Blackmagic Design announced a new family of portable ATEM SDI live production switchers with professional 3G-SDI connections. The ATEM SDI Switchers are available in stock and start at $345.

Customers get four SDI inputs on the ATEM SDI and ATEM SDI Pro ISO models and eight SDI inputs on the ATEM SDI Extreme ISO model. All SDI inputs feature standards converters and re-sync. Customers also get DVEs for picture-in-picture effects. The USB works as a webcam for connecting video to computers, while the Pro and Extreme models feature built-in streaming.

ATEM SDI’s design includes both a control panel as well as connections. The front panel includes buttons for selecting sources, video effects and transitions. Blackmagic says the source buttons are “large, so it’s possible to use it by feel, letting the presenter do the switching.” Customers also get buttons for audio mixing. The ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models have buttons for recording and streaming control, as well as output selection buttons that let customers change the video output between programs, direct camera feeds and the multiview. On the rear panel, there are SDI connections for cameras, extra microphone inputs, USB for the webcam plus multiple SDI “aux” outputs for program video.

With the four or eight video inputs, depending on the model, ATEM SDI lets customers connect multiple cameras for different views of the performance. All video sources will re-sync to the switcher, even if they operate at different video standards.

ATEM SDI Pro and ATEM SDI Extreme models have a built in hardware streaming engine for livestreaming via their Ethernet connections. If users are doing live production on location, then the ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models support connecting an Apple or Android phone to the USB port to use mobile data. It’s also a backup for the main Ethernet connection.

The ATEM SDI Pro and Extreme models also support direct recording of their streaming data to USB flash disks. That means customers get long recordings in the same H.264 video files with AAC audio that customers streamed, so customers can directly upload to any online video site, such as YouTube or Vimeo. Recording to multiple disks is also supported via a USB hub, so when a disk fills, recording can continue to a second disk so customers get nonstop recording. Record settings and disk selection are set up in ATEM Software Control, and customers can also display the recording status in the multiview.

Each 3G-SDI video input features its own dedicated standards converter. That means ATEM SDI will automatically convert 1080p, 1080i and 720p sources to the switcher video standard. The SDI outputs are true “aux” outputs so customers can independently customize the source video routed to each SDI output. All outputs can be connected to cameras as they include camera control and tally information. On the more powerful ATEM SDI Pro and ATEM SDI Extreme models, the SDI output can also be selected to display the built-in multiview.

Full List of ATEM SDI Switcher Features

• Features miniaturized control panel-based design.
• Supports connecting up to eight cameras or computers.
• Livestream 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.
• Four upstream ATEM Advanced Chroma keyers on ATEM SDI Extreme model.
• Up to six independent DVEs on ATEM SDI Extreme model.
• Customizable 16-way multiview on ATEM SDI Extreme model.

All of them are here: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/atemsdi/techspecs/W-APS-30