Blackmagic Design unveils ATEM Television Studio HD8, a line of all-in-one live production switchers that combine broadcast features with portability. These new switchers feature broadcast grade control panels with advanced features such as streaming and recording. There is also an ISO model that can record all video inputs and can connect to up to 8 remote cameras. These new switchers also support live streaming, talkback and optional internal storage. ATEM Television Studio HD8 is now available from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide from $2,995.

The new ATEM Television Studio HD is a professional live production switcher built into a broadcast control panel so it can be used for high end work while retaining its portability. This is a powerful switcher with 8 standards converted SDI inputs, 2 aux outputs, 4 chroma keyers, 2 downstream keyers, SuperSource, 2 media players and many transitions. It also includes hardware streaming, recording, audio mixer, talkback, multi-view and optional internal cloud storage. There’s also an ISO model that records all 8 inputs for editing.

While ATEM Television Studio HD is a compact design, it still includes very powerful broadcast features. Customers get an advanced broadcast grade switcher, with built in ATEM Advanced Chroma Keyers, Fairlight audio mixer, DVE, still store for graphics and much more. Most of the features can be operated from the front panel, or customers can use the free ATEM Software Control on Mac or Windows to access even more features. With a little fun experimentation it’s possible for anyone to create high end broadcast quality live television.

Customers can select from exciting transitions such as dissolve, or more dramatic effects such as dip to color, DVE squeeze and DVE push. Customers can even add a DVE for picture in picture effects with customized graphics. There are also media players which let customers store graphics with alpha channels for titles and graphics that customers can load as live video inputs. Then customers can live stream the results.

The ATEM Television Studio HD front panel includes buttons for selecting sources, triggering transitions and setting up video effects. Features also include a built-in t-bar for manual transition control. The front panel includes an audio mixer control area with live metering on a dedicated LCD.

With 8 3G-SDI video inputs, ATEM Television Studio HD lets customers connect multiple cameras for different views of the performance. All video sources will re-sync to the switcher, even if they operate at different video standards, ensuring that technical issues are less of an occurrence.

Another key benefit of ATEM Television Studio is the range of professional built-in video effects. The t-bar fader can be used to transition video effects, or one can have it transition automatically by pressing the auto button. There is a wide range of SMPTE wipes included, plus DVE effects that slide or squeeze the image off screen when transitioning between video sources.

The built in media pool stores broadcast quality graphics and animations that can be played back using the built in media players. For highest quality, all media supports RGB colorspace with alpha channel, allowing transparency and layering. The media pool can hold 20 HD resolution stills. Motion graphics clips for animations and stingers can be up to 400 frames in 720HD and 200 frames in 1080HD.

ATEM Television Studio HD supports multiple languages in the menus and in the ATEM Software Control, all of which is customizable to the language preference. Customers receive support for English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Polish and Ukrainian languages.

If users are building a podcasting studio or customers need more microphones, then the ATEM Microphone Converter allows audio input expansion. It connects to the ATEM Television Studio using the MADI port, so there’s no complex setup and customers can daisy chain units to add more inputs. Each converter has 4 analog inputs that are mic/line selectable and have phantom power.

“These new ATEM Television Studio HD8 switchers are amazing as they pack so many features into an extremely portable design,” said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. “However we also wanted them to be high end broadcast grade switchers so customers don’t have to compromise. We have achieved this as they feature full broadcast control panels, innovative audio mixing, plus streaming and recording all built in. It’s very exciting!”

ATEM Television Studio HD8 Features

• All in one switcher and control panel design.
• Supports connecting up to 8 x SDI cameras.
• Wide range of professional video effects included.
• Internal media for stills and motion graphics.
• 4 ATEM Advanced Chroma Keyers for green/blue screen work.
• Includes SuperSource multi layer processor with 4 DVEs.
• 8 x standards converted 3G-SDI inputs.
• 9 x 3G-SDI program video outputs and 2 x 3G-SDI aux outputs.
• Audio mixer supports limiter, compressor, 6 band EQ and more!
• 16 way multiview for monitoring all cameras on a single monitor.
• Live stream via Ethernet or mobile phones via USB.
• Records to USB flash disks or optional internal cloud storage.
• USB output operates as a webcam and supports all video software.
• ISO model supports recording all video inputs for later editing.
• ISO model records a DaVinci Resolve project file.
• Supports remote internet connected cameras on ISO model.
• Includes free ATEM Software Control for Mac and Windows.
• Localized for 13 popular languages.
• Expands audio inputs with ATEM Microphone Converter.

See Blackmagic Design at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas in Booth N2601.