Blackmagic ATEM TVS HD8 ISO vs SDI EXTREME ISO | Everything You Need To Know! 

Which ATEM would you buy today? Let me know below ⬇

Thank you for this video. It was a great help. For I'm researching stuff for creating a studio and future traveling location system. The demo on the remote camera was a great help. Really got my brain working. I'm currently working on a budget outline and I am sliding in a consulting budget for you. ;-) This and the "Final Lap" video really got my gears (pun intended) turning

I support the suggestion on the More of AUX Output as it is very important for live studio, I am using ATEM 4M/E which include 6 AUX

Was literally waiting for you to do a video on this before I committed to buying any. Thanks for the video, it was very helpful. HD8 ISO for me

Awesome video. Thank you, Alex, for the great comparison.

the atem extreme 4k will be the game changer i am waiting for. love small form factor.

So I gave this video a try, but then realized, not for me (get a lot out of many of your others though), but got busy and never stopped it. Glad I didn't, as the spot for Uno really caught my attention and will be checking them out!

Thank you Alex, do you have a course on streaming?

How does the TVS compare to the consteallation? Thanks for the video!

Alex, great video! Does the recent firmware upgrade for the streaming bridge (adding support for SRT) apply to the built-in streaming bridges in the HD8ISO as well? In other words, can the HD8ISO accept remote SRT feeds? Thanks in advance.

Hey, are able to output to 4 separate screen from the 4 SDI outputs of the Extreme ISO? If yes, can you choose what is displayed on which screen e.g. program on screen 1 and preview on screen 2?

I wish BMD would allow us to press the Start Recording button again while record is already running so it would automatically start recording to new files with a frame accurate transition.

Awesome & Thanks :)

@AlexPettitt Hello / in the Atem script can we use "AUX" insted of "camera" to fill the supersouce box . It will make me use only on supersource with interchangable camera input with the use of 2 AUX. Can Aux be looped in the SDI in of the HD8 with out dommage ?

Really waiting on a 4K ISO product. I don't want to string together a bunch of HyperDecks.. Native 4K ISO and DaVinci file is the dream!

Could you stream RTMP from a BGH1 so the only cable going into the BGH1 is the network/POE cable?

I appreciate you man forreal

Hi I am looking for some information. Please help me. I am looking for minimum 12 inputs with 10 output switcher with multi window options to show on my projectors. Also I am looking for HDMI . I saw this video and see it has 8 input and 10 out put but on SDI can I convert this to HDMI using SDI to HDMI converter.

Can you do instant slow mo playback while streaming live game?

I have the Atem mini pro iso and want to know what samsung ssd to pair with it. Have read multiple threads of people having problems and Blackmagics list is out of date.

wish the new Blackmagic Video Assist has network port also so it can be use for atem tvs hd8 iso

I would pay almost anything for a 4K ISO Model

Does anyone know why the remote source button isnt showing up on the atem software? I my laptop and the switcher connected via landline with the most updated software.

How connect same time 2 HDMI laptop. In 2024 no option or we want purchase connector cable ?

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I wonder if they'll ever have HLS encoding

Plesss my atem esx sdi iso 8 canal first camera 5 input stop working and 3&4why ?

I’ve been using the Extreme HDMI ISO for few years now and I’m very happy with it. I didn’t add any other BMD devices for playing video etc, mostly I’m using a computer to do that and stills for gfx because I’m a one man show most of the time. But I’m also a multimedia manager and a teacher and I do a lot of training for streaming etc. I read something that this new HD8 can play short videos. Can you clarify on that? Thanks!

What would be great is if they made the 8 SDI Program outputs as bi-directional, so I can choose how I wish to use them.. As there are 10 input select buttons on the panel, and then using shift, you can access the "back page" to select another 10 sources, it would open this switcher wide open... Just a thought!

I hope you can help me with this... I have a BMPPC 6K G2 and an Atem Mini Extreme Pro (HDMI), the issue occurs when I connect the camera to the atem, the settings on the camera changes (screen blinks) and cannot longer use the 16:9 ratio it seems blocked as well the ProRes codec, only remains some ratios with the BRAW codecs, but none are 16:9 ratios so always get black stripes on the PGM in the Atem mini. Note: This isn't happen with my BMPPC 4K. All firmwares are updated BTW. The only way that I found so far to fix it, is using an external monitor with I/O HDMI, connecting the camera to the monitor; with that the camera doesn't change codecs and I can use the 16:9 ratio and the monitor to the Atem. BUT, obviously I lost control over the camera like color correction and tally light, and I need those. Other way is converting the HDMI signal thought the BM Bidirectional converter HDMI to SDI and again SDI to HDMI. It works, the 16:9 ratio remains but losing again control over the camera. Surfing the web I found that connecting a second SDI cable to return the "control" and works, BUT in that second the cameras blink and change the codec and I ends right where I start, losing the 16:9. So, do you had any idea of what is going on here? You are my only hope Obi-wan, neither in BlackMagic support are catching my consult and always respond something else.

I’ve tried the bridge here in Australia and ran into two big hurdles that made it unusable in practical remote applications: 1- The Atem needs a static IP address, this can be very tricky to obtain especially when operating remotely without paying for special services. Certainly cant be done with a ordinary 5G modem alone. 2 - When trying the stream with the BM G2 broadcast camera, the bitrate was too high to be sustainable with the 4-5G mobile connections. Yes our internet isn’t great compared to other places in the world.

Uno Overlays looks nice but I wonder what the pricing will be. NewBlue Titler Live is $200 a month and Flowics from VizRT looks like it’s expensive too. Hopefully it’ll be reasonable or else customizing H2R Graphics CSS it is.

Soooo how do you get 4k using this?

Damn, both of these Switchers are amazing, I'd really like to get my hands on the ATEM TVS HD8 ISO. Great video Alex! I was so fortunate to get the ATEM Extreme Iso on sale for £600 (sale only lasted 48 hours) and it is the Ideal switcher for my current set up. I need to be on the go, so can't exactly have a big switcher with me, all my gear is HDMI based (I use Fiber HDMI to avoid converters as best as I can), and I only ever use 5 cameras max (so that leaves me 2 inputs for graphics and 1 for a PC input). Ideally I would like some XLR inputs as the 3.5mm ones can be very noisy, and I wouldn't deem them "Professional". Ironically I don't use the in built streaming encoder of the ATEM, as I'd rather have a "Hyperdeck High" ISO recording to work with than a lower res streaming recording, so I use a URayTech HEVC Encoder to do all the streaming work. I have a "Pelican type" case build for my ATEM which includes; A Raspberry Pi 4 for Companion & ATEM software control (which my Stream deck plugs into), an 8 port POE switch for networking everything together (and powering PTZ cameras), the URayTech Encoder (which gets a split of the program), 4 HDMI splitters with scalers (2 for the Multiview & Program, and 2 for some of the inputs), a BENQ 21.5 inch monitor mounted into the lid which gets a split of the Multiview and a feed from the Raspberry Pi, the ATEM Extreme Iso, a 6 socket surge protected power extension lead, and dual USB powered Fans to keep the whole case cool. On the outside of the case I used Keystone Wallplates (the kind you'd install on your wall), which has; 8 HDMI inputs, 5 HDMI outputs, 3 USB inputs, 1 Ethernet inputs, 4 Ethernet outputs, 3 powered USB outputs (for changing devices, or powering portable monitors), 2 3.5mm TRS inputs, 1 1/4 inch headphone output and 1 powercon locking connector input. Would I prefer to use SDI? Yes absolutely, but its completely out of my budget, and I'm lucky I was even able to get my hands on the ATEM Extreme Iso to begin with.

And, the TVS's ISO model STILL does not support SS in DaVinci Resolve post editing, we bought this behemoth a few weeks back as an upgrade to our in house video....... I can't believe that BMD has still not worked this out in this expensive a device... There are loads of requests for this as a feature update since as early as 2020 and nothing has been done about this..... I am loosing faith in them and this is VERY disappointing at this time that they are still ghosting our requests for this option!

It’s got a joystick of course I need the one with the joystick 😂

I think the SDI Extreme falls very short because of lack of XLR inputs for sound. Otherwise it would be a good alternative, but that is a dealbreaker for lots of us doing live shows.

A 4K with ISO would shake the market

Curious about the pnhub1 at 10:57. 🤔

You title indicated you were reviewing the SDI Extreme ISO against the TVS, but the entire video was about the TVS, which isn't close to my needs.

I went bigger and better years ago and lost my love for the craft. It’s become burdensome. Maybe if you have partners. Paying people leaves little corn on the cob. Keep it simple.