The team at Blackmagic announced a new line of ATEM Mini products today. These models are the ATEM Mini SDI, SDI Pro and the SDI Extreme ISO.

ATEM Mini devices are pretty popular with popular live streamers, youtubers and content creators in general. Including my friend, PhotoJoseph.. The devices are quite useful in allowing a creator to run their own broadcast network as long as enough planning and effort is put in. I’ve previously spoken about the Extreme ISO on my channel, actually.

The main change with the new ATEM model is the input types. Previous models were packed with HDMI inputs. The new models use SDI input. This is an interface more popular in the broadcast camera space. Just like the previous ATEM family, it seems that the better value is to go with the Pro version or higher. Blackmagic mentions the features for the new SDI models below:

ATEM SDI Switchers Features

Features miniaturized control panel based design.
Supports connecting up to 8 cameras or computers.
Live stream via Ethernet on ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models.
Phone tethering for remote streaming via mobile data on ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models.
Records to USB disks in H.264 on ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models.
Automatically standards converts and re-syncs all SDI inputs.
Includes free ATEM Software Control for Mac and Windows.
4 upstream ATEM Advanced Chroma keyers on ATEM SDI Extreme model.
Up to 6 independent DVEs on ATEM SDI Extreme model.
Customizable 16 way multiview on ATEM SDI Extreme model.

The new ATEM Mini SDI models start at $395. Granted, I don’t advise going with the base model. The Pro is $795 and the Extreme ISO is available for $1495. More information can be found on the Blackmagic website. You can order an ATEM Mini SDI from the folks at Adorama.*

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Video creators looking to get a new Razor laptop may have a juicy incentive. The squad at VEGAS Creative is sweetening the pot with a FREE SIX MONTH subscription to VEGAS Post with the purchase of a qualifying Razer laptop if ordered by June 30, 2022.

Razer has been pretty popular in the gaming world for several years, which means that if you can do some extreme gaming on a device, there’s a likelihood that content creation can be quite snappy on the device. Usually, when you see a Razer laptop or desktop, it’s all RGB’d-up, but the internal components are usually those needed in handling high bandwidth video processing. All at a nice price.

The VEGAS Post package includes the following tools aimed to help out the content creators looking for a new rig:

VEGAS Pro 19 editing software

100GB of cloud storage
VEGAS Effects software for high-end compositing
VEGAS Image software for RAW image compositing
VEGAS Stream for high-production-value live streaming
VEGAS Content: Unlimited access to royalty-free HD and 4K video and/or audio clip downloads
SOUND FORGE Audio Studio
BorisFX Primatte chroma keying software

I’ve been playing around with Vegas Pro for video editing for my show and also been playing with BorisFX. There’s even a free Particle Illusion application from Boris FX that’s free and absolutely AMAZING for creating custom particle effects on your video. At some point, I’ll share some tutorials with that software.

To get the deal, order your Razer machine and follow the instructions on the image below. More information on the promo can be found here

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