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 UA-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 UA-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.
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.
Hi Alex, thank you for this video, you have truly helped me. After emailing Blackmagic Design they politely said "find it on UA-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.
The delay on UA-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 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 - 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 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 UA-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 UA-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 UA-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 UA-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 UA-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 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.
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 UA-cam Live Streams coming from the same channel at the same time, just make sure to use two separate stream keys :)
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.
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
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?
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?
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!
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 :)
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
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.
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.
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
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 :)
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 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 helpful! This is exactly what I was looking for today when I logged in to UA-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!
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 :)
Thanks for ALL your great videos. How would you setup a scheduled live event with Castr to UA-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.
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
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 :)
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 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
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?
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?
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.
In the upper top right corner I do not have a Livestream Option . The Goal for me would be to livestream Facebook and UA-cam at the same time do I have to put info in the xml file first to see the live stream option ?
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
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?
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
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 :)
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
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...
I really apprecite your contents about Atem Mini and Pro. First I wonder, how can we live stream over Instagram with Atem Mini Pro? Is it possible? (Yellow Duck is not working). Second I wonder your rgb light in your background, are they Xiaomi or any other brand?
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....
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.
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 :)
Is it possible to stream via castr and say the default UA-cam at the same time? Without using Castr to stream UA-cam? Or say Castr and another platform that Castr doesn’t support yet?
Well, you set up/configured multiple streams, but... how to go simultanious LIVE? Just by the ATEM button, or multiple clicks on your logged in accounts?
We saw you setup multiple streams (with good practices regarding security), each starting at the time they were configured. What I would like to do: go live by one press of the button, on all these platforms. I missed this demonstration. It left me wondering if a simultanious start even would be possible. It looked to me like each platform has to be reconfigured and activated again.
Sent Wierda you can pre-configure all your platforms before pushing a feed out from your ATEM Mini Pro. They way I do I displayed, using stream keys still requires you to physically start the broadcast in each platforms backend (that’s the way I prefer it as it gives me more control), but if you used the login option with Castr Or Restream then I believe as soon as they receive video data, the immediately start the broadcast on your selected platforms. So set all those up before, hit On Air on your ATEM, and that should be a one button solution. Again, not what I would recommend, but an option :)
Hi Alex, we are a religious organisation please using the Atem Mini Pro. Is it possible to multicast on the basic subscription to social sites like facebook page and UA-cam? Using the method you explained in this tutorial. Would appreciate a clarification before we make a subscription, thanks Alex for all you do. I appreciate you.
Hey Damilare, yes, both Restream and Castro’s free plans do allow for limited mutlicast streaming. If you look on their websites, they have more details about their paid and free plans :) Hope this helps
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 UA-cam streams at 60fps. All cameras and mixer are 1080p50 as we do Sport and we stream to UA-cam. Should I compress to 60fps in ATME or send UA-cam 50fps and they will do the 50fps to 60fps thing. Or do you have the perfect solution?
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
is it possible to stream from both usb-c ports to 2 different computers ? or if i connect usb-c to one computer can i use it simultaneously for zoom and for streaming ?
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.
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 UA-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 :)
Awesome. So helpful Alex. Your advice is worth its weight in gold right now.
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 UA-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.
Yeah!!! I still got it even though I learned it to three years ago. Thanks to good teaching! Great video!
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.
Hi Alex, thank you for this video, you have truly helped me.
After emailing Blackmagic Design they politely said "find it on UA-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.
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 :)
Excellent production, explanation and overall usefulness of this video. very good! thank you!
Great explanation, as usual , many thanks from France !
One Shot Video Merci 🙏
Solid content. This will help me eliminate a laptop in our soundbooth. Keep up the good work!
Nice! Waiting for the graphics!!!
Thanks for all of your EXCELLENT content. So appreciated!
The delay on UA-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.
as usually you are imazing thank you so much and I hope to you the best allways
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 :)
Another great simple to understand video thank you Alex😀
THANK YOU! Would love to see a hack for multiview monitoring from a Mac or PC.
File structure is so easy in Windows there is no explanation needed.
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 :)
Thank you again, Alex! Great video. Now I only need to have my ATEM Mini Pro arrive!
Very Helpful video, would you still rate it as current for 2023? Are there better options then castr now?
Bravo! Another great video chock full of info.
Create. Consume. Repeat. Thanks very much 👍 Glad you found it useful
VERY, VERY helpful!! Thank you so much!
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...
Great video.. thank you - nice and clear, well produced.
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 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 UA-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 UA-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 UA-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 UA-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 UA-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 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.
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 UA-cam Live Streams coming from the same channel at the same time, just make sure to use two separate stream keys :)
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.
Awesome stuff. Thank you.
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
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.
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?
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!
Thanks mate. Great video.
Hi Alex! Love your videos. This one was especially helpful. I am wondering what camera did you use to make this video?
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
Thank you for the video.
cant save the xlm file on win10 - also removed read only for the folder permission any idea
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, 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
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.
Beyond helpful! Thanks mate!
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.
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 ?
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 :)
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 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 helpful! This is exactly what I was looking for today when I logged in to UA-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!
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 your great videos. How would you setup a scheduled live event with Castr to UA-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.
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
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 :)
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 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?
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?
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?
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.
thank you,
I'm having trouble saving the doc to the blackmagic folder on pc. please help (I tried saving as xml)
I have the same issue. I don't seem to have permission to save files in the ATEM software control directory. I am sure it is a Windows thing...
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?
In the upper top right corner I do not have a Livestream Option . The Goal for me would be to livestream Facebook and UA-cam at the same time do I have to put info in the xml file first to see the live stream option ?
great video, pls advise to me which software can edit xml file for pc, thanks
THANKS X 100000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Alex Thank you again.
one question is this also possible with streamyard?
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
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?
I planning buy atem mini pro... which software is used good
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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
Good stuff! Keep on going!
Thanks, will do! Appreciate you taking the time to send this comment :)
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 :)
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
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...
How to multi stream using Castr would have been the honest title of this video.
I really apprecite your contents about Atem Mini and Pro. First I wonder, how can we live stream over Instagram with Atem Mini Pro? Is it possible? (Yellow Duck is not working). Second I wonder your rgb light in your background, are they Xiaomi or any other brand?
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
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 :)
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
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.
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 :)
any possibility in having more than 3 or 5 cameras? regardless the limited HDMI ports?
Is it possible to stream via castr and say the default UA-cam at the same time? Without using Castr to stream UA-cam? Or say Castr and another platform that Castr doesn’t support yet?
Is it possible to stream via ethernet while using the usb to record at the same time?
Well, you set up/configured multiple streams, but... how to go simultanious LIVE? Just by the ATEM button, or multiple clicks on your logged in accounts?
Not sure I understand your question?
We saw you setup multiple streams (with good practices regarding security), each starting at the time they were configured. What I would like to do: go live by one press of the button, on all these platforms. I missed this demonstration. It left me wondering if a simultanious start even would be possible. It looked to me like each platform has to be reconfigured and activated again.
Sent Wierda you can pre-configure all your platforms before pushing a feed out from your ATEM Mini Pro. They way I do I displayed, using stream keys still requires you to physically start the broadcast in each platforms backend (that’s the way I prefer it as it gives me more control), but if you used the login option with Castr Or Restream then I believe as soon as they receive video data, the immediately start the broadcast on your selected platforms. So set all those up before, hit On Air on your ATEM, and that should be a one button solution. Again, not what I would recommend, but an option :)
Hi Alex, we are a religious organisation please using the Atem Mini Pro. Is it possible to multicast on the basic subscription to social sites like facebook page and UA-cam? Using the method you explained in this tutorial. Would appreciate a clarification before we make a subscription, thanks Alex for all you do. I appreciate you.
Hey Damilare, yes, both Restream and Castro’s free plans do allow for limited mutlicast streaming. If you look on their websites, they have more details about their paid and free plans :) Hope this helps
Great info! Any idea how to capture stream within local network from ATEM Mini Pro using e.g. VLC?
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 UA-cam streams at 60fps. All cameras and mixer are 1080p50 as we do Sport and we stream to UA-cam. Should I compress to 60fps in ATME or send UA-cam 50fps and they will do the 50fps to 60fps thing. Or do you have the perfect solution?
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
Hey Alex,
What lights are you using for your wall purple and red background?
Can I do this without using restreaming services?
great tutoriel, thanks a lot!
But how do you send the program feed to another monitor (say a church screen) while streaming to Facebook or UA-cam at the same time?
is it possible to stream from both usb-c ports to 2 different computers ? or if i connect usb-c to one computer can i use it simultaneously for zoom and for streaming ?
Thank you, that was super helpful! I have setup Restream for my ATEM Mini Pro following your video advice. - Prashant
Great to hear! Hope all is working well for you
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 :)
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.
So.. if my internet is not so good i can make a profile to stream in 720p?