The ATEM Switcher Update 6.3 adds power macros that let users operate dozens of switcher features instantly with a single button press. The update is available free of charge for all ATEM switcher customers and includes the latest Ultra HD ATEM Production Studio 4K models, the ATEM Television Studio, and the older discontinued ATEM Production Switchers. The new power macros allow complicated setups to be predefined so dozens of settings can be selected with the push of a button, ensuring high production values and absolute error-free live switching. Complex scenes can be recalled or animated in realtime using the new built in power macros.
Macros will always ensure automated sequences are precisely timed actions and can include transitions between video sources, graphics, media pool assets, key effects, audio mixer adjustments, camera control settings, and even time delays, allowing macros to be used to create animations over time. Custom macros can be built using the ATEM software control on Mac and Windows, or directly on the ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E hardware control panels. They can also be copied between switchers and saved as XML files.
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