Blackmagic Design Atem Mini video switcher

Rather than pull out a larger 8-channel SDI ATEM switcher, this unit is perfect for a large percentage of productions and provides both HDMI output (extremely low latency) and acts as a USB video capture device. Download the ATEM software from BlackMagic Design to enable a lot of features that aren’t available directly on the device controls, including luma and chroma key, adjustable DVE effects, audio mixing (including compression/limiting and other pre-processing), and still image storage. 

I still use this switcher. I am very familiar with Atem and black magic products being in the media field myself. So when I saw this I was excited. The only problem that I have with this, is the fact that I can not preview the other media devices with this to see what the next shot will look like.If I try to split HDMI to still have an alternate screen to preview the shot, this device acts up and won’t read from the HDMI input for that device I split.As stated, I still use this piece of equipment. Its light. Compact. Simple plug and play once the software is installed. Just for me, it’s more of a hassle to live stream due to this issue and more time needs to be taken into prep because of it.

Great value for the money I paid… reduce a lot of issues that software broadcasting has, but for voice is better use a separarte console because of the delay… Otherwise is perfect 

What a powerful device… this is the equivalent of having four capture cards which automatically sync with two 3.5mm inputs to a single software interface, and can even do picture-in-picture, live keying, titles, and a media queue for intros and product videos. Honestly just incredible what can be done these days… when I started working as a freelancer it took an entire truck to do what this thing does! Now I can use a powerful laptop to livestream events anywhere I can find ethernet and power. A phenomenal option for social media streamers, twitch streamers looking for a serious production upgrade (have more cameras or input sources ready if you get this!), or broadcast tv crews looking for a simple yet powerful livestreaming option for social media and tv via RTMP restreaming. Works great with Streamlabs OBS, OBS, and Restream.io. 

This is one of the best products to use for multiple camera access, works great with OBS software. While it’s not easy to setup, the company does provide video tutorials that make it easy to learn.

I have worked in television production for 38 years and this $300 switcher can do what use to take a full truck of equipment to do. As you can see by just adding a small audio mixer and some HDMI cameras you are up and running a full TV productions. I’m using it for Facebook Live and YouTube Live productions. Amazing piece of gear. 

Easy to use and understand. Plug and play!!

This compact device closely mimics the layout and workflow of an old-school analog vision mixer desk, while doing everything in the modern digital way. It has all the hardware it needs, and can be used without a computer, though the option to involve one does extend the feature range.With four video and two audio inputs, it is quite capable of serving a modest video studio.On top of this, it is great value for money. Highly recommended. 

Camera was easy to set up and use with mini. Streaming was enhanced with awesome quality.

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 I’ve been working on Podcasts, Live Production and Recording and needed an easier way to capture more than one camera at a time. This is when the ATEM Mini came into place with a 4 camera hdmi input to switch between angles on the go.Pros:• 4 HDMI Inputs• In place buttons for fast switching• Multi-user controlCons:• No built in encoder• No MultiviewIf you plan to use this for streaming if its possible get the next version, the ATEM Mini Pro which includes an encoder for streaming and has multi-view.

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I will spend years using this thing before I grow bored. I can’t imagine the Pro model. Dead easy and reliable.

Exactly as I expected. Works great.

Very useful device for what I’m doing, the only problem I have with it is that the audio drifts behind the video when going through USB over time. I got an hdmi interface for my computer to see if that fixes it

I loved everything about the switcher. The only drawback was the fact that it did not have multiview. When connected to another computer with USB. It shows up as a WebCam input. Which is great for using with programs like OBS or Vmix etc. The unit I had was having difficulty staying connected to the network so it kept dropping connection between it and my computer. The unit itself had a bad network port. Other than that. If you don’t need the multi view, it is a fantastic small switcher for multi camera or camera and computer switching for online streaming or low cost event production.

Whilst I think the Atem Mini is largely intended for live streaming, I use one for for business video calls, on Teams and Zoom etc.I’m using a Canon C100 camera and a Rode NT mic. The vision mixer allows me to do basic effects, such as chest captions, and chroma key backgrounds and switch inputs etc,The chroma keying is processed at 4:2:2 10bit, and amazingly good with the 4:2:2 8bit output of the C100. If the background is lit properly you can get a perfect key.You can use the (free) software (Mac OS and Windows) to control and extensively configured the mixer, including uploading a single image to its frame store. Shame it’s only 1 image.The unit will work without being connected to a computer, but does clear the frame store whenever you power cycle.The audio abilities are very comprehensive with EQ and Dynamics and a 6 channel audio mixer.N.B. The 1080P output isn’t currently compatible with Goto meeting’s app. Although it does work in the web app, i.e. in browser.

Nothing much to dislike for the money

Multi camera views have given me powerful dynamics to my show. A direct take to my guests and extra es Scenes.Do expect to have to buy extra cables and extra stuff. To get the most off this, you’ll have to learn how to use the software that operates it.Other than that, it’s a no brained. It solves more problems than you think. I love it for livestreams and podcast recording alike.

I now own two of the ATEM Minis. We create videos for Facebook Live and YouTube. Our first one was set up to bring together the HDMI stream from 3 different consumer grade ( inexpensive ) video cameras and a computer desktop along with a lavalier mic plugged into the back of the mini. The video output is run into a DVR ( Cloner Pro ) via HDMI to record everything and another output goes to another computer ( an older MacBook Pro ) to livestream. All the cams and computer screen are switched in and out with a single touch of a button that includes fades. This setup saves many hours of video editing time and allows the talent to control the cameras without any need for a second person.I still have a digital video switcher from 20 years ago that mixed two cameras and two mics. It was over $3,000 back then and doesn’t do even a fraction of what the ATEM Mini does. I am only surprised that BlackMagic is selling this at such a low price point. Nicely done BlackMagic! 

The ATEM Mini is really a wonder for solving a variety of video/event challenges. Couldn’t recommend more highly.

Liked it, use it for live streaming.