Hi all, so we’ve just moved from using a Decklink Duo to a Duo 2 as we needed DSK plus record and playout capability. Our current config appears to work for record and playout, but I can’t get the key and fill to look right. We’re using an ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K. This is our current config:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<log-level>info</log-level>
<paths>
<media-path>T:\</media-path>
<log-path>log/</log-path>
<data-path>data/</data-path>
<font-path>font/</font-path>
<template-path>template/</template-path>
</paths>
<lock-clear-phrase>secret</lock-clear-phrase>
<channels>
<channel>
<video-mode>1080i5000</video-mode>
<consumers>
<decklink>
<device>1</device>
<key-device>2</key-device>
<embedded-audio>true</embedded-audio>
<latency>normal</latency>
<keyer>external</keyer>
<key-only>false</key-only>
<buffer-depth>3</buffer-depth>
</decklink>
</consumers>
</channel>
<channel>
<video-mode>1080i5000</video-mode>
<consumers>
<decklink>
<device>2</device>
<key-device>2</key-device>
<embedded-audio>true</embedded-audio>
<latency>normal</latency>
<keyer>default</keyer>
<key-only>false</key-only>
<buffer-depth>3</buffer-depth>
</decklink>
</consumers>
</channel>
<channel>
<video-mode>720p5000</video-mode>
<consumers>
<screen>
<device>1</device>
<aspect-ratio>default</aspect-ratio>
<stretch>fill</stretch>
<windowed>true</windowed>
<key-only>false</key-only>
<vsync>false</vsync>
<borderless>false</borderless>
<interactive>true</interactive>
<always-on-top>false</always-on-top>
<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<width>0</width>
<height>0</height>
<sbs-key>false</sbs-key>
<colour-space>RGB</colour-space>
</screen>
<system-audio>
<channel-layout>stereo</channel-layout>
<latency>200</latency>
</system-audio>
</consumers>
</channel>
<channel>
<video-mode>1080i5000</video-mode>
<consumers>
<decklink>
<device>4</device>
<key-device>4</key-device>
<embedded-audio>true</embedded-audio>
<latency>normal</latency>
<keyer>default</keyer>
<key-only>false</key-only>
<buffer-depth>3</buffer-depth>
</decklink>
</consumers>
</channel>
</channels>
<controllers>
<tcp>
<port>5250</port>
<protocol>AMCP</protocol>
</tcp>
</controllers>
<amcp>
<media-server>
<host>localhost</host>
<port>8000</port>
</media-server>
</amcp>
<flash>
<buffer-depth>auto</buffer-depth>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</flash>
<html>
<remote-debugging-port>0</remote-debugging-port>
<enable-gpu>true</enable-gpu>
</html>
<ffmpeg>
<producer>
<auto-deinterlace>interlaced</auto-deinterlace>
<threads>4</threads>
</producer>
</ffmpeg>
<ndi>
<auto-load>false</auto-load>
</ndi>
<osc>
<default-port>6250</default-port>
<disable-send-to-amcp-clients>false</disable-send-to-amcp-clients>
<predefined-clients />
</osc>
</configuration>```
Which seems to work in this way:
Main Playout is Channel 4 - Device 4
PGM in from ATEM in is Channel 3
Record on Channel 3
DSK is Channel 2
We do seem to get lower thirds pulled through on CH2 but they don't look right. Any advice or help would be much appreciated!
Get rid of all <key-device> lines. I don’t know, if they mess things up, but they are only used for external_separate_device mode and so they can be deleted.
I asume, that channel (device) 2 is the playout channel, but what is device 4 used for? Usually you do not add a channel to the config, when you want to use it for recording.
Please check if you have set the decklink settings correctly for the fill/key configuration.
Hi all, so that didn’t seem to work - the graphic looks absolutely fine in the Fill channel, it just seems to be when the Key is on it looks totally off. I’m just using the demo lower third from Loopic so I know that there is no transparency, but as soon as I hit the DSK on the ATEM it doesn’t look correct.
Have you checked this guide. scroll down until you reach the ATEM settings. The picture looks like you did not configure the key settings correctly. To be sure, that a valid key is coming out of Caspar: How does it look, when you only show the key channel?
the alpha channel should be white or grayscale in the same position as the fill,
basically you should see on the alpha channel a black and white version of the fill channel [sort of]
Thanks, I’ll give it go. I didn’t set up the original config so I’m a bit confused myself. Everything seems to work otherwise, it’s just that the DSK doesn’t look right
