Well, this is a video I didn't expect to be making, like ever.
This is something I've been working on over the last several months, learning 3D modeling, learning the constraints of building physical objects.
I even bought a 3D printer to be able to create prototypes.
So here it is. I am super excited to announce my ATEM Mini Stand.
I've been using this stand on my desk for the last month or so, and you've seen some sneak peeks of it during my live streams, but I'm going to give you all of the details of the
stand in this video and show you how you can use it to really clean up your desktop ATEM Mini rigs.
I was originally going to just make the 3D model of the stand available, but that would mean only people with access to a 3D printer would be able to get one.
But then a super cool opportunity popped up to let me actually sell real life versions of this.
And I am just so thrilled to be able to do that.
There are, of course, links down below where you can buy one.
And if you do have your own 3D printer, you can also get the STL files to print your very own.
So why exactly do you need the stand?
Let me tell you a bit about the design of it and my own motivations for creating it.
First of all, this is primarily designed for using the ATEM Mini on a desk in a more or less permanent installation.
This is not something I would throw into a flight case.
That's a very different kind of product that has a lot of different needs.
Instead, this is meant for using on a desk to be able to have a more compact setup because you can attach a bunch of stuff to it that would otherwise be a really big mess on
the table. Let's go over a couple of the features.
First, you'll notice it tilts the ATEM towards you at a slight angle.
This makes the buttons a lot easier to reach and it's just a bit nicer to use this way and also lifts the ATEM Mini up off the desk just enough to put another device below it.
That could be another ATEM Mini, or a Stream Deck.
It actually fits the Stream Deck XL right below it very nicely.
And with the second ATEM Mini below it, the cables from the lower one can actually run underneath the top ATEM Mini so you get a nice clean desk that way.
In case you're wondering why you might need two ATEM Minis, using the base model to many is a very cheap way to add another three inputs into your main ATEM, PhotoJoseph has a
great video about that setup, so I'm going to link to that down below.
The top bar fits a small cheese bar in here so you can screw other things onto it.
It's primarily designed to be able to screw on a monitor amount to hold a small 7 inch or 10 inch monitor above the ATEM Mini.
It's specifically designed for the Smallrig 1081 cheese bar and the 1842 monitor mount.
I'll link to both of those down below.
Other monitor mounts should work too, since the cheese bar gives you a bunch of 1/4 and 3/8" screw holes.
Being able to set a monitor on top of the ATEM Mini is one of the main reasons I made the stand in the first place, since my setup at my desk at home is pretty cramped.
Having to use a separate tripod for the monitor was a really bulky solution, and now it's all part of the same rig on my desk and the cables are a lot cleaner.
You can run a slim 1' HDMI cable from the HDMI output into the monitor to keep things really clean too.
Next on the top bar and along the back you'll see these little cold shoe mounts.
I designed these into the stand itself, so even if you don't get any additional SmallRig mounting brackets, you can still attach stuff to the stand.
I made this modular so you can attach lots of different kinds of things to it.
But the main things I use mine for are the Hollyland Lark150 wireless mic receiver on the top left, and then the Hollyland Mars 300 pro on the back.
Because the top bar is a bit tilted.
You can actually see the front of the receiver better and it's right above the mic jack so you don't need a long cable.
On the back right side there's this wireless HDMI receiver with a short HDMI cable into input 4.
By the way, these little Monoprice slim cables, they are a lot more flexible than the regular thick ones and they are fantastic for rigging this out.
I have a ton of them now and they work great and they make this whole thing a lot cleaner.
Ok, now onto the sides.
You'll notice a lot of seemingly randomly placed holes in the sides.
These are actually for two different SmallRig parts.
You can either attach the same small cheese bar on the top onto the sides, or you can attach this larger cheese plate to give yourself a lot more options of attaching more
things at the sides. Of course, these are standard size holes so you can probably attach other things to it as well.
Once you have a cheese bar on the side, you can then attach other things like the Small Rig SSD holder.
That way you can mount a hard drive right to the stand.
I use the Samsung T5 as well as the SanDisk Extreme SSD to record on my ATEM Mini.
I also bought a separate flexible USB-C cable just to clean up the cabling behind it.
Since the cables come with these drives, they usually either too short or way too long.
The last mounting option is these two holes on the bottom bars.
I'll admit I don't have a great plan for those, but I figured I'd put them in there just so you can screw this down to something if you really want to.
And to top it off, when the ATEM Mini is set in the stand, it actually has just enough room to perfectly fit this Decksaver cover on top.
I hadn't heard of Decksaver before, but they make these covers for a ton of DJ equipment and I was super excited that they sent me this ATEM Mini cover to check out.
I saw this cover and I was like, this looks great, I need to make sure my stand can support this cover.
So the main thing I had to do is to make sure there was enough room for the sides of the cover to fit on top of the stand along the front and back.
So this is the completed stand with all the accessories attached.
These are the ones I designed it around, but it's meant to be modular so you can attach a lot of other things to it as well.
I would love to see your photos of your rigs, so feel free to tag me on Instagram or Twitter.
I am @aaronpk on both.
Links to buy the stand are down in the description below and I'm also including links to buy the SDL files if you want to print this on your own 3D printer too.
I want to give a huge shout out to the folks at DVEStore who are handling the actual manufacturing and distribution of these in the US, and Extrinsic Media in the UK.
I definitely could not be launching this product without help from these amazing people.
And because I know you'll ask.
Yes, I am working on a version for this for the ATEM Mini Extreme.
It is significantly larger, so I have to do things quite a bit differently.
It's going to have to be some additional support and things like that.
But that is in the works.
And don't worry, I will hopefully launch that soon as well.
If you do buy or print one of these yourself, be sure to check out my other video where I walk through how to put this together and exactly how all the different accessories attach
. Links to all the parts you need are down below.
Plus, there are also links to all of the recommended accessories and gear that I use with mine.
And with that, thanks so much for watching and I will see you in the next one.