Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro
Four-input HDMI live switcher that streams direct to YouTube or Twitch over Ethernet and records to USB drives - no streaming PC required.
4.4 / 5
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Highly recommended
Strengths
- Direct Ethernet streaming with hardware encoding - no dropped-frame streaming PC needed
- Simultaneous recording to a USB drive while live
- Ten-window multiview turns any monitor into a production gallery
Watch outs
- No 4K input or output - strictly an HD device
- 3.5mm mini-jack audio only, no XLR inputs
- HDMI audio runs slightly behind analogue sources, so mic-into-camera is the safest sync path
- Inputs 4 x HDMI type A, 10-bit HD switchable, 2-channel embedded audio each
- Video standards 720p, 1080p 23.98-60, 1080i 50/59.94/60 (no 4K)
- Outputs 1 x HDMI program/multiview out; USB-C (webcam out, drive recording, control)
- Streaming Built-in hardware encoder - direct RTMP/SRT to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook over Gigabit Ethernet
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By Rob Griffiths1 min read
- Inputs
- 4 x HDMI type A, 10-bit HD switchable, 2-channel embedded audio each
- Video standards
- 720p, 1080p 23.98-60, 1080i 50/59.94/60 (no 4K)
- Outputs
- 1 x HDMI program/multiview out; USB-C (webcam out, drive recording, control)
- Streaming
- Built-in hardware encoder - direct RTMP/SRT to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook over Gigabit Ethernet
- Recording
- H.264 .mp4 to external USB-C drives; hot-swap with Blackmagic MultiDock
- Multiview
- 10-view: program, preview, all inputs, media player, status displays
- Audio
- 2 x 3.5mm stereo mini-jack inputs; Fairlight 6-input/2-channel mixer with compressor, gate, limiter, 6-band parametric EQ
- Effects
- DVE (picture-in-picture with borders/shadows), 1 advanced chroma keyer, downstream keyer, transitions
- Media
- 1 media player, 20-still media pool
- Webcam mode
- Appears as a USB webcam (720p/1080p) for Zoom, Teams, OBS
- Power
- External 12V supply, ~30W; no power button