Blackmagicdesign ATEM Production Studio 4K Installation And Operation Manual page 168

3 Select bars on the Program bus. Depending on the ATEM switcher you're using, you
may need to shift select bars on your broadcast panel. The button will flash if it's a
shifted source.
4 Select col1 on the preview bus.
If you wish, you can easily map buttons such as bars, black, and color generators to any
of the first 20 buttons of the program and preview bus. See the 'button mapping'
section of this manual for instructions.
5 Press the DVE/wipe button in the active M/E transition control and then press dip/mix to
ensure the macro records the mix transition selection.
6 Press the orange 'home' soft button in the system control macros menu. Now you can
access the transition settings. Don't worry, the macro will still be recording while a
different menu layout is selected.
7 Press the trans soft button to enter the transition settings. You'll see the transition
settings displayed on the active system control LED display. Turn the knob under the
mix setting to set a 3:00 second transition rate. Press the home button again to exit
the transition settings and press macro to return to the macro soft buttons. The record
button is flashing so you can see your macro is still recording.
8 Press the auto button in transition control to perform the transition from color bars to color 1.
9 To set the macro to wait for 2 seconds before applying the next transition, press and
hold the add pause soft button in the macros block. Notice the time durations shown
in the source names display. Select 2:00, 2:00 again and 1:00 from the macro buttons
above the durations. The durations are accumulative so you can build various pause
times. *Inserted Pause* will momentarily display on the active system control LED
display to confirm your pause.
10 Now select blk on the preview bus and press the auto button. Your ATEM switcher will
perform a mix transition to black.
11 Press the record soft button in the macros block to stop recording your macro.
You've just recorded a macro using an ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Panel. The macro will appear as a
macro button named '2' because it is located in macro slot 2. The number of characters are limited
on control panels, but you can easily name your macro and add notes by clicking on the 'edit
macro' button in ATEM Software Control. For this reason, it's probably better to record macros
using ATEM Software Control, however you can record a macro from any control panel you like.
To run your macro, press the play soft button in the macros block. If your macro was successful,
you should see your ATEM switcher mix from color bars to color 1 using a 3 second mix
transition, pause for 2 seconds, then perform another 3 second mix transition to black, all by
pressing one button on your ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Panel.
To edit the name of the macro you just recorded, click on the edit macro button on the create page
of the macros window in ATEM Software Control. You can also add notes to describe the macro.
It's worth frequently testing your macros using different switcher settings to make sure the
macro performs all the specific functions you intended, doesn't miss any instructions or
produce something unexpected.
If you want to record over a previously recorded macro, or if you made a mistake and want to
start recording a macro again, shift select the record button. This is a safety measure to prevent
accidentally recording over a macro.
For information on the macro delete, show names, stop, and loop buttons, refer to the System
Control Macros Menu section.
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