Blackmagic ATEM Television Studio HD8 4K8

ATEM Studio HD8 4K8 Blackmagic Panel

Add an all-in-one live streaming switcher to your TV studio, remote production, or live venue with the ATEM Television Studio 4K8 from Blackmagic Design. This compact and redesigned live TV switcher is ideal for any streaming production, providing eight 12G-SDI inputs that support up to UHD 4K60 video, built-in live streaming, USB webcam support, a 58-channel audio mixer, chromatic keys, DVE, transitions, media players, internal recording, and talkback support. The switcher is also compatible with Blackmagic Cloud, so recordings of your shows can be immediately available from anywhere in the world.

Add an all-in-one live streaming switcher to your TV studio, remote production, or live venue with the ATEM Television Studio 4K8 from Blackmagic Design. This compact and redesigned live TV switcher is ideal for any streaming production, providing eight 12G-SDI inputs that support up to UHD 4K60 video, built-in live streaming, USB webcam support, a 58-channel audio mixer, chromatic keys, DVE, transitions, media players, internal recording, and talkback support. The switcher is also compatible with Blackmagic Cloud, so recordings of your shows can be immediately available from anywhere in the world.

Live Production
You get an incredibly powerful 8-input mixer with program and 10 auxiliary outputs, so you have everything you need for mobile production. That means you can connect up to 8 sources. Plus, you get professional camera control, talkback, and audio mixing, all designed in a familiar streaming panel.

Distribution
With a built-in hardware streaming engine, you can broadcast your event live to a global audience. Recording to H.264 files with AAC audio means you get the right format to upload to YouTube. In addition, you share live streams with your audience using the auxiliary outputs and large screens and projectors.

Production Switch Control
You'll get an advanced switcher for streaming, with built-in ATEM Advanced Chroma Keyers, Fairlight audio mixer, DVE, fixed storage for graphics, and more. Most features can be operated from the front panel, or you can use the free ATEM Control software on macOS or

Windows to access even more features.
Easy to set up and use
Simply press any of the buttons in the program row on the front panel to cut between video sources. Or you can pre-select a font in the preview row and then choose to cut or apply transitions by selecting the cut or auto buttons. You can select from exciting transitions, such as dissolve, or more dramatic effects, such as color immersion, DVE compression, and DVE nudge. You can even add a DVE for picture-in-picture effects with custom graphics. There are also media players that allow you to store graphics with alpha channels for titles and graphics that you can upload as live video inputs. Then, you'll be able to live stream the results.

Redesigned front panel
The front panel includes buttons for selecting sources, triggering transitions, and configuring video effects. In addition, the buttons are the same high-end type used in expensive transmission switches. You also get a built-in T-bar for manual transition control and a three-axis joystick. The front panel even has an innovative audio mixer control area with live metering on a dedicated LCD screen. There are also buttons for recording and streaming control, plus live auxiliary switching that allows you to switch the auxiliary outputs between the 8 cameras, program, preview, or multi-view.

Broadcast Style Mix Change/Effects
ATEM Television Studio uses a professional preview/program style of operation, which is exactly how large broadcasters use live production mixers. However, ATEM Television Studio can be switched to A/B style, which is easier when used by volunteers or community groups. However, if you want to operate the switcher like a streaming pro, then the program/preview is perfect. This means that a fountain won't go on air until you press the cut or auto button. This two-step process means you see what you're selecting before you publish it, so you make fewer mistakes.

Add Exciting Video Effects
One of the benefits of ATEM Television Studio is the range of built-in professional video effects. The cut button ensures instant cutting when switching between fonts. The T-bar fader can be used to perform the transition of video effects, or you can perform the transition automatically by pressing the auto button. Auto uses the transition duration set in the system control. You can also select the type of effect you want, including blending, which makes a smooth transition between sources, or immersion, which transitions through a third video source, such as a color generator. A wide range of SMPTE sweeps are included, plus DVE effects that slide or squeeze the image off the screen when transitioning between video sources.

Creative Transitions
ATEM Television Studio includes the same kind of transitions found in expensive broadcast switches. This means that effects and transitions can be customized in many different ways, making them surprisingly powerful. You'll never stop finding new ways to use them. This is because all transitions can be customized by adjusting parameters such as duration, border color, border width, position, and direction. You can even use the DVE with a sweep transition, where the DVE moves a graphic over the sweep edge. This is called graphic erasure and is often used in sports broadcasts. The preview transition button can be used to set up offline effects, which is great for eliminating errors.