Thanks for your great videos. I love them. One question: Which lenses can I use for a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K to control the zoom? I've heard that this would not be possible with all lenses. Thanks.
Alex Pettitt what lenses do you use for the black magic 4k? Or at least for this video? What lenses do recommend for the black magic 4k for a video podcast?
I'm getting error messages from Periscope. They don't like 1080p or bitrates higher than 4000. I know we can change the bitrate, but 720p? The original manual for my ATEM mini had a 720p stream output option but it was apparently a mistake. However, with access to the xml...... could we get a 720p stream out from the ATEM mini pro?
Just here to say a huge THANK YOU for your super-clear and easy to understand guidance. You are a natural teacher! I've been wanting to upgrade my TH-cam live streaming to other platforms and you helped me get it done in no time. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for this video! I've been working with the ATEM Mini Pro for about a month now, and a few days ago found myself needing to set up a custom streaming service (previously it had all been Facebook or TH-cam). I had seen this video a few weeks ago and remembered that you showed how to modify the xml file, and following your directions worked perfectly and I was able to get the ATEM setup for the new service within minutes. Anyway, just wanted to come back to the video and thank you.
hi does atem mini pro support the webcam Function (on Laptop or Computer) and recording function (on external drive) at same time on both devices.. please answer this question...
Hi Alex. Just wish to start by saying your videos are so brilliant and informative. Thank you so much for doing them. On the strength of your brilliant videos I have ordered a ATEM Mini pro yesterday. Please could you help me with a question? I’m wishing to use this in the future (after this strange time) for streaming live acoustic guitar shows to TH-cam. In an ideal world as the nature of the shows I don’t want to take lots and lots of gear to stream live. My wish list is... Use my ATEM Mini pro with a DI from my AER amp to the xlr on my canon XF105. This will be my only audio and have a couple of go pros for more angles. I would really like to stream live to TH-cam and also a usbc drive at same time. I really don’t want to take my laptop along also. Could you explain the best way to do all this and what may and may not be possible? Also I have been doing a little testing with TH-cam and a little unclear on if the generated key lasts for one recording or can use again and again? One other thing I would really like to do is be able to get the cameras to cycle around automatically so I can just get on with the show. Could I for example somehow set an action for camera 1 to go live for 15seconds then go to camera 2 for 10 seconds then back to camera 1 for 15 seconds then to camera 3 for 10 seconds and just infinitely cycle until I stop the broadcast? I apologise it’s a long question but you are the person best to help. Thank you once again for any help and your time Alex. Dean
Hey Dean - Lots of questions here so let me do my best to answer: 1) You should have no issue recording and streaming to TH-cam at the same time. Use USB-C to record to a hard drive and then ethernet to stream and control ATEM Mini Pro. 2) I would highly recommend you take a small laptop with you to control / setup the ATEM Mini Pro. Technically you could just save the start up state of the device how you want it, and then not take a laptop. But if you rock up to a gig and the need to change something at last minute, you're screwed without the laptop. 3) You can set up in TH-cam a permanent stream key and use the same one every time. Just make sure no-one else knows it. 4) Auto cycling through cameras can be done with a Macro that cuts around - However getting that macro to repeat continuously might be a little tricky. Might require some third party software.
Thanks for this video. I think many people myself included, are interested to know more things about graphics, downstream and upstream keys and similar things that will improve our streams.
dear Alex thank you for the excellent tutorial. Am I understanding correctly that if you use a service like caster for multi casting then there is no need to also be using OBS? that you can go ATEM Mini to Caster to all the other platforms? is there anything that OBS or Wirecast offer that Caster or Restream don't offer? many thanks
You can only steam with the ATEM Mini Pro. If you don't have the pro version you have to use something like OBS or a different hardware encoder. OBS is very different to this because it allows you to capture lots of other sources like NDI streams as well as create your own graphics to overlay
How are you dealing with latency issues when using the mic inputs? I found a solution running the audio through Logic Pro and increasing the audio buffer deliberately at latency - wondered if you had any other solutions?
I tend to run my audio directly into my camera which helps, or if I'm using an external mixer for multiple audio sources, I will add the delay in the mixer before taking the output to the ATEM Mini Pro
Thanks a lot for those details. I am in Taiwan and curious to know if Castr has a good bandwidth here, if not I'd be happy to hear suggestions for another choice for similar service.
Hi Alex, appreciate your videos, looking forward to getting my hands on our Pro that we have on order. Question on recording. My current plan is to live stream straight from the Pro, and record, would you recommend recording to external disks or recording to a computer? Based on your video and my reading, it sounds like if I were to record to a computer I would have to use OBS to take the webcam stream. Whereas the direct to disk recording is going out as the H.264 files & ACC audio. I'm new to the streaming game having been thrust into it due to COVID-19, so any insight would be appreciated. Basically need to decide if we also should buy a USB-C PCI card for an existing workstation, or buy an external USB-C disk. To that end, also wondering how much HDD space I'm looking at for a recording that is typically 45-60 mins long. Quality does not need to be the best, medium is fine. Follow-up question, is SSD a necessity, or are spinning platter HDD's sufficient if I went the external drive route? Thanks again! -R
Hey R :) So for recording using the ATEM Mini Pro I would always recommend recording using the internal recording function rather than recording on a computer as this will be higher quality. In terms of what type of drive you can use, it DOES NOT need to be an SSD. I have used, SSD's, mechanical drives, USB thumbdrives, SD Card (with a USB C Dongle that has an SD reader build it). So yes, no need to go buying an expensive ssd. I tend to record with Hyperdeck Medium and the quality of that looks fantastic! Hope this helps
Hi great video! Is there away to reduce the (lag or delay) when streaming out to these platforms Or is it a natural thing to have? I am only using a GoPro 7 with a atem mini pro
Loving your channel and have recently subbed! I am a huge Blackmagic fan and use the BMPCC4K cameras. Very new to streaming though.... I want to start a new live streaming landing page on my wordpress site. Am I able to use the Atem mini pro ISO to stream to a wordpress site via Restream, Dacast or Castre? Also, can the Atem mini pro ISO receive a 4K signal from the Pocket 4K or does it need to be 1080 only? Off topic... FYI... I was directed here by the Blackmagic Design service team :)
Hi Alex, thank you for this video, you have truly helped me. After emailing Blackmagic Design they politely said "find it on TH-cam", I now have managed to add my own server URL and stream key following your instructions, which is what i wanted initially. However, i had problems with streaming to Twitch as my Internet speed was not able to carry the recommended ATEM mini Pro bit rate for Twitch, so i decided to lower the bit rate on the streaming.xml and now i can stream to Twitch with no intermittent video & audio interruptions. Thank you.
I am considering this device, I don’t have it yet. I am planning to use it to restream from Zoom to a 2nd device for Zoom and also multicasting. In the beginning of the video you show how to configure the xml file for multiple outputs and then you go on to talk about Castr, but it’s unclear to me if the ATEM Mini Pro software isn’t capable of sending out the stream to multiple outputs simultaneously. I am guessing It does not, which is why you turn to Castr to do that. Is this right?
Have you tested, or do you know if adding or changing a stream spec line (in the XML file) to 720p as an option works? So if always streaming to Facebook in 720p, would changing the line from 1080 to 720 make any difference to quality or data rate? I’m loving my Mini Pro, and your videos too.
Great tutorial. I have a very unusual question that hopefully I can explain. I have my ATEM MiniPro running fine and I understand most all of the settings. I can stream to youtube live fine and I understand how to edit the XML file. But the tricky part is I would like to stream locally on a private network. My ATEM Mini Pro is connected DHCP to a network and there is a internet gateway on this network but I would rather stream directly to an IP address on my network. I have a couple of options here, but I am not sure what to change the URL to for this. Any tips would be appreciated.
Very useful, i do have a question can i have 2 different youtube livestreams at the same time in youtube? I have a 24/7 feed and i want to do a weekly livestram from a separate pc with out cutting off the 24/7 feed. Thank you
Thanks very much! To answer your question, yes is is absolutely fine to have 2 TH-cam Live Streams coming from the same channel at the same time, just make sure to use two separate stream keys :)
Thank you, Alex, for the awesome video With the ATEM MINI, How do you inscribe a scrolling text or just display text on the screen while the stream is going on? Does the ATEM MINI Pro allow for recording while streaming? if yes, is it internal or external? if No, are there any alternatives? I will appreciate if you can attend to these questions..... Thank you once again for the awesome video
Hey Patrick, thanks for the lovely comment. To answer you questions: 1) I will have a video out in the next few days that details how to add graphics and text on screen, so hopefully this will answer your question :) 2) Yes you can record and stream at the same time using the ATEM Mini Pro without the need for a computer. Record by plugging a hard drive into the USB-C port, and then stream by plugging an internet connection into the ethernet port. Alex
@@IniPatrick Yep I can certainly do this in my next live stream and allow people to call in live and be on the show. If that's the type of think you'd like to see :)
Hey Alex, interesting video but are you sure you are live on YT at 13:48. Up to me you are only connected as the "GO LIVE" button in the right upper corner still needs to be hit.
This is a very informative and interesting video, thank you, can I ask how much PC processing power would be used/needed for a multicast stream such as this?
Thanks Martyn. And the answer to your question is none.I'm using the internet streaming encoder on the ATEM Mini Pro to push the stream to Castr and they are doing the distribution to multiple platforms....so not using my PC or Mac at all for the output of the stream
@@AlexPettitt That's very cool then, so the only thing that will determine any problems within a stream is just personal Broadband bandwidth and the individual site restrictions yes?
Awesome video! This is the first thing I did when I got it out of the box today. Have you had any luck adding services that require authentication? For some clients I have to stream to a captioner who streams the captioned video to my restream before I send it to the final platforms. The captioner's rtmp server takes a username and password in addition to the streaming key. Not sure where I would add that info in the xml file. Glad I made the duplicate like you mentioned so I can play around a bit.
Correct, Dacast is not possible for direct stream as it needs username and password. You can use this platform or restream. Vimeo will work but does anybody knows other livestream platforms for direct stream from atem mini pro?
Hi Alex - thank you so much for your tutorials. Much appreciated!! I have a question. If I have the Mini Pro set up via OBS.. does this mean the encoder in the Mini Pro becomes useless? Does it mean that now my Cat5/Ethernet cable must be connected to my laptop instead of Mini Pro? Does it mean I cannot simply hit "stream" button on the Mini Pro? Please advise. Thank you in advance.
Hi Alex. Just got a ATEM Mini Extreme ISO and have to stream tomorrow, first time without Wirecast.... and thanks for a very nice tutorial. As you are in Europe I am interested what you do concerning 50fps as I figure TH-cam streams at 60fps. All cameras and mixer are 1080p50 as we do Sport and we stream to TH-cam. Should I compress to 60fps in ATME or send TH-cam 50fps and they will do the 50fps to 60fps thing. Or do you have the perfect solution?
Thanks for ALL your great videos. How would you setup a scheduled live event with Castr to TH-cam and Facebook Live. The Castr site explains how to schedule a prerecorded event but I can’t find an explanation for a scheduled multi site live stream.
Thank you Alex! This was very helpful! I'm using the ATEM Mini Pro. I successfully connected the mini pro to Castr. Can you tell me how to go from Castr to my website to livestream? Thanks!
Instagram is not officially supported as they have no public API, so you are risking your account being shut down if you use a third party tool as it goes against their TOS. However, that being said, I am considering doing a tutorial on how to stream to Instagram, for ‘educational’ purposes :)
Hey Alex, Great Tutorial. One Question, Can we Live Stream using only the Atem Mini Pro individually without a PC or a laptop, by just connecting the Ethernet wire (internet) to the Ethernet port on the Atem Mini and pressing the "Go Air" Button ?? (that is, Setting all the details on the Atem Software Priorly on a Computer, then disconnecting the Computer and just using the Atem Mini Pro to Go live.) Thanks In Advance.
Hey Mahadev, good question. In theory I believe the answer is yes, as long as you set everything up beforehand, including inputting your streaming key etc.... and then save the startup state of the ATEM (Also save a restore file just in case). Then when you next power on the ATEM Mini Pro, you should just be able to hit the on air button and that's it. However, I would always advise you have a computer there just in case you need to change settings at last minute. IE, what happens if you have to change your live streaming platform at last minute...without the software control, you wouldn't be able to. Hope this helps :)
Would streaming like this through the Atem mini pro iso be better and more beneficial rather than streaming directly from Restream? I have the Atem mini pro iso mainly for multi cam purposes but I use Restream to set up all the streaming stuff. I’ve noticed that it lowers the quality of the video, even with it set to the highest quality of streaming. I’m just wondering if streaming from the Atem would help that.
Nice video, Alex. My church is using ATEM Mini Pro for first time this Sunday over Facebook, switching from using OBS Studio so we can control latency using a dedicated hardware switcher instead of using NDI for our sources. I'm trying to 1) keep setup as simple as possible for future administrators and 2) weekly operations as simple as possible so someone that streams once every 2 months can do it with minimal documentation. We are used to having a "Private stream", to using persistent key to a test FB profile page and then just before the worship service we switch to the "real stream" key to our group page for going live. What's the best way to switch those two keys? If I add a second service named "Facebook private" and the ATEM Mini Pro will keep track of the two different streaming keys so the operator doesn't have to enter those two different keys? Thanks for any help
Hmmm...tried it out, but it seems that when i switch streaming services, ATEM Software wipes out the streaming key. Do you know how I can make the key "stick" in ATEM Software? I don't want operators to have to enter it every time. That's the advantage of a persistent key.
Thank you Alex! You are always very helpful. How about streaming in two languages with the Atem Pro ISO put I need the USB -Port for recording. Is there a solution without upgrading to Extreme? Thanks. Best regards from Vienna.
ALOHA,...When using Blackmagic camera's and because of the long distance I convert HDMI signal at the camera to SDI and convert SDI to HDMI at the panel , will the camera-controle (shading, etc) still work? Regards Paul. KEEP ON POSTING!!
Hi Paul, unfortunately not as SDI is not bi-directional like HDMI.... so you will loose tally/camera control etc when converting to SDI. One thing I haven't tested yet are HDMI to CAT5/6 converters yet. This 'may' work....
Hey Alex. So now that we have multi view, some of us want to buy this for small corporate operations. We need to send a Program feed to other monitors. So can any of these two work? 1. Mini Pro conected to a router. One Router port converts to USB-C connected to Mac (normal). Another router port with an ethernet to HDMI converter connected to HDMI splitter for displays. 2. Connect to Mac as usual. While streaming through the BMD software, Use OBS to pick up the course and point it to an HDMI hub connected to the Mac. What do you say?
Did you setup your ATEM Mini Pro with ethernet control? If so, what steps did you do, and are you able to do a full setup on how to control the Mini Pro with Ethernet, share you internet connection (WiFi) with the ATEM, connect to live and record to a SSD drive. I know it’s a lot, but Grant Petty from BM demonstrates this when he introduced this, but I see he skipped a few steps, as to why I’m having a hard time right now with shattering my internet connection to the ATEM.
What software are you using to pull in your social media questions for the graphic overlay? Is that "automated" or is that a manually made lower third?
The delay on TH-cam depends on the stream’s latency settings. It’s in the bottom left of the livestream page on YT. The lower the latency, the faster the stream shows up on the website. This is ideal for when you have lots of people in the chat you want to frequently engage with in real time. However, higher latency results in a better quality stream as it’s taking time to properly process the stream before putting in on YT.
Hi Alex! EG streaming keys: If I am live streaming daily - Are streaming keys permanent? -OR- do individual platform keys have to be generated all the time for every show
Very good question. I think on youtube live create event it ask if you want to reuse the key.....so I think it will be the same. Me I m using 2 devices of Webcaster X2 to not pay any cents for restream
New ATEM mini pro user here. I had a live stream set up for TH-cam. A news station at the event wanted to tap into the multicam feed/stream. So would I need them to have them proide their RTMP /stream key or would I give them the Castr link? I gave them the TH-cam web url so they could embed it. But They wanted a clean feed without the TH-cam visible TH-cam info on the screen. Just curious what you would advise.
Followed everything exactly and it was working great. Tested feeds to youtube and fb - all good. Came back to it a few days later and "On Air" is blinking and not solid. Double checked the stream key in ATem output and it was all good. Don't know what could be the problem. Ideas on how to solve this?
Hi Alex! Thanks for your tutorial. When Blackmagic going to update they software like Yolobox streaming in multi platform? like big company they are, we as a customers, we do not need to pay extra for another software to start livestreaming... Thanks
Hi. Am new here. Just enquiring if its possible to live stream with OBS without using the USB C port// or at the same time use USB C port for external recording...
In the upper top right corner I do not have a Livestream Option . The Goal for me would be to livestream Facebook and TH-cam at the same time do I have to put info in the xml file first to see the live stream option ?
Dont know if you will receive this because of the age of this content, but here is my question.. Would the procedure be the same if you use streamyard software? Do you have content for the streamyard software platform you could point me to? Which is better, Castr or Streamyard?? ATEM mini extreme iso user.
If streamyard has a way of accepting RTMP feeds as an input, then yet. If not, you may need to use the USB out from the ATEM into a computer and run it that way :)
Completely depends on your situation really... you could do both. Have your ATEM Mini Pro as an webcam input into StreamYard, or just do all the streaming from the device and forget StreamYard
@@AlexPettitt Good to know. It is hard to get my hands on the Pro right now so I am opting for the base model. I just need to be able to stream on multiple platforms.
@@AlexPettitt which software encoder would you suggest? I tried to do the Castr setup in the xml file but the output tab say I needed to install Blackmagic video desktop and then it said I have to install black magic ultra studio or deck link card.
Hi Alex, first of all thank you for all the amazing videos - it's been a god send! I have a bit of a weird problem which may make me look really dumb haha! I'm using the ATEM mini pro through USB C into my macbook. It's going through a converter so I can have a HDMI out as well. fI want to use the same laptop I'm running the ATEM software on as another video source. When I connect the HDMI cable from the laptop running the Software Control into the ATEM source 1-4 it completely cuts the internet off for the laptop. If I unplug the HDMI the internet works again. I can't for the life of me understand why this is! Thanks again and all the best
I copied the original file. I then opened the new file and tried to make and save changes but MacOS Big Sur won't let me! it says "You don’t own the file “Streaming.xml” and don’t have permission to write to it." What do I do please?
I managed to figure it out. I copied the original file to the desktop, altered the file there. Changed the name of the original file in the switchers folder and then dragged the new version from the desktop into the Switchers folder. There are some strict file permissions in play which makes it a pain in the behind.
I want to simultaneously record to SSD and livestream (sending to iMac then thru ECamm). I am using an Anker A8383 data hub. The Mac doesn’t recognize the signal from Atem. SSD is fine. Suggestions? Thanks.
Thank you Alex I'm just getting started with the mini pro and yes, I would like to see those macros, videos. Also, wondering if you can work with the media bin. My graphics don't get saved with each daily session. I'll check your other vids to see if that's been covered. Also, I have a request you may not be able to do but I'll ask anyway. Can you route Garageband to your stream (I personally use Logic) because I want to offer music playback via my Apollo Twin audio device (I use the mini pro mic inputs for lav mics). Take good care....
Hi Alex, thanx a lot for another very informative video. I have a question, how would a large corporation with multiple locations use this to stream video to their intranet site? I’m thinking more to embed the stream to their internal site without any CDN.
Thanks Alex. Great explanation of things I couldn't find in the manual. I see a few people have asked about changing xml for Facebook to 720p to match the limit they set. Have you tried this? It would be great to see a comparison of 720p encoder performance vs 1080p at same bit rates to work out optimum stream settings for FB. Thanks
Hi Alex Really useful tutorial - thanks very much. I am having a problem editing the XML file. Basically it will not let me save it as the original file name - it says I do not have permission? Even when I duplicate it and try and save it will not let me save. Any thoughts? Thanks Adam
Thanks Alex!!! Would be awesome to edit the key in the streaming.xml file to stream multi stream direct from the ATEM mini... Just wondering about how you got into making videos etc Is this what you studied after school or just fell into the streaming world... Keep up the excellent work...!!!
Is it possible to stream via castr and say the default TH-cam at the same time? Without using Castr to stream TH-cam? Or say Castr and another platform that Castr doesn’t support yet?
Hello Alex , 🙆🏾♀️ I’m really trying to understand the sound part of this whole thing. I like the idea of use the ATEM Mini Pro to stream and not using OBS but I want to use the RODECASTER Pro for sound but I’m hearing that’s not the best option.... could you do a video on this please lol or maybe a comment because I’m not getting it lol
I have never had an issue using the RodeCaster Pro with my ATEM Mini - If you check out my "live streaming backpack" video, I detail this exact setup :)
Very helpful! This is exactly what I was looking for today when I logged in to TH-cam lol. Do you know where I can get a hold of one of these switchers? I’m in the US and can’t find them anywhere. Also, does anyone know if there’s a way to stream to instagram as well?
Me too! We ordered one from B&H but are being told Mid-June at least before it will ship. So jealous of all these folks who already have one posting videos!
awesome video, thank you!. is there a limitation for Castr's free account? can I rely on Castr free account to stream to Facebook and TH-cam at the same time? is Castr going to limit my on air time or quality ?
Hi Thanks Alex! I'm setting up a test at my house to prepare for a live stream of musicians for a benefit concert, to take place at a school. There is no cable, fiber etc. at my shop. I only am able to get a pair bonded DSL, so my up stream is only about 1.8 to 2.2. In editing the XML file to say 720p what would a possible bitrate be to give a clean stream?
Hi ! very interesting and helpful video ! Why not make another video on how to feed program and multi view at the same time. I was thinking of pluging the hyperdeck studio min in the usb port and use it as a recorder and a signal distribution. Thank you
Let me know if you found this video useful and what future tutorials you'd like to see ⬇️
Alex Pettitt the video was awesome. Super helpful.
Thanks for your great videos. I love them.
One question: Which lenses can I use for a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K to control the zoom? I've heard that this would not be possible with all lenses. Thanks.
Alex Pettitt what lenses do you use for the black magic 4k? Or at least for this video? What lenses do recommend for the black magic 4k for a video podcast?
How did you have your Picture in Picture appear like a Square image?
I'm getting error messages from Periscope. They don't like 1080p or bitrates higher than 4000. I know we can change the bitrate, but 720p? The original manual for my ATEM mini had a 720p stream output option but it was apparently a mistake. However, with access to the xml...... could we get a 720p stream out from the ATEM mini pro?
from my church to you THANK YOU for teaching us how to get the most out of the ATEM MINI PRO! Such a champion your videos are so helpful!
Just here to say a huge THANK YOU for your super-clear and easy to understand guidance. You are a natural teacher! I've been wanting to upgrade my TH-cam live streaming to other platforms and you helped me get it done in no time. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much! Really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Glad the videos have been useful for you :)
Thank you for this video! I've been working with the ATEM Mini Pro for about a month now, and a few days ago found myself needing to set up a custom streaming service (previously it had all been Facebook or TH-cam). I had seen this video a few weeks ago and remembered that you showed how to modify the xml file, and following your directions worked perfectly and I was able to get the ATEM setup for the new service within minutes. Anyway, just wanted to come back to the video and thank you.
hi does atem mini pro support the webcam Function (on Laptop or Computer) and recording function (on external drive) at same time on both devices.. please answer this question...
Very Helpful video, would you still rate it as current for 2023? Are there better options then castr now?
Awesome. So helpful Alex. Your advice is worth its weight in gold right now.
Hi Alex. Just wish to start by saying your videos are so brilliant and informative. Thank you so much for doing them. On the strength of your brilliant videos I have ordered a ATEM Mini pro yesterday. Please could you help me with a question? I’m wishing to use this in the future (after this strange time) for streaming live acoustic guitar shows to TH-cam. In an ideal world as the nature of the shows I don’t want to take lots and lots of gear to stream live. My wish list is...
Use my ATEM Mini pro with a DI from my AER amp to the xlr on my canon XF105. This will be my only audio and have a couple of go pros for more angles. I would really like to stream live to TH-cam and also a usbc drive at same time. I really don’t want to take my laptop along also. Could you explain the best way to do all this and what may and may not be possible? Also I have been doing a little testing with TH-cam and a little unclear on if the generated key lasts for one recording or can use again and again? One other thing I would really like to do is be able to get the cameras to cycle around automatically so I can just get on with the show. Could I for example somehow set an action for camera 1 to go live for 15seconds then go to camera 2 for 10 seconds then back to camera 1 for 15 seconds then to camera 3 for 10 seconds and just infinitely cycle until I stop the broadcast? I apologise it’s a long question but you are the person best to help. Thank you once again for any help and your time Alex. Dean
Hey Dean - Lots of questions here so let me do my best to answer:
1) You should have no issue recording and streaming to TH-cam at the same time. Use USB-C to record to a hard drive and then ethernet to stream and control ATEM Mini Pro.
2) I would highly recommend you take a small laptop with you to control / setup the ATEM Mini Pro. Technically you could just save the start up state of the device how you want it, and then not take a laptop. But if you rock up to a gig and the need to change something at last minute, you're screwed without the laptop.
3) You can set up in TH-cam a permanent stream key and use the same one every time. Just make sure no-one else knows it.
4) Auto cycling through cameras can be done with a Macro that cuts around - However getting that macro to repeat continuously might be a little tricky. Might require some third party software.
Thanks for this video. I think many people myself included, are interested to know more things about graphics, downstream and upstream keys and similar things that will improve our streams.
dear Alex thank you for the excellent tutorial. Am I understanding correctly that if you use a service like caster for multi casting then there is no need to also be using OBS? that you can go ATEM Mini to Caster to all the other platforms? is there anything that OBS or Wirecast offer that Caster or Restream don't offer? many thanks
You can only steam with the ATEM Mini Pro. If you don't have the pro version you have to use something like OBS or a different hardware encoder. OBS is very different to this because it allows you to capture lots of other sources like NDI streams as well as create your own graphics to overlay
I planning buy atem mini pro... which software is used good
Yeah!!! I still got it even though I learned it to three years ago. Thanks to good teaching! Great video!
How are you dealing with latency issues when using the mic inputs? I found a solution running the audio through Logic Pro and increasing the audio buffer deliberately at latency - wondered if you had any other solutions?
I tend to run my audio directly into my camera which helps, or if I'm using an external mixer for multiple audio sources, I will add the delay in the mixer before taking the output to the ATEM Mini Pro
Excellent production, explanation and overall usefulness of this video. very good! thank you!
Thanks a lot for those details. I am in Taiwan and curious to know if Castr has a good bandwidth here, if not I'd be happy to hear suggestions for another choice for similar service.
Hi Alex, appreciate your videos, looking forward to getting my hands on our Pro that we have on order. Question on recording. My current plan is to live stream straight from the Pro, and record, would you recommend recording to external disks or recording to a computer? Based on your video and my reading, it sounds like if I were to record to a computer I would have to use OBS to take the webcam stream. Whereas the direct to disk recording is going out as the H.264 files & ACC audio. I'm new to the streaming game having been thrust into it due to COVID-19, so any insight would be appreciated. Basically need to decide if we also should buy a USB-C PCI card for an existing workstation, or buy an external USB-C disk. To that end, also wondering how much HDD space I'm looking at for a recording that is typically 45-60 mins long. Quality does not need to be the best, medium is fine.
Follow-up question, is SSD a necessity, or are spinning platter HDD's sufficient if I went the external drive route?
Thanks again!
-R
Hey R :) So for recording using the ATEM Mini Pro I would always recommend recording using the internal recording function rather than recording on a computer as this will be higher quality. In terms of what type of drive you can use, it DOES NOT need to be an SSD. I have used, SSD's, mechanical drives, USB thumbdrives, SD Card (with a USB C Dongle that has an SD reader build it). So yes, no need to go buying an expensive ssd.
I tend to record with Hyperdeck Medium and the quality of that looks fantastic! Hope this helps
Hi great video!
Is there away to reduce the (lag or delay) when streaming out to these platforms Or is it a natural thing to have? I am only using a GoPro 7 with a atem mini pro
Loving your channel and have recently subbed!
I am a huge Blackmagic fan and use the BMPCC4K cameras. Very new to streaming though.... I want to start a new live streaming landing page on my wordpress site. Am I able to use the Atem mini pro ISO to stream to a wordpress site via Restream, Dacast or Castre?
Also, can the Atem mini pro ISO receive a 4K signal from the Pocket 4K or does it need to be 1080 only?
Off topic... FYI... I was directed here by the Blackmagic Design service team :)
Is it reliable for professional use?
Hi Alex, thank you for this video, you have truly helped me.
After emailing Blackmagic Design they politely said "find it on TH-cam", I now have managed to add my own server URL and stream key following your instructions, which is what i wanted initially. However, i had problems with streaming to Twitch as my Internet speed was not able to carry the recommended ATEM mini Pro bit rate for Twitch, so i decided to lower the bit rate on the streaming.xml and now i can stream to Twitch with no intermittent video & audio interruptions.
Thank you.
I am considering this device, I don’t have it yet. I am planning to use it to restream from Zoom to a 2nd device for Zoom and also multicasting. In the beginning of the video you show how to configure the xml file for multiple outputs and then you go on to talk about Castr, but it’s unclear to me if the ATEM Mini Pro software isn’t capable of sending out the stream to multiple outputs simultaneously. I am guessing It does not, which is why you turn to Castr to do that. Is this right?
great video, pls advise to me which software can edit xml file for pc, thanks
Alex, what lenses do you use for the black magic 4k? Or at least for this video? What lenses do recommend for the black magic 4k for a video podcast?
Useful Vid. Will this also work with ANTEM Mini (not the pro)?
It should, if you hook your ATEM Mini up to your PC/Mac and use something like OBS to stream to castr or resteam :)
Have you tested, or do you know if adding or changing a stream spec line (in the XML file) to 720p as an option works? So if always streaming to Facebook in 720p, would changing the line from 1080 to 720 make any difference to quality or data rate? I’m loving my Mini Pro, and your videos too.
Question...... some of us want to add permanent keys to the xml file. Is there a way and where in the definitions does it go?
Hi Alex Thank you again.
one question is this also possible with streamyard?
Now that was a much better lighting on you Alex, great step up! And a very good video!
Dragan Ruzic thanks Dragan. Yep, constantly trying to better the setup with each video :)
Great tutorial. I have a very unusual question that hopefully I can explain. I have my ATEM MiniPro running fine and I understand most all of the settings. I can stream to youtube live fine and I understand how to edit the XML file. But the tricky part is I would like to stream locally on a private network. My ATEM Mini Pro is connected DHCP to a network and there is a internet gateway on this network but I would rather stream directly to an IP address on my network. I have a couple of options here, but I am not sure what to change the URL to for this. Any tips would be appreciated.
Very useful, i do have a question can i have 2 different youtube livestreams at the same time in youtube?
I have a 24/7 feed and i want to do a weekly livestram from a separate pc with out cutting off the 24/7 feed.
Thank you
Thanks very much! To answer your question, yes is is absolutely fine to have 2 TH-cam Live Streams coming from the same channel at the same time, just make sure to use two separate stream keys :)
Thank you, Alex, for the awesome video
With the ATEM MINI, How do you inscribe a scrolling text or just display text on the screen while the stream is going on?
Does the ATEM MINI Pro allow for recording while streaming? if yes, is it internal or external?
if No, are there any alternatives?
I will appreciate if you can attend to these questions..... Thank you once again for the awesome video
Hey Patrick, thanks for the lovely comment. To answer you questions:
1) I will have a video out in the next few days that details how to add graphics and text on screen, so hopefully this will answer your question :)
2) Yes you can record and stream at the same time using the ATEM Mini Pro without the need for a computer. Record by plugging a hard drive into the USB-C port, and then stream by plugging an internet connection into the ethernet port.
Alex
@@AlexPettitt Thank you for the response.
In addition, can we have a guest call-in during live streams?
Thank you.
@@IniPatrick Yep I can certainly do this in my next live stream and allow people to call in live and be on the show. If that's the type of think you'd like to see :)
Thanks for all of your EXCELLENT content. So appreciated!
Hey Alex, interesting video but are you sure you are live on YT at 13:48. Up to me you are only connected as the "GO LIVE" button in the right upper corner still needs to be hit.
This is a very informative and interesting video, thank you, can I ask how much PC processing power would be used/needed for a multicast stream such as this?
Thanks Martyn. And the answer to your question is none.I'm using the internet streaming encoder on the ATEM Mini Pro to push the stream to Castr and they are doing the distribution to multiple platforms....so not using my PC or Mac at all for the output of the stream
@@AlexPettitt That's very cool then, so the only thing that will determine any problems within a stream is just personal Broadband bandwidth and the individual site restrictions yes?
Is editing the XML still requested if you’re going to use Restream or Castr?
I've managed to send to restream without the xml editing, the Atem allows you to add a destination on the GUI without editing the xml
Awesome video! This is the first thing I did when I got it out of the box today. Have you had any luck adding services that require authentication? For some clients I have to stream to a captioner who streams the captioned video to my restream before I send it to the final platforms. The captioner's rtmp server takes a username and password in addition to the streaming key. Not sure where I would add that info in the xml file. Glad I made the duplicate like you mentioned so I can play around a bit.
Ran into a similar issue trying to use this with Dacast - if anyone finds a solution I'd love to hear it!
Correct, Dacast is not possible for direct stream as it needs username and password. You can use this platform or restream. Vimeo will work but does anybody knows other livestream platforms for direct stream from atem mini pro?
Hi Alex! Love your videos. This one was especially helpful. I am wondering what camera did you use to make this video?
Great explanation, as usual , many thanks from France !
One Shot Video Merci 🙏
Hi Alex - thank you so much for your tutorials. Much appreciated!! I have a question.
If I have the Mini Pro set up via OBS.. does this mean the encoder in the Mini Pro becomes useless? Does it mean that now my Cat5/Ethernet cable must be connected to my laptop instead of Mini Pro? Does it mean I cannot simply hit "stream" button on the Mini Pro? Please advise. Thank you in advance.
Your Mini Pro will stream without OBS or will act as Video Capture Device with OBS if you connect via USB.
Hi Alex. Just got a ATEM Mini Extreme ISO and have to stream tomorrow, first time without Wirecast.... and thanks for a very nice tutorial. As you are in Europe I am interested what you do concerning 50fps as I figure TH-cam streams at 60fps. All cameras and mixer are 1080p50 as we do Sport and we stream to TH-cam. Should I compress to 60fps in ATME or send TH-cam 50fps and they will do the 50fps to 60fps thing. Or do you have the perfect solution?
Solid content. This will help me eliminate a laptop in our soundbooth. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for ALL your great videos. How would you setup a scheduled live event with Castr to TH-cam and Facebook Live. The Castr site explains how to schedule a prerecorded event but I can’t find an explanation for a scheduled multi site live stream.
Thank you Alex! This was very helpful! I'm using the ATEM Mini Pro. I successfully connected the mini pro to Castr. Can you tell me how to go from Castr to my website to livestream? Thanks!
What do you recommend for Instagram? Is there any way to feed into Instagram too among the other platforms?
Instagram is not officially supported as they have no public API, so you are risking your account being shut down if you use a third party tool as it goes against their TOS. However, that being said, I am considering doing a tutorial on how to stream to Instagram, for ‘educational’ purposes :)
Another great simple to understand video thank you Alex😀
Hey Alex, Great Tutorial.
One Question, Can we Live Stream using only the Atem Mini Pro individually without a PC or a laptop, by just connecting the Ethernet wire (internet) to the Ethernet port on the Atem Mini and pressing the "Go Air" Button ??
(that is, Setting all the details on the Atem Software Priorly on a Computer, then disconnecting the Computer and just using the Atem Mini Pro to Go live.)
Thanks In Advance.
Hey Mahadev, good question. In theory I believe the answer is yes, as long as you set everything up beforehand, including inputting your streaming key etc.... and then save the startup state of the ATEM (Also save a restore file just in case). Then when you next power on the ATEM Mini Pro, you should just be able to hit the on air button and that's it. However, I would always advise you have a computer there just in case you need to change settings at last minute. IE, what happens if you have to change your live streaming platform at last minute...without the software control, you wouldn't be able to. Hope this helps :)
I've done this, it works fine. Had issues with laptop, and needed to go live (10:30am church stream).
@@wasbeen try YoloBOX
Would streaming like this through the Atem mini pro iso be better and more beneficial rather than streaming directly from Restream? I have the Atem mini pro iso mainly for multi cam purposes but I use Restream to set up all the streaming stuff. I’ve noticed that it lowers the quality of the video, even with it set to the highest quality of streaming. I’m just wondering if streaming from the Atem would help that.
Hey Alex,
What lights are you using for your wall purple and red background?
Nice video, Alex. My church is using ATEM Mini Pro for first time this Sunday over Facebook, switching from using OBS Studio so we can control latency using a dedicated hardware switcher instead of using NDI for our sources. I'm trying to 1) keep setup as simple as possible for future administrators and 2) weekly operations as simple as possible so someone that streams once every 2 months can do it with minimal documentation. We are used to having a "Private stream", to using persistent key to a test FB profile page and then just before the worship service we switch to the "real stream" key to our group page for going live. What's the best way to switch those two keys? If I add a second service named "Facebook private" and the ATEM Mini Pro will keep track of the two different streaming keys so the operator doesn't have to enter those two different keys? Thanks for any help
Hmmm...tried it out, but it seems that when i switch streaming services, ATEM Software wipes out the streaming key. Do you know how I can make the key "stick" in ATEM Software? I don't want operators to have to enter it every time. That's the advantage of a persistent key.
Nice! Waiting for the graphics!!!
Thank you Alex! You are always very helpful.
How about streaming in two languages with the Atem Pro ISO put I need the USB -Port for recording. Is there a solution without upgrading to Extreme? Thanks.
Best regards from Vienna.
ALOHA,...When using Blackmagic camera's and because of the long distance I convert HDMI signal at the camera to SDI and convert SDI to HDMI at the panel , will the camera-controle (shading, etc) still work? Regards Paul. KEEP ON POSTING!!
Hi Paul, unfortunately not as SDI is not bi-directional like HDMI.... so you will loose tally/camera control etc when converting to SDI. One thing I haven't tested yet are HDMI to CAT5/6 converters yet. This 'may' work....
@@AlexPettitt I was affraid already... thanks for your answer
Hey Alex. So now that we have multi view, some of us want to buy this for small corporate operations. We need to send a Program feed to other monitors. So can any of these two work?
1. Mini Pro conected to a router. One Router port converts to USB-C connected to Mac (normal). Another router port with an ethernet to HDMI converter connected to HDMI splitter for displays.
2. Connect to Mac as usual. While streaming through the BMD software, Use OBS to pick up the course and point it to an HDMI hub connected to the Mac.
What do you say?
Did you setup your ATEM Mini Pro with ethernet control? If so, what steps did you do, and are you able to do a full setup on how to control the Mini Pro with Ethernet, share you internet connection (WiFi) with the ATEM, connect to live and record to a SSD drive. I know it’s a lot, but Grant Petty from BM demonstrates this when he introduced this, but I see he skipped a few steps, as to why I’m having a hard time right now with shattering my internet connection to the ATEM.
Excellent Video, was considering buying atem mini pro, this sealed it. got a new sub. great lighting.
Awesome! Thank you so much for the comment about the lighting too :)
What software are you using to pull in your social media questions for the graphic overlay? Is that "automated" or is that a manually made lower third?
Solid video!
Thanks Steve!
Great video Alex! Thanks for sharing how to edit the .xml file. I found it useful because I use Restream and am pre-orderong the Atem Mini Pro.
Hey you!! Great to hear you have a Mini Pro in order, you’ll love it :)
The delay on TH-cam depends on the stream’s latency settings. It’s in the bottom left of the livestream page on YT.
The lower the latency, the faster the stream shows up on the website. This is ideal for when you have lots of people in the chat you want to frequently engage with in real time.
However, higher latency results in a better quality stream as it’s taking time to properly process the stream before putting in on YT.
Hi Alex! EG streaming keys: If I am live streaming daily - Are streaming keys permanent? -OR- do individual platform keys have to be generated all the time for every show
Very good question. I think on youtube live create event it ask if you want to reuse the key.....so I think it will be the same. Me I m using 2 devices of Webcaster X2 to not pay any cents for restream
New ATEM mini pro user here. I had a live stream set up for TH-cam. A news station at the event wanted to tap into the multicam feed/stream. So would I need them to have them proide their RTMP /stream key or would I give them the Castr link?
I gave them the TH-cam web url so they could embed it. But They wanted a clean feed without the TH-cam visible TH-cam info on the screen. Just curious what you would advise.
Yes I would ask them if they could provide an RTMP ingest URL and Key that you want them to send the feed to directly :)
Great video Alex! Question - is all this applicable to the ATEM Extreme ISO? And how do you also stream to Zoom using ATEM?
Yes this is all the same for the Extreme :)
as usually you are imazing thank you so much and I hope to you the best allways
Followed everything exactly and it was working great. Tested feeds to youtube and fb - all good. Came back to it a few days later and "On Air" is blinking and not solid. Double checked the stream key in ATem output and it was all good. Don't know what could be the problem. Ideas on how to solve this?
Did you get it figured out?
@@djvibedjservices not yet
@@jonasrc123 did you figure it out?
@@georgebillortiz nah.
Hi Alex, thank for sharing this. But does Atem Mini Pro can do multi streams without using those services like Restream.... ? Thank
Hi Alex!
Thanks for your tutorial.
When Blackmagic going to update they software like Yolobox streaming in multi platform? like big company they are, we as a customers, we do not need to pay extra for another software to start livestreaming... Thanks
Hi. Am new here. Just enquiring if its possible to live stream with OBS without using the USB C port// or at the same time use USB C port for external recording...
Great info! Any idea how to capture stream within local network from ATEM Mini Pro using e.g. VLC?
Can you use this to change the bitrate?
In the upper top right corner I do not have a Livestream Option . The Goal for me would be to livestream Facebook and TH-cam at the same time do I have to put info in the xml file first to see the live stream option ?
Dont know if you will receive this because of the age of this content, but here is my question..
Would the procedure be the same if you use streamyard software?
Do you have content for the streamyard software platform you could point me to?
Which is better, Castr or Streamyard??
ATEM mini extreme iso user.
If streamyard has a way of accepting RTMP feeds as an input, then yet. If not, you may need to use the USB out from the ATEM into a computer and run it that way :)
Can I use this WITH streamyard or would it replace streamyard? Which is better??
Completely depends on your situation really... you could do both. Have your ATEM Mini Pro as an webcam input into StreamYard, or just do all the streaming from the device and forget StreamYard
It will work with atem mini ?
Only ATEM Mini Pro as this method uses the internal streaming engine.
But the distribution apps I showed (Restream/Castr) will work with any encoder.
Tnk u
Multiple streaming using nginx any chance to rotate 90 degree for Instagram
Can this be done to the non pro model?
You can’t stream directly from the regular ATEM Mini, but you can still use something like Castr or Restream with a software encoder :)
@@AlexPettitt Good to know. It is hard to get my hands on the Pro right now so I am opting for the base model. I just need to be able to stream on multiple platforms.
@@AlexPettitt which software encoder would you suggest? I tried to do the Castr setup in the xml file but the output tab say I needed to install Blackmagic video desktop and then it said I have to install black magic ultra studio or deck link card.
Hi Alex, first of all thank you for all the amazing videos - it's been a god send! I have a bit of a weird problem which may make me look really dumb haha!
I'm using the ATEM mini pro through USB C into my macbook. It's going through a converter so I can have a HDMI out as well. fI want to use the same laptop I'm running the ATEM software on as another video source. When I connect the HDMI cable from the laptop running the Software Control into the ATEM source 1-4 it completely cuts the internet off for the laptop. If I unplug the HDMI the internet works again. I can't for the life of me understand why this is!
Thanks again and all the best
I copied the original file. I then opened the new file and tried to make and save changes but MacOS Big Sur won't let me! it says "You don’t own the file “Streaming.xml” and don’t have permission to write to it." What do I do please?
I managed to figure it out. I copied the original file to the desktop, altered the file there. Changed the name of the original file in the switchers folder and then dragged the new version from the desktop into the Switchers folder. There are some strict file permissions in play which makes it a pain in the behind.
Hi There, straight forward video and steps but for some reason nothing appears in my CASTR stream. it says offline even after GOING LIVE. Any advice
I want to simultaneously record to SSD and livestream (sending to iMac then thru ECamm). I am using an Anker A8383 data hub. The Mac doesn’t recognize the signal from Atem. SSD is fine. Suggestions? Thanks.
Thank you Alex I'm just getting started with the mini pro and yes, I would like to see those macros, videos. Also, wondering if you can work with the media bin. My graphics don't get saved with each daily session. I'll check your other vids to see if that's been covered. Also, I have a request you may not be able to do but I'll ask anyway. Can you route Garageband to your stream (I personally use Logic) because I want to offer music playback via my Apollo Twin audio device (I use the mini pro mic inputs for lav mics). Take good care....
This setup is fixed after or have i do this every time again when i want to go,live?
Thank you again, Alex! Great video. Now I only need to have my ATEM Mini Pro arrive!
Hey mate - cheers for the video - What about adding NDI rather than RTMP streams? is this possible?
Bravo! Another great video chock full of info.
Create. Consume. Repeat. Thanks very much 👍 Glad you found it useful
Hi Alex, thanx a lot for another very informative video. I have a question, how would a large corporation with multiple locations use this to stream video to their intranet site? I’m thinking more to embed the stream to their internal site without any CDN.
As long as their internet site has a way of taking that RTMP feed and distributing it then yep, I don't see why not ;:)
Thanks Alex. Great explanation of things I couldn't find in the manual. I see a few people have asked about changing xml for Facebook to 720p to match the limit they set. Have you tried this? It would be great to see a comparison of 720p encoder performance vs 1080p at same bit rates to work out optimum stream settings for FB. Thanks
Good stuff! Keep on going!
Thanks, will do! Appreciate you taking the time to send this comment :)
What camera did you use in this stream?
The camera used was Sony A6300 via HDMI to the ATEM Mini Pro and recorded on that. I'm hoping to do a little video of my home studio setup soon :)
Hi Alex
Really useful tutorial - thanks very much. I am having a problem editing the XML file. Basically it will not let me save it as the original file name - it says I do not have permission? Even when I duplicate it and try and save it will not let me save. Any thoughts?
Thanks
Adam
Same problem here on windows 10...
I am having this same issue. Has anyone been able to solve it?
Thanks Alex!!!
Would be awesome to edit the key in the streaming.xml file to stream multi stream direct from the ATEM mini...
Just wondering about how you got into making videos etc Is this what you studied after school or just fell into the streaming world...
Keep up the excellent work...!!!
Great video.. thank you - nice and clear, well produced.
THANK YOU! Would love to see a hack for multiview monitoring from a Mac or PC.
Is it possible to stream via castr and say the default TH-cam at the same time? Without using Castr to stream TH-cam? Or say Castr and another platform that Castr doesn’t support yet?
Would this work with streamlabs obs desktop?
Good Job. Can you save the Key in the XML?
Hello Alex ,
🙆🏾♀️ I’m really trying to understand the sound part of this whole thing. I like the idea of use the ATEM Mini Pro to stream and not using OBS but I want to use the RODECASTER Pro for sound but I’m hearing that’s not the best option.... could you do a video on this please lol or maybe a comment because I’m not getting it lol
I have never had an issue using the RodeCaster Pro with my ATEM Mini - If you check out my "live streaming backpack" video, I detail this exact setup :)
Very helpful! This is exactly what I was looking for today when I logged in to TH-cam lol. Do you know where I can get a hold of one of these switchers? I’m in the US and can’t find them anywhere. Also, does anyone know if there’s a way to stream to instagram as well?
Me too! We ordered one from B&H but are being told Mid-June at least before it will ship. So jealous of all these folks who already have one posting videos!
awesome video, thank you!. is there a limitation for Castr's free account? can I rely on Castr free account to stream to Facebook and TH-cam at the same time? is Castr going to limit my on air time or quality ?
Hi Thanks Alex!
I'm setting up a test at my house to prepare for a live stream of musicians for a benefit concert, to take place at a school. There is no cable, fiber etc. at my shop. I only am able to get a pair bonded DSL, so my up stream is only about 1.8 to 2.2. In editing the XML file to say 720p what would a possible bitrate be to give a clean stream?
Thanks mate. Great video.
Hi ! very interesting and helpful video !
Why not make another video on how to feed program and multi view at the same time. I was thinking of pluging the hyperdeck studio min in the usb port and use it as a recorder and a signal distribution.
Thank you
The Hyperdeck Studio mini can not be plugged into the USB sadly
@@AlexPettitt so there is no way to have program and multiview at the same time ?