ATEM Mini ▶︎ Macros from Scratch (Fade Audio to Silent Over Time)

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The ATEM Mini is a powerful device on its own, but once you start writing macros for it, hoo-boy… you can make this thing sing! This video is a lesson in how to create macros and the process for figuring out what you need to do to make the macro that you need. I'll take you on the journey of figuring out how to fade a mic input from zero (full volume) to minus-infinity (silent) over time, which requires a little bit of macro trickery. What you learn here, however, can be applied to making any macro you desire.
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[@floisdorfstudios3805]

I am an audio recording engineer that needed to setup a Atem mini extreme iso to live-stream as well as record a concert. I had one week to learn about the Atem and I am doing the production entirely alone. I watched innumerable videos to prepare and found your instructional videos lifesaving for the amount of information quickly presented in a logical and concise manner. I am now writing macros that will make my job infinitely easier tomorrow. Thank you.

[@donfaust7789]

This is awesome stuff... I'm building a macro to take our church service off air (end the stream)... this is perfect... display a "thanks for joining us screen", pause 5 seconds and fade audio and FTB and then end the stream... thanks for these great how to videos!

[@photojoseph]

Awesome!!

[@thechucktaylor]

What a great tutorial. I use my Atem at church and this will help me with writing a macro for changing media during our annoucements so I can move from one still to the next. As simple as this is, I had no clue where to start and you just showed me so Thank You!

[@photojoseph]

That’s awesome!

[@jringler.medien]

Great Video! Pro Tipp: if you want to accelerate more linear or exponential you could copy and paste one Step of code into Excel. This way it get's much easier to edit such data

[@waiukufamilies]

I have recently bought an ATEM Mini Extreme ISO and I have found several of your videos helpful, this one is excellent as a starting point. I can now start recording and modifying macros. Thank you.

[@shurlanelsonmcmanus5697]

The very best video on creating and modifying macros for the ATEM mini. So many videos leave steps out assuming we know more than we might. Thx!

[@photojoseph]

Happy to help!

[@csabagrunfelder]

Excellent tutorial! My Atem Mini Pro is coming today and I can‘t wait for the „new journey“ with them. Thank you!

[@SmartEnergyLab]

Joseph you’re an awesome teacher and KZbin creator. As a teacher myself I really appreciate your thoughtful structuring of you training videos, clear delivery style and the look of your presentation. Well done, you’re an inspiration to me.

[@tonymaxey2274]

Thank you. I just got my ATEM mini after a considerable wait, and it is great that you have so much helpful material like this. Yes more please!

[@randydaniels9218]

Awesome lesson on how to achieve the complexity of the ATEM Mini without having to study the programming language to the macro. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, you are truly an Artist in sharing this and Thank You for extending my Production Tools. Marcos no longer look that dangerous or difficult to play with. Your shared knowledge is appreciated!

[@photojoseph]

Thank you Randy, I appreciate that!

[@michaelharris9183]

Thank you for that very detailed (and practical) tutorial on manipulating XML files. We are just getting started with an ATEM Mini Pro for live-streaming at our church. Creating macros will help simplify operations for our livestream volunteer teams. I want to make things as easy, quick and straight-forward for them as possible, so as not to scare them away.

[@fredrikankarskold3671]

Thank you Joseph for a great tutorial. Would love to see more macro videos in the future. ⭐

[@photojoseph]

Thanks!

[@tuxtv]

Excellent video, with this I was able not only to fade but also to cross fade between music and videogame sounds with one click

[@photojoseph]

sweet!!

[@studiokurcan630]

FANTASTIC PRIMER. I've set up an auto-switching camera macro that my client wanted. Thank you!

[@photojoseph]

awesome!

[@MrTerryRay1]

Thank you so much for this video. This method of creating macros is incredibly useful because this is applicable to any macro you want to create, and it is so simple. Just record the action, view the xml then apply as appropriate.

[@photojoseph]

You got it! Thanks for watching, Terry

[@SteveVickAK]

You’re a rock star. Thanks so much. Blackmagic has horrible info on this stuff. Thank god for youtubers like you. Much appreciated.

[@robert_starling]

Great tutorial. Seems like a lot of work but definitely a time saver later and makes for a better looking show.

[@photojoseph]

Thank you!

[@matheundmehr...8833]

Trank you very much! Helps me a lot for my project!

[@q2000drum]

Thank you for pulling this together. Great example!. Now on to my own macro creation.

[@photojoseph]

Good luck! If you run into any issues, join a live show and ask for help there!

[@arnoldwillyesmel4289]

Merci beaucoup Joeph

[@scottjolley1757]

Thank you. Great help and right to the point. I appreciate your content.

[@GivesAMinute]

Very cool Joseph! With the finished Macro, can you trigger that from say a StreamDeck or does it have to be triggered from the ATEM Mini itself?

[@photojoseph]

I trigger mine from an iOS app called Strata Macros apps.apple.com/us/app/strata-macros/id1297520841 . You can use a Streamdeck with some third party integration; Aaron covers that in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKuoiqaflLVjiLc

[@topkickproductions1871]

Very nicely done. Thanks again for your time and effort in putting this together for us.

[@elementary8963]

Genius! Thank you!

[@johnmortensen2779]

Ah this would have saved me at my last show! Thanks so much.

[@photojoseph]

Glad it helped! There's so much power in macros…

[@Perksonality]

Very well explained 👍

[@photojoseph]

Thanks!

[@Digital.Done.Right.]

Love how you roll

[@photojoseph]

Thank you!

[@robertlewisvideo]

Thanks for the Awesome Macro Tutorial. Wonderful details and explanations.

[@photojoseph]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@cadknowledge4989]

Great tips. Looking forward to more of these as I have just ordered the ATEM mini for live webcasting...

[@leokwan8670]

Thank you very much. Very clear instructions. You are a gifted teacher. Enjoy your video very much.

[@photojoseph]

aw thank you 😊

[@RapPayne]

I've learned *so* much from this video. Thanks very much!

[@photojoseph]

Awesome! You’re welcome.

[@danielguesukkang6964]

This helped me a ton! Many thanks to you!

[@didgeproject]

Hey Joseph, I’m trying to set a macro on atem mini extreme iso (on one of the six macro buttons), to be an mute/unmute switch for an audio channel, however it seems that I can only make it either mute or unmute. Is there a way to link both functions (mute and unmute) into the same button?

[@photojoseph]

No. There’s no “toggle”’ function as a macro. Macros are extremely precise.

[@didgeproject]

@@photojoseph brutal! I hear you can do it with a streamdeck via tethering two commands or something of the sort. Any tutorials how to do this?

[@photojoseph]

@@didgeproject I haven’t but others have. Start at bitfocus.io - that’s where you get Companion, the software that sits between the stream deck and your hardware.

[@didgeproject]

@@photojoseph on it! thanks for teaching us how to do all this cool stuff!

[@viralmedia]

Hey Joseph, I'm getting ready to call deep on a BM Atem Studio pro. Although one point that doesn't seem to be covered by anyone is doing a side by side interview. Like news reporters talking to remote guest on either side of the screen but live. Now editor brain say's "Just do a macro where for a wipe transition and the the T-Bar at 50% and just L & R frame the talking heads. UNLESS you got a simpler way to go about it.

[@photojoseph]

You can do it without the wipe. Try to tune into today’s (April 8) live show as you’re the second person to ask about it. If you’re there let me know in the chat that this is what you want to know. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXO2k6tphp54nLc

[@gamergeek8933]

Love your videos on the ATEM Mini. I would like to see one where you use it to green screen and show exactly what needs to be done to do that. I have seen from other videos from others that it can be done using the atem software but it wasn't explained very well.

[@photojoseph]

Sure thing… um, how did you find this video? It was unlisted for captioning… unless you’re the caption writer? If so, cool! If not, please tell me how you found this video. That’s super weird.

[@gamergeek8933]

@@photojoseph It is listed in your playlist for the ATEM Mini.

[@photojoseph]

CheapFuneral oh interesting… unlisted still shows up in playlists. Good to know!!

[@juanpam4603]

Thank you so much!!! Greetings from Spain!

[@photojoseph]

Gracias!

[@kyleschrotel2792]

Thanks for a super informative and helpful video. The Mini Pro my work ordered is coming in any day now. Have you tried setting up macros to navigate through the media pool? Hoping I can make a couple to move forward and back through it rather than having to make one for each slot. Any insights or suggestions you have are appreciated. Continuing the google search until I have the unit in front of me to play with, lol. Thanks again for the tutorial.

[@RyanPetty]

Wow. Thank you for this tutorial and the creative ideas on using macros.

[@photojoseph]

My pleasure!

[@DeaconWoodworks]

Would love to see more macros for the ATEM Mini Pro and specifically how you may use Elgato Stream Deck to control those macros. Specifically, I’d like to see how you would program a media player chroma key for a lower third image.

[@photojoseph]

I don’t use a streamdeck but if I did it would just be to trigger the macro.

[@markockwell]

Thanks Joseph, I needed this. Just need to find out how to link my stream deck so I can just push a button on that device.... 🤘🤘

[@photojoseph]

Bitfocus.io Companion

[@markockwell]

Thanks Joseph....

[@kyletanner7790]

great job.. thx. Would love to see more macro videos in the future.

[@photojoseph]

ANythign specific?

[@jameshughes2548]

Great directional video. I'm looking to do a more complex one, and didn't know if you have done anything like this... I could try and pitch my church on purchasing ATEM Extreme Pro ISO for the extra inputs, but I don't think I'm going to get them to bite on that. I understand the Fill and Key on the ATEM, and I know ProPresenter, and EasyWorship is like in some way. We currently have Easy Worship, and I'm looking to do a setup with ATEM Mini Pro ISO. I want to have 3-PTZ cameras feeding inputs 1-3, and then 1-HDMI Input (No. 4) from the Computer. I want to do both Fill and Key on that input. Could I use a StreamDeck and create macro buttons that would switch my output display type from PC, then the input type on ATM back and forth between Fill and Key? I want to do Lower-Thirds lyrics over the LiveStream video, and then Switch to Full Screen for Announcements, or Videos we may play during the service, so they are on the LiveStream as well. I want to be able to stream from the ATEM to Restream.io Does this sound Possible?

[@soldadoonga]

Happy to see your new video

[@photojoseph]

Thanks!

[@BobKeel]

Heya! Thanks for making this content. I just got the ATEM Mini Pro ISO. I'm curious...have you found or do you know of a macro library where people can download ready made macros? Might this be a product you have for sale?

[@photojoseph]

There are some (not from me) but the problem is that macros are extremely unique to your setup, making it quite hard to integrate in someone else’s system. It really is best to learn what’s happening and how, and to make your own.

[@david_demouzon]

Great video. Thank you !

[@photojoseph]

🙏🏻

[@benjiwill]

Thanks for the clear and thorough video. Is there a way to have a macro loop? Say changing between three cameras on a live music performance stream? I’ve done this in OBS but that was with multiple cameras connected on different capture cards. Using the ATEM mini obviously only is seen as a single source in OBS. Hope that makes sense. For me there will often be times where it’s hard to do switching and performing. :)

[@photojoseph]

yes, you can make any macro loop. There's a "loop" button in the ATEM software in the Macro panel

[@edwardwhite4790]

Thank you. Until I did what you showed us in your Tip 002. Then I did what you were saying and recreated it in BBEdit. I was just watching TV. Plus I felt this was above my head. Yet now my feet are wet in BBEdit & XML.

[@photojoseph]

It’s a deep deep deep ocean… I’m glad you dipped your toe in it!

[@johnumekubo]

Extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@themusicweekendernorway1018]

Awesome! That totally answers my question! Cheeers

[@edwardwhite4790]

Yes definitely would like to see more macros. I also want yo know how to use my stream deck with companion with macros?

[@photojoseph]

I’ll be doing a video in the new “ATEM (mini) Tips” series on Streamdeck for sure kzbin.info/aero/PLRe8DcOhgslpSQkH8ycUW9xCmNg2I4b0y

[@gaips]

PhotoJoseph, you are the best!

[@photojoseph]

aw shucks, thanks!

[@57JackCaptainSparrow]

Nicely done Joseph... wouldn't be nice if you could assign a seldom/never used button to a macro!

[@photojoseph]

yeah it would be!

[@willietharp9092]

They should add midi control

[@edwardwhite4790]

I’m going to download the newest version of the Blackmagic software from their website right now. Maybe this might solve my problem with trying to use the restore in my Atem software control.

[@photojoseph]

You definitely want to be up to date, regardless.

[@dennishall8090]

Very helpful!

[@PeakingTomatoes]

great video Joseph! I will try it for sure :D

[@neokimthye]

This is helpful, thank you!

[@sautsitumorangkpk]

awesome mate thanks..

[@L4LTVuk]

Interesting - I'd try and find how to write loops in XML or something like an integer form field if the XML would allow it. Following that I'd probably want to link this to a stream deck I guess. Useful tutorial.

[@photojoseph]

Actually any macro can be set to repeat itself until you stop it

[@L4LTVuk]

@@photojoseph It isn't the loop as such but an incremental loop adding a variable / ratio each time. I'm sure this could be done in a couple of lines with the right code.

[@Luca11Ferretti]

clever. Thanks! good job and good teaching :)

[@photojoseph]

Thank you!

[@javierspaxtor]

hello! great video! I want to ask you a question, I don't know if it could be done or not, I want to create a macro so that every time I press it, it changes to the next media in the library, that is, if I have file 5 in the MP2, if I press the macro I put the 6 etc etc, what would be the XML code? I can't figure it out, I have the same doubt to create a macro to select the next or previous source within supersource. Thank you

[@edwardwhite4790]

Yes the problem was I had to update my software. It worked after that. The strange thing was after I did it for 4 camera inputs. I’m only 3 showed up in the macro boxes. Obviously I did some thing wrong. I like the fact you got me into BBEdit!!!! Question can I re-edit a macro with going through doing the whole macro over inside of the 810 software. Example I get a new client and I have a lower third with the clients name in with Camera 1 then client being USA. I create short macro where I’m just changing out each camera graphic. I was just looking at a tutorial for h2R graphics. Are you familiar with it?

[@photojoseph]

You can re-edit the XML all you want, save different versions of it, whatever. Also it's "ATEM" software, not "810" ;-)

[@contentdelivery5466]

Such a great explanation, thank you!

[@photojoseph]

Thanks!

[@dennishall8090]

Again great video. Was wondering, could the same edits be used to fade in and out the Proclaim {PowerPoint} slides that we use in the lower 1/3 left for lyrics or just images?

[@photojoseph]

same concept but different macro. You AUTO (transition) in/out from a specific source. If your slides are in an upstream key, then the macro can AUTO that key.

[@dennishall8090]

@PhotoJoseph Thank you very much. Have you recorded anything for video that covers this?

[@photojoseph]

Search my channel for “ATEM”. I have lots of ATEM videos.

[@jdbell2004]

Do you know if it's possible to create a macro to adjust audio delay differently for each input? For instance, HDMI 1, I need audio delay to be 250ms, HDMI 2 I need audio delay to be 1000ms. Could a macro handle that adjustment when switching between those cameras?

[@photojoseph]

I have not tried! Give it a go and let us know if that’s recorded in the macro or not!

[@المنبعالصافي]

I face a problem, how i can import mp4 or gif on green screen insted of still picture (jpeg)???

[@photojoseph]

You can’t. The ATEM Mini line only has a “still store”. If you want to play video content you need to connect a player to one of the HDMI inputs.

[@politikilter6446]

While I haven't got my ATEM Mini yet... I've been swotting up for the exam! Love the tip about saving your files with a timestamp; I can't begin to think of how many times that would have saved my ass...ignment! 😂😂😂

[@dwpix]

awesome! more macro stuff please

[@photojoseph]

I'll do it!

[@alchimistul001]

Thank you Joseph for sharing this tutorial. Do you know if there is a way to auto play a existing macro, in a loop, at the startup state?

[@photojoseph]

Ooh, as in, plug it in, and the Macro starts? I’m afraid not. You need the software to trigger a macro. Now, the brand new ATEM Mini Extreme geni.us/ATEMminiExtremeISO has macro buttons built into it. I’m _assuming_ that the Macro is loaded into the hardware memory so it doesn’t require software to trigger it, but I don’t actually know.

[@alchimistul001]

@@photojoseph I thought there is a way to add code to a "startup file", same way like you can do with the xml for the streaming. Thank you kind for answering!

[@photojoseph]

@@alchimistul001 not that I’ve ever heard of… but I don’t know everything! If you find a way, let me know!

[@edwardwhite4790]

Thank you for your response to one of my texts. I’m still having problems getting the Macro I set up for the lower thirds for the 4 cameras using your Xml set up. I keep getting this error “ The file you ate trying to restore is from an unknown switcher. Then saying “ The file you are trying to restore is from a different ATEM software version” ?

[@photojoseph]

What app are you using to edit the XML file? Perhaps it's not being saved as plain text, or it's getting additional characters added to it or changed, like a " becoming a “ - download BBEdit if that's not what you're using already. It's free.

[@FuegoProduccionesMX]

Hi Joseph! I've watched all your videos, I really appreciate what I've learned from you. Would be any way to do a macro to place a bug graphic (logo top right) and fade out to fade in another bug but this time with a lower third on it? Something like a crossfade from a simple logo to other with that same logo with a lower third. TIA

[@المنبعالصافي]

Bruh i have a question, my camera (has hdmi mini port) didnot response to atem mini, but i have same camera working correctlly, what you think the problem? Note: i changed many wires and setting of camera.

[@photojoseph]

What do you mean it doesn’t respond? Do you mean that you don’t see the image from the camera through the ATEM? Start by hooking the camera up to any HDMI monitor to make sure you’re getting video out, and that it’s nota camera issue.

[@المنبعالصافي]

@@photojoseph okay

[@jefft9506]

Now is there a way to control those macros with like an elgato stream deck or the actual atem mini? Like with the buttons on the switcher

[@ricknelsonduke]

Would this work using a pause time say 20 seconds from 0.0 to -120.41 instead of stepping it down?

[@photojoseph]

If I understand what you're asking, no… because the command to go from 0 to -120 would be immediately executed, before or after the pause.

[@yueshen9606]

Great tutorial! What if the start volume is already lower than 0 dB? Will it go up to 0 and then start to go down? Or it just starts at where the volume is.

[@photojoseph]

Every setting is absolute, not relative. So it doesn’t matter where you start. Entering (-10) means it’s at (-10), not 10 lower than it was previously.

[@FlyingJackalope]

Hey Joseph, have you tried this same technique to fade between multiple images to fake a fading animation? Let's say you have three words: "Like, Share Subscribe" and you want them to fade up one at a time with one button push. Do you think it could work similarly?

[@photojoseph]

Fading graphics is handled natively. Just load the graphic into preview and press auto so it dissolves in or out!

[@FlyingJackalope]

@@photojoseph No, I meant in a sequence handoff. I did kind of figure it out. I set up the three words in a build. One word, then two words, then three words. Fade up, pause for :30, fade down one and then bring up the second. Pause :30 and fade down and bring up the third. Then one last pause that is user initiated to bring down the last super with all three words in a single fade. Vualla. An animated title card - sort of. That last one is key because of you don’t do that it tries to do a reverse build when you toggle it off.

[@photojoseph]

@@FlyingJackalope got it!

[@FlyingJackalope]

I also did your volume trick and it works great. Thank you.

[@ebproduction2501]

GREAT nice hack .) thanks for share

[@jasprofoto8226]

Great tutorial.

[@photojoseph]

Thank you!

[@stachelpost]

Cool Well done!

[@deborahdeamorim8889]

Is it possible to use somebody's already figured out XML code, so I don't have to do it, lol - sorry but I was just asking for a friend... :)

[@theelevatepartnership]

Really helpful for a newbie. How about some common things (e.g. Subscribe Button animation, Lower 3rds animation etc.)

[@tonynoon8693]

Great explanation! Just curious; are there keyboard short cuts to the macros? I would love to be able to use them with my programable mouse buttons.

[@photojoseph]

Not natively, but I’m quite sure there are tools to do that. Best place to research that would be the Blackmagic forums.

[@creativestockholm]

Can I (we) write a macro that cuts on audio? Lets say you are livestreaming an interview and it cuts to the person that is speaking (back and forth)? Or is this just a dream?

[@joseangelmartinezrico3166]

Is it possible to make a macro for chroma key in multicam angles? I mean... have differnt backgrounds for each chromed camera and switch them

[@joemarklin]

When I plug my camera into ATEM mini and then output to my recorder (ninja v) it slows down the footage and makes it stutter. Any ideas how to fix this? If I plug my camera right into the Ninja it's perfectly fast, so I know the ATEM is slowing it down somehow

[@photojoseph]

For anyone reading this… we resolved this and the problem was the camera was set to “24p” (but is actually 23.98) and the ATEM was set to true 24p. Once the ATEM was set to 23.98 as well, everything lined up perfectly!

[@philpritchard5173]

this is great.

[@heavenwayrecordingmedia4356]

So Helpful 😀 thank you so much.

[@photojoseph]

my pleasure!

[@DejaGruvBand]

With this method is possible to have several lower thirds come into view?

[@photojoseph]

There's no lower third generator; a lower third would require an upstream or downstream key, and pulling from a graphic. You could use both at once and have two.

[@DejaGruvBand]

@@photojoseph in OBS I created a .mov file that loops lower thirds. I wanted to something similar with mini pro but the picture restriction cant be done. I have seen people use I believe what they call it picture burst, where a video is saved into individual frames and brought into mini pro but they don’t show how they created the burst. I tried pulling in all the files no luck. We need animation options in mini pro

[@fritzroysmith1]

Hi PJ, how are you? Just a quick question, as my source of everything video and audio. Can I use a Tentacle sync with my GH5 and Zoom H5? I am trying to be more professional with my audio capture, can I sync with the Zoom H5

[@photojoseph]

I've never used it so I can't say, however unless you're jam syncing multiple cameras, there's no value to this. Editors like Final Cut and Premiere do an incredible job of syncing based on the audio. Just make sure your camera is recording a "scratch" audio, i.e. just the internal mic is fine, and they will sync up perfectly.

[@fritzroysmith1]

@@photojoseph Thanks PJ, I thought it would make my WF smoother. I am not using multiple devices just my GH5 and boom mic capturing audio on the Zoom H5.

[@photojoseph]

yeah, you don't need to sync timecode.

[@joelmathew6101]

I want to use a still image and keeping it I have to fade in and out another still image. Is it possible with macros?

[@photojoseph]

you mean do a dissolve between two still images? actually no, because there's only one MP (media player), so you have nothing to dissolve from/to. You could do a dip to black; so have a half second or one second transition to a color, then load in the next image, and dissolve back. That would work. I just tried this and you have to include pauses; the system does not wait for a command to complete before running the next command. Meaning if you tell it to do a 1 second dissolve (AUTO), then you have to pause the macro for one second so that can complete, swap out the photo in the MP, then dissolve back to the photo. But if your goal is to do slide shows, this would be a very tedious way to do it. It'd be much easier to just have a computer running keynote or powerpoint plugged in as an input source.

[@reallynousername]

Hi Joseph, Thank you for the tutorial. one question. I have 2 cameras both with green screen background. one is wide shot and the other is off angle or to my guest.. how to switch between 2 cameras and still retain the same . Would Macros do the job?

[@oaktreemedia333]

reallynousername same boat here

[@josemdiez]

Hola, gracias por el tutorial!. Disculpar que escriba en español... mi ingles no es muy bueno, una duda: Sabéis si existe la posibilidad de hacer una "Macro circular infinita"?, me explico: durante infinito tiempo esté cambiando de camara1 a camara2, y luego otra vez de camara1 a camara2, etc,?. Muchas gracias, y enhorabuena PhotoJoseph por tu canal de youtube

[@photojoseph]

si, es posible.

[@IglesiaBautistaTrinity]

Can an ATEM Macro be assigned to a Hot Key or a Stream Deck or Deckboard button?

[@photojoseph]

yes. Watch Aaron’s video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKuoiqaflLVjiLc

[@iDesignMemoriesWP]

Can these macros then be run from a stream deck?

[@palpu]

Hello, please tell me how good is the live streaming with Atem Mini Pro?

[@fertibe0r]

for all you scripting nerds, you can use awk to write the steps for you: awk 'BEGIN{for (i = 0.00; i > -120.41; i -= 0.5) print "" " " ""}' > fade.xml which will write decrementing .5 steps for the PGM Audio to a file

[@smartphoneshooter]

This is great, thanks for sharing. Can these marcos be used to create split screens? So presenter to camera in a vertical third on the left say, then keynote presentation coming from a mac on the right two thirds?

[@photojoseph]

Sort of… you can position the key (the picture in picture) anywhere, at any scale, and cropped however you like. But you can NOT move the "back plate". That is stationary.

[@smartphoneshooter]

@@photojoseph Thanks very much. I will stop tinkering to try and change something that can't be changed and get on with my life!

[@tennisphotography]

great work :):) thanks

[@photojoseph]

Thank YOU!

[@janblumentrath7897]

is there any way if u use the atem pro mini as standalone to custom assign some buttons on the Atem with macros?

[@photojoseph]

Not on the ATEM Mini, Mini Pro or Mini Pro ISO. However with the new Mini Extreme and Extreme ISO, you can program some of the buttons.

[@janblumentrath7897]

@@photojoseph, thanks for your answer! if i program a macro, for example, jumpinng from cam to cam, i cant see anyway to turn the macro off (only if i connect it to computer again)....annoying

[@duncandixon6203]

Just thinking that there must be a way to use a loop instead of copy and pasting many times

[@photojoseph]

You can loop an entire macro, but I don't think there's a "loop" XML command. If there is, that'd be sweet!

[@QuicksilverSG]

What a PITA. When I record a UI macro, the last thing I want is to have to reverse engineer how some "smart" recorder is second-guessing my moves, not to mention resorting to hand-editing a machine-generated XML file.

[@photojoseph]

It can be complex, for sure. But it’s also infinitely powerful.