ATEM Television Studio HD SDI outputs not configurable

Those 4 SDI outputs sitting above the 4 inputs are only usable as PGM & talkback returns for BM cameras.
Such a stupid waste of space.

It would have been so simple via software to get a toggle enabling these PGM outs to become input-linked, looped outs.

What were the tech guys thinking ???

While BM products are usually well designed, there are always exceptions to the rule


As the saying goes :

Some people will never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity !



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This was discussed in other threads, why a new one ? .....

Indeed why another one.,. The reason BMD did this is very clear!! It is specifically designed with small studio setups in mind were you have 4 return videos to go to your cameras for control, Or if you need to record, stream etc. So you don't need an extra SDI splitter to run from this atem.

For why not make it switchable??!! Because of the way the switcher is build. All sdi and HMDI inpputs are on the main processor board.

The outputs are a kind of SDI splitter board hovering over that board. So physical it is not possible to have loop outs. Get a video hub in front of your atem and your problems are solved.