Blackmagicdesign ATEM Mini, Installation And Operation Manual

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Switching your Production
With ATEM Mini, you can switch cleanly using professional cuts or transitions. For example, a cut
will instantly change from one source to another and a transition will change sources over a
defined duration often using an effect. For more information, refer to the ‘using cuts and
transitions’ section later in this manual.
Using Cuts and Transitions
When switching video sources, you can use a straight cut which will immediately change one
source to another, or a transition which gradually changes one source to another over a defined
duration. Transitions appear as an effect, for example a cross dissolve or mix, a dip to colour, or
even a stylized wipe and you have many styles to choose from.
Switching Sources using a Cut
In the demonstration below ATEM Mini will cut from input 1 to input 2.
To perform a cut:
1 Input 1 is illuminated red to indicate input 1 is currently live on air.
2 Select a ‘cut’ by pressing the ‘cut’ button. Pressing ‘cut’ tells ATEM Mini you want to use
a straight cut instead of an auto transition.
3 Now press the input 2 button.
Input 1 will now immediately switch to input 2 and you will see input 2 illuminated red, which
means input 2 is now live on air. This is known as a cut as you are ‘cutting’ directly from one
source to another.
Switching Sources using an Auto Transition
Transitions let you smoothly switch from one source to another over a defined duration. For
example, a mix transition gradually fades the current source into the next until the original
source is no longer visible. A wipe transition will move a line across the original source
revealing another effectively wiping across the image.
You can add a colored border, or make it soft so the edge is smooth and pleasing. You can
even use digital video effects or DVEs, such as a squeeze or push, to move the images as they
transition from one to the other.
In the demonstration below ATEM Mini will switch from input 1 to input 2 using a mix transition:
To perform a mix auto transition:
1 Press the ‘mix’ button to select a mix transition.
12 Switching your Production