User Manual

Fade to Black
The fade to black button is an easy way to start and end live broadcasts. Fade to black
performs a mix to black which happens across all video layers at the same time. This means all
video inputs, stills and any upstream or downstream keyers that are visible in your broadcast.
When performing a fade to black, the master program audio will also fade out to silence.
Simply press the FTB button to perform the fade to black. The button will flash while enabled.
To fade up from black, simply press the FTB button again. This is a clean way of starting and
finishing a broadcast.
Using a Still Graphic
ATEM SDI and ATEM SDI Pro ISO models feature a ‘still’ button. The ‘still’ button lets you switch
to a graphic loaded in ATEM Software Control’s media pool. ATEM Software Control is an
extremely powerful software control panel that opens a world of options and lets you do a lot
more with your ATEM SDI switcher.
To switch to a graphic:
1 Press the ‘still’ button to switch a graphic loaded in the media player to air.
2 To take the graphic off air, simply switch to a different input source.
On ATEM SDI Extreme ISO, use either of the two media player sources, for example MP1 or
MP2, to switch to a loaded still.
For more information on how to load stills into the media player, see the ‘using the media page’
section later in this manual.
14Switching your Production