Re: Interface the ATEM Camera Converter to an RTS System

Chuck writes -
Maybe Blackmagic will stop being “elitist” and start making their products to play nice with others?


Snarly Bob responds -

The headphone jack supports iPhone-compatible headsets, where the microphone works via the headphone
jack. If both an iPhone-compatible headset and external microphone are connected at the same time, the
iPhone microphone will mute and the external microphone will be used instead.

It appears that the real intention here is NOT to interface with the rest of the world (RTS, ClearCom, Eartec, Telex, Anchor, Studio-Tech, etc.) but to connect to the Blackmagic ATEM Studio Converter, to have a nice simple self contained talkback system. So you can go to Digikey and Jameco to jury rig up an interface, but it looks like Blackmagic's intentions are for you to use multiple ATEM Camera Converters, and their self contained intercom system (who needs IFB anyway !).

So maybe in the same way that they now do ProRes and DNxHD to "play nice" with the post production market - maybe they will do the same for 2 wire systems.

Bob Zelin