When dropping a still, clip or audio file into a slot, a progress indicator will show the loading
status. You can drop multiple files into the media pool, even if the first images have not yet
completed loading, as they will continue to load one after the other. If a clip or still is dropped
into a window which already has content loaded, the existing content will be replaced.
The ATEM media pool supports PNG, TGA, BMP, GIF, JPEG and TIFF still image formats.
Audio files must be WAV, MP3 or AIFF.
ATEM Media Pool
When files have been loaded into the media pool, the still and clip slots will show a thumbnail
image. Clip slots will display the image from the middle of its loaded sequence. Above the clip
slots you’ll see information showing the number of frames in a loaded clip, plus the maximum
number of frames that can be loaded for your selected video format. Stills are marked with a
slot number so you can identify them when assigning a still image to the media player using a
hardware panel.
The file name for each loaded still or clip is displayed underneath the slot so you can keep track
of stills and clips you have loaded. This is very useful, as in the media player palette in the
switcher tab, as well as the Photoshop plug-in, you will see a list of media pool still and clip
numbers as well as the file name.
Numbers are displayed on slots in the media pool to clearly show which slots are assigned to
the relevant media players. When a media player slot is switched to the program output, the
media player number on the slot changes to red to indicate the slot is on air. When a slot is on
the preview output, the media player number changes to green. When using an ATEM switcher
with more than 2 media players, hold the shift button down on your keyboard to reveal the
additional media player buttons on the preview and program rows of the software control panel.
ATEM Media Pool
You can change the media player assignment from the media tab by selecting your desired clip
or still from the ‘media’ dropdown list. Simply click on the arrow in the player ‘media’ list to
select from a list of media pool slots.
You can also assign media players to stills or clips from the hardware based ATEM advanced
panels, or in some cases from the Photoshop plug-in when downloading stills.
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