Using Auxiliary Outputs - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Television Studio Installation And Operation Manual

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Auxiliary Outputs Control Menus on Mac OS X
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List of Auxiliary Output Sources

Using Auxiliary Outputs

The ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E production switchers have auxiliary outputs which are spare SDI outputs that
can have various inputs and internal sources routed to them. They are very similar to router outputs, and all
video inputs, color generators, media players, program, preview and even color bars can be output.
If you want an extra program output, then aux. outputs are perfect to use, or if you need a clean feed before
one or both of the down stream keyers, then you can even select these to the aux. outputs. This would
give you a program feed without a logo or bug, so you can capture this as a broadcast master for later
transmission.
Aux. outputs are extremely powerful, and can be routed on the software control panel, as well as the
hardware based broadcast panel. The aux. output menus are available in the menu bar at the top of the
software control panel regardless of the tab currently selected so they are always available.
The switcher will always perform a clean switch when an auxiliary output changes sources so this means you
can use the switcher to cut between sources on the auxiliary output cleanly and without glitches.
Routing Auxiliary Outputs
On the ATEM software control each aux. output has a menu for selecting the source to output on the aux.
video output. Simply select the menu, and then scroll the list for the source you want to output. When
selected, the output on the selected aux. will change immediately. You can see the current source with a
tick in the menu item.
On the ATEM broadcast panel the aux. outputs are set from the aux. menu in the system control.
Once the desired aux. output is selected, you use the select bus to route the source to the aux.
output. Because the broadcast panel uses the select bus, it's very fast to control aux. outputs from the
broadcast panel.
There is a range of sources available, and these include:
Black
Black source generated internally in the switcher.
Inputs You will see the video inputs of the switcher listed, and these will be listed as the
current labels you have set in the settings tab of the switcher.
Color Bars Color bar source generated internally in the switcher.
Media Player 1 This is the fill output of media player 1, and is derived from the still or clips RGB
content.