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- Real Name: Rob Rothkopf
I'm not sure that there is a built-in way to create a mark via the ATEM Mini, but one alternative might be to perform some switcher action that gets captured as part of the Resolve project file, but wouldn't be visible to users. For example, displaying a fully transparent graphic overlay one of the keyers or perhaps doing a cut to the currently selected video source (not sure if that will show up in the project if the source hasn't changed). Obviously this approach may not be ideal in all situations though.
Another thought is that it is possible to get the current switcher generated timecode through the ATEM SDK (using the RequestTimeCode function). So in principle this could be used to create a timecode event logger by logging the current timecode from the ATEM on demand (I'm not sure whether Bitfocus Companion currently supports getting the timecode via their ATEM module, but it might not be too hard for it to be added).
In some ways this timecode logging approach is more general purpose than having a built-in mark function as it would work on any ATEM switcher with timecode support (not just the ATEM Mini ISO). And it could also work if recording using some external recorders (like HyperDecks) or if editing in a different video editing program. If the timecode events were saved as an Edit Decision List (EDL) file in a supported format, then they could be imported into Resolve or another NLE in order to see markers for those events in the editing timeline.