# ATEM Controller Layer

Source: https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/control/atem-controller/  
Last updated: 2023-03-10  
Section: Layers, Video Effects & Live Editing › Layers Overview › Control  

### ATEM Controller Support – Addon for mimoLive

This mimoLive Add-on brings support for the [ATEM Controller – Blackmagic Design](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/).
Watch these Videos to get a quick overview on this topic!

[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uu3rUDzT4bw?rel=0)

[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/D3UvzTE7upU?rel=0)

#### System Requirements:

- mimoLive 2.0 or newer
- [Blackmagic Design ATEM Switcher hardware](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/atem)
- Software Blackmagic Design “ATEM Switchers” which is [available here](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/atem-live-production-switchers).
- Optional: [Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Recorder and Mini Monitor](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudiothunderbolt)

#### Installation

To purchase the mimolive ATEM Controller, please go to the [mimoLive Store](https://mimolive.com/store/addon) and purchase the **ATEM Controller Support – Addon for mimoLive**. You will receive an email containing a clickable link with your license key. This will unlock the mimoLive ATEM Controller layer.

*\****License required**
Please visit [mimoLive Store](https://mimolive.com/store/) to purchase the required license for this addon.

#### Using the ATEM Controller

Here is a quick recipe for getting started with the ATEM Controller layer:

- Make sure the **ATEM Switchers** software from Blackmagic Design is installed and the following file is on your system: /Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/Switchers/BMDSwitcherAPI.bundle
- Add the ATEM Switcher layer to your document.
- Find the **ATEM IP Adress** field in the Layer Settings column under **Connection** and enter the IP address of your ATEM Switcher and press Enter
- Switch the layer to “Live”

You should now be able to switch by clicking on the Cam 1 … Cam 8 buttons in the Layer Setting column in the **Control** section.

The following video explains how to set up and use the ATEM controller.

**BoinxTV vs. mimoLive**
The video was originally made for BoinxTV. The functionality of the ATEM Controller is the same in mimoLive.

#### Adding The ATEM Controller Layer To A Remote Control Surface

The ATEM Controller Layer brings a couple of Remote Control Representations with it. To use one of them in a [Remote Control Surfaces](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-surfaces)
you need to configure it completely in mimoLive. Once you finished the configuration in the mimoLive document you can open the Remote Control Surface with a button in the toolbar. (Please read [Remote Control Surfaces](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-surfaces) to learn more about how to create and design a Remote Control Surface for mimoLive).

On that Remote Control Surface, you click on the **+ Add Button** button. Look for the **ATEM Controller** layer in the left column and click on it. This will change the left column to the layer representations of this layer. There are several different layouts to choose from:

- 4 Sources
- 8 Sources In A Row
- 8 Sources Compact
- Mutiview + 4 Sources
- Multiview + 8 So

![](https://mimolive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/f1166219-f59a-40dc-adf8-63082d3caf6e.png)

Because some layouts need a lot of space you may need to adjust the Remote Surface grid size before adding the layout to it.

*!*Please take into account that the live video preview is CPU intensive and costs render performance in mimoLive.

![](https://mimolive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/604b9627-2bad-4620-82e3-641fff3b2da8.png)