Blackmagic HyperDeck Studio HD Plus

Blackmagic HyperDeck Disk Recorders Connecting to an ATEM Switcher

Blackmagic HyperDeck Studio HD Plus

If you’re using an ATEM switcher, you can plug in up to 4 Blackmagic HyperDeck disk recorders and control them using the ATEM software or hardware panel. This is a very powerful feature that effectively gives you an entire videotape department at your fingertips. You can also trigger recording on your HyperDeck from an ATEM switcher, which is a great way of making an archive copy of a live broadcast, or capturing B roll when live switching a production that will be fine tuned later.

ATEM switchers, such as the ATEM 2 M/E Constellation HD, can connect with up to four HyperDeck disk recorders

To connect HyperDecks to an ATEM switcher:

  1. Connect your HyperDeck to the same network as your ATEM Switcher and note its IP address. Your HyperDeck’s IP address can be found via its front panel and LCD menu by entering the ‘setup’, then ‘Ethernet’ menus from the main menu. Alternatively, you can access your HyperDeck’s IP address on your Mac or PC via the ‘configure’ tab in Blackmagic HyperDeck Setup utility.

  2. Connect one of your HyperDeck’s SDI or HDMI outputs to an SDI or HDMI source input on your ATEM Switcher.

  3. If you want to use your ATEM Switcher to trigger recording on your HyperDeck, you’ll also need to connect a video source to your HyperDeck. Simply connect an SDI or HDMI source to your HyperDeck as usual. To record your ATEM switcher’s program output, connect one of your switcher’s auxiliary SDI outputs to your HyperDeck’s SDI input.

  4. Enable remote by pressing the remote button on HyperDeck’s front panel, or via the LCD menu on HyperDeck Studio Mini, to allow remote control from the switcher.

  5. Complete the connection process by entering your HyperDeck’s source and IP address information into your ATEM software or ATEM broadcast panel. This is very straightforward and laid out in your ATEM switcher manual.

    Make sure your HyperDeck has remote set to ‘on’ in the LCD menu, or via the control panel remote button, to enable Ethernet control with an ATEM switcher

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