![]() On the website it lists up to 1000 inputs - a whole lot more than the ATEM. This mostly works out, however if you recall the ATEM HD lineup with passive cooling, you may well remember that heat management was a whole thing.Īside from that - and the occasional bug - a hardware switcher or encoder will just keep doing what you asked.Īt first, you can feel a little invincible when using something like vMix. The limitations of hardware, when pushed to it’s max, is placing your trust in the manufacturer's ability to cool the product. This ATEM Mini Extreme, when pretty maxed out, will run smoothly - though it will get hot. It’s quite a challenge to push a hardware switcher beyond what it was made to do. While these two do not quite compare in terms of price, they do compare in what I can achieve with them. On the software side, I have opted to use vMix on my custom built PC. On the hardware side, I have the ATEM Mini Extreme. It’s even hard to pick a comparison point for this kind of video, but I decided to use what I have here in the tiny studio. Quite honestly, the last thing I want to do is paint one as the hero and the other as the villain - so instead, stick around for details and specifics about each method. I have used both extremely successfully in the past, and I have had both let me down during a production. I’m going to kick off this video by just saying that you can use either hardware or software for your video productions. Let’s explore a few ways that one is preferable over the other. ![]() ![]() Whether you have been producing live streams for a long time, or you are just starting out - you will inevitably wonder “Which is better, hardware or software”? ![]()
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