ATEM HD Clock Overlay for Thunder v1.2
The XOS Blackmagic ATEM includes the following components:
- ATEM unit with 12 Volt Power Supply
- USB Cable ‐ ATEM to Laptop for Setup
- CAT‐5E or 6 Ethernet cable ‐ ATEM to Laptop
- Expresscard Ethernet port (Enet‐2 in diagram below)
Video Requirements:
- Two HD video sources which can be either HDMI or HD‐SDI 59.94
- The ATEM provides HD‐SDI Output on Prog SDI
- This should be connected to the H.264 Pro‐Encoder for capture into Thunder
Example Configuration
ATEM Setup & Configuration
- The first step in setting up your ATEM is to connect the USB cable which will allow you to set up the IP address for your device:
- Run the ATEM Setup Utility tool and use the XOS recommended settings listed below
- Note ‐ This will only need to be performed once upon initial configuration of your ATEM
- Next an Ethernet cable must be connected between the laptop and the ATEM in order to use the ATEM UI to control the ATEM
- To connect via your laptop the IP address must be assigned to the Ethernet adaptor provided to be able to communicate with the ATEM device
- Note ‐ the Default gateway should be left blank on the Laptop as shown below
ATEM Software Control
- When you launch the ATEM Software Control application on your laptop you will need to define the IP address of your ATEM device
- Click OK and if the Laptop can communicate to the ATEM over Ethernet the following UI will appear:
Be Sure to Select On Air to enable Video Key output to Program SDI
Settings Tab
Perform the following to configure the video format
- Note ‐ For use with Thunder all Video Inputs must be 720p
- Use an Up/Down/Cross Converter if necessary to provide the correct format
- Set video standard to 720p5994
- Now you should be able to use the ATEM Software Control UI to configure and operate your switcher
- First select your game camera feed as the program source
- Next press the “On Air” button to enable Video out to the Program SDI outputs.
- Before proceeding confirm that you have the ability to select a Video source and see the resulting Video Output to an HD‐SDI monitor connected to Program SDI.
- You can also use the Media Express Application to check video.
Audio Pass Through
Perform the following to configure audio pass through.
- On the bottom row of the ATEM Software Control UI click the Audio Tab
- The UI shown below should now appear
- In order to allow Audio to pass through as shown below you must:
- Select AFV (Audio Follows Video) for the channel with Game Audio
- Ensure that EXT has ON selected
Save Settings as the Startup State
Perform the following to save your settings as the Startup State
- Note the state of the On Air button cannot be saved at this time
- You must click On Air via the ATEM UI after power up
Creating an Upstream Key to overlay Clock Video on Game Video
- The next task is to use the “Upstream Key1 M/E 1” to create an effect for
the Clock video- Select the fill source as your clock camera
- Choose the position you would like the clock to appear from the presets
- We have chosen the lower right position for this example
- Adjust the size and symmetry of the picture to meet your needs
- Note: the secondary screen is “cut” to only show the area you
define. This is not a resize of the secondary source. You will
have to position the clock in the appropriate area of your shot to
match this area. - In this example the clock is positioned in the lower right of the
camera shot so it lines up with the key box for size and position
- In our example we created the following Upstream Key to put the Clock
in the lower right hand corner of the Screen as shown:
Troubleshooting Tips
- ATEM GUI is all Grey and Not Functional
- The laptop cannot communicate over IP (Ethernet) to the ATEM
- Check network settings
- Try pinging the ATEM
- The laptop cannot communicate over IP (Ethernet) to the ATEM
- The ATEM and XOS BlackMagic H.264 Capture Devices use different drivers
- You need to have the correct matching driver loaded for USB capture to work.
- ATEM = 6.4
- BM H.264 = 10.4
- You need to have the correct matching driver loaded for USB capture to work.
- Media Express Application
- When using Media Express for Video verification you need to ensure that the Media Express App can connect to the ATEM.
- If Media Express does not connect the Video Data Line will indicate 1080i and NOT reflect what the actual Video signal is.
- Check the connection status under the Media Express Device Menu
- When using Media Express for Video verification you need to ensure that the Media Express App can connect to the ATEM.
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