User's Manual

Operating your ATEM Switcher
Internal Video Sources
In addition to the SDI and HDMI inputs, the switcher also has 8 internal sources that can be
used in a production. The internal source names are represented on the software control panel
and ATEM advanced panels using a long name. The labels represent what the sources are, so
they are easy to understand.
Black
Internally generated black is available as a source and can be used as a
black matte in the production.
Color Bars
Internally generated color bars are available as a source. Color bars can
be useful for verifying signals going out of the switcher and can also be
useful when setting up a chroma key with a vectorscope monitor.
Color Generators
ATEM switchers have two color sources that can be customized to
generate any color matte for use in the production. Color sources can be
used to add color borders for wipe transitions or as dip through colors
for a dip transition such as dip through white.
To adjust a color source using the LCD menu
1 Press the menu button and navigate to the ‘color generators’ settings.
2 Press the set button to edit the settings. Using the set button and rotary knob, scroll
down the list and make changes to color 1 and color 2 where required.
For example, you can change the hue to select a different color, or adjust the saturation and
luminance of the colors to make them more colorful, or brighter or darker.
To adjust a color source on the software control panel
Go to the color palette and click the color chip, and the color picker will appear and you can
select colors.
NOTE It’s important to know that the deepest colors are set at 50% luminance.
ATEM switchers have two color sources that can be customized
to generate any color matte for use in your production
104Operating your ATEM Switcher