

Four upstream chroma keyers allows layering of camera footage over rendered backgrounds, enabling users to create professional, immersive virtual sets regardless of the location of the presenter. Combining a fully-featured broadcast sw¬itcher 'processing brain' and 'control panel' in an ultra-compact, lightweight enclosure, it can be used almost anywhere, allowing real-time control of up to eight HDMI video sources. But with COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing forcing people to seek more innovative ways of engaging remote audiences, it soon became clear that a more powerful option, capable of enhancing the production values of larger multi-camera broadcasts, was required.įor a fraction of the cost of traditional switchers at $1285, the purposeful design of ATEM Mini Extreme belies its powerful nature. The original ATEM Mini represented a highly affordable, portable and professional alternative. Often costing in excess of $20,000, they are virtually inaccessible to all but the most well-resourced facilities. Typically designed for mainstream broadcasters, live production chains consisting of separate rack-mounted switcher 'processing-brain' and 'control panel' are large, complex and expensive.
