Blackmagicdesign ATEM - Plugging in Your Computer

Getting Started
If you don’t see video on a HDMI video input, even though you have a device connected,
then you might want to check if the HDMI device you have connected uses HDCP content
protection. This content protection actually encrypts the video data in the HDMI video cable,
sothe manufacturer does not allow the content to be seen on anything other than a television.
You won’t be able to see images from these devices. Devices with HDCP content protection
include DVD players, and set top boxes.
In general, cameras and computers don’t have content protection, so you should not have any
problems connecting these devices. Some gaming consoles don’t include HDCP content
protection, however generally these are only the developer versions of these gaming consoles.
Using the analog component input of a Mini Converter Analog to SDI to connect devices is a
good work around in these situations.
Always be sure you have copyright ownership before using or displaying content publicly.
Using PTZ Cameras
On ATEM Television Studio Pro model switchers you can connect a remote camera head and
control it using pan, tilt and zoom controls with the control panel trackball, or via the joystick on
a built in or external ATEM hardware control panel. Refer to the 'Using ATEM Television Studio
Pro Switchers/Camera Control' section for more information.
Plugging in Audio
Your ATEM switcher includes a built in audio mixer which allows the use of embedded HDMI
and SDI audio from your cameras as well as external audio from the dedicated audio inputs.
These audio inputs can be used for other audio sources such as camera microphones and
pre-recorded audio.
See Using Audio for more on connecting additional audio sources.
Plugging in your Computer
You can plug your computer directly into the ATEM switcher so you can control the switcher,
load the media pool with graphics and clips, and change switcher settings.
Connecting your computer is easy and after installing the ATEM switcher software simply follow
the directions below:
1 Connect an Ethernet cable from the switcher Ethernet port labeled 'Control' to the
Ethernet port of your computer.
NOTE On ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K, you don't need to worry about setting the
monitor settings to match your switcher's video standard as the switcher will
automatically convert the signal for you. However, as the 4K model has SDI inputs only,
you will need an HDMI to SDI converter, such as a Blackmagic Mini Converter HDMI to
SDI to plug your computer's HDMI video output into the switcher's SDI input.
TIP If you have an additional ATEM hardware panel installed, and already have
this connected to your ATEM, then plug your computer into the second
Ethernet port on your hardware panel instead. Now the computer will talk via
your panel to the switcher, and both the hardware panel and the software
control panel can be operated in parallel.
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