BLACKMAGIC ATEM 1 M/E PRODUCTION STUDIO 4K

The advanced ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K model switches between SD, HD or Ultra HD video standards so you can connect a wide range of video sources such as cameras, disk recorders and computers. Featuring 10 inputs, chroma keys, transitions, media pool, 4 upstream keyers, downstream keyers, audio mixer, multi view, full motion DVE, stinger transitions, large media pool with full motion clips and 3 auxiliary outputs!
State-of-the-art live production.

Creative features with advanced technology
Take your live production beyond broadcast quality! ATEM live production switchers have all the features you need for the most innovative live concerts, sporting events, theater productions, conferences and more! When you're doing live events with super large high resolution screens, then simply switch your ATEM live production switcher to Ultra HD for incredible quality. Many live events now use massive high resolution LED screens and projectors and now you can drive those screens in full resolution!
 
Elegant machined metal design in a super compact size!
ATEM live production switchers feature an elegant machined aluminum front panel with dedicated buttons to let you switch auxiliary outputs. You can use the built in video screen to monitor auxiliary outputs or as technical monitoring to help during set up! You get the highest quality video and audio connections that switch virtually all SD, 720p HD, 1080i HD, 1080p HD and Ultra HD formats, plus built in multi voltage power supplies so you can take your switcher anywhere in the world!

Powerful Software and Hardware Control: Get innovative software control or choose a hardware panel
ATEM live production switchers have the widest range of control options! You get full switcher control from any laptop or desktop computer with the included ATEM software control panel for both Mac and Windows. For demanding live production environments you can add a hardware based panel such as the new ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel or the ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Panel, which feature the highest quality buttons, knobs and faders for even faster switching! You also get an SDK for custom control. Only ATEM gives you such a wide range of control options!

Highest Quality Connections: Connect to SDI and HDMI equipment in SD, HD and Ultra HD!

Inputs
ATEM switchers include advanced 6G-SDI and HDMI inputs that are SD, HD or Ultra HD switchable up to 2160p30 while the advanced ATEM Broadcast Studio 4K model features 20 12G-SDI inputs for working in HD and Ultra HD up to 2160p60. Every input supports embedded audio mixing and features a frame resynchronizer so you can use sources without genlock such as laptop computers for live PowerPoint™ presentations! You also get 2 balanced XLR audio inputs for connecting professional mixers and a HiFi audio input for consumer equipment like an iPod®.

Outputs
Get all the outputs you need to record your video master and to broadcast your program to the audience at the event! ATEM includes program and down converted program outputs plus auxiliary outputs allowing clean feeds, perfect for connecting to giant outdoor LED screens, projectors, disk recorders, monitors and broadcast decks! The multi view outputs are 1080i HD so you can use any TV or monitor. You also get a balanced XLR output of your audio mix, which is also embedded into all video outputs.

Multi View Monitoring: Use a single screen for all your monitoring!
ATEM's built in multi view lets you monitor the switcher’s video inputs on a single SDI monitor or regular HDMI TV! Multi view outputs in regular 1080i HD, so even if your broadcast is in SD or Ultra HD you can still use a standard TV for monitoring! You can customize the multi view layout and also add custom labels. Multi view makes it easy to watch your program, preview, and live sources all simultaneously on a single monitor and you can even choose from 4 different screen layouts!

Creative Transitions: Get dozens of exciting effects and transitions!
ATEM includes a huge range of real time high quality transitions that are available in all SD, HD or Ultra HD resolutions! Use mixes, dips, wipes and more for amazing broadcast quality live switching! Every transition is instantly available and you get full control of the transition type, pattern, length and other attributes. Create a customized ‘on air’ looks using the large choice of wipe patterns. The ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Studio 4K models also include animated stingers and DVE transitions!
 
Digital Video Effects: Position, resize, rotate and scale in real time!
The advanced ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Studio 4K, and 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K models include a powerful digital video effects processor. Use this amazing high quality DVE to position, resize, rotate and scale live video all in real time. Create professional picture-in-picture effects with customizable 3D borders, shadows and lighting. Add dynamic DVE transitions to your production with squeeze, push, swoosh and spin effects that displace your live video revealing the next source. You can even use the DVE for graphic wipe transitions!

ATEM production switchers include media pool memory that lets you download still frames and graphics for keying using the two built in media players. All popular image formats are supported, or you can direct download from Photoshop CC with the included plug-in. ATEM Production Studio 4K models support up to 32 Ultra HD RGBA still frame graphics, while ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K supports 64 Ultra HD RGBA still frame graphics and 180 frames of real time Ultra HD video or 720 frames of real time 1080 HD video.

Upstream Keyers: Amazing multi layer live action
All ATEM live production switchers include powerful upstream keying for amazing broadcast effects! Layer live video, titles, graphics and animation over live video or graphic backgrounds with incredible quality using chroma, luma, linear and pattern keying. You get 4 built in upstream keyers and a DVE in the ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K, and the ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K has 4 advanced keyers for each M/E! That’s a massive 16 independent chroma keyers which means you can create mind blowing broadcast quality multi layer effects for your production.

ATEM live production switchers are the world’s first Ultra HD live production switchers! Ultra HD operates at 4 times the resolution of 1080 HD video with a massive 3840 x 2160 frame size! The entire switcher can be set to Ultra HD and all media players, downstream keyers, upstream keyers, transitions, DVE and color generators operate in native Ultra HD. Even if you’re working in SD or HD now, your ATEM live production switcher is always ready for Ultra HD whenever you need it!

6G-SDI Flexibility: The flexibility to work in SD, HD or Ultra HD
All switchers support 6G-SDI so you can work in the highest quality Ultra HD, and because the SDI connections are regular BNC connectors, you can also select the switcher to any format and simply plug in your SD or HD equipment. 6G-SDI supports any SDI format from SD, HD up to Ultra HD 2160p30. That means 6G-SDI gives you compatibility to work in any format, plus you can switch to Ultra HD for incredible quality that’s 4 times the resolution of HD! Work in SD, 720p, 1080i or 1080p up to 60fps as well as Ultra HD up to 30 fps all on the one switcher!

All ATEM switchers feature a powerful built in multi channel audio mixer! You can mix your camera audio and other video sources from both HDMI and SDI inputs, as well as external audio from the analog XLR and HiFi audio inputs. You can use the ATEM audio mixer for direct input mixing or use audio follow video mixing where the audio automatically crossfades when switching from one input to another. The analog audio inputs are great for microphones, audio mixers, music players and more!

Independent Aux Output: Feed big screens on stage!
ATEM switchers have independent auxiliary outputs that are perfect for feeding big video screens on stage or can also be used to send "clean feeds" without on air graphics to recorders for program mastering. The front panel buttons and screen make it easy to select sources such that you want to send to the aux output. Auxiliary outputs can be selected to any video input, media players, the preview bus, test signals and more! Aux outputs are fantastic for tech monitoring with SmartScope Duo 4K.


Switcher control on Mac or PC!
Included free with every ATEM live production switcher is the beautifully designed ATEM software control panel for both Mac and Windows. With a full visual switcher control panel and parameter palettes for quick switcher adjustments, you can load graphics into the media pool, adjust the audio mixer, control and balance cameras, update switcher settings and more! For the ultimate in portability you can use the ATEM software on a laptop, so you can work easily in small spaces with full control of all the switcher’s features!

Un mélangeur professionnel pour une fiabilité extrême.
ATEM Production Studio 4K utilise un système d’exploitation de très haute qualité pour fournir la fiabilité extrême que l’on exige dans les situations critiques de production live et de diffusion. À la différence des mélangeurs bon marché qui interrompent la vidéo si l’ordinateur tombe en panne, l’ATEM n’a pas ce problème puisque l’ordinateur n’est que le panneau de commande ! Avec l’ATEM, vous avez toujours une sortie vidéo, donc votre événement en direct est protégé contre les pannes informatiques. Il vous suffit d’utiliser un autre panneau de contrôle ou de redémarrer l’ordinateur sans interruption du programme !
Une créativité et une technologie encore plus avancées : découvrez le mélangeur de production qualité diffusion primé

ATEM live production switchers are portable and easy to connect, perfect for dedicated television studios, community town halls, churches and schools. You get a compact design that is also ideal for outside broadcast vehicles and portable road cases where space is limited. ATEM gives you the flexibility to work in virtually any resolution including SD, HD or incredible Ultra HD. So that means you can switch to Ultra HD at any time and capture incredible detail because you're working in the television format of the future.

Live Sport: Capture the excitement of live sports!
Imagine covering live sports with multiple cameras positioned at all the best angles to capture the action. Live sport is the perfect event for live production switchers because you can capture the excitement of the event and then instantly cut to close ups of the action. Use Photoshop CC and the built in media players to instantly update scorecards and graphics to help viewers understand what's happening in the chaos of the game! ATEM is the perfect live switcher for all types of sporting events.

There is nothing more exciting than live music where the emotions and energy erupts in combination with the crowd! ATEM is perfect for live concert production. You can place your cameras around the stage for wide and close up angles of the musicians. Some of the most legendary music events in history were live concerts and your production could become a milestone in music history! The color and energy that can only be experienced live on stage will create fantastic finished programs!

The fastest way to create professional television programming is to switch it live! You can set up cameras in your studio and then produce content live so you get energetic programming that has the exciting unpredictability of a live event. Interview and chat shows, cooking shows and even instructional programming are fast to produce and much lower cost than shooting scenes and manually editing. Live programming is fantastic for children's television shows where the excitement and fun of kids playing naturally in front of a studio audience can be captured live!

Live news coverage of historic events!
The ultimate live event is real time news! Live production is the only way to cover live news because there is simply no time to shoot and edit. Live news can be broadcast or streamed over the internet for a worldwide audience. Even specialist news like tech news, sports news, or other specific news coverage can be completed with ATEM. You have all the graphics power and keys needed to present information professionally with the same high production values as the biggest broadcast networks.

ATEM Switchers are perfect for producing beautiful real time wedding videos! Imagine delivering the completed program in time for the couple to take it on their honeymoon! Multi camera wedding productions capture the emotion of the event in a way that can not be done with a single camera! With romantic crossfades between wide shots and the close ups, and if you're connected to a television or projector in the venue, you can switch to a camera outside to show the wedding party arriving!
Broadcast to your community anywhere in the world!

ATEM live production switchers are perfect for broadcasting services to giant screens and off site campuses, so that every member of the community can see the minister, choir or congregation, no matter where they are in the world. ATEM live production switchers give you multiple program outputs and auxiliary outputs so you can broadcast live footage of the service to one screen and send lyrics to another screen while you are recording the final program for future use!

Create television programs from speeches!
Turn speeches into television programs with your ATEM switcher! You can capture the speaker with multiple camera angles and even position a camera on the audience to capture their reaction to important speakers statements. Connect the speakers' slide presentation computer to the HDMI input of the ATEM and then connect the aux output to the projector. This means the presenter can show slides to the audience because it's looped via the switcher, but you also get access to the slides to cut them into the program.

Features: Get the features you need for more creative production
Raise the production standard of any live event with the amazing built in features of ATEM live production switchers! You get upstream luma, linear, pattern and chroma keying for special effects, as well as downstream keying for logos and lower thirds. You also get 2 built in media players with media storage in the switcher for professional broadcast graphics! The ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Studio 4K models as well as the ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K include a world class DVE for picture in picture effects and exciting stinger transitions.

Creative Transitions: Get dozens of exciting effects and transitions!
ATEM includes a huge range of real time high quality transitions that are available in all SD, HD or Ultra HD resolutions! Use mixes, dips, wipes and more for amazing broadcast quality live switching! Every transition is instantly available and you get full control of the transition type, pattern, length and other attributes. Create a customized ‘on air’ looks using the large choice of wipe patterns. The ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Studio 4K models also include animated stingers and DVE transitions!

Digital Video Effects: Position, resize, rotate and scale in real time!
The advanced ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Studio 4K, and 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K models include a powerful digital video effects processor. Use this amazing high quality DVE to position, resize, rotate and scale live video all in real time. Create professional picture-in-picture effects with customizable 3D borders, shadows and lighting. Add dynamic DVE transitions to your production with squeeze, push, swoosh and spin effects that displace your live video revealing the next source. You can even use the DVE for graphic wipe transitions!

Audio Mixer: Mix cameras and audio inputs withthebuiltinaudio mixer!
ATEM's built in audio mixer is incredibly powerful and easy to use! Open the audio mixer control tab on your Mac or PC and you get complete multi track mixing control with level meters! You can direct camera and external audio with precision level and balance adjustments, enable and disable channels or activate audio follow video mode instantly. You can also connect to Mackie™ standard USB audio mixer panels, giving you hardware feedback and the feel of flying faders and meter displays.

Multi View: Get multi camera monitoring using a single low cost TVs
ATEM live production switchers let you connect loads of sources and monitor them all at the same time using the built in multi view. Multi view makes it easy to see your cameras, graphics, preview and program outputs on single screen. That means you don't need lots of monitors to see all your individual cameras! You get HDMI and SDI multi view outputs so you can connect to professional broadcast SDI monitors or even low cost big screen televisions using the HDMI multi view output! The advanced ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K model features 2 independent multi view outputs so you can see up to 16 cameras across 2 screens.

Multiple TelevisionStandards: Switch television standards foranytypeoflive production
ATEM gives you the flexibility to work in different standards at any time! Most live production is currently being produced in HD, and now you can work in SD or in the new Ultra HD standard whenever you need. ATEM live production switchers are designed to operate in virtually any SD, HD and Ultra HD television format, so you can operate in the SD or HD television format you need today, and then instantly switch over to Ultra HD in the future! That’s a true future proof design!

Internal Media Players: Load on-air graphics toeliminatecomplex external servers!
You can store broadcast quality RGBA graphics in the media pool ready for instant playback via the ATEM media players. The two media players appear as input sources to your switcher. You can transition to graphics as full frame video or feed them to the keyers for overlaying video. Popular image formats such as PNG, TGA, BMP, GIF, JPEG and TIFF are supported. The advanced ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Studio 4K models feature a larger media pool with live clip storage plus 32 still graphic support.

Total number of video inputs: 11, of which 10 are active.
Total number of video outputs: 10
Total number of auxiliary outputs: 3
SDI speeds: 270Mb, 1.5G, 3G, 6G
Total number of audio inputs: 2 x XLR. 2 x RCA.
Total number of audio outputs: 2 x XLR program outputs
Timecode connections: None
Reference entry: Tri-Sync or Black Burst.
Video input synchronization: On the 10 inputs.

SDI video inputs: 10 x switchable between SD / HD / Ultra HD 4K 10 bit.
2 integrated audio channels.

HDMI video input: 1 x HDMI type A. Switchable between SD / HD / Ultra HD 4K 10 bit. 2 integrated audio channels.

Analog audio outputs: 2 x XLR.
SDI audio outputs: 2 channels integrated into the SDI output on all outputs.
SDI program outputs: 2 x switchable in SD / HD / Ultra HD 4K 10 bit.
HDMI program outputs: 1 x HDMI type A, switchable in SD / HD / Ultra HD 4K 10 bit.
Down-converted SDI program output: 1 x 10 bit (from Ultra HD 4K to HD)
SDI preview output: 1 x switchable in SD / HD / Ultra HD 4K 10 bit.
Number of Multi Views: 1
Multi View SDI outputs: 1
Multi View HDMI outputs: 1
Connection for the control panel: Ethernet supports 10/100/1000 BaseT standards. Allows a direct connection between the panel and the chassis, or via the network.
Tally output: Integrated into the GPI and Tally Interface product from Blackmagic Design via the Ethernet connection.

Computer interface: 1 x USB 2.0 port.

SD video standards: 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
HD video standards: 720p50, 720p59.94 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p50, 1080p59.94 1080i50, 1080i59.94
Ultra HD video standards: 2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97
Compliance with SDI standards: SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 424M.

Video sampling: 4: 2: 2.
Color accuracy: 10 bit
Color space: REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020.
HDMI input resolutions for computers: 720 x 480i 59.94Hz, 720 x 576i 50Hz, 1280 x 720 59.94Hz, 1280 x 720 50Hz, 1920 x 1080 50Hz, 1920 x 1080 59.94Hz, 3840 x 2160 23.98Hz, 3840 x 2160 24Hz, 3840 x 2160 25Hz, 3840 x 2160 29.97Hz.

Upstream inlays: 4 with chrominance / linear / luminance inlays.
Downstream encrusters: 2
Order network support: None
Support for minus mix: None
Chromatic inlayers: 4
Linear inlays / luminance: 7
Transition keyer (Stinger / DVE): 1 Stinger, 1 DVE.
Total number of layers: 8
Pattern generators: 7
Color generators: 2
DVE with 3D borders and drop shadows: 1
Control panel compatibility: ATEM 1 M / E Broadcast Panel recommended.
Compatible with the ATEM 2 M / E Broadcast Panel.
ATEM Software Control Panel provided.

Multimedia players: 2
Channels: Fill and key for each media player.
Media library capacity for still images: 32 with fill and key signals.
Media library capacity for clips: 2 with fill and key signals.
Length of a clip in HD 720 on the multimedia player: 1600 images.
Length of a clip in HD 1080 on the multimedia player: 720 images.
Length of a clip in Ultra HD on the media player: 180 images.
Maximum clip length in NTSC / PAL: 3600 frames.
Format of the still images for the media library: PNG, TGA, BMP, GIF, JPEG and TIFF.
Format of video files for the media library: TGA sequence.
Format of the audio files for the media library: WAV, MP3 and AIFF.

Multi View Monitoring: 1 x 10 windows.
Routable windows: 8
Tally: Red for the program and green for the preview.
Labels representing the sources on the windows: Yes
Multi View video standard: HD

Screen
Interface: Minimum monitor resolution of 1366 x 768.
Front panel: Integrated LCD monitor for video and 42 LED buttons for switching auxiliaries.

Color space conversion: Real-time hardware processing.
Processing delay: << 2 lines.
Audio mixing: 12 inputs x two-channel mixer. Selectable between On / Off / Audio-Follow-Video. Measurement of levels and peaks. Main gain potentiometer. The analog outputs can be used for independent monitoring.
4K to HD down-conversion: Yes, 1x program.

Software
Control panel included: ATEM Software Control included free for Mac 10.12 Sierra, Mac 10.13 High Sierra or a newer version and Windows 8.1 64 bit or Windows 10 64 bit.
Software updates: Via the USB 2.0 port in direct connection on Mac OS or Windows computers. Includes ATEM Switcher Utility.
Configuration: Via the ATEM Software Control software, except for the chassis IP address which must be configured by the ATEM Switcher Utility connected to the chassis via USB.

Operating systems
Mac 10.14 Mojave,
Mac 10.15 Catalina or later.
Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.

Power supply: 1 x AC 100 - 240V internal.

Physical installation: 1 rack unit.
Environmental specifications
Operating temperature: 0 ° to 40 ° C (32 ° to 104 ° F)
Storage temperature: -20 ° to 60 ° C (-4 ° to 140 ° F)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing