arrived on Friday and we managed to have it crash today! Restarted it and it seems ok. Not sure what happened. ^Catie

[@heretorecord]

Hopefully just an early days issue.

[@keithbennett5179]

Great video

[@heretorecord]

Thanks!

[@robertbeatty1]

Thank you for your channel. Great content. On the ATEM Mini Extreme, is there a way to configure the multi view (or some other output method) such that the connected HDMI monitor is filled with the PROGRAM with audio levels visible? You can press a button on the ATEM Mini Extreme and tell the multi view port to output the PROGRAM. That's good, but it doesn't have the audio levels on it. When I'm running a show, I need to setup a large monitor with the PROGRAM and the audio levels. Is this feasible?

[@heretorecord]

Unfortunately you cannot quite configure it to that need. The audio status window cannot be bigger than 1/16 of the screen. I did make a video about Multiview specifically if you want to learn more.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqSzlJyQm7KNh8U

[@RonnieLeBlancMusic]

any over heating issues? Have you ran it for more then 3hrs? Do the hdmi inputs on the unit itself heat up minutes after startup? There was a few complaints on this. Might have been a bad unit or power supply... but they move stuff so fast at BMD that it scares me to but the extreme. Thank you for the video.

[@heyjustj]

Wow! Blackmagic has really changed the game with their ATEM Mini line. They basically have a product at every price point now. Still dumbfounded that the first ATEM Mini came in SO cheap compared to what was on the market at the time and they keep coming out with more at REAALLLLY good prices. So tempted to get the Extreme for dual USB, dual HDMI, and all those manual controls so you can skip the software on a lot of things. I had a Mini before the pandemic (then got a Pro when they first released) and between using them myself and renting them out they definitely more than paid for themselves. One of my best gear investments.

[@heretorecord]

Super impressive how much is in this switcher. To think that the 1M/E models (and up) don't even have some of these features! Can't wait to see what they release later in the year (if anything!)

[@keridudouze6143]

Hello John, awesome work as usual 👍 I have a question wich is more related to H2R graphics than this new product : can you switch between VLC and H2R easily when you use the same computer for both sources ? I did not see any command or remote command (I have 2 stream deck) to "switch off" the chroma screen from H2RG. That command would allow me to link it with other commands into the same button in Companion. (For example : cut off H2RG, full screen in VLC, play video number #...)

[@heretorecord]

That would be a neat feature indeed. I might have to take a look at that when I am rebuilding H2R Graphics (which is an ongoing project now)

[@keridudouze6143]

@@heretorecord OK, thanks for your answer !

[@A.L.T.A.F]

Can you change the shape of PIP frame, for example , into a rounded corner frame, or into a Hexagon shape frame if you like?

[@pkadom]

Can you connect a mixer (x32) to the extreme mini to get the audio feed from pa system and music equipment?

[@lovecyclepodcast]

Yes. Very well

[@brandoncoello140]

Are you able to cue/solo/preview individual audio inputs using Atem Software Control? In previous models, the headphone icon in the audio page was greyed out

[@heretorecord]

Damn - I meant to check that already! Will add it to the list!

[@brandoncoello140]

@@heretorecord Thank you. Love the work you’re doing with your channel and H2R graphics!!

[@jonasdautel49]

@@brandoncoello140 @Here to Record Yes you can Guy Cochran tested it yestrerday

[@brandoncoello140]

@@jonasdautel49 Thanks for the info!

[@khalidsaeeds]

Hi . have atem extreme mini pro iso. I installed software . And have hdmi cables connected from sony camera's to atem directly 4 ports , And i connected the atem mini to my laptop from USB A ( atem Mini) to hdmi ( PC ) But I cant see the preview in the software.i even watched the tutorial but i dont understand Silly questions. Where can I see the previews of my sony cameras on my laptop is it inside the software or some another program that I need to install to see camera previews. Also where does the atem save the files of recording as I have iso. Do I have insert memory card somewhere in atem for recording . And which button to press to start recording ON atem because i dont see recording button. Please really need help. Thankyou

[@BGeorgeVideo]

Is it possible to feed propresenter into one of inputs from a computer? right into the HDMI?

[@DivineMisterAdVentures]

Nice! Do you find the quality of the signal to be quite good on the ATEM's - unlike most of the Chinese products? I find their images to be harsh, with contrast reminiscent of Hi-8 cameras - which is not what I want to show! I think this comes under the heading of "signal degradation" or something. It certainly speaks to a hidden higher quality of componentry.

[@perikaproduccionestv9925]

hello good afternoon, have you tried on hdmi 1 and 2 to input video from a converter from an sdi source? Thank you so much !!

[@heretorecord]

I have indeed. An SDI to HDMI converter should work just fine!

[@perikaproduccionestv9925]

@@heretorecord muchas gracias, probaré con un Converter blackmagic....

[@keithbennett5179]

Would like to see the software side of the headphone output. Can you solo channels?

[@heretorecord]

I will show that off on my live stream on Monday, if you remind me!

[@hatlif]

hi, can we change swther video standard from 1080p to 1080i? on atem sdi extreme iso

[@cmiller7299]

Can you route/solo tracks (and more than one at the same time) to the headphone out?

[@heretorecord]

I have not tried, but it is on my list now!

[@jimbergren2400]

I have the mini pro and when you switch from one camera to another with PIP on, the PIP turns off. Kinda annoying during church livestream. Does the Extreme model do the same or did Blackmagic fix that? Please advise.

[@heretorecord]

This can be fixed. Just go to the "ATEM Setup" app and choose "Stay on with Transition" for your Picture-in-picture keyer.

[@duffharris9295]

The thing I’m curious about is if I plug in a 4K camera can I crop into a 1080 shot that way I can keep my shots wide?

[@heretorecord]

The ATEM will only accept up to 1080 inputs so you will not get the added value of a 4K image

[@gcprost]

Can you used the mic inputs for line level sources?

[@heretorecord]

You can indeed, there is a setting in the ATEM Software Control for that.

[@gabakusa]

how do u add lower third images?

[@heretorecord]

Tell me more about what you would like to achieve

[@FredGIKANDICreator]

Hi, I have a probut lem and needed assistant. I want my HDMI OUT for my PGM which is connected to a monitor to be muted. The monitor when connected for monitoring comes with audio. How do I mute the HDMI Out when needed and bring back audio when needed. Will this also affect the live stream audio?

[@heretorecord]

The HDMI output will always send program audio. You will need to mute the monitor to remove the audio

[@pastormattmcmorris]

Can you connect a drone to have live overhead shots? Looking at getting a drone for that purpose.

[@heretorecord]

You can indeed. One method is to use a DJI drone with the Smart Controller which I believe has HDMI out!

[@vivamoment]

The other question I have is about the ISO model. I put three hdmi inputs into the Extreme and one microphone input, and after about 2 minutes of recording the ISO recordings on my SSD the files were about 6GB, with the audio alone at about 1GB! The ISO option will record all 9 channels of video (8 + program) and 8 stereo channels of audio; even in my case of 3 videos and 1 audio. Fast SSD's are required for this unit and are expensive, so it would be good to only record what is needed so as to maximise recording time on a given SSD. However my question is what is your experience in opening up the ISO files in DaVinci Resolve? I have a fast computer and use Preniere Pro extensively without issues, but opening up the DaVinci Resolve ISO file resulted in not being able to even play the video back smoothly making it impossible to edit. Am I doing something wrong? Is it that Resolve is trying to process 8 video streams simultaneously (even though 5 video channels are blank) that is slowing it down?! I tried deleting the five blank channels yet the playback performance was still shockingly slow and jittery making it impossible to edit. I even tried creating optimised video in Resolve for my timeline and after about 30 minutes of processing time for the 2 minute timeline and still not halfway through, I cancelled the process. Your thoughts and suggestions, and maybe even a video on using the ISO model end-to-end with Resolve would be greatly appreciated. After all, the ISO model is hundreds of dollars more expensive than the base Extreme model, and this is the only extra feature it offers, so it is important that it works well with DaVinci Resolve. At this point it is unusable for me. Help ! :-)

[@heretorecord]

It took me a while to get it right on my PC but you will want to make sure that resolve is set up to use the right GPU. Like you mentioned, there are a few optimisation things you can do to help it run smooth so those would certainly be the best place to keep tweaking.

[@vivamoment]

@@heretorecord Thanks again!! I do have the GPU set correctly. Any other suggestions? I assume that it should run smoothly straight out of the ATEM mini Extreme ISO without having to convert the formats of all videos. Yet when I selected "optimise" the video, it would have taken an hour to "optimise" 2 minutes of video (8 streams with 5 being blank videos). Any suggestions you can give would be GREATLY appreciated. Again thanks for all your videos!

[@homerdus9668]

Can someone test how much noise the cooling fan makes (maximum load e.g. all ports in use)?

[@LaszloMag]

God damn, I saw a photo of this on instagram the other day and I was 100% sure it was a parody or meme.

[@heretorecord]

It’s all real!

[@themusicproject7472]

BM finally gets it right - but why no XLR inputs?

[@avalonvideo327]

Why did you go with the extreme instead of the extreme iso. Just wondering I got the iso on order

[@heretorecord]

Having had the ISO for many months, I realised that I rarely used the ISO features to their full extent, so I opted for the non-ISO this time. Though i still plan to borrow one!

[@Urbanmediashowcase]

Can you use the usb ports as two webcam outputs or two hard drive outputs? I assume no but just curious. It would be cool for hard drive redundancy or two webcam outs to different computers.

[@heretorecord]

Need to try this! I would love it if you could have an option of two SSDs or two webcams!

[@fdelacou]

@@heretorecord I have tried to connect the two USB to my single computer and it is recognizing both as two different webcams BUT I was not able to use the webcam properly. When I switched to the second cam, it froze everything and I was then not able to fix. Had to reboot the ATEM to regain webcam functionalities.

[@fdelacou]

I'm using a MacBook Pro with latest Mac OS version.

[@heretorecord]

Interesting. Perhaps they could fix that though with an update

[@fdelacou]

@@heretorecord I really hope so and I'm hoping that we can have also something that allows to select what output should go to each webcam. Zoom compress differently if you do a share screen (from a webcam) vs using the Webcam for a standard camera, Zoom is compressing differently. Text do not render properly with Zoom because of the over compression but for the share screen, it renders perfectly. So having the two differentiated and addressable would be huge!

[@ms-multi1928]

thanks for the video. can you route the Webcam output? so it is not always the program output it shows?

[@heretorecord]

You cannot, it will be Program only. Would be cool if they added that though! The beauty now though is that you could route one of the two HDMI outputs to a capture card and use that instead!

[@ms-multi1928]

@@heretorecord how annoying that it can not do that, like the AVMATRIX HVS0402U, it could be smart in some cases for projectors and screens on stage

[@heretorecord]

Could be a nice feature to request from them!

[@ojaponii]

have you tried audio monitoring? does it still have this nasty subsecond lag or it's realtime?

[@heretorecord]

I'll give that a shot when I set it up again this weekend!

[@ShoppingSensay]

Hi Good day Can I use my Insta360 One X2 as webscam with Atem Mini extreme for FB Live?

[@vivamoment]

Excellent videos. Thanks. I have played around with the ATEM Mini Extreme and while I had 3 hdmi inputs and 1 output, and I waa reading the manual, the ATEM Extreme temperature was pretty much idle, and after about an hour and it became extremely hot. Over 54 degrees Celicius underneath. I burnt my finger touching an empty hdmi port! Removing the ATEM from my desk, I measured the desk temp to be 50 degrees with a professional Fluke thermometer. Are you experiencing something similar? Is it running that hot for you too? And if you fill all the 8 ports with inputs, and really put the ATEM to work, what happens to the temperature /fan cooling? Considering how hot it runs in idle, this is an important test to do I would suggest. Your thoughts?

[@heretorecord]

I have not measured it myself but I am aware that these units run hot under load. There are of course a lot of features and processing packed into one small box. Keep an eye on it though!

[@vivamoment]

@@heretorecord Thanks for your quick reply. My point is that it was "not" under load and yet got really hot. Only t3 hdmi inputs, so the most it was doing was rescaling two video input streams, yet still got exceedingly hot after an hour of being idle. I would appreciate it if you would try the same and let me know your experience. Perhaps I got a dud unit. :-)

[@heretorecord]

I ran mine most of the day yesterday and it was hot but not quite as hot as you are describing. Could indeed but an issue so I would report it!

[@daviderdstein]

@@heretorecord Thanks. I have tried another one and it runs hot too. I am thinking that if the rescalers do not have to work hard it would make a difference. Do you have all inputs and outputs running at the same frequency, eg 50Hz?

[@ThomasBirke]

Where did you order it? Everybody has this on preorder and nobody is giving definite delivery dates :|

[@heretorecord]

Scandinavian Photo in Sweden!

[@mesut4466]

Hello im thinking to buy this produckt and have questions about recording. Can i record highquality (hyperdeck high) Program output to an external SSD without recording ISO s ? And when I want to broadcast live and record at the same time, will my recording be only in broadcast quality(stream high) or can I record in high quality separately to SSD (hyperdeck high 70Mb/s)

[@heretorecord]

Hey - You can indeed record HyperDeck High to a SSD attached withoput the ISOs. There is a setting in the ISO version of the ATEM to enable/disable ISO recordings of all inputs. You cannot record and stream at two different qualities, so if you set your streaming quality to Streaming Low (or example) then your Program recording will also be set to Streaming low.

[@nelyapinlive]

Don't You think we need lots more small buttons in ATEM Mini Extreme 2 Pro Iso Plus Extra Double Mega?

[@heretorecord]

I am hoping for even smaller ones some day :D

[@danielfaleti7084]

how light or heavy is it

[@sizwebhekisizwemdluli4236]

Are those 2 HDMI outputs plug and play?

[@BuriTechVids]

Are headphone output clean? I mean, is there some noise? Thanks. :)

[@ScottSchramm]

Whats the difference between the model with ISO and the one without?

[@heretorecord]

The only difference is that the ISO model will record all 8 inputs in addition to the Program output when you connect an SSD, and it will create a DaVinci Resolve file for you to reedit your production.

[@ScottSchramm]

@@heretorecord Cool, thank you!

[@enregistreur]

Now we need to find the perfect 4 HDMI outputs small machine to run H2R Graphics in all the possible ways! :D

[@heretorecord]

That would be cool! Need to look into it a little :D

[@kojoXAppau]

There’s some background noise when I bring audio from my digital mixer

[@heretorecord]

How are you connecting your mixer to the ATEM?

[@kojoXAppau]

@@heretorecord I created a left and right stream auxiliary channel from my midas32 and I use an rca to 3.5mm to the atem

[@BoguschMedia]

Would be interesting if the two USB’s could be two Webcams or two recording at the same time. I don’t think so... but..... who knows before trying

[@AveMcree]

Good stuff! I’m selling my atem mini pro and getting this

[@heretorecord]

Good plan!

[@BillyMacSongs]

Hello Ave! A couple thoughts before you sell your ATEM - (1) Should you develop a setup which allows for multiple guests (and/or multiple cams, computers, Hyperdecks, etc.)you might actually need more than 8 inputs and you get 3 more using the ATEM as a sub-switcher and (2) Should you choose to create a portable setup, your Extreme stays wired in your studio and your Mini hits the road.

[@MohammedAl-Sarraf]

What's the difference between this and the iso model?

[@heretorecord]

The only difference is that the ISO model will record all 8 inputs and Program at the same time, this model will only record the Program feed.

[@HeresMo]

@@heretorecord can you make the adjustments with the cuts on that or do you need the iso model?

[@heretorecord]

You need the ISO version for any adjustments of cuts

[@MohammedAl-Sarraf]

@@heretorecord Can you record to 2 SSDs?

[@georgeforall]

Do you live in a tiny home?

[@heretorecord]

Absolutely... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioeoq6Zsn5aWh9k

[@JTR...]

One person allready posted Atem broke down after 5h video streaming.

[@heretorecord]

I’d imagine they will fix those kinds of issues or replace items if they are faulty. I’ll be keeping a close eye on those issues though.

[@JTR...]

@@heretorecord Thanks for your response but I think this company rushing. PS: I like your videos. Thanks

[@malmomotionpictures]

Great overview John! 👍✨ I liked the ”boxes” in your video when you talked about the groups of buttons on the unit. I now look forward to that ”super source” video you teased us with. Keep up the good work! 🙂 (I ordered the Extreme ISO).

[@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS]

It would be great if you could focus on the presentation you are currently working on rather than every other sentence being about the future other videos you will do later.

[@heretorecord]

I hear you. I thought about removing a few of those, but in the end I was just too excited about all the future videos.