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Animated SuperSource takes for Blackmagic ATEM switchers

The camera on program shrinks into its box while the slides come in beside it. Taking it out runs the other way and lands on whatever is on preview. The cut itself happens while both pictures are identical, so viewers don't see it.

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In development. The ATEM connection is written but hasn't been tested on a switcher yet. Until then, try it on the built-in simulator.

Program: Presenter cam

How a take works

  1. Preview shows the finished layout

    Load a layout and it goes to preview in its final form, so the director sees exactly what will go to air.

  2. The cut is invisible

    At the take, the box holding the source already on program starts full screen and uncropped. Program looks the same before and after the cut.

  3. The boxes move into place

    Every box moves frame by frame, on its own timing and easing: 35 frames for a 700 ms move at 1080p50. Going out, the box for the source on preview grows to full screen, then the switcher cuts to that source.

Which box starts full screen depends on what's on air. If program is the presenter camera, the presenter box does. If it's ME2 showing that camera, it still matches, unless ME2 has a key on air. If nothing matches, the layout cuts in as a normal SuperSource.

Takes from Companion (SS CUT and SS AUTO) animate. Takes from the switcher panel or ATEM Software Control don't, because the app only hears about them after the switcher has already cut.

Design tab

Drag, resize and crop boxes over the background. Each layout can carry one of your cutout templates as a guide, and a box fits to any of its holes in one click. Every source in a layout gets its own IN and OUT, so coming in from the slides can move differently from coming in from the camera.

Companion

A Companion module gives you SS CUT, SS AUTO and a button per layout. Layout buttons go green on preview and red on program. Take buttons go orange when an animated take is ready. Needs Companion 4.3 or later.

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Windows app

Windows 10 or 11. Runs in the tray on the control PC.

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Companion module

Import the .tgz under Modules in Companion 4.3 or later.

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Until the first release, build from source: clone the repo, run npm install, then npm run dev -w @sds/desktop. The README has the details.

Switchers

Model SuperSources Status
ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K 1 First to be tested
ATEM 2 M/E Constellation (HD and 4K) 1 Planned
ATEM 4 M/E Constellation 4K 2 Planned

Other ATEM models with SuperSource aren't on the test list. The app doesn't assume a model: it reads how many SuperSources and boxes the switcher has when it connects.