User's Manual

Recording Macros using an ATEM Advanced Panel
You can record and run macros using an ATEM Advanced Panel independently of
ATEMSoftware Control. All actions on the ATEM Software Control switcher page can be
performed using your hardware panel. If you need to arrange graphics in the media pool,
oradjust camera settings, simply access those settings using ATEM Software Control.
The buttons used to record and run macros on ATEM advanced panels are located in the
system control buttons. The names of your macro buttons are displayed in the source select
names display.
Follow the steps below to create the ‘transitions’ macro demonstrated earlier using
ATEMSoftware Control. This time you will create a macro in macro slot 6.
1 Press the ‘macro’ soft button to open the macros LCD menu.
2 Using the ‘macro’ knob under the LCD, select the macro slot you want to record to.
Forthis example, select slot 6.
3 Press the ‘record’ soft button at the top of the LCD to start recording. The record icon
appears as a red circle. When recording, this icon becomes a red square.
4 Shift select color bars on the program bus. The button will flash indicating it’s a
shifted source.
5 Shift select color 1 on the preview bus.
TIP If you wish, you can map buttons such as color bars, black, and color
generators to any of the main 10 buttons of the program and preview bus for
easier access. See the ‘button mapping’ section of this manual for instructions.
6 Press the wipe button in transition control to ensure the macro records the wipe
transition selection.
7 In the wipe LCD menu, set the rate to 3:00 seconds.
8 Press the auto button in transition control to perform the wipe transition from color
bars to color 1.
NOTE At this stage, you need to add a pause so the switcher knows to wait
for the transition to finish before initiating the next action.
To add a pause:
1 Press the 'add pause' button in the LCD menu and set the duration to 3 seconds by
rotating the 'seconds' knob. Press the 'confirm' soft button to record the pause.
2 Set the macro to wait for 2 seconds before applying the next transition using the
method described in the note above.
3 Now shift select black on the preview bus and press the auto transition button.
Your ATEM switcher will perform a mix transition to black.
4 Press the ‘record’ soft button to stop recording. The macro button will now illuminate
red to indicate there is a macro recorded on that slot.
155Using Macros