Using Atem Software Control; Media Manager - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Mini Installation And Operation Manual

Using ATEM Software Control

ATEM Software Control has four main control windows: Switcher, Media, Audio and Camera.
You can open these windows by clicking the three main buttons at the bottom of the interface
or by pressing the Shift and left/right arrow hot keys. A general settings window can be opened
by selecting the gear icon at the lower left of the interface.
Switcher Panel
When first launched, the switcher screen is selected, which is the main control interface for
the switcher. ATEM Mini must be connected to your computer via USB for the software control
panel to run.
Mouse or Trackpad Operation
The virtual buttons, sliders and fader bar on the software control panel are operated using your
computer mouse or a trackpad if you're using a laptop.
To activate a button, click once with the left mouse button. To activate a slider, click and hold
down the left mouse button while dragging. Similarly, to control the fader bar, click and hold
down the left mouse button on the fader bar handle and drag up or down.

Media Manager

The media manager allows you to upload graphics to the media pool in ATEM Mini. Your
ATEM Mini has memory for graphics that's called the media pool and holds up to 20 still
graphics with alpha channel that can be assigned to a media player for use in your production.
So, for example, you could have the maximum 20 still graphics loaded that will be used on your
live production and then assign various stills to the media player as you work. As you take a
graphic off air, you can change the media player graphic to the next graphic you want, and then
you can put that media player back on air with the new graphic.
When a still is loaded into the media pool, the alpha channel is loaded automatically if one is
included in the image. When a still is loaded into a media player, the output of the media player
will include both key and fill outputs. If you select the media player as a key source, for example
Media Player 1, both the fill and the key are automatically selected so you don't have to select
them separately. However the key can still be routed separately so you can use a different
key source if you wish. To learn more about keying, refer to the 'keying using ATEM Mini'
section of this manual.
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