Blackmagic Design Announces New ATEM SDI Switchers for Broadcasters

Blackmagic Design has announced a new family of portable ATEM SDI live production switchers with professional 3G-SDI connections.

Designed for broadcasters, the new ATEM SDI family is designed to be fast to set up and easy to use, according to Blackmagic Design CEO Grant Petty. Even with their small size, ATEM SDI switchers are surprisingly powerful with standards converters on all inputs, a built in Fairlight audio mixer with 6 band parametric EQ, compressor and limiter on all inputs, internal DVEs, chroma keyers, professional transitions and more, he adds. 

Customers get 4 SDI inputs on the ATEM SDI and ATEM SDI Pro ISO models and 8 SDI inputs on the ATEM SDI Extreme ISO model. Plus all SDI inputs feature standards converters and re-sync. Customers even get DVEs for picture in picture effects. The USB works as a webcam for connecting video to computers, while the Pro and Extreme models feature built in streaming. ATEM SDI Switchers are available immediately from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide from US$345.