User's Manual
Using Adobe Photoshop with ATEM
Installing the ATEM software on your computer also installs a Photoshop plug-in that lets you
download Photoshop graphics direct to the ATEM media pool.
This means you can accept graphics from designers in the application that 100% of the world’s
designers use, Adobe Photoshop! You can even use the layers in a Photoshop image to keep
variations of graphics, such as different titles in a graphic, then select the layers in Photoshop
you want and then simply download them at the press of a button. When downloading the
layers are automatically flattened in real time before download. This happens in the background
and your document in Photoshop is unchanged by the export.
The ATEM export plug-in requires Adobe Photoshop CS5 or later. Install or reinstall the
ATEM software after Photoshop is installed, to ensure the ATEM export plug-in is installed.
ATEM export plug-in
Setting up Plug-in Switcher Location
The first time the Photoshop export plug-in is run, it will ask you to select your switcher location.
This is the IP address of the switcher so the plug-in can find the switcher to communicate with.
By default, the IP is set to 192.168.10.240, which is what the switcher IP address is originally set
to when first sold. If you want to export several versions of the same Photoshop file, you can
use the export plug-in window to name each exported file and also choose whether to set the
files to a Media Player after export.
Preparing Graphics for Download
For best results, you will want to use a Photoshop document resolution that matches the video
standard you’re using with your ATEM switcher. For 8K you should use documents that are
7680 x 4320 pixels in resolution. For Ultra HD you should use documents that are 3840x2160
pixels in resolution. For 1080 HD you should use 1920 x 1080 pixels in resolution. For 720p HD
formats you should use 1280 x 720 pixels. For PAL standard definition you should use
720 x 576 and for NTSC you should use 720 x 486 pixels resolution documents.
When working with Photoshop documents for ATEM, you should not put any content on the
background layer, but add all content to the layers above. The background layer should always
be plain full frame black and you should use a pre-multiplied key setting in the ATEM keyers for
keying graphics from Photoshop.
174Operating your ATEM Switcher