Blackmagic Design ATEM Television Studio Production Switcher

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Dan M : I'm wanting to buy the Blackmagic Design ATEM Television Studio production switcher to use with my 3 Panasonic AG-HMC150 camcorders. I'm looking for advice or recommendations on HDMI cables. I've found conflicting information while searching online. What types of HDMI cables work best? What is the maximum length? Any help you are able to provide is greatly appreciated!DAVID D : I don't have any specific recommendations on HDMI cables although I'd imagine thicker (larger gauge) cables are often a better bet. With HDMI cables you're often looking at 20 to 30 ft. max although it depends on the cable and the video source driving it. I've managed to use 50 ft. HDMI cables to connect a video source to a TV, but haven't had success with the same length of HDMI cable as an input to the switcher. For any longer runs you're much better off using SDI cables and an HDMI to SDI converter. With such a setup, I've used SDI cables up to 300 ft. long into the switcher without any problems.FR JAMES F : Hey, first off, the Television Studio totally rocks, you will NOT be disappointed. Second, HDMI does not have long range. In the end it doesn't matter what cables you get, after 25' it gets iffy. You're going to need repeaters etc. I'd recommend what I did - get HDMI to HD-SDI converters and run the HD-SDI cables. You can go as far as you like with them.
Hector O : I wonder if you are able to record your work in several video formats like mpg, mp4, flv instead of H.264? o If it can be plugged to a dvd burner?NOREEN H : Unfortunately not. The tv studio only communicates with the black magic express software via USB to record. There is a developers SDK that can be downloaded which may give you additional options.

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2013-07-15T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Awesome Switcher Awesome Price

This switcher is perfect for our needs. We use it in SD-SDI mode and it works flawlessly! I love the upgrade path to HD! Easy to use and cheap! A little hard to setup through network, but thats no big deal

Nate

2011-10-08T21:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Don't waste your time and money

Try to setting it up for last 10 days no use tried all the setting in manual and even blackmagic tech support no use and no solution. Price and concept are seems to be attractive but no use. sending it back... :-(

popdean

Blackmagic Design ATEM Switc Specifications

  • Total Video Inputs

    6

  • SDI Video Inputs

    4 x 10 bit SD/HD switchable

  • HDMI Video Input

    4 x HDMI 1.4a 10 bit SD/HD switchable

  • Analog Video Input

    No

  • Audio Input

    1 x AES/EBU. Unbalanced via BNC connector

  • Sync Input

    Tri-Sync or black burst

  • Internal Frame Synchronizers

    6. All inputs

  • Total Outputs

    6

  • SDI Program Outputs

    2 x 10 bit SD/HD switchable

  • HDMI Program Outputs

    1 x HDMI 1.4a 10 bit, SD/HD switchable

  • Analog Program Outputs

    No

  • Down Converted SDI Program Outputs

    No

  • Down Converted Composite Program Output

    No

  • SDI Preview Outputs

    No

  • SDI Aux. Outputs

    No

  • SDI M/E 2 Program Output

    No

  • Computer Output

    1 x USB 2.0 H.264 encoded from program output. Media Express for Mac OS X and Windows included

  • Qty of Multi View's

    1

  • Outputs Per Multi-View

    1 x HD-SDI and 1 x HDMI

  • SDI Audio Outputs

    2 Ch embedded into SDI output

  • Analog Audio Outputs

    No

  • Control Panel Connection

    Ethernet supports 10/100/1000 BaseT. Allows direct connection between panel and chassis, or via network

  • Serial Communication Outputs

    No

  • Software Updates

    Using USB connection directly connected to Mac OS X or Windows computers. Includes ATEM Switcher Utility.

  • Configuration

    Set via ATEM Software Control Panel, excluding ATEM chassis IP address which is set via the ATEM Switcher Utility connected via USB to chassis.

  • Colorspace Conversion

    Hardware based real time

  • HD Down Conversion

    No

  • HD Format Support

    1080i50, 1080i59.94, 720p50, 720p59.94.

  • SD Format Support

    625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC.

  • SDI Compliance

    SMPTE 259M, 292M

  • Video Sampling

    4:2:2 10 bit

  • Color Precision

    4:2:2 10 bit

  • Color Space

    4:2:2 YUV

  • Media Players

    2

  • Channels

    2x for fill and key

  • Media Pool Still Image Capacity

    2 with fill and key

  • Media Pool Clip Capacity

    No

  • Maximum Clip Length in 1080i

    No

  • Maximum Clip Length in 720p

    No

  • Maximum Clip Length in NTSC/PAL

    No

  • Media Pool Still Image Format

    PNG, TGA, BMP, GIF, JPEG and TIFF

  • Media Pool Video File Format

    No

  • Media Pool Audio File Format

    No

  • Number of Windows

    1 x 10

  • Routable Windows

    Fixed Routing

  • Tally

    Red for program and green for preview indication

  • Window Source Labels

    Yes

  • HDMI Input Resolutions for Computers

    720 x 480 59.94Hz, 720 x 576 50Hz, 1280 x 720 59.94Hz 50Hz and 1920 x 1080 59.94Hz 50Hz

  • Redundant Power

    No

  • Input Voltage

    12V-30V

  • Power Consumption

    20W

  • Size

    1 Rack Unit

  • Dimensions (W x H x D)

    19" x 1.75" x 2.5"/482mm x 44mm x 62mm

  • Weight

    3 lbs or 1.4 kg

  • UPC Code

    9338716001280

About Blackmagic Design ATEM Switc

Blackmagic Design professional switcher with a broadcast quality H.264 encoder! That means you get live multi-camera production and broadcast encoding for the Internet all in one unit! ATEM Television Studio is so easy to use you don't even need to be a video professional to use it! Just plug in any HDMI or SDI camera and you are live!

Blackmagic Design ATEM Switc Features

  • With the Internet becoming the television transmitter for all of us, now ATEM Television Studio lets you do live production and simultaneously generate H.264 files for the web, all in real time
  • ATEM Television Studio might be small, but it's packed with professional power! ATEM includes all the same features as the most powerful switchers used in broadcast and is not "dumbed down." This means you get professional results and a familiar M/E style of operation
  • ATEM is the most creative solution for live switching! All transitions are instantly available and include the same cut, mix and wipe found on traditional mixers! It's simple to load graphics into the 2 built in media player frame-stores for exciting custom titles and logos!
  • Now you can save thousands of dollars on camera monitoring with ATEM's built in multi view. Multi view allows 10 channels of video to be displayed on a single HDMI television or monitor
  • For the highest quality video with extremely low processing delay, ATEM features a fully 10 bit digital design. This means you get the highest quality available from cameras, servers and character generators with true 10 bit video quality maintained throughout the entire signal path
  • You simply get more features with ATEM! You get an upstream keyer, with chroma, pattern, shaped and linear keying. You also get 2 downstream keyers and independent fade to black. This powerful feature set means you can produce true professional broadcast style live productions!

What's in the box:

  • Blackmagic Design ATEM Television Studio Switcher
  • ATEM Software Control Panel
  • Blackmagic Warranty