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Hi Ben, try using the PTZOptics app from their website. It gives a little more granular control over exposure.

The XLR is plugged into a sub-mix output on our board. So from the audio mixer, we assign a sub-group (monitor mix, basically) to a certain output. Then, we come from that output directly into the ATEM. We only use volume controls in the ATEM if need be, nothing else. We pretty much control the audio volume and mixes from the actual audio mixer.

If you're using a streaming PC - or if you're using Pro Presenter to stream, it makes sense to send audio straight to your encoder - which would be the PC. If you're streaming from the ATEM Mini Pro, (this video is showing that method) you have to run audio to the ATEM to get it into the stream. If you're just using the ATEM as a video switcher, I would recommend running the audio into whatever machine you are using.

You can pre-schedule, but each one will have a unique stream key. So you will have to copy/paste it into the ATEM each time. An alternative would be something like Restream.io which handles the publishing through an API connection. Then you just login before your next stream and tell Restream what the title will be (or connect it to the next rescheduled event), then you don't have to change stream keys in the ATEM. Hope that helps.

That's ideal, but doesn't always work. It depends on the source.

Thanks

There are a variety of ways to do this. With the PTZ camera itself, you can do a preset movement and just slow the speed way down. Then when you recall the preset, it will slowly move to it. The other way is to do it digitally in post production. The other way is to do it by hand, and just be good with the controls. But yeah, you can turn down the speed pretty low. But I don't think you'll get the Ken Burns kind of slow speed --- you could if you do it manually with a joystick - not sure about the preset speed.

With our ATEM kits, we don't sell the NDI version of the camera. We may have used one in the example, but adding additional hardware is unnecessary and more expensive just to cut down from 2 cables to one.

I always recommend the same brand joystick as the camera. If you have a PTZOptics camera, I would go with their joystick or their SuperJoy --- the Superjoy however does play well with other brand cameras.

@@ChurchSetup thanks

Choosing line over mic depends on your input source. Line doesn't work with every mixer in every situation. So just choose one, test, then if it doesn't work, choose the other and test.

I was talking about settings in ATEM. Every tutorial I have seen tells that in ATEM you must choose the line over microphone.

There are several ways - the most direct is HDMI cables. You can also do SDI with HDMI converters at the ATEM end. The ATEM currently doesn't to have NDI capability, but you can get an NDI decoder that will give you an HDMI output if you choose NDI. I like the HDMI connection the best under 100' with fiber optic HDMI cables. And over 100' I like to go with SDI and a powered converter.

A controller is just that, a controller. It's not a switcher or an encoder, so it won't actually do an output to a live stream. The cameras need something to "capture" their signal and either encode or input into a computer to encode through software. So, if you only have Ethernet, you would need NDI-enabled cameras and an NDI-enabled encoder or switcher to pull that signal from the network. Otherwise, you'll need the HDMI or an SDI cable to bring the video signal to your switcher/capture card. In most cases outside of NDI equipment, the POE and Ethernet are just to get the camera on the network so you can control it remotely. That's the only way your controllers have to communicate to the camera is the network. So the ethernet is for camera control and power (POE) but the HDMI or SDI cable will be for the actual video image.

Auto is just the transition effect. The time duration is how long that transition effect will take. Is it going to cross-dissolve, for example, in half a second or over 2 seconds? It's not a timer for auto-transitioning between cameras. The ATEM on its own does not do auto switching. With auto selected, you would still have to push the buttons to get it to switch.

@@ChurchSetup So if you want to capture several areas at the same time - different angles with different cameras, is that possible with the ATEM Mini Pro?

@@elderandrews4884 I'm not sure I understand the question. But the ATEM Mini Pro captures 4 cameras, but the recording/live stream can only show one at a time (unless you're taling picture in picture). However, the ATEM Mini Pro ISO can record all 4 cameras individually at the same time, so you can mix all angles later. If that wasn't what you were asking, try me again. :)

@@ChurchSetup Thanks a million. I believe you answered the question. The ATEM Mini Pro is not able to stream more than one cameras at a time. I purchased the ATEM mini, and then the Pro hoping that the Pro would be able to stream more than one camera at the same time but evidently that is not the case.

Hi David... not sure I understand what you mean. How are you coming out of the PTZOptics controller and going into the computer? What software are you asking about?

@@ChurchSetup I connect my camera with an hdmi cable to a convertor to my computer. I did not explain it correct to you. Sorry.

Yes, you certainly can. And, we include a high-speed SSD in all our normal kits for this purpose.

I'm not sure of the features on that unit. But if it has the capability, it should work in similar way.

It will but Streamyard requires a computer to work with it. Restream is better, in our opinion.

Thanks Mark. For most people, calling it a switch or a hub doesn't really make a difference. 😀 I have found using the term hub, especially during tech support calls, often helps our customers avoid confusion between "switcher" and "switch." Thanks for the recommendations. For most churches, there's no way to remove the possibility of DHCP interference. Even with password-protected WIFI, that password has a way of getting around. 😀

​@ChurchSetup So I can plug the ATEM Mini Pro into the 8 port POE switch? It does not have to connect directly to the router? I say this because I question whether the ATEM device can be powered by the POE switch. Please advise.

I don't think so. I'm pretty sure Zoom requires direct connection from a client computer. However, Zoom can then stream out to other platforms. But you'll be starting it all in Zoom rather than the other way around.