Working With Usb 3.0; Media Express; Ultrascope Waveform Monitoring - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Production Studio 4K Installation And Operation Manual

Working with USB 3.0

Connecting Blackmagic Design USB 3.0 hardware to your computer
Some ATEM production switcher models have built in USB 3.0 features that let you record directly
from the USB 3.0 port on the switcher. For models without built in USB recording, we recommend
using a DeckLink SDI card or Thunderbolt based UltraStudio capture solution for recording.

Media Express

Blackmagic Media Express software lets you capture uncompressed video from the ATEM 1 M/E
and 2 M/E production switcher models using a Mac or Windows computer with USB 3.0.
Whatever video and audio is output on Aux 1 is also output on the USB 3.0 port. This video and
audio can be captured by Blackmagic Media Express to uncompressed or intraframe-
compressed files which are perfect for post production. Media Express is documented later in
this manual.
If your computer does not have a suitable USB 3.0 port, but has PCI Express slots, you can use
any DeckLink card on Mac OS, Windows and Linux to capture the SDI output of your ATEM
switcher. Computers with a Thunderbolt
UltraStudio model with a Thunderbolt port.
If your Mac or Windows computer does not have PCI Express slots or a Thunderbolt port, you
can use a H.264 Pro Recorder, connected via USB 2.0, to capture the SDI output of your ATEM
switcher to H.264 compressed files.

UltraScope Waveform Monitoring

Blackmagic UltraScope software lets you perform waveform monitoring from the ATEM 1 M/E
and 2 M/E production switcher models using a Mac or Windows computer with USB 3.0.
Whatever video and audio is output on Aux 1 is also output on the USB 3.0 port and can be
monitored live by Blackmagic UltraScope. Blackmagic UltraScope is documented later in
this manual.
If your computer does not have a suitable USB 3.0 port, but has PCI Express slots, you can use
an UltraScope card on Mac OS and Windows for waveform monitoring of the SDI output of your
ATEM switcher. Alternatively you can use a Blackmagic SmartScope for waveform monitoring of
the SDI output of your ATEM switcher.
port can also capture the SDI output by using an
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