Blackmagic Studio Camera User Manual Smartphone Setup

Connect a smartphone to your camera’s USB-C expansion port using a USB-C cable. This connection lets you set up fast and be streaming to the world in any location where your smartphone has a 4G or 5G cellular connection.

Settings

The first step to setting up your smartphone for internet streaming is to make sure it has hotspot activated.

1. On your iOS device open settings>personal hotspot and make sure the ‘allow others to join’ option is on.

2. You will see a message appear asking whether to trust the connected computer. Select ‘trust’ and a green tethering icon will be visible on the screen. This is how you can verify the connection is working. The tethering icon will appear when enabled

Your smartphone’s clock will always appear within a green background icon while tethering is enabled.

For Android devices, swipe the screen to display the quick menu. Press and hold the hotspot icon and then turn on USB tethering.

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TIP Once you have finished streaming, we recommend turning off tethering on your phone to save your phone’s battery life.

Setting the ATEM Camera ID

The ATEM camera ID is a setting in your camera’s menu settings that determines which SDI input your Studio Camera 6K Pro is connected to on the ATEM switcher. When the camera ID corresponds to the switcher’s input number, your camera will detect tally data for that input and tally and camera control will work correctly.

For more information on setting your camera’s ATEM Camera ID, refer to the ‘setup settings’ section earlier in this manual.

Creating the XML File

To create an XML settings file connect ATEM Streaming Bridge to the internet by plugging a network cable from the ‘Ethernet’ port to an internet router or network switch. Connect ATEM Streaming Bridge to your computer using a USB-C cable and launch ATEM Setup.

In the setup tab, confirm the network settings are correct and select ‘Internet’ from the ‘stream service’ options. You should see a ‘visible worldwide’ message in the internet status box. This means everything is working correctly.

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A Note About Port Forwarding

If you see a port forwarding or UPnP error in the ‘internet status’ box you will need to ask your internet provider or network administrator to set up port forwarding on your internet connection to ‘TCP port 1935’.

Exporting the XML File

Once you have confirmed your settings in the ATEM Setup tab and have successfully connected your ATEM Streaming Bridge to your network or the internet, you can export the XML setup file.

1. Click the ‘external ATEM Mini Pro’ tab in the top right of the window.

2. Click in the ‘platform’ box and type a new name. This name will be the name listed in the remote Blackmagic Studio Camera’s platform menu.

3. Select the quality you want to stream. This setting will set the quality setting in the remote studio camera.

4. Click the ‘Save ATEM Settings’ button, choose a location on your computer to save the XML file and click ‘save’.

5. You can now email the saved XML file to the remote operator.

Loading the XML File

To import an XML settings file in to your studio camera, copy the file to a USB-C flash disk.

1. On the ninth page of your camera’s setup menu, tap on the button labeled ‘import settings’.

2. At the top of the screen, tap the flash disk where the xml settings file is saved. Tap the file name and then tap ‘import’. After the setup file has been successfully imported, the ATEM Streaming Bridge will automatically be selected in your camera’s platform menu.

All you need to do now is tap your camera’s live stream button to turn the stream ‘on’.

You can test your setup is working by getting the switcher operator at the studio to switch to your camera. You will see the tally light illuminate on the camera including a red tally border around the camera’s LCD. When your camera is switched to the preview output, the tally will illuminate green.

Try adjusting the iris and pedestal in ATEM Software Control’s camera page to test camera control