This is hands down the most helpful thing on the internet right now. As a musician who has very little experience with streaming or video production, clear, concise information like this is SO VALUABLE. Thank you.
I agree! There aren't enough videos on TH-cam to help performing musicians (and others using their hands throughout a video). I already knew how to create a macro, but the information to make it go to 'random' camera angles was very helpful.
for all those struggling getting it to work, here is my solution: After seeing the video a dozen times and even downloading "Sublime Text" software so as to have the saved file in an UTF-8 format there is 1 simple yet important step our friend Aaron forgot to include. When you have done all these steps you need to go into Atem's FILE > then choose "Restore" and finally choose that one file you created and edited. Then it will prompt you with a pop up window that shows only "Macro" with a small check mark, HIT OK and once you run your Macro and loop it,,,,,,IT will work!!!
This is an awesome vid. Being a drummer,livestreaming,being able to change the macro so it looks random,is brilliant!! Thanks heaps!! Rock On Mate!!🤘🤘😎😎
This video saved me sooooo much time. Thank you! I'm a woodworker, attempting to show how I make things using very dangerous power equipment that can cut a body part off in a blink of an eye. Setting my Mini-Pro ISO and three camera views on a looping macro is a game changer, especially when I can set the loop to be so random that no one can notice it's on a loop. I now keep my mind 100% focused on the task at hand, can safely make sketchy cuts using power tools and be at ease knowing my camera views are capturing all the interesting angles of what and how I'm doing something without me looking away to make a camera transition. Brilliant! You sir, deserve a gold star on your forehead!🙏🌟
I love macros. 10+ years ago I was a newscast director and TD. It was hard for my brain, and macros saved me. I created one that would load the show open on the clip player, start in master black, roll the open, fade up and preset camera 1 with an animated shoulder box. Chromakey for weather was another handy macro. The smaller the crews and more responsibilities, the more valuable things like this are. I really appreciate you sharing your ATEM knowledge with all of us, I always learn something.
This is EXACTLY what I wanted to know, but I was so sure that it wouldn’t be possible that I didn’t even look for it. Thanks so much TH-cam algorithm, and THANK YOU Aaron for creating this amazing video. Never subscribed so fast in my life! You have an amazing way of explaining things.
Always great to hear what you have to share each week. Were you tired of live show glitches? Very well produced video. Received my ATEM Mini a few weeks ago. I've been wrapping my head around ATEM macros this week, your video helps to cement the new lessons. I am used to doing live shows with a person per device to control, and am thrilled to be able to run and control so much myself with a laptop and the Mini. Thank you!
Thanks! I think these shorter edited videos are more valuable for viewers since they're more focused and easier to search for. I started doing the live shows when I stopped traveling, and it's been easier to keep those going than to keep a similar pace of the edited videos, they just take so much longer! I do want to get back into the swing of things and keep those coming out too though.
Thanks Aaron! This is what I've been looking for and answers my questions regarding automation of shots between cameras. The price is really nice too, wow! Automation that can be programmed as you've shown here is absolutely boss! Thanks, you've got a new subscriber!
Super cool, thank you! Because of this video I just ordered the Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini today :) can't wait to do the livestreams with my band with this and 4 GoPro's.
Nice! Let me know how the GoPros work out for you. They don't mix well with other cameras IMO so I don't really use my gopro with the ATEM. At least with 4 of them the colors will all match though!
@@aaronpk I will! As soon as the Livestream is ready and online, I will send you a link if you're interested. Normally we go live once or twice a week on TH-cam and FB. It won't be until next week that I got all GoPro's here at home.
Aaron, for this video, and the equipment you’re using, can you recommend some of the best budget friendly video cameras for the novices like myself. Thanks in advance 😎✌🏼
Thanks Aaron. Appreciate your hard work. This is super helpful. Would love to see a video on how to use a macro to pull a zoom guest in split screen and also be able to push them to full screen. Use case: interview a guest performer split screen, the show performance full screen. Keep up the great work!
can you also program different transitions between each pause/switch in the macro? Also can you split the HDMI out if it’s set to program and have it go to a monitor and a recording device ? Thanks
as always Aaron excellent your contributions. Thank you. I'm sorry I can't participate in your live broadcasts because of the language barrier. (my English is almost non-existent). Greetings from Olavarría, Argentina.
I'm glad you mentioned the usability issue with BM's website. When you click a category nothing (appears to) happen. This is really inexcusable. An example of form over function. It could at least partly scroll down placing the categories at the top revealing the content. I doubt BM have actually tested their website at all, perhaps just seeking opinion on the look of it. Leaving a fundamental usability issue unresolved; something that catches me out EVERY time I am on the site.
Love your videos! One question please- I have a rental hall and my clients bring in their own laptops and Macbooks to make presentations. Which HDMI splitter would you recommend using if I needed to feed a presenter’s presentation to both my projector AND my ATEM mini?
Honestly, handling the wide variety of laptops that people have is really challenging. I would recommend not using a regular HDMI splitter and instead use something a bit more powerful. I've used the Roland V-02HD (geni.us/LiUB) for this before as basically a fancy 1x2 HDMI duplicator (you get the benefit of being able to switch to house slides between presenters too), or you can't go wrong with the Decimator MD-HX (geni.us/41upBQ) although that one has an SDI out so you'll need an SDI to HDMI converter as well. The plus side is you can use a long SDI cable to feed the projector, longer than you'd get out of HDMI.
Decimator makes one and the Blackmagic one is good too! I'd probably stick with those two brands, they're about the same price as the no-name brand ones anyway!
Aaron, I am trying to incorporate your idea of camera switching & pause with Alex Pettitt's idea of Zooming (using Set A, Set B, rates) - to create a very dynamic macro that goes from one camera to another, zooms in, stays there, zooms out a bit, stays there, zooms out fully, transitions to different camera angle... etc. Buuut I must be doing it wrong. Is it possible to hire you for an hour or so via Zoom so you can guide me through? Thanks again for all that you do!
@@AskAW when I reached out a year back I did not hear back. I was actually able to figure it out on my own & made some really cool videos. Would you like to see one?
Thanks! You can delete a macro from the ATEM Software Control app. There isn't a way to bulk delete them though, it gets kind of annoying to clean them up if you have a bunch after a while!
Thanks Aaron, on this topic I can see how the macros work and for creatives, we are now a stones throw from anticipating an inevitable update to the control panel software to have a second window open which would have eg a timeline but with 4 tracks displaying the macros that you randomly in ad hoc fashion programmed in with ease for demo purposes. However the mapping of Macros to a virtual video action timeline which itsel eg would have a timecode start for the duration of the event, in my case a music video performance. The musicians can then do practise runs with video directors instructions as to which camera to look at during the music piece like the Mick Jagger stare. Then the video Director using handles on the timeline can alter any macro by drag and drop, slide or extend duration etc. Net result is an EDL is created that then could be integrated into multicam on the cameras saved 4K clips and the Atem mini production be the streamed version and austensibly thought of as an early draft proxy version for a follow up " commercially " needed version that is high quality and where the Atem mini also served as a multicam creative tool and not necessarily a streaming tool. That way the product delivers two solutions for the price of one with a negligible cost addition of the VR timeline and Timecode, and who knows a software timecode generator that then jam syncs all four BM cameras. To me this is the most wanted logical step following your informative explanations as how the Atem can be expanded upon in pushing the boundaries of a studio in a box.. Would love to see a video explanation to all users so that BM can pickup on my suggestion and maybe implement this proposal eezy peezy. Would be truly mind blowing to get this final icing on the cake as its a software update that is not costly or demanding to implement in weeks let alone months. Keep up the good work, and hope we can get a highlights video that touches on all the wonderful tips that came out on all your live events, so we can revisit as a specific repository without spending hours relistening to all these live events. So a bullet points video on all the tips would be amazin. What do you say ?
Great video! A huge help in setting up my ATEM Macro to automatically switch between my 3 video angles! Taking it a step further, I'm creating a macro button on my Streamdeck using Companion to do this.... but my question is, how to I STOP the macro from the Streamdeck? Simply pressing a button for one of the camera angles doesn't seem to stop the macro, so the auto switching continues. Any ideas?
Aaron, if you have not purchased sound blankets yet, the least expensive heavy duty black/white blankets I have found are Supreme Mover Moving Blankets, 4 blankets for $90. Here is the exact blanket description on amazon: Supreme Mover Moving Blankets | 72 inch x 80 inch Heavy Duty Black and White Moving Pads| 7.5 pounds each (90 pounds per dozen) | 4 Blankets Moving blankets are rated in "pounds per dozen". * Light duty are 35 lbs/dz. * Medium duty are 60 lbs/dz. * Heavy duty are 90 lbs/dz. * Real sound blankets are probably heavier. Sound blankets quite often have multiple eyelets on each side. You can add these with a brass 3/8"-1/2" eyelet sets. No sewing, just a hammer, punch and die set. You might want a 2" x 2" nylon or canvas backing on each side under the eyelet. You can use black cotton cord to tie them up.
Thanks! The reason I haven't just bought something yet is because I'm trying to keep the aesthetics of the space in mind. I gave a sneak peek on my last livestream but I spent a while coming up with the look for the space, and I don't necessarily want to just cover it in blankets.
I realize I did not mention movable stands. I recommend movable sound blankets because your space has no place to put acoustical treatment. You have painted the sheetrock and value the look and flexibility it gives you. You have put LED strips on the ceiling and you don't want carpeting on the floor. So where does the acoustic treatment go? On stands you can move behind the camera. A different solution would have been to put 1" or thicker rockwool on the wall and then hidden them behind fabric stretched on frames. Either 2'x4' panels with seams or wall size panels. BTW, Caleb Pike at DSLRvideoshooter has some great videos about acoustically treating his new space.
I thought putting grommets in would be easy but reading reviews of grommet and punch sets revealed this might not be as easy as it seems. Can you recommend a good punch Grommet set for thick sound blankets kind sir? And 2 x 2 fabric canvas nylon I think I can find that
I am going to buy my blankets for location work and given the pandemic, I have posponed that. With you comment, what I would look for in a punch and die set is size. You want to install large gromets so the larger the punch and die set the better. Next do not use it on a table or desk which absorbs blows. A concrete surface like a step is best. The bigger the hammer the better. A 3lbs mini sledge would not be out of the question if you can safely wield it. Wear heavy lether gloves just in case the hammer slips. Finally prepunch the hole in the blanket so the gromet does not have to cut the fabric. But not too large a hole. Just large enough to slip over the male half of the gromet. Hope this helps.
Hi Aaron I found your video very interesting. I really like it t... My question is what camera did you use to shoot the main take of this particular video. I appreciate your feedback in advance. Thanks.
Could you please do a tutorial on simply how to record a video (without live streaming) and how to load that into my computer for additional editing. Which external hard drive you suggest, etc. I always enjoy your sessions, even when they go way over my head.
1. delete new lines markers after ProgramInput Op and before MacroSleep Op to get X (eg 4) lines - one for every camera input 2. go to www.random.org/lists/ 3. paste the list of Op lines only and duplicate multiple times - one pair of ProgramInput and MacroSleep in every line. 4. randomize the list 5. go to www.freeformatter.com/xml-formatter.html 6. paste randomized list to recover proper formatting 6. paste into xml file 7. restore.
You'd need to have something to convert the MIDI message into the ATEM message, I don't know anything off the top of my head but try posting in the forums! forum.livevideotech.today
Hey Aaron can you switch the cameras by audio input like a mic? When streaming with 2 people or a podcast situation and a person talks, can that camera go to that person if that's possible? thanks
wonderful idea, does not exist yet, though and is a bit problematic with a duo or a trio playing music together. Would have to have a gated mics and a "pulsar"line...maybe someone figures out gow to build a footswitch for 4 cams!!!??!😃
Hi! Great video! One of the most thorough videos I've seen for the Atem Mini! I use the Rodecaster to record my podcast. My plan is to get 3 Sony ZV-1 cameras. One camera on me, one on my wife/co-host and one on both. I know the Atem Mini can switch automatically based on who is talking. Is this possible using the Rodecaster?
I haven't seen a way to make the ATEM Mini switch based on who's talking, only this sort of automated switching like I set up here. It's theoretically possible for someone to write some third party software to do it but I've been looking for that and haven't seen it yet.
@@AskAW actually yeah! Check out this video: 🔴 Live Q&A! Live demo of video-follow-audio using the MixEffect app for controlling the ATEM Mini th-cam.com/video/E1nI5-p35AE/w-d-xo.html
Hey Aaron! Thank you for the videos! I have a question about connecting to the ATEM software control through ethernet. I have the Atem mini pro. It does not connect automatically, I usually have to play around with disconnecting the ethernet from the Atem mini pro or disconnecting from my laptop. I sometimes even unplug the pro itself. I was wondering if there was a particular order that I need to connect in so the ATEM software control can open up correctly the first time. My internet sharing options are on also. I appreciate any help and I hope my question make sense. Thank you for your time
If I wanted to crossfade between cameras, when recording the macro I would have say camera 1 on program, then click camera 2 on preview and then click the auto mix button for each transition?
There's unfortunately no way to trigger macros from the buttons on the ATEM itself (one of my biggest complaints considering how many buttons there are!) But you can also use the software called Companion and connect it with some control surfaces like a Stream Deck which gives you an excellent option for controlling macros without using the ATEM software.
You can use Companion to create a button on the Stream Deck that can start the macro! It's one of the supported features in Companion. bitfocus.io/companion/
Thanks! I'm hoping they're adding streaming and scalers to all the switchers 😂 but probably an update to the oldest models. If you look at the lineup there's still a few that are light grey instead of the new dark grey look.
Can a macro be creeated where the switching between 3 or more cameras is random? Likewise can the switching be programsed where the dwell time, the time each camera is live, is variable between an upper and lower time limit?
@@aaronpk I'm sure I can use Excel to modify the XML file which will randomize the camera out selection and it's dwell time. What is the line limit that the ATEM cam handle? The use of the marcro is for a multi-hour broadcast and while I realize the macro can be looped, can you "choke" the ATEM with an XML file that is too large or have the ATEM reject the file altogther because the XML macro file size has been exceeded?
Is it possible to add a macro that enables a camera depending on which mic is talking? For example if microphone 1 (person 1 is talking) is picking up sound, then the macro switches to recording camera 1
Yeah this uses the macro feature that is in all the ATEMs. But this video is very old so if you're looking for some new tricks, check out the audio-driven auto-switch feature in the MixEffect app! th-cam.com/video/cthRA8w5Pds/w-d-xo.html
There's no internal clock like that on the ATEM itself, but you can do exactly that if you are also using Companion! I don't have a video about that yet but I can demonstrate it on a future livestream!
Can I (we) write a macro that cuts on audio? Lets say you are livestreaming an interview and it cuts to the person that is speaking (back and forth)? Or is this just a dream?
after you made the 2 macros , you went to a screen where you could show the images from your cameras ... i cant see that here , how do i do that ? thank you !
it is possible switch camera based on mic input level, for sample....if the mic 1 is speaking i switch the camera to 1, if mic 2 talk i switch to camera 2...some think like this?
There is a solution for that now! The Mix Effect app can monitor audio and run the camera switches, check out my demo of it here th-cam.com/video/E1nI5-p35AE/w-d-xo.html
Got my MIni Pro 2 weeks ago.. streaming and hdmi are fine but USB picture is filled with scan lines sometimes and locks up the other times.. don't know if I got a bad unit or what. :( BMD did not reply to my support ticket
Oddly, changed USB ports (which I had done several times the other day) and it seemed stable during brief testing today.. progress or luck or moon cycles?. TBD!
Hey Aaron- Love the videos! I'm having some trouble I'm hoping you can help with. I created the macro, save it as an xml file, but my file looks nothing like yours. It's pages long and doesn't say "macro sleep" anywhere and no mention of frames. When I save it I just choose macros. But it looks like it's saving setting for every option. ANy thoughts?
Make sure you record a pause action in the ATEM software interface when you record the macro, that should then create the "macro sleep" line in the XML.
@@aaronpk Thanks for the quick reply. The problem was I had programed other macros previously, so when I saved the xml file it saved ALL the macros I had created. This new one was at the bottom or the page. So, I just needed to scroll down to the bottom of the page. But here's a question: How do I delete the macros I don't want?
You can! The computer is only needed to create the macro. Once it's created, it runs in the ATEM itself. You'll need a way to actually tell the macro to start. On the ATEM Mini Extreme there are physical buttons to run 8 macros. On the ATEM Mini, you'll need another controller, which could be a button in Companion, or you can use MixEffect on the iPad.
That's fine! That means this video is not for the kinds of productions you do! You would be surprised at how many people were looking for this exact feature tho!
Im stupid... does anyone know of a system under $2000 that records 2 to 3 angles simultaneously... for you to yolobox button angle press remix style after the recording later? Or is this convoluted awesome video the only way?
If you're looking for recording multiple angles, the ATEM mini Pro ISO is definitely the cheapest option right now. It'll record 4 cameras as well as the final mixed output.
@@aaronpk ... cool, but I was hoping to ditch the idea of depending on a pc. Doing a multi angle record.... then editing after. Will the yolobox yololiv or iPad holding yolo accomplish a later edit of transition mix following the recorded show? (since money isn’t my issue?)
Great idea for cam switching. Lav mic would help in a bad sound space. v.lav $49.00 15' cable at DeityMic dot com works with everything. I really like mine. 😀
This is hands down the most helpful thing on the internet right now. As a musician who has very little experience with streaming or video production, clear, concise information like this is SO VALUABLE. Thank you.
I agree! There aren't enough videos on TH-cam to help performing musicians (and others using their hands throughout a video). I already knew how to create a macro, but the information to make it go to 'random' camera angles was very helpful.
for all those struggling getting it to work, here is my solution: After seeing the video a dozen times and even downloading "Sublime Text" software so as to have the saved file in an UTF-8 format there is 1 simple yet important step our friend Aaron forgot to include. When you have done all these steps you need to go into Atem's FILE > then choose "Restore" and finally choose that one file you created and edited. Then it will prompt you with a pop up window that shows only "Macro" with a small check mark, HIT OK and once you run your Macro and loop it,,,,,,IT will work!!!
This is an awesome vid. Being a drummer,livestreaming,being able to change the macro so it looks random,is brilliant!! Thanks heaps!! Rock On Mate!!🤘🤘😎😎
This video saved me sooooo much time. Thank you! I'm a woodworker, attempting to show how I make things using very dangerous power equipment that can cut a body part off in a blink of an eye. Setting my Mini-Pro ISO and three camera views on a looping macro is a game changer, especially when I can set the loop to be so random that no one can notice it's on a loop. I now keep my mind 100% focused on the task at hand, can safely make sketchy cuts using power tools and be at ease knowing my camera views are capturing all the interesting angles of what and how I'm doing something without me looking away to make a camera transition. Brilliant! You sir, deserve a gold star on your forehead!🙏🌟
I love macros. 10+ years ago I was a newscast director and TD. It was hard for my brain, and macros saved me. I created one that would load the show open on the clip player, start in master black, roll the open, fade up and preset camera 1 with an animated shoulder box. Chromakey for weather was another handy macro. The smaller the crews and more responsibilities, the more valuable things like this are. I really appreciate you sharing your ATEM knowledge with all of us, I always learn something.
This is EXACTLY what I wanted to know, but I was so sure that it wouldn’t be possible that I didn’t even look for it. Thanks so much TH-cam algorithm, and THANK YOU Aaron for creating this amazing video. Never subscribed so fast in my life! You have an amazing way of explaining things.
Trying it out now for my DJ performance. Thanks, Aaron!
That was exactly what I was hoping to learn about. Thank you Aaron!
Hi Aaron, is it possible to program into the macro auto-switching a dissolve between the cameras? Thanks!
Thankyou so much. I thought I was going to have to by the more expensive version to do this but you've made it look easy!
You are awesome for doing this and your enthusiasm is contagious. Thanks, buddy!
This is amazing... I've moved from "why would I need it" to "I TOTALLY NEED IT!!!!" lol
Always great to hear what you have to share each week. Were you tired of live show glitches? Very well produced video. Received my ATEM Mini a few weeks ago. I've been wrapping my head around ATEM macros this week, your video helps to cement the new lessons. I am used to doing live shows with a person per device to control, and am thrilled to be able to run and control so much myself with a laptop and the Mini. Thank you!
Thanks! I think these shorter edited videos are more valuable for viewers since they're more focused and easier to search for. I started doing the live shows when I stopped traveling, and it's been easier to keep those going than to keep a similar pace of the edited videos, they just take so much longer! I do want to get back into the swing of things and keep those coming out too though.
Thanks Aaron! This is what I've been looking for and answers my questions regarding automation of shots between cameras. The price is really nice too, wow! Automation that can be programmed as you've shown here is absolutely boss! Thanks, you've got a new subscriber!
Just what I was looking for. Thanks 👌👌👌
Super cool, thank you! Because of this video I just ordered the Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini today :)
can't wait to do the livestreams with my band with this and 4 GoPro's.
Nice! Let me know how the GoPros work out for you. They don't mix well with other cameras IMO so I don't really use my gopro with the ATEM. At least with 4 of them the colors will all match though!
@@aaronpk I will! As soon as the Livestream is ready and online, I will send you a link if you're interested. Normally we go live once or twice a week on TH-cam and FB. It won't be until next week that I got all GoPro's here at home.
Is there a USB cable that you would recommend? Sorry if I missed this. Just saw your video. Can’t wait to watch the rest!!! AMAZING and thumbs up!
Aaron, for this video, and the equipment you’re using, can you recommend some of the best budget friendly video cameras for the novices like myself. Thanks in advance 😎✌🏼
Thanks Aaron. Appreciate your hard work. This is super helpful. Would love to see a video on how to use a macro to pull a zoom guest in split screen and also be able to push them to full screen. Use case: interview a guest performer split screen, the show performance full screen. Keep up the great work!
Great video. just what I was looking for!
can you also program different transitions between each pause/switch in the macro? Also can you split the HDMI out if it’s set to program and have it go to a monitor and a recording device ? Thanks
Doing this while the worship team is rehearsing tomorrow. THANK YOU!
as always Aaron excellent your contributions. Thank you. I'm sorry I can't participate in your live broadcasts because of the language barrier. (my English is almost non-existent). Greetings from Olavarría, Argentina.
Thank you for watching! I guarantee my Spanish is worse, even though my dad was born in Buenos Aires!
Outstanding tutorial sir. Thank you . . .
Fantastic! Thanks for the insight Aaron.
I used your previous macro video to make my own camera switching! Thank you!!! All your videos have been so helpful!
I'm glad you mentioned the usability issue with BM's website. When you click a category nothing (appears to) happen. This is really inexcusable. An example of form over function. It could at least partly scroll down placing the categories at the top revealing the content. I doubt BM have actually tested their website at all, perhaps just seeking opinion on the look of it. Leaving a fundamental usability issue unresolved; something that catches me out EVERY time I am on the site.
Love your videos!
One question please-
I have a rental hall and my clients bring in their own laptops and Macbooks to make presentations. Which HDMI splitter would you recommend using if I needed to feed a presenter’s presentation to both my projector AND my ATEM mini?
Honestly, handling the wide variety of laptops that people have is really challenging. I would recommend not using a regular HDMI splitter and instead use something a bit more powerful. I've used the Roland V-02HD (geni.us/LiUB) for this before as basically a fancy 1x2 HDMI duplicator (you get the benefit of being able to switch to house slides between presenters too), or you can't go wrong with the Decimator MD-HX (geni.us/41upBQ) although that one has an SDI out so you'll need an SDI to HDMI converter as well. The plus side is you can use a long SDI cable to feed the projector, longer than you'd get out of HDMI.
Last question- I PROMISE!
Recommended SDI to HDMI converter for use with the Decimater (for the input to the ATEM)
Decimator makes one and the Blackmagic one is good too! I'd probably stick with those two brands, they're about the same price as the no-name brand ones anyway!
Thank you sooo much for your help.
Aaron, I am trying to incorporate your idea of camera switching & pause with Alex Pettitt's idea of Zooming (using Set A, Set B, rates) - to create a very dynamic macro that goes from one camera to another, zooms in, stays there, zooms out a bit, stays there, zooms out fully, transitions to different camera angle... etc. Buuut I must be doing it wrong. Is it possible to hire you for an hour or so via Zoom so you can guide me through? Thanks again for all that you do!
Couldn't you hire Alex? I know he sells time by the hour.
@@AskAW when I reached out a year back I did not hear back. I was actually able to figure it out on my own & made some really cool videos. Would you like to see one?
@@DreamPrashant absolutely. Drop a link and I'll check it out.
@@AskAW right on! Everything aside from Drone in this video was done using my ATEM mini pro script that th-cam.com/video/1-gbK16aYVA/w-d-xo.html
@@DreamPrashant sweet setup. I notice the punch in on the Gopro and your DSLR.
This is an awesome demo. How do you delete a macro of you want to remove it?
Thanks! You can delete a macro from the ATEM Software Control app. There isn't a way to bulk delete them though, it gets kind of annoying to clean them up if you have a bunch after a while!
Thanks Aaron, on this topic I can see how the macros work and for creatives, we are now a stones throw from anticipating an inevitable update to the control panel software to have a second window open which would have eg a timeline but with 4 tracks displaying the macros that you randomly in ad hoc fashion programmed in with ease for demo purposes. However the mapping of Macros to a virtual video action timeline which itsel eg would have a timecode start for the duration of the event, in my case a music video performance. The musicians can then do practise runs with video directors instructions as to which camera to look at during the music piece like the Mick Jagger stare. Then the video Director using handles on the timeline can alter any macro by drag and drop, slide or extend duration etc. Net result is an EDL is created that then could be integrated into multicam on the cameras saved 4K clips and the Atem mini production be the streamed version and austensibly thought of as an early draft proxy version for a follow up " commercially " needed version that is high quality and where the Atem mini also served as a multicam creative tool and not necessarily a streaming tool. That way the product delivers two solutions for the price of one with a negligible cost addition of the VR timeline and Timecode, and who knows a software timecode generator that then jam syncs all four BM cameras. To me this is the most wanted logical step following your informative explanations as how the Atem can be expanded upon in pushing the boundaries of a studio in a box.. Would love to see a video explanation to all users so that BM can pickup on my suggestion and maybe implement this proposal eezy peezy. Would be truly mind blowing to get this final icing on the cake as its a software update that is not costly or demanding to implement in weeks let alone months. Keep up the good work, and hope we can get a highlights video that touches on all the wonderful tips that came out on all your live events, so we can revisit as a specific repository without spending hours relistening to all these live events. So a bullet points video on all the tips would be amazin. What do you say ?
I'm definitely planning on pulling out specific topics from my livestreams and making more edited versions of them! This was one of them!
Thank you Aaron, btw, how much are BM paying you as their unofficial publicist ? LOL
Joking of course.
awesome ..I asked this same question months ago in one of the FB groups. thank you! will try this out soon.
atem mini not pro can use auto switch ? @Aaron Parecki
You always rock AP - super useful.
Excellent for my sax Jam. Thanks
You referenced downloading from the mini "pro" software page? Or am I misunderstanding. Thanx Aaron, -keith
This is Exactly what it was looking to do! Much Thanks!
very handy video, will use this (long version ) to switch my cams in my next stream.. thanks!
wonderful hint thanks, was wondering if theee is any chance to build up a footpedal with 4 switches on to row???!! we guitarists are used to those!!
You definitely can! I haven't done a full tutorial yet but I talked about it a bit in this livestream: th-cam.com/video/I6jYij2kwDo/w-d-xo.html
@@aaronpk Karl has found one and seems that there are more... th-cam.com/video/Ftr--DLV_Q0/w-d-xo.html
Excellent tutorial Aaron, thank you.
Great video what lights are you using?
Thanks. Is there a way to create a macro that has a button on my atem (still or bars) to turn on and off graphic equalizer?
Great video! A huge help in setting up my ATEM Macro to automatically switch between my 3 video angles! Taking it a step further, I'm creating a macro button on my Streamdeck using Companion to do this.... but my question is, how to I STOP the macro from the Streamdeck? Simply pressing a button for one of the camera angles doesn't seem to stop the macro, so the auto switching continues. Any ideas?
Great idea! There is a "Stop Macro" action in Companion which should do what you are looking for!
@@aaronpk Thanks!
Aaron, if you have not purchased sound blankets yet, the least expensive heavy duty black/white blankets I have found are Supreme Mover Moving Blankets, 4 blankets for $90. Here is the exact blanket description on amazon:
Supreme Mover Moving Blankets | 72 inch x 80 inch Heavy Duty Black and White Moving Pads| 7.5 pounds each (90 pounds per dozen) | 4 Blankets
Moving blankets are rated in "pounds per dozen".
* Light duty are 35 lbs/dz.
* Medium duty are 60 lbs/dz.
* Heavy duty are 90 lbs/dz.
* Real sound blankets are probably heavier.
Sound blankets quite often have multiple eyelets on each side. You can add these with a brass 3/8"-1/2" eyelet sets. No sewing, just a hammer, punch and die set. You might want a 2" x 2" nylon or canvas backing on each side under the eyelet. You can use black cotton cord to tie them up.
Thanks! The reason I haven't just bought something yet is because I'm trying to keep the aesthetics of the space in mind. I gave a sneak peek on my last livestream but I spent a while coming up with the look for the space, and I don't necessarily want to just cover it in blankets.
I realize I did not mention movable stands. I recommend movable sound blankets because your space has no place to put acoustical treatment. You have painted the sheetrock and value the look and flexibility it gives you. You have put LED strips on the ceiling and you don't want carpeting on the floor. So where does the acoustic treatment go? On stands you can move behind the camera.
A different solution would have been to put 1" or thicker rockwool on the wall and then hidden them behind fabric stretched on frames. Either 2'x4' panels with seams or wall size panels.
BTW, Caleb Pike at DSLRvideoshooter has some great videos about acoustically treating his new space.
I thought putting grommets in would be easy but reading reviews of grommet and punch sets revealed this might not be as easy as it seems. Can you recommend a good punch Grommet set for thick sound blankets kind sir? And 2 x 2 fabric canvas nylon I think I can find that
I am going to buy my blankets for location work and given the pandemic, I have posponed that. With you comment, what I would look for in a punch and die set is size. You want to install large gromets so the larger the punch and die set the better. Next do not use it on a table or desk which absorbs blows. A concrete surface like a step is best. The bigger the hammer the better. A 3lbs mini sledge would not be out of the question if you can safely wield it. Wear heavy lether gloves just in case the hammer slips. Finally prepunch the hole in the blanket so the gromet does not have to cut the fabric. But not too large a hole. Just large enough to slip over the male half of the gromet. Hope this helps.
BTW, the reason I recommend a black/white blanket is so you can use the white side as fill light and the dark side as negative fill.
Is there not a way to code it to just shuffle the original four inputs?
Hi Aaron I found your video very interesting. I really like it t... My question is what camera did you use to shoot the main take of this particular video. I appreciate your feedback in advance. Thanks.
thanks! I believe this one was filmed with the GH5S
Could you please do a tutorial on simply how to record a video (without live streaming) and how to load that into my computer for additional editing. Which external hard drive you suggest, etc. I always enjoy your sessions, even when they go way over my head.
On a PC, you could simply open the native camera app and record the ATEM as a webcam.
Great video, Aaron. Beautiful background!
1. delete new lines markers after ProgramInput Op and before MacroSleep Op to get X (eg 4) lines - one for every camera input
2. go to www.random.org/lists/
3. paste the list of Op lines only and duplicate multiple times - one pair of ProgramInput and MacroSleep in every line.
4. randomize the list
5. go to www.freeformatter.com/xml-formatter.html
6. paste randomized list to recover proper formatting
6. paste into xml file
7. restore.
Have you tried this workflow?
Can the Macro toggle be controlled via a Stream Deck or Touch Portal to start and stop the Macro operation?
Clever! Thank you!
Is there anyways to have fades on the camera changes and not just direct cuts?
I've had the same question
Yes, there is a way to have fades. Make sure the Atem switcher is set to fade and not cut when you're creating the macro.
I want to be able to do this in Davinci Resolve with multitrack video editing. macro auto random switching.
Just viewed this video thanks you it’s a great tip and your sound sounds better for sure now ....good job!
first want to say thanks for this very informative video that really helps alot !!! :)
Q: is this can work with a AUTO transitioning effects too?
Thanks!!! Greetings from Germany 😉
Is there a way to choose camera by midi message (like from a keyboard or a DAW)?
You'd need to have something to convert the MIDI message into the ATEM message, I don't know anything off the top of my head but try posting in the forums! forum.livevideotech.today
@@aaronpk Dear Aaron, thanks so far. You are doing a really good and helpful job.
I might be missing something but can it be put in the xml file to loop it?
Hey Aaron can you switch the cameras by audio input like a mic? When streaming with 2 people or a podcast situation and a person talks, can that camera go to that person if that's possible? thanks
wonderful idea, does not exist yet, though and is a bit problematic with a duo or a trio playing music together. Would have to have a gated mics and a "pulsar"line...maybe someone figures out gow to build a footswitch for 4 cams!!!??!😃
Can this be done with Cuepilot?
Wow! This was awesome! Thank you sooo mich
Hi! Great video! One of the most thorough videos I've seen for the Atem Mini!
I use the Rodecaster to record my podcast. My plan is to get 3 Sony ZV-1 cameras. One camera on me, one on my wife/co-host and one on both. I know the Atem Mini can switch automatically based on who is talking. Is this possible using the Rodecaster?
I haven't seen a way to make the ATEM Mini switch based on who's talking, only this sort of automated switching like I set up here. It's theoretically possible for someone to write some third party software to do it but I've been looking for that and haven't seen it yet.
@@aaronpk any update on the automated switching between speakers?
@@AskAW actually yeah! Check out this video: 🔴 Live Q&A! Live demo of video-follow-audio using the MixEffect app for controlling the ATEM Mini th-cam.com/video/E1nI5-p35AE/w-d-xo.html
Great vid Aaron : ) Would it be possible to do a similar using one camera as a permanent PIP? TIA
Hey Aaron! Thank you for the videos! I have a question about connecting to the ATEM software control through ethernet. I have the Atem mini pro.
It does not connect automatically, I usually have to play around with disconnecting the ethernet from the Atem mini pro or disconnecting from my laptop. I sometimes even unplug the pro itself. I was wondering if there was a particular order that I need to connect in so the ATEM software control can open up correctly the first time. My internet sharing options are on also. I appreciate any help and I hope my question make sense. Thank you for your time
Try setting a static IP address on the ATEM (using the ATEM Setup) app, that should make things a bit more reliable.
Woow! You just read my mind! I was just looking for this a few days ago! Thank you sooo much!!!
At 4:26 is that the software monitoring that comes with the ATEM mini or is that another program?
That's the multiview out of the ATEM Mini Pro's HDMI port
Thanks for your sharing, it’s very useful to free my hands when we record program.
If I wanted to crossfade between cameras, when recording the macro I would have say camera 1 on program, then click camera 2 on preview and then click the auto mix button for each transition?
Yeah that would do it! Basically think of the macros as automating anything you could do manually.
this is a great tip! thanks Aaron
Can you activate the Macros from the Atem Mini or can you only do it from the editor? thanks!
There's unfortunately no way to trigger macros from the buttons on the ATEM itself (one of my biggest complaints considering how many buttons there are!) But you can also use the software called Companion and connect it with some control surfaces like a Stream Deck which gives you an excellent option for controlling macros without using the ATEM software.
Now how do I trigger this via stream deck or Midi
You can use Companion to create a button on the Stream Deck that can start the macro! It's one of the supported features in Companion. bitfocus.io/companion/
@@aaronpk Am I correct in thinking there is no remote control for the Macro LOOP button?
Any predictions about what will be announced today great video as usual Aaron
Thanks! I'm hoping they're adding streaming and scalers to all the switchers 😂 but probably an update to the oldest models. If you look at the lineup there's still a few that are light grey instead of the new dark grey look.
Can a macro be creeated where the switching between 3 or more cameras is random? Likewise can the switching be programsed where the dwell time, the time each camera is live, is variable between an upper and lower time limit?
No, there are no functions for choosing random values in macros, which is why I described doing it this way in the video.
@@aaronpk I'm sure I can use Excel to modify the XML file which will randomize the camera out selection and it's dwell time. What is the line limit that the ATEM cam handle? The use of the marcro is for a multi-hour broadcast and while I realize the macro can be looped, can you "choke" the ATEM with an XML file that is too large or have the ATEM reject the file altogther because the XML macro file size has been exceeded?
Is it possible to add a macro that enables a camera depending on which mic is talking? For example if microphone 1 (person 1 is talking) is picking up sound, then the macro switches to recording camera 1
Yes! You can do that with an external iPad app that controls it! Here's a demo of that on a past livestream th-cam.com/video/E1nI5-p35AE/w-d-xo.html
Does this work on the bigger Atem's too?
Yeah this uses the macro feature that is in all the ATEMs. But this video is very old so if you're looking for some new tricks, check out the audio-driven auto-switch feature in the MixEffect app! th-cam.com/video/cthRA8w5Pds/w-d-xo.html
Is there a way to timered macro? Means if following system clock at exact 1:00pm it changes to cam 1. That kind of setup software
There's no internal clock like that on the ATEM itself, but you can do exactly that if you are also using Companion! I don't have a video about that yet but I can demonstrate it on a future livestream!
@@aaronpk thanks man. Looking forward to it. We are abit new to this and your videos really helped alot for us here. 🙏
Great video. Thank you very much. So helpful.
THANKS A TON !
Can I (we) write a macro that cuts on audio? Lets say you are livestreaming an interview and it cuts to the person that is speaking (back and forth)? Or is this just a dream?
Yes you absolutely can! I do that to cut between the music and my microphone in these livestreams
Hi 👋 @aaronparecki can It cut on auto back and forth depending on who is talking or is this only manual? Thanks for your reply btw.
There's also the "audio follows video" mode which switches the audio to the active camera, so it may be simpler than a macro even!
Awesome vid 🔥🔥🔥
after you made the 2 macros , you went to a screen where you could show the images from your cameras ... i cant see that here , how do i do that ? thank you !
Do you mean the multiview screen? That's a feature on the ATEM Mini Pro and ISO, but not on the base model.
@@aaronpk I see . Thanks for replying. I did manage to get the views to change by it self , so thanks for the tutorial!
it is possible switch camera based on mic input level, for sample....if the mic 1 is speaking i switch the camera to 1, if mic 2 talk i switch to camera 2...some think like this?
There is a solution for that now! The Mix Effect app can monitor audio and run the camera switches, check out my demo of it here th-cam.com/video/E1nI5-p35AE/w-d-xo.html
i dont want a timed schedule i want the audio to trigger a cam source like OBS Advanced Scene Switcher will do
Got my MIni Pro 2 weeks ago.. streaming and hdmi are fine but USB picture is filled with scan lines sometimes and locks up the other times.. don't know if I got a bad unit or what. :( BMD did not reply to my support ticket
That sounds bad. They're usually good about getting back to support tickets though!
Oddly, changed USB ports (which I had done several times the other day) and it seemed stable during brief testing today.. progress or luck or moon cycles?. TBD!
Hey Aaron- Love the videos! I'm having some trouble I'm hoping you can help with. I created the macro, save it as an xml file, but my file looks nothing like yours. It's pages long and doesn't say "macro sleep" anywhere and no mention of frames. When I save it I just choose macros. But it looks like it's saving setting for every option. ANy thoughts?
Make sure you record a pause action in the ATEM software interface when you record the macro, that should then create the "macro sleep" line in the XML.
@@aaronpk Thanks for the quick reply. The problem was I had programed other macros previously, so when I saved the xml file it saved ALL the macros I had created. This new one was at the bottom or the page. So, I just needed to scroll down to the bottom of the page. But here's a question: How do I delete the macros I don't want?
thank you! this is very helpful.
Hi Aron, i'm so frustrated we can not use this function, without a Computer, to film ourselves on stage.
You can! The computer is only needed to create the macro. Once it's created, it runs in the ATEM itself. You'll need a way to actually tell the macro to start. On the ATEM Mini Extreme there are physical buttons to run 8 macros. On the ATEM Mini, you'll need another controller, which could be a button in Companion, or you can use MixEffect on the iPad.
@@aaronpk thanks for the answer i will look at it with your advices.
@@aaronpk thanks again, so you think Companion could run a macro without a mac around? How could we proceed ???
Very useful... thanks
Hello love your videos
Thank You!
Awesome thanks a bunch buddy
thank you!
Nice tutorial, but as a former TD, I don’t see how this would be of any use in a production.
That's fine! That means this video is not for the kinds of productions you do! You would be surprised at how many people were looking for this exact feature tho!
great ! thanks a lot!
Whaaaat? No way. Look ma no hands :) Audio sounds ok mate.
Funny how we get hung up on little things. Had you not mentioned the sound I'd never have noticed. Even after you did, it remained quite watchable.
Im stupid... does anyone know of a system under $2000 that records 2 to 3 angles simultaneously... for you to yolobox button angle press remix style after the recording later? Or is this convoluted awesome video the only way?
If you're looking for recording multiple angles, the ATEM mini Pro ISO is definitely the cheapest option right now. It'll record 4 cameras as well as the final mixed output.
@@aaronpk ... cool, but I was hoping to ditch the idea of depending on a pc. Doing a multi angle record.... then editing after. Will the yolobox yololiv or iPad holding yolo accomplish a later edit of transition mix following the recorded show? (since money isn’t my issue?)
Awesome!
It will help me to make pauses during my programs without having an assistant or someone to switch for me🤣
2:03 - haha almost every bm tutorial say this, hope bm changed their menu someday to less confusing one..
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Great idea for cam switching. Lav mic would help in a bad sound space. v.lav $49.00 15' cable at DeityMic dot com works with everything. I really like mine. 😀