
Just as many modern cell phones no longer have headphone jacks and force users to hang a dongle from their charging port or listen to audio on a Bluetooth device, the entire ATEM Mini line forces operators to monitor audio downstream.


All three models also have two 3.5mm audio inputs, and all lack a headphone output ( Figure 2, below). All three models have scalers on each input to scale and convert signals to your choice of HD 1080 progressive resolutions at 24/30/60p. The Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro ISO Similarities and Differences between the ATEM Mini and the Mini ProsĪll three ATEM Mini models feature the same 4 HDMI inputs that can input 7 resolutions at 24p, 30p, 60i, or 60p, in both drop-frame and non-drop-frame rates. Do read those previous two reviews to get a full picture of the entire lineup, because I’m not going to repeat everything.įigure 1.

In this article, I’m going to summarize my previous reviews of the $295 ATEM Mini and $595 ATEM Mini Pro, and compare and contrast these two models with the new $895 ATEM Mini Pro ISO ( Figure 1, below). If you have ever wondered how far you can stretch $300, you need not look any farther than the Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini video switcher lineup for extreme examples of exceptional value at different multiples.
