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ATEM ISO recording writes every camera on the switcher to its own file, next to the program. VRA turns ISO on, starts the ATEM's recorder with the show and brings each file into Clips, so a clip can come from any camera.

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What VRA does with ATEM ISO recordings.

ISO on, from VRA

Turn on ISO record all inputs in the ATEM settings in VRA Cloud. VRA applies it each time it connects to the switcher.

Every camera, its own recording

The program file and each input file arrive in Clips as separate recordings, so you cut from the wide shot or from one presenter.

Named after the show

With renaming on, VRA sends the programme name to the ATEM before it records, so the folder on the disk and the recordings in Clips carry it.

Starts and stops with the schedule

With Scheduling sync on, the recorder runs while a programme is on air. Keep it running off air, or exclude programmes you never keep.

Two disks, in order

Pick the disk the ATEM records to first and the one it moves on to when that is full. The status panel shows the time left on each.

Recorder errors in sight

The status panel shows recording state, duration, file name and recorder errors, like a missing or full disk, next to the record button.

How to set it up.

Requirements

An ATEM switcher with a built-in recorder. VRA only shows the ISO switch when the model supports ISO recording.
A disk on the ATEM, shared on the network and mounted on the PC that runs the Media Server.
The Media Server, version 4.7.12 or newer.

Connect a disk to the ATEM and share it on the studio network, then mount that share on the studio PC running VRA.
In VRA Cloud, open Settings, Clips, Media connections. Add an ATEM and click Discover devices to find it, or enter its address.
Click Configure. Choose the disks for working set 1 and 2 and turn on ISO record all inputs.
Open Ingest sources, add an ATEM source that uses this connection and point it at the mounted share.
Record a short test from VRA and check that the program and each input appear in Clips.

Full setup guide

ATEM ISO recordings questions

Which ATEM models record ISO files with VRA? +

ATEM switchers with a built-in recorder and ISO recording, like the ATEM Mini Pro ISO and ATEM Mini Extreme ISO. VRA reads the model from the switcher and only offers the ISO switch when it supports it. Ask us to check a model before you buy.

Are the ISO files grouped with the program recording? +

Each file is its own recording in Clips. With renaming on, the program and every input of one show carry the same programme name.

How do the ATEM recordings get to VRA? +

The ATEM shares its recording disk on the network. Mount that share on the studio PC running VRA, and VRA picks up each file from there. The video is not uploaded to the cloud.

Do I need the ATEM automation as well? +

No. Recording runs through its own connection in Settings, Clips. Many stations use both: VRA cuts the cameras on air and records every angle for clips.

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About ATEM ISO recordings.

The ATEM Mini Pro ISO and ATEM Mini Extreme ISO are Blackmagic Design switchers with a recorder built in. With ISO recording on, they write the program and a separate file for every input to the attached disk.

VRA runs that recorder from VRA Cloud, beside the cutting it already does through ATEM automation. It switches ISO recording on, picks the disks and starts and stops the recorder, by hand or with your programme schedule. Every file then appears in Clips as a recording of its own, and can carry the programme's name. A clip can come from the program cut or from one presenter's camera.

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