A new way to control your ATEM switcher! See audio levels and adjust it, while you switch along. Or set aux sources. Adjust stream settings easy. Control and animate your SuperSource and DVEK PiP boxes.
TouchDirector App
TouchDirector ATEM Panel app to control every ATEM switcher from ATEM Mini to the ATEM Constellation in broadcast panel style.
With the app the user is able to control animated SuperSource Multi PIP, animated DVEK Multi PIP, animated combined Multi PiP from SuperSource (optionally cascaded) and DVE Key (number of PiP depends on ATEM type), StreamDeck support for SuperSource compositions via Companion support, requires (Mac/PC. running Bitfocus Companion, load Companion plugin from the LiveSkills website)
The user can control Macros, Audio, PVW/PGM row, Transition/Key/DSK, Aux sources, Key/DSK sources, worldwide Tally, Media Player control, streaming, recording, timecode and up to 2 HyperDecks.
PGM/PVW row is visible and switchable all the time, you can also swap PGM/PVW row to switch more comfortably on the iPad. PVW/PGM row and Key/DSK switches for all M/E of an ATEM switcher (number of buttons depends on iPad screen).
See all audio channels (even MADI) levels live and adjust them while controlling other parts of the ATEM. Audio setup popup for every channel with on/off, tie, volume and balance slider.
Control up to 48 AUX sources (with ATEM Constellation 4M/E 4K Plus, less with other ATEM due to there Aux configuration), Key and DSK sources in broadcast style view and set them while at the same time switching channels controls are available.
Choose stills and clips in the ATEM integrated Media Player, tie clips with DSK or Transition (Media player 1 – 4).
Easy streaming management with simple copy and paste of streaming keys into the app.
Setup for recording (ATEM Mini and Extreme) and timecode preset for all ATEMs.
Worldwide Tally functionality via LiveSkills tally server with the free "WorldTally client" App for iPhone (up to 4 clients included).
All ATEM macros can be managed, assigned to app buttons, and played back with timer or repeatedly
Guides, Overview and Connection Diagram
New in TouchDirector 6
- Redesigned SuperSource control. It now has an option to handles SuperSources plus DVEKs simultaneously. I.e. You can handle (and animate) up to 12 PiP (with ATEM Constellation 8K or 4K Plus SuperSource cascaded plus 4 x DVE Key in M/E1). Number of PiP Depends on supported SuperSources and DVEKs of the connected ATEM switcher (for Example ATEM Mini has 4 SuperSource PiP and 2 DVE Key PiP = 6 PiP to handle as once). You can choose to animate SuperSource 1, SuperSource 2, SuperSource cascaded, M/E 1 DVE Keys independently or simultaneously in a combined composition.
- Macro driven animation of SuperSource boxes and also up to 4 DVE key boxes with realtime generated macros. TouchDirector is generating, sending and executing animation macros in realtime.
- This revolutionary solution makes animation much smoother, for SuperSource animation in progressive formats and for DVE Key animation in high quality in all progressive and interlaced formats.
- SuperSource wasn't intended for animation by Blackmagic Design, but DVE Key PIP was. With the new LiveSkills macro driven DVEK animation the user can generate PIP animation in high quality (number of DVEK PIP boxes depends on ATEM type).
- Network connection is no longer critical part as in other solutions, which doesn't create macros like TouchDirector but instead fires many commands to the ATEM to move and resize the PiP boxes.
- Users are now able to create complex DVE Key (DVEK) animations with up to 4 PiP boxes in a single composition and to use it in the same manner as SuperSource compositions. Those compositions can be saved, animated and assigned to quick buttons like a SuperSource composition.
- StreamDeck support for SuperSource compositions via Companion support, requires (Mac/PC running Bitfocus Companion, please load Companion plugin from the LiveSkills website, manual for importing plugin into Companion is attached)
- Added all new Constellation models up to Constellation 4M/E 4K plus with 80 inputs and 48 outputs.
- Select sources for up to 48 (depends on ATEM type) aux out in a broadcast panel design with customizable buttons.
- Select sources for all upstream keys and all DSK keys in a broadcast panel design with customizable buttons.
- Expandable key section, shows up to 6 Key buttons in the transition area.
- Control up to 4 ATEM integrated Media Player (up to 4 by Constellation 8K and 4K Plus)
TouchDirector and TouchDirector Mini iOS Apps are compatible with all iPads running iOS 14.0 or higher.
„TouchDirector“ for all ATEM switcher:
„TouchDirector Mini“ for all ATEM Mini and Extreme:
But wait, there is more
- Save your Multi PIP compositions to your iCloud or other cloud services or share it with other iOS devices
- You can replace a saved SuperSource configuration with a currently loaded configuration without having to re-enter the name (pre-filled file name).
- Saving a modified SuperSource configuration also updates the previews. This eliminates the need to reload a QuickComposition.
- Zoom up and down every single box e.g., to bring a talk guest from a discussion into front and back to the composition. Simply switch on the "single box zoom button", and every box tapped by your finger will expand or collapse again, with just a touch on the visualized Multi PiP tool in the app or with Laptop connected Stream Deck and Companion!
- Send all PiP boxes out of the screen after preparing. Then bring only the background on air and all boxes with a quick composition button animated back to the screen - an amazing effect!
- Built in easing and ramp for run in and run out for all animations related to video project framerate.
- Easy streaming setup for ATEM Mini Pro/ISO/Extreme with TouchDirector App for iPad. Copy and paste your streaming data and start streaming instantly without complicated XML editing.
- Monitor your stream quality with the "Streaming data rate monitor", which records the data rates every second. Export streaming protocol e.g. for your client as chart in PNG format. Optionally, streaming rate images can automatically be saved to iCloud folder, e.g. for documenting streaming quality of an event.
- Send tally to your remote camera operators and connect to them with a text chat. Stay in contact with your team using free "WorldTally Client" App text chat (free: max. 4 participants)
- Connect 1 or 2 HyperDecks (all models) and use it as fully automated integrated media player for pre-produced clips or key-animations (use fill and key output at the HyperDeck Mini for alpha channel clips).
- Play back your key animations tied with DSK 1 and 2 or chained up with a transition (with HyperDeck Mini in ProRes 4444 with Alpha).
- Generate clip lists with mark in and out and set repeat for your clips stored on your HyperDeck and HyperDeck Mini.
- Assign your HyperDeck inputs related to their physical inputs in the Deck Assignments, also for Key and Fill.
- Control your Key and DSK pre multiplying in one view in the Key Assignment settings.
- Assign your DVE Key PiP boxes to your desired upstream key in the Key Assignment settings.
- Recording functionality: Besides controlling streaming, you are able to control the recording functionality of an ATEM Mini/Extreme with up to 2 connected SSDs. Switch between the SSD, set "record all cameras" as also "ISO recording" if using ATEM "ISO" switcher types.
- Timecode functionality: TouchDirector can now set ATEM time code type and preset time code in the new recording area.
TouchDirector iOS App is compatible with all iPads running iOS 14.0 or higher.
TouchDirector Mini iOS App is compatible with all iPads running iOS 14.0 or higher.
Both TouchDirector apps are compatible with Blackmagic ATEM software 8.9 and higher (lowest supported firmware: 8.0), we try to update TouchDirector as fast as possible to every new ATEM software update.
TouchDirector App is compatible with all ATEM switchers. Beginning with version 4.1.2 of TouchDirector the first generation Blackmagic Design ATEM switchers are also supported.
TouchDirector Mini is compatible with all ATEM Mini and Extreme types.
We try to update our Apps to all new Blackmagic ATEM types as fast as possible.
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