Home Television Studio
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- A tour of my home television studio. Based on the Blackmagic ATEM Television Studio video switcher. This video is pretty old at this point, but I still get questions about it so I'll leave it up. I don't think that I'm still using any of the gear that is shown here. While I still do live, multi-camera productions, I have moved on to 4K cameras, a newer ATEM switcher, and am running a mobile 'flypack' production system.
The link to the video of your new setup in the description is broken. Would love to see what you are currently working with.
Please how can I connect my blackmagic television studio to xenyx x120 USB please and my feedback destroyer
Hi Adam! Thanks for your Video. Have you thought about using DSLR Cameras for HD video instead of the Canon Camcorder? I am asking because I am considering using this set up for some projects I have coming up. Thanks
Latisha Robinson
Hi Latisha,
This video is kind of old now. I've made quite a few changes to my setup since I posted it. The Canon cameras you see here were simply the most affordable cameras I could get my hands on at the time. My system is now fully mobile and utilizes three Sony FX1 HD Cameras.
Without knowing exactly what kind of work you will be doing with your set up it is hard to say if DSLR cameras are right for what you want to do. Generally, for the kind of event videos I do, a DSLR is not ideal. The larger sensor size of a DSLR, though great for film making, can make focusing much more difficult when doing live events. Also, touching the camera to make small adjustments can create shake that is undesirable. Camcorders usually offer some kind of plugin remote control, like a Lanc controller, allowing the operators to adjust camera settings without causing the camera to bounce around.
Another challenge with using DSLR cameras for this kind of multi-camera work is connecting to the video switcher. Many more affordable DSLR cameras don't give you a clean live video feed. They embed shot information on top of the video. Even the cameras that do give you a clean feed, you are still relying on HDMI. Though it is possible to connect HDMI directly to the ATEM switcher, it has been my experience that HDMI on the ATEM is very unreliable. I would not use an HDMI connected source for a client production.
I do have a DSLR video rig that I use for single camera shoots. It is hard for me to imagine it working real well as part of a live, multi-camera setup though. You can see an example from a recent multi-cam video I did for a client here- th-cam.com/video/jCaSAR6LyG4/w-d-xo.html Doing this with DSLR cameras, I feel, would be impossible.
Having said all this, I firmly believe the best camera is the one you already have. Knowledge and skill with your gear means way more than any kind of fancy camera set up. So if you already have access to DSLRs, great, use them. If you are looking to put together an entirely new system and have budgeted for purchasing cameras though, I would highly recommend something like the Canon XA25. It has a build in HDSDI connector, so you can connect it directly to the ATEM switcher without the use of adapters. It is light, so you can use it on just about any tripod, and the batteries are cheap, which is a huge consideration when shooting long event videos. Plus it has a Lanc port so you can use an external controller for adjusting camera settings.
Thanks
Hello Mr. Adam Grunseth,
My name is Mack
I am a videographer, photographer and music producer but, know almost nothing about broadcasting. I love your system and I have been asked by a Church to help set up alive broadcasting system. Are you willing to get in touch with me via e-mail to obtain a total list of everything that might be needed and also some advice for the Church project? Is there any phone to which I may reach you?
Thank you for in advance for your help
very old technology . now you don't need a tv station . you have now TH-cam, better than tv station , every one in the world can watch TH-cam .
Excellent description, it is very useful for me. Thanks
Nice! At what point in the audio connection do you have the feedback destroyer/delay unit?
fans were the best idea since black tragic gear notoriously over-heats.
hello, how didyou connect digital audio from Beringer to blackmagic, beringer has rca , blackmagic sdi, just use cable rca to sdi ?
Can we see an updated studio tour, Adam? Thanks! :)
Are You Aware That Wirecast Does ALl Of That ANd All You Would Need Is A HD Webcam
I did consider wirecast, and the choice wasn't easy. When I priced out everything I needed, the total costs ended up being about the same. In the end I went with the setup I did for a couple reasons. First, the hardware h.264 encoder provides a lot less delay between studio and stream, which I felt was important when doing shows where the viewers may interact live. Secondly, going with the Blackmagic switcher I feel I have greater room to grow. Eventually adding a dedicated control panel and with more input/output options built in.
Tell me please all I need to setup small Christian TV
Hi, very nice video. How can I install the Shark FBQ100 and the Ultramatch pro SRC2496 With the Atem? thanks!!
This is one of the best thought out and executed projects. Congratulations to you....kc
Can deop the link of all gear please
The particular setup you are seeing in this video cost me around $2,500 to put together.
However, a huge variable in the total price is the cost of cameras. I got a very good deal on Ebay. Also all of this requires a computer to run off of, which also isn't included in the $2,500 price tag.
I wouldn't consider this system ready for mission critical productions. This was more of a prototype for my completely mobile system.
Did you get your other feedback destroyer?
Maybe a Behringer DCX2496 would be better? It's 3 channel, has loads of functions including delay and compressors etc... I use 4 of these in my live production in various parts.
I was using the feedback destroyer simply for the delay function, the keep the audio in sync with the video. Since my video sources were not gen-locked, the switcher synced up the sources automatically, but that adds a slight delay.
The software I am using for recording and streaming, MXLight, now supports handling the audio delay in the software itself. Therefore the feedback destroyer is no longer necessary for delay purposes.
Updates???
Question. With your configuration, can one, without the 3 camera live setup, would I be able to broadcast out like regular shows like a licensed commercial tv station if I'm wanting to do a commercial internet television station? Like, I want to run a regular commercial internet tv station, and your configuration, without the live 3 camera setup, seems to be closets configuration that I would need....is that right, or what? What would be your advice? Thank you!
Great video... With ATEM TV STUDIO, how do I add and manage a "playlist"? Can I add a computer that reads pub files, movie ... with a manage schedule too ? If so, how are the connections?
Hi Adam, what's the gray cable between your canon GL1 and the blackmagic design Analog to SDI converter ? I think he's plug on the S-video output of the camera but are the connectors on the converter BNC in input ?
Thanks
otherwise very nice video
Thomas
Please make unfaked news with your mobile production gear!!! Great video, thanks.
Hey, would you mind adding some purchase links for some of the products to the description? Also, the link to the video of the new setup doesn't work.
ADAM wonderful info! could you plz give the list of the whole setting?
Can i please a full list of the stuff you used and where I can buy them.
Can you suggest a work station console for internet TV?
Wow Am loving it, Thanks for this
How did you get the delay correct on the feedback destroyer ? Thx in advance
I used a clap board-
I recorded video and audio with everything setup using a clapboard. Looking at the recorded video in my editor I could determine how far apart the clap sound was from the visual of the clapper sticks coming together. Considering that my video was about 30 frames per second, and I was off by about four frames, I was able to convert to milliseconds and dial this into the feedback destroyer.
Thx for that Adam
Yes. I am using the BM Analog to SDI Mini Converter. I should note though that the mini converter doesn't re-scale the image. This workflow only works because the camera's and the DVD player are all standard definition. If I were to upgrade this set up to HD cameras I would no longer be able to use just the mini converter to go from the DVD player to the switcher.
Hi Daniel! Yes, I have heard of Wowza. I use MXlight for streaming and recording with the TVS. To live stream without re-encoding your upload speed needs to be fast enough to handle 1Mbit video, so probably at least a 1.5Mbit uplink. You can re-encode and get okay quality with connection speeds as slow as 500k, but that would be SD only.
I have a very similar situation. Do you have a Facebook or private email???
Very neat and inspiring.. However, how do you broadcast out to the internet? What is the minimum internet speed recommended if we want to have our program live streamed? Have you heard of wowza?
The gray cable between the camera and the Blackmagic SDI converter splits the s-video signal to two BNC connectors.
The Blackmagic Analog to SDI converter can take several different analog inputs, including component, composite and s-video. However, all of these inputs are via BNC connectors. There is no dedicated s-video port on the converter. It is still an s-video signal going into the converter, it is just connected using two BNC connectors instead of a traditional s-video cable.
Adam
Nice set up, I'm using basically the same idea, how are you coming out of your DVD Player and going into the ATEM TV Studio. You must be using analog out and converting it to digital because there is no analog inputs? Did you attempt running the audio through the converter to go in either HDMI or SDI?
Thanks for your help
Can you please list the products in here and price. I would like to set up a studio exactly like this.
The 4U rack I used was ultra-cheap from Ebay. I am not sure exactly which one I got, but a search on Ebay for 4U rack should get you results.
How to you do the next step. How do you broadcast on the internet?
I am using a software package called MXlight to manage both the streaming and recording of video. It is able to capture the h.264 encoded video from the ATEM TVS via USB and stream that without having to re-encode.
I am using the Blackmagic analog to SDI converter to handle the output form the DVD player. Running audio through the converter would probably work, however I prefer to have all my audio sources routed through the mixer so I can control everything.
dvd player which model you use? is directly connected to the dvd player atem?
Hi Adam,
Could you please write it down all the devices that you use? If you can give the links, it will be very great. Thanks
Nice Studio
how are you getting the DVD player signal into your switcher. Are you using another BM video converter?
how do I come out of the behringer into the ATEM for adio
Adam, how do you connect the Ultramatch Pro to the Blackmagic television studio? I just bought both pieces and I can't see how they connect?
You need a cable with cinch on one side and bnc on the other side, or you can just use adopter from one to another
I have the audio delayer set up between the main out on my audio mixer and the input on the Ultramatch Pro.
your link above is not available!
Hi Adam. Thanks for the video! it's a great setup! Are you able to provide any link to the 4U rack? Thanks again! Hash
Which Rack ventilation is that exactly?
Thank you ! now i know i have to buy one of this cable for my canon XL1 !
Very Good and awesome, How do I start mine?
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can i play alpha transitions in the ATEM TV STUDIO?
The ATEM TVS doesn't support stinger type transition effects built in, if that is what you are referring to. The media players on the TVS only hold a single frame, so it is best to think of them more as still stores.
It is possible, however, to still accomplish animated transitions with alpha, but it will take a bit of work. Here is how you would do it-
First, you would likely want to use something along the lines of Casper CG (free character generator and playback server software) and JustMacros (control software for the ATEM switchers).
You could configure Casper CG to play back both your animated transition and the black & white alpha channel for that transition simultaneously. Use one of your keyers on the the ATEM to handle these transitions, such as DSK2. Set the fill source on the key as the main input from the Casper and set the key input as the Alpha channel from the casper. This will use two of the six inputs on the TVS though.
Using JustMacros with a third party control panel you could set up your own stinger transition button. You would create your own ATEM macro that would run when you press the button that would carry out the transition and play the stinger automatically, at the push of a button, just like having a switcher that natively supports stingers.
Hello
Thank you very much for the home studio video showing how to setup one. i bought a ATEM television studio and also behringer dcx2496 to get audio to atem from mixer. but behringer has digital RCA out and atem has coax input.
could you please share how did you connect the two. also is there any special setup for dcx2496 to work with ATEM?
if you have any picture or diagram or have video link that i can look at that would greatly help me. so if you could please help me urgently , i would appreciate it.
thanks again for all your video.
Dude I have the same problem. Here's what I did. I have a 12 channel mixer. I ran all audio into my mixer (music, lav's, HH, etc). I come out of my mixer (main out or monitor) with 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch cable. I plug the 1/8 cable into my main camera's mic input. I switched the internal camera settings from MIC to LINE. The audio comes back to the ATEM from the camera via HDMI. Mute the other cameras and TA-DAH! Works like a charm no delay at all. Sometimes I run a back up on audio by plugging the 1/8 inch into the Tascam (voice recorder) and coming out the Tascam with 1/8 into camera. My Behringer sits on my desk unopened. I want to sell it. its brand new. Never used it once. LOL
I use a Behringer SRC2496 in my setup, not the DCX2496. However, the SRC2496 also has an RCA type connector on for the digital AES/EBU audio out.
You simply need an RCA to BNC cable, like this one- www.amazon.com/CableWholesale-6-Feet-RG59U-Coaxial-11X1-02106/dp/B000I23TLC/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1416671800&sr=8-6&keywords=rca+to+bnc
This will allow you to connect the audio out from the back of Behringer to the audio input on the ATEM TVS.
Hi Adam: How much for this setup? Camera, mixer, monitor audio etc. Thanks JT
Hi do you know what is the best way to add watermark? (is there any software that can do that live?)
If you are just using the ATEM Television Studio, you could use one of your Downstream Keyers to key on a watermark. The ATEM TVS has a single Upstream Keyer (USK), which would be used for something like doing a live chroma key, and two Downstream Keyers (DSK), which would be used for graphics, like a watermark or lower third graphics.
The fill and key sources on either the USK and DSK can be external, from one of the switchers six inputs, which is useful if you are using an external CG. Or, you can use graphics that are pre-loaded into the switcher's media pool.
Hi Adam, just wanted to say I enjoyed the video. I am in the process of doing something similar for my home studio in need of some major upgrades. My question is did you purchase all or some of your equipment from Amazon, and what was the ball park figure cost for such a set up as yours. And do you broadcast over LAN, or do you have your own, and what software/hardware you use, and is there a fee.
Timothy Riley I did purchase the 4U rack, the DVD player, and the cables on Amazon. The cameras I purchased used on eBay. The total cost of everything was about $3,500. However, this setup relied on being connected to my computer for streaming, recording, control, and graphics. My computer I spent about $6,000 building.
Since I made this video I have totally redone my set up, making it completely mobile and switching to HD cameras. I have been meaning to produce a video of my new system, but have been pretty busy lately and haven't got around to it. I've also helped a few different businesses get set up with their own live video production studios since I did this.
It is really important to carefully consider what your needs are, how you plan on using your system, and what kind of capabilities you hope to add in the future. Depending on your needs, a Tricaster may be ideal for you, or it may be overkill. ATEM switchers, like the one I based my system around, are designed to work as a small part of a larger production environment. Feel free to send me an e-mail at the address I showed in the video and I'd be happy to discuss your specific needs and help you come up with a cost effective solution.
Will do looking forward to it. Thanks
Beautiful! What A Home TV Setup!
2:18 - Starting from the bottom... Now we're here.
Do you have your audio from the sound board going into the shark feedback destroyer then that audio going into the Beringer??
ATAP Photography Yes. In the setup depicted in this video, that was indeed how things were set up. Audio board to Shark to Beringer.
However, this is no longer necessary for how I am running things. I'm now using the software MX Light to handle recording and streaming, which allows you to set the audio delay in software.
Adam Grunseth awesome! Thanks so much will look into that
Very informative
Awesome video. Updates?
awesome video and studio!!
Nice studio!
How are u broadcasting to the internet
Like most live streaming, you need to use some kind of streaming server, or service, to send the stream out to your viewers. This video is pretty old now, my current setup has grown a lot, and is fully mobile, so I can go do streaming jobs for clients. Depending on the job, this may involve streaming through TH-cam Live, DaCast, or others.
The ATEM TVS has its own built in h.264 encoder, which is pretty good. Unfortunately, the ATEM software doesn't allow you to have much control over the encoder or the stream. Luckily, third party software exists, mxLight, which gives you greater control over the ATEM's built in encoder and control of the resulting h.264 stream. Most of the time I use mxLight to stream via RTMP, which involves having to assign the correct string name and server addresses in the software, after getting the stream setup with the streaming service.
Cute...
Thank you :-)
funny amateur :-)
Yes yes i like it
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