Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro ISO HDMI Livestream Switcher with High-Speed 6' HDMI Cable & 10-Pack Straps Bundle

This is a fabulous A/V switcher for doing live events or podcasts. You can make your production look very professional with lower thirds and multiple camera angles. It also supports several transition styles when switching between cameras. Awesome device!

What a great upgrade to the Atomos Mini Pro. I don't know why I waited so long to upgrade. The Davinci project it creates is the best feature, Saves tons of work in post.

I have been putting together videos of presentations/demonstrations. I started with the ATEM Mini feed into OBS Studio and doing the recording. I do not have the bandwidth for live streaming and my goal was to have MP4 Videos in a library on Google Drive for clients/students to look at. The ATEM Mini pro did not give me a step up. I then started to use Deckling DUO 2 card to record 4 channels - but the problem was had to have multiple instances of Desktop Video and then you had no time sync - you could sync by voice, but some of the POV cameras I used did not have audio. Then it became a manual sync issue in DaVinci Resolve. This ATEM Mini pro ISO gives me everything. I can record all 4 inputs plus the output complete with a Davinci project file that lays out the outputted timeline complete with transotopms and overla;ys. All 4 cameras videos are already time synced and all you need to do is edit the Resolve Project file. This is worth it's weight in gold for me. I can start and stop the recording and if I do not change the name - everything is on the timeline and time stamped. This saves me massive effort and headaches. This gives you a recording capability unmatched anywhere. Now I can focus on editing the video content w/o any grunt work or issues.; The power of this box is in the recording capability. I use Samsung portable SSD's with no issues. My main SSD is the T7 1TB with the 500GB Extreme Rugged drive as my field drive. I copy everything to my storage disk and click on the Resolve Project and everything opens up neatly in Resolve 17.1 Beta 9 that I am running on my Mac M1 Mini. Finally to repeat - this gives someone who wants to record and later edit a presentation or Demonstration everything they need in one affordable package. The streaming capability is a bonus for me that I do not use.

I love the ISO record feature. It is as simple as plug in your drive and click rec. It takes all 4 inputs plus your pgm and organizes it into folders along with an audio ISO record as well. Perfect what I need.

We do a 3-cam + 1 laptop feed in our studio and it is great. Lessons we are learning include: HDMI has a lag and our audio feed has a different lag. We need to set up a delay to match. The 1/8” (3.5mm) audio jacks seem prosumer not pro. We wish there were xlr in’s. We LOVE having the iso files as a failsafe. It allows us a backup protection of our work. Another drawback we have found is that we cannot review footage from the ATEM interface. We have to undock the drive and review on a computer. Not the worst but we do end up doing this about once a day. All in all, for the price, this is a powerhouse of a little machine.