Max Schlösser wrote:Hey,
thanks for the answer. So do you have a "smooth" way to use another source. My first tought was a PC which I connect like a camera...but them the viewer can see the player and that looks a little bit shabby.
You have a couple of options to solve this problem with a PC:
1. Basic single monitor setup
If your PC has a graphics card that only supports a single monitor, you can still achieve the video play with what you want to do. Using a video player like VLC you can cue your video, pause it, and then set the video player window to full screen. That removes all the window handles etc. Control the video from that point onwards with hotkeys if you need to stop/start while on display. Do all of your prep/cueing for this before you switch to the source on the ATEM.
The main issue with this is if you use hotkeys while the video is full screen it does show the video controls (e.g. the play/pause symbols) momentarily when you use them.
2. Dual Monitor + software with "projector" capability
If your PC supports dual monitors, then add the ATEM input as your second monitor. Then using software like Xsplit, you can have the software open on one monitor, load the video into it, and then select the option to output to a projector/2nd external monitor. This outputs the video you're playing "cleanly" and any controls that you press happen on the 1st monitor and are not visible to viewers.