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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
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!