If you need more than one HDMI or SDI input, we recommend using an external Thunderbolt PCIe expander box and one or more Blackmagic PCI cards.
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What about ATEM Mini?
The ATEM mini can only feed one input at a time to the Mac via USB C. This works fine and can be useful in some cases, but limits what you can do with mimoLive. The Expander box/card(s) combo is like the ATEM mini on steroids.
Thunderbolt PCIe Expander Boxes:
- Sonnettech PCIe Card Expansion Systems (Various desktop enclosures with 1 to 3 slots, 19 inch Rack mount version)
- OWC Mercury Helios (1 Slot desktop)
Blackmagic Design Cards:
- 4 HDMI inputs – Blackmagic Design DeckLink Quad HDMI Recorder
- 4 SDI in-/outputs – Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo 2
- 8 SDI in-/outputs – Blackmagic Design DeckLink Quad 2 (Note: This card features mini SDI connectors that need adapters and are more delicate)
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SDI Key/Fill Playout
If you need SDI key/fill playout, you need to use a Blackmagic device that offers keying capabilities, like the UltraStudio models. See SDI Playout for more info.