Super Source Models:
ATEM Mini Extreme
ATEM 2 M/E
ATEM 4 M/E
ATEM Constellation
Moving from the original 1 M/E you would lose (4) HDMI inputs, the Analog Video Input, Composite Program out. Those are the main things. With the current 1 M/E 4k You would gain (4) SDI inputs and obviously 4k capability. You would also gain noise as the fans are a bit of a hassle but that's consistent throughout the line. If you wait until the warranty is up and replace them with better and also quieter units that's a win.
I doubt they will put streaming engines in the higher end switchers because they're really designed for a different market segment but I could be wrong. Typically in higher end productions you have roles split into different hardware. For instance I use Hyperdecks to do "ISO" recording of each input. There is no way that an ISO recording off an ATEM Mini Extreme will match that from my HD set to Prores 422. There are limitations.
Hope this helps clear things up for you.
Best,
David
TonyThigpen wrote:I wish BMD would put out a simple chart comparing the different versions/models of their switchers so it is easy to see what level I need for what I want to do. It's hard to pick out even something so simple as SuperSource without digging into the manuals or finding good pics of the back-side connections. I can't even figure out what I would loose just moving from my original (no longer supported) 1 M/E to the current 1 M/E.
FYI, right now, I feed the program output from the 1 M/E to a Mini-Pro to get the recording and streaming. It would just be so much nicer to have those features internal to the 1 M/E so I did not need all the extra wires and multiview monitors. (Without the multiview on the Mini-Pro, you can't see how good your outbound connection is buffering.)
Tony T.