Connecting To A Switcher; Monitoring; Setting The Auto Composite - Blackmagicdesign Ultimatte 12 Operation Manual

Connecting to a Switcher

The program video output lets you connect the final composite to an ATEM switcher, for
example an ATEM Mini or ATEM SDI. If your foreground input source has embedded audio
and timecode, they will be included in the program output.
Connect your Ultimatte's program output to an ATEM switcher

Monitoring

Plugging a monitor into the monitor output lets you view the background source, camera
foreground and internally generated mattes. This is helpful when refining your composite.
For more information refer to the 'monitor out' section.
The monitor input and output is also used for cascade monitoring. This feature lets you daisy
chain multiple Ultimatte units via SDI so you can monitor the sources and outputs on all units
via one single Ultimatte, rather than connecting monitors to each unit individually. For more
information, refer to the 'monitor cascade feature' section.

Setting the Auto Composite

The automatically generated composite is ready to be used as soon as your foreground and
background sources are connected. You can reset the starting composite at any time by using
the 'auto key' function in the front panel's LCD menu. We recommend resetting the auto key
each time the lighting changes or you shift the camera's position.
Use the auto key function to reset your composite
Your Ultimatte will set an automatic composite with green selected as the backing color by
default. If your lighting is optimized and your green screen environment has been carefully set
up, the automatic composite generated by Ultimatte can be all you need to do.
ATEM Mini
PGM OUT
ETHERNET BACKGROUND CAMERA FG
Ultimatte 12 HD Mini
1 MENU
2 SET
3 LOCK
PGM OUT MON OUT
RETURN MON IN
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