Using Multiple Control Panels - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Production Studio 4K Installation And Operation Manual

number of frames that can be loaded for your selected video format. Stills are marked with a
slot number so you can identify them when assigning a still image to the media player using a
broadcast panel.
The file name for each loaded still or clip is displayed underneath the slot so you can easily
keep track of stills and clips you have loaded. This is very useful, as in the media player palette
in the switcher tab, as well as the Photoshop plug-in, you will see a list of media pool still and
clip numbers as well as the file name.
Numbers are displayed on slots in the media pool to clearly show which slots are assigned to
the relevant media players. When a media player slot is switched to the program output, the
media player number on the slot changes to red to indicate the slot is on air. When a slot is on
the preview output, the media player number changes to green. When using an ATEM switcher
with more than 2 media players, hold the shift button down on your keyboard to reveal the
additional media player buttons on the preview and program rows of the software control panel.
ATEM Media Pool
You can change the media player assignment from the media tab by selecting your desired clip
or still from the 'media' dropdown list. Simply click on the arrow in the player 'media' list to
select from a list of media pool slots.
You can also assign media players to stills or clips from the hardware based ATEM broadcast
panels, or in some cases from the Photoshop plug-in when downloading stills.

Using Multiple Control Panels

ATEM switchers have multiple ways they can be controlled and you can use this software
control panel as well as a range of hardware control panels. In fact you can run multiple copies
of this software control panel and this means you could have someone operating the switcher,
while someone else could be managing media, controlling cameras or mixing audio. It's quite
flexible and this means many people can be operating your ATEM switcher all at the same time!
A good example is the relationship between the software control panel, hardware control panel
and the front panel of the ATEM Television Studio HD switcher. The software control panel has
been designed to be the same as the hardware control panel and this is a convention and well
understood ME style of layout where you have a program row and preview row of input controls
and then a transition block that lets you command the transition.
If you plug in both control panels, you can see them mirror each other and any button pressed
on one control panel will be reflected on the other control panels instantly.
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