Blackmagic ATEM

Capabilities

An ATEM provides four capabilities to Pixelrush:

• Inputs — every input on the ATEM is exposed, with names read directly from the device and carried through to exports.
• Video buses — every M/E is exposed as a bus.
• Timecode — Pixelrush reads the ATEM's internal timecode generator over the network.
• Framerate — read automatically from the ATEM.

The ATEM does not need any special configuration beyond a static IP address on your local network.

Add the ATEM

1. Open Settings → Connections.
2. Select Add Connection.
3. Fill in the form:
   • Connection Name — a short label you will recognize later, for example Main ATEM.
   • IP Address — the ATEM's static IP address. Find or set this in the ATEM Setup utility, which ships with the ATEM Software Control bundle.
4. Select Add Connection to save.

Verify the connection

The status indicator next to the connection name changes to Connected once the link is established. The connection row shows the ATEM's live timecode updating in real time. If source names display generically as Input 1, Input 2, and so on, the ATEM has not reported a name for those inputs. Set or change input names in ATEM Software Control and Pixelrush will pick them up.

If the status stays on Connecting, see the Troubleshooting guide.

Known issues

• Timecode appears frozen. On some ATEM firmware versions, network timecode updates pause between cuts and transitions, so the live timecode in the connection row can appear to freeze between events. Recorded cuts are still timestamped accurately at the frame they fire. Only the live display is affected.