Blackmagicdesign ATEM - Using Adobe Photoshop with ATEM

Using Adobe Photoshop with ATEM
3 Use the DSK TIE button to link a downstream key with the main transition control
transition. Once linked, the DSK will be mixed on or off along with any selected
transition type at the rate specified by the transition LCD menu settings.
Pressing the DSK TIE button shows the downstream keyer on the preview output.
DSK 1 MIX
Downstream keyer 1 has its own DSK 1 MIX button on the front panel that lets you immediately
mix downstream key 1 on or off air at the rate set in the downstream key LCD menu settings.
DSK parameters
Tie Switches the DSK TIE button for the respective keyer on or off.
Rate The mix rate at which the downstream keyer transitions on or off.
Key Switches the respective DSK CUT button on or off.
Auto Enables the respective DSK AUTO button to transition the keyer on air.
Fill Source Selects the source to be keyed.
Key Source Selects the cut source which masks the fill source.
Pre Multiplied Key Identifies the key signal as a pre-multiplied key.
Clip The clip level adjusts the threshold at which the key cuts its hole. Decreasing
the clip level reveals more of the background. If the background video is
completely black then the clip value is too high.
Gain The gain adjustment electronically modifies the angle between on and off
thereby softening the edges of the key. Adjust the gain value until the edge
softness is desirable but the background video luminance, or brightness, is
not affected.
Invert Key Inverts the key signal.
Mask Allows you to mask out sections of the key. For example, if you need to select
only a specific section of a graphic, you can use the mask setting to select only
the area of the graphic you want to use. To return the mask to the default
settings, select ‘reset mask’ and press the set button.
Using Adobe Photoshop with ATEM
Installing the ATEM software on your computer also installs a Photoshop plug-in that lets you
download Photoshop graphics direct to the ATEM media pool.
This means you can accept graphics from designers in the application that 100% of the world’s
designers use, Adobe Photoshop! You can even use the layers in a Photoshop image to keep
variations of graphics, such as different titles in a graphic, and then select the layers in
Photoshop you want, and then simply download them at the press of a button. When
downloading the layers are automatically flattened in real time before download. This happens
in the background and your document in Photoshop is unchanged by the export.
The ATEM export plug-in requires Adobe Photoshop CS5 or later. Install or reinstall the
ATEMsoftware after Photoshop is installed, to ensure the ATEM export plug-in is installed.
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