Saving and Restoring Switcher Settings
ATEM Software Control lets you save and restore either specific settings, or all of the switcher
settings you have created. This powerful feature is incredibly time saving on live productions
where regular settings are used. For example, you can immediately restore saved camera
settings, lower third graphics and detailed key setups from a laptop or USB drive.
Saving settings menu.
Saving your Settings
1
Go to the menu bar in ATEM Software Control and select File>Save As.
2
A window will open asking for a file name and destination folder. After you have made
your selection, click Save.
3
You'll now see the Save Switcher State panel containing checkboxes for all the
available settings on each block of your ATEM switcher. The Select All checkbox
is enabled by default. If you save with Select All enabled, ATEM Software Control
saves your entire switcher settings. If you want to choose specific settings to save,
you can deselect settings individually, or to remove all settings click Select All once to
deselect them. Now you can select specific settings you want to save.
4
Click Save.
ATEM Software Control saves your settings as an XML file together with a folder for
ATEM Media Pool contents.
After you have saved your settings you can quick save at any time by selecting File>Save, or by
pressing Command S for Mac, or Ctrl S for Windows. Doing so will not overwrite your previous
save, but will add a new XML file to your destination folder which is clearly identified with a time
and date stamp. This means you can always restore a previous save if necessary.
With ATEM Software Control you can save and restore all your switcher settings for your
live production, including key settings, transition styles, media pool contents and more
Using ATEM Software Control
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