Baptist Assembly Multisite Setup

The following guide details how to set up the tech desk to run as a remote site for a Baptist Assembly meeting via vMix using a Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G.

Baptist Assembly Multisite Setup using UltraStudio Recorder 3G

Before

• Turn on audio and lighting master switches
• Turn on Streaming Mac Mini and log in as the Streaming user
• Turn on camera (open side flap) if it is not already
• Make sure camera is appropriately positioned and zoomed
• Adjust the camera settings if necessary
• Patch the lectern mic at the back of the stage (D1 -> 18)
• Optionally also patch the handheld mic (W1 -> 20)
• Disconnect the headphone cable from the Projection Mac Studio and connect it to the Mac Mini (at the back left, under the two USB-A ports)
• Set the sound desk levels for the lectern, handheld, and "Big iMac" (which will now set the levels from the Mac Mini)
• Mute the lectern and handheld inputs on the sound desk
• Disconnect HDMI output cable (red tape) from ATEM controller and connect HDMI cable from the UltraStudio Recorder 3G (yellow tape) to the output port
• Connect USB-C cable (yellow tape) from the UltraStudio Recorder 3G to the Mac Mini
• Change “Video Out” on the ATEM from “M/V” to “PGM”
• Select channel 1 on the ATEM (to select the camera)
• Ensure “ON” is lit up above channel 1 (not above “MIC 1”)

• Unplug the USB-C connection to the DMX lighting controller from the Mac mini
• Disconnect the Projection USB-C cable (green tape) from the Mac Studio, and connect it to the Mac Mini
• Turn the projectors on to “MAC”
• Ensure the output on the projector is mirroring (not extending) the Mac Mini’s display
• Open the OBS application on the Mac Mini and ensure you can see the video feed of the stage
• If you cannot see the feed, double click on Blackmagic Device and check the setttings are as follows:
• Device: UltraStudio Recorder 3G
• Video Connection: HDMI
• Audio Connection: Embedded
• Mode: 1080p25
• Pixel Format: 8-bit YUV
• Colour Space: Default
• Colour Range: Default
• Channel: 2ch
• All checkboxes options unchecked
• Ensure under “Audio Mixer” that “Blackmagic Device” is enabled and “Mic/Aux” is muted
• Click “Start Virtual Camera”
• Open Chrome, choose the WBC (not WBCCS) profile, and select the vMix Call Favourite 
• Click the cog icon to open settings
• Select Camera - OBS Virtual Camera
• Select Microphone - Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G
• Make sure Echo Cancellation and Auto Gain are both checked
• Click Reconnect
• Before the meeting starts, Ensure “Toggle Camera Preview” is off
• Toggle Fullscreen

During

• On a separate computer (eg your laptop, or the Projection Mac Studio) have the Google Spreadsheet open on the Wollongong tab, and use the checkboxes and “Technology” text field as required

After

• Quit Google Chrome
• In OBS click Stop Virtual Camera, then quit OBS
• Ensure you disconnect the headphone cable from the Mac Mini and connect it back to the Mac Studio
• Ensure you disconnect the UltraStudio Recorder 3G HDMI cable (yellow tape) from the ATEM output HDMI port, and reconnect the original HDMI cable going to the monitor (red tape)
• Ensure you unplug the USB-C cable from the UltraStudio Recorder 3G (yellow tape) from the Mac Mini
• Ensure you unplug the Projection USB-C cable (green tape) from the Mac Mini, and reconnect the USB-C connection to the DMX lighting controller
• Ensure you reconnect the Projection USB-C cable (green tape) to the Mac Studio
• Turn off the projectors (press "OFF" on the wall controller)
• Log out of, or shut down both computers
• Close the flap on the camera (this will automatically turn it off)
• Turn off audio and lighting master switches