Control software included: Free included ATEM Software Control Panel for Mac 10.14 Mojave, Mac 10.15 Catalina, Mac 11 Big Sur or later and for Windows 10 in 64 bit only.

There's never been a switcher that’s easier to use, as you simply press any of the input buttons labelled by number on the front panel to cut between video sources. You can choose between cut or effects transitions by selecting the cut or auto buttons. Configurable to 16, 13, 10, 7 or 4 up views including Program, Preview, 8 HDMI inputs, SuperSource, Clean Feed, Media Player, Streaming Status, Recording Status and Audio Meters. You can mic in audio, add transitions, effects and even overlay graphics and video all in real-time. Although almost everything can be handled directly through the hardware, you need to access the ATEM Software control when it comes to loading graphic.In addition, this model has 4 chromakeys, 6 DVEs for picture-in-picture displays, 2 media players and a multiviewer with up to 16 views. You can now very simply switch between each camera using the ATEM Extreme, and the feed will stream as normal but with the multi-camera ATEM Mini Pro This model includes all the features found in ATEM Mini, plus more! You get recording direct to USB flash disks in H.264 plus direct streaming via the Ethernet to YouTube Live and more. There's also a multiview with 4 cameras, media, preview and program plus status of recording, streaming and audio.

ATEM Software control is a little daunting to use on the first run, but once you work out that there is no live stream view in the interface and make yourself familiar with the different screens, it all starts to make sense. A feature introduced with the Pro was the multiview option; this enabled you to display the live feed from each camera on a single screen. With the ATEM Extreme, this now extends to 16 possible feeds, those from the cameras, media devices and information from the ATEM Mini. Recording video: 1 programme output to record an H.264 MP4 file in the set streaming quality and according to ATEM video standard with AAC audio

Managing Live to Air Graphics

ATEM Mini switchers make it easy to create professional multi camera productions for live streaming to YouTube and innovative business presentations using Skype or Zoom! Simply connect ATEM Mini and you can switch live up to 8 high quality video camera inputs for dramatically better quality images. Or connect a computer for PowerPoint slides or gaming consoles. The built in DVE allows exciting picture in picture effects, perfect for commentary! There are loads of video effects too! All ATEM Mini models have USB that works like a webcam so you can use any streaming software while the ATEM Mini Pro and ATEM Mini Extreme models add live streaming and recording to USB disks. ATEM Mini even has secret broadcast features for high end work! x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 for external drive recording, webcam out, software control, software updates and panel connection. ATEM Mini ATEM Mini is fast to set up and easy to use. It includes 4 standards converted HDMI inputs, USB webcam out, HDMI out, Fairlight audio mixer with EQ and dynamics, DVE for picture in picture, transition effects, green screen chroma key, 20 stills media pool for titles and free ATEM Software Control.

At this point, it’s worth pointing out that there are two versions of the ATEM Mini Extreme, the standard, which we’re looking at in this review and the ISO. Imagine a simple three-camera setup – presenter on camera one, wide studio shot on camera 2 and guest on camera 3. You’re shooting live so you can’t edit after filming so instead, you have a box with buttons showing Cam 1, Cam 2 and Cam 3. You then tap the button for the camera that you want the viewers to see and the video feed switches. Essentially editing on the fly. I found that even when using the ATEM Mini Extreme in this way, having the multiview output monitor was essential, just so you know what’s live and what’s not. Switching to the network Each of the HDMI inputs feature their own dedicated standards converter. That means ATEM Mini will automatically convert 1080p, 1080i and 720p sources to the switcher video standard! By default the switcher will set its video format automatically, however you can also set the switcher to any video standard! The HDMI outputs are a true "aux" output so you can clean switch each HDMI input to the output. You can even "direct" switch input 1 to the HDMI output for low latency eSport productions. Plus the ATEM Mini Extreme models support 2 low latency direct loops! On the more powerful ATEM Mini Pro and ATEM Mini Extreme models, the HDMI output can be selected to display a full multiview! Open up any streaming app such as Zoom, select ATEM Extreme from the webcam list and the ATEM Extreme will then act as a webcam.

Elegant and Intuitive Interface

One of the features that stands out with the ATEM is the video transitions. These feature swipes and fades that can be applied to the live stream video switch. Adjusting type, time and effect can all be done through the physical buttons, making it very easy to understand.