Setup Suggestions?: Blackmagic, OBS, Propresenter, 2 cameras

[ajoenamedjoe]

I'm looking for suggestions and plugins on how to optimize my current setup. Ideally, I'd like to control everything through OBS, cameras, lower thirds, scenes, etc. If possible, I'd even like to mix sound from our X32 but that's optional. Is it possible to switch the cameras on a Blackmagic ATEM in OBS?

Gear:
- Blackmagic Design ATEM Television Studio HD Live Production Switcher
- OBS Studio (computer also runs a stream to Facebook)
- Propresenter 7 (secondary computer)
- PTZ 4k camera
- Sony 4k camera
- Behringer X32
- Stream Deck 15 key

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

If you researched this forum, you will see standard recommendation is to mix outside OBS Studio, then bring in final audio to OBS Studio... due in part to Windows OS audio sub-system. You are likely to be looking at ASIO (and all its 'nuances' [headaches] or a Behringer directly supported DAW.. then with challenge (maybe) of getting Audio out to Windows Audio for OBS Studio to get it?

Can you switch video outside of the OBS Studio computer? yes... but be aware of Pro's & Con's. A Pro is that the computer only has to process a single video feed (that from external switcher). Bad news... computer only has single camera, so fancy transitions aren't possible (cross fade or similar requires having both video feeds at same time). So you trade off reduced hardware resource demands (CPU, GPU, and RAM) but lose some options in the process by externally switching. Personally, I prefer PoE NDI PTZ cameras and having all video feeds come into OBS Studio PC

And hopefully you have either a very large monitor, OR, multiple monitors (which is what I have with Panasonic PTZ control software on own monitor). However, I've found that unless one ONLY uses PTZ camera presets, the screen software interfaces or only ok.. at best. I'd love a physical joystick controller for those times when I need to adjust live, to a position not in a PTZ preset. PTZ Optics new SuperJoy controller supports numerous protocols, and is one my wish list (but not in budget).