Blackmagic Design announces a new family of extremely portable ATEM SDI live production switchers with professional 3G-SDI connections.
Designed for broadcasters who need both power and portability, the new ATEM SDI family is designed to be fast to set up and easy to use. Even with their small size, ATEM SDI switchers are surprisingly powerful with standards converters on all inputs, a built in Fairlight audio mixer with 6 band parametric EQ, compressor and limiter on all inputs, internal DVEs, chroma keyers, professional transitions and more. ATEM SDI makes it fast to create professional live production using multiple cameras. ATEM SDI is ideal for broadcast quality live streaming to YouTube, Facebook and more!
With 4 or 8 video inputs, depending on the model, ATEM SDI lets customers connect multiple cameras for different views of the performance. All video sources will re-sync to the switcher, even if they operate at different video standards. Everything just works so setup on location is easy and customers don’t have to worry about technical problems.
The ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models also support direct recording of their streaming data to USB flash disks. That means customers get very long recordings in the same H.264 video files with AAC audio that customers streamed, so customers can directly upload to any online video site, such as YouTube or Vimeo. Recording to multiple disks is also supported via a USB hub so when a disk fills, recording can continue to a second disk so customers get non-stop recording. Record settings and disk selection are set up in ATEM Software Control and customers can also display the recording status in the multiview.
“The new ATEM SDI live production switcher is perfect for broadcasters who want advanced, professional features while also looking for extreme portability,” said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. “There are three great models with 3G-SDI video connections and some really great features like DVEs for picture in picture effects, graphics, transitions, advanced chroma key and Fairlight audio mixer. It’s really exciting and we can not wait to see what customers do with these new models.”
ATEM SDI Switchers Features
- Features miniaturized control panel based design
- Supports connecting up to 8 cameras or computers
- Live stream via Ethernet on ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models
- Phone tethering for remote streaming via mobile data on ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models
- Records to USB disks in H.264 on ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models
- Automatically converts and re-syncs all SDI inputs
- Includes free ATEM Software Control for Mac and Windows
- 4 upstream ATEM Advanced Chroma keyers on ATEM SDI Extreme model
- Up to 6 independent DVEs on the ATEM SDI Extreme model
- Customizable 16 way multiview on ATEM SDI Extreme model.
Availability and Price
ATEM SDI Switchers are available now from US$345, excluding local duties and taxes, from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.
