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Blackmagic Atem Mini Pro - with MS Teams
Hi Dschwieder
It is recommended to use your Blackmagic device only for mixing audio and video. You can share your slides on a Teams Meeting or Live Event from your computer. Microsoft is continuously improving Teams with new features and performance improvements.
Regards,
Adil Yoosuf
Hi adilyoosuf ,
I have the same setup with the ATEM Mini Pro. I face the problem that the output resolution (the output from the ATEM Mini Pro into the MacBook and than into Teams) is Fine on my MS Teams view but nearly very bad on the attendees view. The picture is always a bit blurry. When i share a PPT Presentation via the ATEM Mini Pro i to MS Teams the picture is blurry and changes the Resolution from Time to Time.
Hence the output experience for the viewer is very bad. I already checked bandwith of my Internet. The upload and Download stream is Fine.
Is MS Teams reducing the Resolution of the ATEM Mini Pro Input?
What is the recommended solution by Microsoft for this problem?
How are you outputting your signal? USB (as a webcam) or HDMI?
If you’re outputting via USB then you’ll be doubly compressing the image. Once out of the USB (as MJPEG) and then again as it’s encoded for transmission.
I noticed the quality improved a lot when I output over HDMI into the computer. You will require a HDMI input solution however.
Also, I don’t think you can expect the quality to match that of sharing your screen. I assume Teams will treat any primary video input as though it’s a webcam and always prioritise the quality of screen sharing over that.
I also noticed in my tests last night that audio from my HDMI inputs was horrendous. The audio over the line in/mic sounded great however.
Teams really isn’t setup to accommodate live switches. Which is a shame.
JayfieldHi, thanks for checking and the interesting input.
We're using notebooks, so HDMI unfortunately is not an option. In particular, with the audio issue you mentioned. It's quite convenient to to mix audio and have one channel for video and audio to the notebook. I think I'll have to find alternatives for one-to-many webcasts for paying participants.
Appreciate your contribution!
robert_rudolphI am trying to solve the very same problem. I believe there will be solutions as the market for online lectures grows, but all tips and tricks at the moment are welcome.
