Using Supersource (Picture In Picture) - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Television Studio Installation And Operation Manual

Operating your ATEM Switcher
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ATEM Software Control Panel, SuperSource Palette

Using SuperSource (Picture in Picture)

Your ATEM 2 M/E Switcher includes a feature referred to as SuperSource (Picture in Picture or PIP) that will
allow you to arrange multiple sources on the monitor at one time. This is useful as there are occasions when
you need to see more than one source on the monitor. Its great to know that the SuperSource processor
appears on your ATEM Switcher as a single video input.
Setting up SuperSource on your ATEM 2 M/E Switcher
You can set up SuperSource using either the joystick on your ATEM panel or using the ATEM Software
Control Panel (GUI).
Viewing SuperSource
To set up SuperSource, first you need to be able to view it on your monitor. Do this by either assigning
SuperSource from the Settings tab in the GUI to a multi view window or by placing SuperSource on the
preview output of your monitor if using an ATEM panel.
Positioning Sources
Using the GUI you can open the SuperSource palette and choose from one of the four preset layouts.
Click the one that is closest to the look you want, this will automatically arrange the boxes into the preset
positions indicated on the GUI. Make sure the box is enabled. You can then change the position and size via
the X Position, Y Position and Size fields. Ticking the Enable Crop check box allows you to crop the image.
The crop parameters are Top, Bottom, Left and Right. You may then wish to alter the parameters of boxes
2 to 4 by doing similar steps. If you make a mistake, click on the cog symbol on the RHS of the Box Control
tab and you can easily reset the parameters.
If you are using an ATEM panel, in the Home Menu press the button marked SuperSource and then choose
Preset Menu. In this menu you can choose any of the four presets. Go back and then select the individual
box that you want to manipulate. Moving an image is fun and easy via the panel's joystick. You can select
the box to be moved in one of the following 3 ways.
‚ In the SuperSource menu, push the button marked with a box number, in this case box 1, and the
joystick will be auto assigned to the box that you have selected. Easily select more than one box
at a time by holding down 2 or more of these buttons!
‚ Use the buttons next to the joystick itself. As an example, a single tap will select box 1 on the lower
right or a rapid double tap will select box 3.
‚ Finally, push a dedicated destination button on the 2 M/E panel or select button on the 1 M/E
panel.