ATEM Mini vs ATEM Mini Pro vs ATEM Mini Pro ISO | Q&A with Bob Caniglia

[@Pictureline]

Which Atem Mini switcher do you use and why?

[@beatkultr]

Really kool interview and overview. I have the Atem Mini Pro and love it. The wait period to get mines was very brutal but once it came in, it became the brains of my setup in no time. I use it everyday.

[@bobdrums]

Nice interview! I definitely fall in the category of someone who never knew what a switcher was! I was trying to set up to deliver online drum lessons with 2 cameras, an iPad screen share, audio interface, power and with my 2 port MacBook Pro and it was just an absolute mess. The capture cards wouldn't both fit in my usb hub because they were so bulky and I was having to run OBS, Logic and Zoom which was causeing my laptop to get seriously hot. I found out about the ATEM mini and can literally run everything from there and just use my laptop to make the zoom call for the lesson. So cool, and especially at the price of the basic mini I was able to get involved! Excited for it to finally arrive next week!

[@mathew_pang]

Cani know how do u connect your audio interface using Atem mini?

[@bobdrums]

@@mathew_pang I use 2 cables out the back from the line output of the interface which goes to the stereo input of the switcher

[@neiljohnson7243]

Thanks for putting this out. I'd love to see the video broken up into youtube video chapters so I can jump to, to get the specific info I want. It'd help alot for keeping me here and making it useful.

[@jimyoung9262]

This answered my questions about the mini pro. Thanks.

[@BBWinner48]

So I see that by connecting an SSD to the USB it will record all 4 inputs as a separate file and a "Project file" to edit directly into resolve, Im using Premiere Pro, can I edit these "separately recorded files " in PP, what file format does this unit record to? ( MP4, M2T, Mov)? Thanks. Great video.

[@sarfo_]

Can you use the USB-C port on the ATEM mini pro as a webcam though it's not labelled as webcam

[@BlackDragonNationalPresident]

Good stuff. Now I know which one to buy! Thank you.

[@siskoDE]

Short question. I own a Macbook Pro from 2018. I last connected my DSLR via USB and integrated it into OBS using a software solution. A USB mic is also connected to the Macbook Pro. When streaming, the Macbook Pro box has already reached its limits and the CPU load ensures that you can actually no longer use the computer to work in a program and stream a video tutorial, for example. The ATEM Mini Pro with built-in encoder could solve this problem for me. In any case, I understand it that way, when I connect all the hardware mentioned to the ATEM Mini Pro and also connect my Macbook Pro to the ATEM via HDMI, that I can stream directly from the ATEM Mini Pro and the entire CPU performance would no longer come to fruition yes the ATEM is working. How does it all work when I connect all my hardware to the ATEM Mini Pro and connect it to my Macbook Pro via USB-C and then stream from my Macbook Pro via OBS (source is then ATEM video and audio). Is the CPU utilization of my Macbook Pro even smaller than when I use the first scenario without ATEM? Have you been able to gain experience on this?

[@PadBoll]

Curious to know in regard of the 3rd scenario ?

[@stivep1]

question #2:what program did you use to talk to rep of BM? The quality is excellent.

[@Pictureline]

We actually used Zoom but also set up a Sony camera to record ourselves and had Bob send us his recording from the ATEM Mini ISO. We pieced everything together in post.

[@nicholasgonzalez111]

Out of curiosity, why did the word "program" show up at the bottom? Is that user error or a function of the device? This seems like a game-changer for this new virtual world we are in!

[@Pictureline]

Hi Nicholas, Bob actually was showing us the multi-view option in this recording as shown at 6:30. We decided to zoom in on the top left-hand view so you could see Bob better and not the multi-view the entire time. The "Program" isn't displayed normally which you can see in the beginning up to 4:23. Hope that makes more sense.

[@pastorwendell1]

Our church is ready to add multiple cameras and we are looking at BM mine ISO! Question, what is the next step up from the mini and will it do every thing the mini can? So we could have more inputs. Thank You PW

[@Pictureline]

Hi Wendell! For more information, call our store at [phone] and ask for Berkley.

[@KoupSStafanS]

22:00 best comment about sound.

[@ProductReviewkk]

Great interview. Just a quick question. Can I record the output of Atem Mini? Is there any HDMI output from Atem Mini?

[@Pictureline]

Technically, yes. If you have the ATEM Mini and an external recorder, then you could record the HDMI out from the ATEM Mini. However, the ATEM Mini Pro has recording features built in and will require much less hardware and the process will be more streamlined.

[@BuildABergGroup]

Really good information. The only thing that wasn’t really clear is how long could an hdmi cable be when connected to the ATEM without any lag or similar issues? I ask because I would like to setup three cameras with various distances from the switcher.

[@jerrymidel8421]

Can we use different cameras and connect to ATEM mini pro.... such as Video Camera, DSLR and Mobile Phone camera?

[@BodyBreak]

How did you do this interview. I have a Atem mini pro and want to do remote live streaming with quests. Your interview was very good.

[@Pictureline]

Our side was a Zoom recording because we did not need to be switching camera angles but Bob from Black Magic was demonstrating the use of different camera angles with his ATEM Mini Pro ISO in conjunction with Zoom. If you want a basic recording you can take it from Zoom or you can get a higher quality recording via the ATEM Mini Pro.

[@BodyBreak]

Pictureline I see you didn’t do that live. I plan on interviewing past Amazing Race contestants live so we can get interactive questions from the viewers on my KZbin channel. Trying to figure it out.

[@electronicfellows2113]

so is there a way to automate switching from camera to camera while streaming? or does it have to be done manually?

[@SteveNNashville]

Great stuff! Thank you for doing this. I do have a question... maybe very basic, but wanted to confirm. Can I share my iPad Pro (latest model) screen through one of the HDMI inputs? I’m assuming it will downshift the resolution to 1080p which is totally fine. I have a USB-C hub that I can output the screen to a TV screen via HDMI cable.

[@wpociej]

Yes you can. :)

[@SteveNNashville]

@@wpociej awesome! Thank you!

[@corystheboss]

Does anyone know if you can do video in a video with this?

[@megustavophoto]

What lenses are able to be controlled with the software?

[@abhishekgupta7788]

Hi Nice explanation.👍 I have a question. i need 1 input to 4 output device. my use case - i need to deliver my zoom meeting on my main laptop and wish to broadcast the same to 4 other laptops at the same time. basically the real time screen of my main laptop to four other laptops. Do you have any device to do this? thank you

[@Pictureline]

Zoom has that capability via share screen. If you'd like to use the ATEM Mini Pro, you can use a HMDI splitter. We don't actually have any hardware that allows you to do that here at the store.

[@abhishekgupta7788]

@@Pictureline can inuse ayem mini. pro to broadcast my main screen to 4 other computers? bcz atem mini takes many inputs and 1 output..however ,I need the opposite. 1 input and 4 outputs

[@rbengraff]

ISO is NOT ISO! Please help us as a community. The ISO recordings are only Video ISOs!! The audio is totally corrupted, as all ISO recordings have Program mixed audio tracks. What you have to do is go into the Audio ISO folder to find the, let's say CAM 3 audio. The problem is is that there is no easy way to re-sync the ISO audio with the ISO video clip because as the audio track on the ISO video recording does not have the same waveform to referent to, because it is corrupted as a program audio mix. What's up with that? and can you tell us all how to fix this terrible oversight by Black Magic?

[@warm888]

Buen día, como puedo transmitir a una pantalla gigante de leds, lo que estoy produciendo con el atem mini pro iso? Yo veo que el atem tiene una sola salida hdmi que se usa para conectar una pantalla para poder visualizar las camaras y lo que se está produciendo en tiempo rela, pero si yo quiero también proyectar en tiempo real a parte de internet, en una pantalla o un televesor grande, como lo hago? Muchas gracias por su ayuda

[@Pictureline]

Eso es exactamente para lo que se usa el puente de transmisión, transmisión local y colaboración de estudio global. Cable Ethernet del ATEM Mini Pro al puente Streaming que convierte la señal y el cable HDMI del puente Streaming en su pantalla LED gigante. www.pictureline.com/products/blackmagic-design-atem-streaming-bridge

[@gb4639]

Please provide the instructions for using the chroma key background like Bob had in his live interview. Thanks

[@videas3582]

What quality / file format are the files recorded via the pro and ISO versions? Are they straight out of camera or the same as streamed? (hope you can understand, sr for my English) can I only record while ethernet streaming? (if not using external devices) Can I record in camera (not BMPCC) AND send HDMI to an ATEM?

[@ozarcgaming]

its mp4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pF6mlXiajZV3q8k, while streaming, but can bereplaced with BM-RAW in DV Resolve afterwards

[@videas3582]

@@ozarcgaming ty bro

[@stivep1]

question #1: I have ITEM mini Pro ISO but it doesn't work with Ethernet cable in Skype. It works however as webcam using USB - C . and that doesn't allow me to record cameras using the same USB - C port. *Is that anything I do wrong or that is ITEM mini Pro ISO limitation?* So if that is so than why I wasted money on ISO? Can you get ..this message to Black Magic? Thank you for your response.

[@Pictureline]

Hi stivep1! I would recommend contacting the Black Magic support team, they are incredible. Here's the number: 1 [phone]

[@herranton]

You could use the usb port to record and use the hdmi output into a capture card for Zoom/Skype. You can get a cheap hdmi -> usb card on amazon for $20 or elgato sells a premium card for like $160. The $20 one would be fine for video conferencing. If you're gaming, you might want the elgato.

[@stivep1]

@@herranton *I do appreciate your comment.* I didn't think about it. More than that nobody yet proposed such clever solution. I'm not into cheap hdmi -> usb. I will use the good quality one. I'm not a gamer :) . Check my channel. The problem I see here is that ATEM mini seres e.g ATEM MNI PRO ISO software will likely not work if primary ATEM USB C port is used for SSD and HDMI output of ATEM is converted to USB. Please correct me if I'm wrong. And I might be wrong because I can still use RS45 cat6 cable to connect to computer and use ATEM software ......... Hm.. very clever idea.. Thank you very much .

[@herranton]

@@stivep1 I think the the hdmi will still work. The usb side of the atem mini shouldn't "know" that your plugging in the hdmi to a capture card. I have a $17 capture card I use for work meetings, where iq and reliability aren't important. But the quality is decent enough. It's better than every webcam ever. At least then you would know it works before investing in something more expensive. I don't actually own any of the atem minis so I'm just going off the spec sheet. But there isn't any reason it shouldn't work. (Heck, when I do, I plan on plugging the hdmi out of one atem mini into the in of another so I have seven switchable cameras going in through a single usb cable.) These things are so awesome. I'm really surprised you can buy one for $295 us. It seems like it is worth way more. Don't tell black magic that tho, lol)

[@stivep1]

@@herranton thank you. I have all 3 ATEM mini/ PRO/ ISO. but I use only two of them. I did use it as ready for 7 camera configuration . .. but it was .. rather used for 3 cameras and 2 computers along with BM video Assist for viewing.. I connected HDMI of computer screen output of every computer to the switch listed below. So having only 2 monitors per computer I used IOGEAR's 2-Port DisplayPort KVM switch with audio www.iogear.com/product/GCS62DP/ I didn't use included in the kit nor sound switching function of that switch . for sound I use separate Focusrite 2i2 for each computer. Mouse switching didn't work properly so I used separate one and separate keyboards. My secondary computer is dedicated only for video editing and I use there BM editor keyboard www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1473008-REG/blackmagic_design_davinci_resolve_editor_keyboard.html *So my configuration serves as 2 computers and 2 monitors .* When my primary monitor was switched from one computer to the other than automatically secondary computer monitor was activated . And than I decided that my secondary computer monitor will be connected to ATEM. HDMI port for recording and AIR. The effect is that in Skype or in KZbin audience can see only second screen while primary screen is invisible . If than I slide picture or video or text into secondary monitor from any of the computers than that particular port of ATEM Mini /Pro/ ISO/ can be used to play it. and I don't need hyper deck.. I have my privacy on primary computer monitor as not connected to ATEM. _________________________________ I was very satisfied with that and the only problem was that SKYPE needs to see webcam and needs to occupy USB-C of my ATEM. for KZbin that is no problem . KZbin works with network cable too.

[@robertelizesjr.4706]

Can Atem Mini Pro simultaneously stream on KZbin, Twitch and Facebook?

[@Pictureline]

You can stream direct using the Ethernet out to one service, and use the USB connection as a webcam and stream via a computer to a different service. "Not exactly streaming by itself to two services but it can be done using the computer that will also control the Mini." You can also use 3rd party software like OBS and restream, to sync and simulcast your live stream broadcasts from your ATEM Mini Feeds.

[@photosbywalt7124]

Great information. I gave it a thumbs down as the ads popping up really disrupt the flow of the information.

[@KPGuitarStudios]

Man, the Black Magic guy was fantastic, you can tell he's spent many days at trade shows describing and selling the gear. Interviewer? Awkward. Well made video, just needs a bit more personality and then familiarity with the product

[@JoshKaufmanstuff]

Guest carried the show. The host seemed new to broadcasting, uninformed, and sycophantic during the interview. Hard to watch the 'non-guest’ portions.

[@chrissorlie6497]

Way too many commercials. I left at the 630ish min mark.