Livestream
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro ISO
$85/day$255 / week (3× day)
A four-input HDMI live switcher with a hardware streaming engine — cuts, dissolves, chroma key, DVE and a Fairlight audio mixer, streaming over ethernet while recording all four inputs plus program as separate files.
When it’s the right call
Multi-camera events, podcasts and streams switched LIVE — cut between four cameras, stream direct to YouTube/Twitch, and record an ISO file of every input so you can re-edit the show afterward. One box replaces a control room.
Where to set it up
Four HDMI cameras in, ethernet out to stream, USB to a computer as a webcam; label your buttons before doors open.
Get the most out of it
- ISO recording is the killer feature: fix any bad live cut in post
- Use FX3/Pocket cameras as inputs for a cinematic stream
- Build picture-in-picture for demos and interviews on the fly
- Rehearse your cuts — live switching is a performance