Recording A Macro Using Atem Software Control - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Production Studio 4K Installation And Operation Manual

Recording a Macro using ATEM Software Control
In the example below, we're going to create a macro that will set your ATEM switcher to perform
a 3 second mix transition from color bars to color 1, pause for 2 seconds, then perform a 3
second mix transition to black. Try building this macro on your ATEM switcher so you can learn
the steps in creating macros.
1 Launch ATEM Software Control and open the macros window.
2 Click on the create button in the macros window to select the create page.
3 Click on a macro slot you want to record your macro to. In this example, click on macro
slot 1. An orange border will appear around the slot you have selected.
4 Click on the create macro button ('plus' icon) to open the create macro popup window.
If you want to, you can enter the name of your macro and type a description. This lets
you easily keep track of your macros and quickly see what each macro does. When you
click on a macro, your notes will appear in the status window.
5 Click the 'record' button.
The popup window will close and a red border will appear around your ATEM Software
Control panel indicating your macro is now recording. Notice the red 'add pause' button
at the top of the border.
Now that your macro is recording, you can start performing your switcher actions.
6 Click on the bars button in the program panel on the switcher page. This sets bars to
your switcher's program output.
7 Select color 1 on the preview panel.
8 Open the transitions palette and set it to mix.
If mix is already selected, make sure your macro records the setting by selecting a
different transition type, for example the wipe transition, then clicking on mix again.
9 Now change the transition Rate to 3:00. This sets the mix transition duration to 3 seconds.
10 Click on the auto button in the transition style panel. Your switcher will perform a mix
transition from color bars to color 1.
11 To set the switcher to wait for 2 seconds before applying another transition, click on the
add pause button at the top of the red border. The 'insert pause' window will open. Set
the pause to 5 seconds and 00 frames and click 'confirm'.
Why set a 5 second pause when you only want a 2 second pause? That's because
when the mix transition occurs, it takes 3 seconds to complete. So if you want to add a
pause, you need to consider the transition duration, plus the pause you want to happen
before the next transition occurs.
In this example, it takes 3 seconds for the transition to complete, then 2 seconds for
your 2 second pause, so you should enter a pause of 5 seconds. Another way is to add
two separate pauses, one for the duration of the transition, and then another for the
pause you want. It's up to you.
12 Now select black on the preview panel, and click the auto button in the transition style
panel. Your ATEM switcher will perform a mix transition to black.
13 Click the record icon in the macros window to stop recording your macro.
The macro you just recorded will now appear as a button in your selected macro slot.
To preview your macro, click the run button in the macros window to enter the run
page. Select recall and run, which sets the macros window to run a macro as soon as
you click on a macro button. Now click on your new macro button, named 'Transitions'.
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