MAC Audio MP 13.2 User's Guide

User Guide Wirecast 6.0 User Guide for Mac Wirecast User Guide | 154809March 2015

Contents10Wirecast User Guide | Multiple Output Settings 199Configuration 199Encoder Presets 200Multicast and Unicast 203Flash RTMP Server 204C

LogosShot Logos100Wirecast User Guide | 154809The nine repositioning controls move the logo to the top, bottom, side, corner, or middle of the display

LogosShot Logos101Wirecast User Guide | 1548095. To change the size of the logo, select the logo source then hold the Command key while moving the mou

LogosShot Logos102Wirecast User Guide | 154809

103Shot EditorIntroduction Note: The Shot Editor is not available in .The Shot Editor is used to view a shot, edit it, or create a new one. This sec

Shot EditorOverview104Wirecast User Guide | 154809OverviewTo edit a shot, double-click it or right-click and select Edit Shot.The InspectorYou can als

Shot EditorShot Editor Layout105Wirecast User Guide | 154809Shot Editor Layout The Shot Editor is comprised of four major sections: Preview Area, Sour

Shot EditorSources106Wirecast User Guide | 154809Sources Sources are specific resources made available to Wirecast that include configuration settings

Shot EditorSources107Wirecast User Guide | 154809Wirecast displays a Template window with two tabs: Templates and Virtual Sets. Click the Templates ta

Shot EditorSources108Wirecast User Guide | 154809For example, to change the media for the source that is identified as B, select the source identified

Shot EditorShot Editor Preview109Wirecast User Guide | 154809In the Template Chooser window, select the Virtual Sets tab, then click the virtual set y

11PrefaceCopyright and Trademark NoticeCopyright 2015 Telestream, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted

Shot EditorShot Editor Preview110Wirecast User Guide | 154809portrayed in this still shot. You can also click and drag a source displayed in the Previ

Shot EditorShot Editor Media Panel111Wirecast User Guide | 154809Shot Editor Media Panel The Shot Editor Media Panel provides a library of your shots,

Shot EditorShot Editor Media Panel112Wirecast User Guide | 154809Media File Sources Click the Media Files button (document icon) to display, manage, a

Shot EditorShot Editor Effects113Wirecast User Guide | 154809Shot Editor Effects The Effects Panel enables you to adjust the location of sources and c

Shot EditorShot Editor Effects114Wirecast User Guide | 154809OpacityThe opacity control is a slider bar on the Effects Panel. Opacity controls how muc

Shot EditorShot Editor Effects115Wirecast User Guide | 154809Aspect Ratio The Respect Aspect Ratio is located under the Matte menu on the Effects Pane

Shot EditorShot Editor Cropping116Wirecast User Guide | 154809Shot Editor Cropping The cropping control enables you to cut off unwanted portions of an

Shot EditorShot Editor Chroma Key117Wirecast User Guide | 154809Selecting a Key ColorTo get the best key possible, select the key color using the mous

Shot EditorShot Editor Chroma Key118Wirecast User Guide | 154809• Light people evenly with no shadows. A fill light is very important. An office white

Shot EditorShot Editor Motion119Wirecast User Guide | 154809Shot Editor Motion The Motion Panel provides control over how objects (image, movie, title

PrefaceCustomer Support12Wirecast User Guide | 154809Customer SupportTelestream offers technical support through our Web site and email. Email contact

Shot EditorShot Editor Playback120Wirecast User Guide | 154809Apply To All Click this button to make the Motion Settings the same for all sources in a

Shot EditorShot Editor Playback121Wirecast User Guide | 154809Live Playback Live Playback is a part of the Playback settings. By default, changes in t

Shot EditorShot Editor Playback122Wirecast User Guide | 154809In and Out Points The In Point and Out Point controls are a part of the Playback setting

Shot EditorShot Editor Filter123Wirecast User Guide | 154809Remember Position ControlIf the Remember Position checkbox is checked, when a live shot tr

Shot EditorShot Editor Filter124Wirecast User Guide | 154809To add a filter, click the plus (+) button at the bottom of the Shot Edit window and selec

125Source SettingsIntroductionThese topics describe how to use the Source Settings editor.Topics Overview System Devices Scoreboards Teradek Cube

Source SettingsSystem Devices126Wirecast User Guide | 154809The Source Settings window is divided into four sections: System Devices, Preview Window,

Source SettingsScoreboards127Wirecast User Guide | 154809turns deinterlacing on enabling the video to avoid interlacing problems during motion. Click

Source SettingsScoreboards128Wirecast User Guide | 154809When a scoreboard is opened in the Source Settings editor, it displays a preview of the score

Source SettingsScoreboards129Wirecast User Guide | 154809The Data TabThe Data tab configures the information displayed inside your scoreboard. The fir

PrefaceLimited Warranty and Disclaimers13Wirecast User Guide | 154809Software UpdatesIf software is supplied as part of the product, the Company will

Source SettingsScoreboards130Wirecast User Guide | 154809Some scoreboard styles also allow you to change the background colors of the Home and Visitor

Source SettingsTeradek Cube131Wirecast User Guide | 154809Teradek CubeYou can download the Teradek plugin from: http://www.teradek.com/pages/download

Source SettingsLocal Desktop Presenter132Wirecast User Guide | 154809You can then setup the presenter in the Source Settings window by entering an IP

Source SettingsLocal Desktop Presenter133Wirecast User Guide | 154809Setup the presenter in the Source Settings window by selecting a Capture Type: Mo

Source SettingsLocal Desktop Presenter134Wirecast User Guide | 154809If you select Screen Region, an adjustable transparent window displays. Click and

Source SettingsLocal Desktop Presenter135Wirecast User Guide | 154809Sources are automatically detected and displayed in the Web Stream list. They are

Source SettingsWirecast Cam136Wirecast User Guide | 154809Wirecast CamThe Wirecast Cam option allows you to use an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, etc.) as

Source SettingsWirecast Cam137Wirecast User Guide | 154809Wirecast Cam DashboardHere is the dashboard of the Wirecast Cam app. There are five buttons,

Source SettingsWirecast Cam138Wirecast User Guide | 154809Wirecast Cam SettingsClick the Settings button to display the Wirecast Settings menu. Setup

Source SettingsWirecast Cam139Wirecast User Guide | 154809Wirecast Cam is now ready to be detected by Wirecast on your PC connected to the same networ

PrefaceLimited Warranty and Disclaimers14Wirecast User Guide | 154809

Source SettingsWirecast Cam140Wirecast User Guide | 154809After you have added a Wirecast Cam, a Wirecast Cam shot is created. Double-click the shot t

Source SettingsWirecast Cam141Wirecast User Guide | 154809After you close the Source Settings window, you can click the Wirecast Cam shot to place it

Source SettingsWeb Stream142Wirecast User Guide | 154809Web StreamThe Web Stream option allows RTMP, RTSP, MMS, or HTTP streams to be taken directly i

Source SettingsCapture Cards143Wirecast User Guide | 154809Format Options Select a video format to use for transcoding. If you select Auto Detect (the

Source SettingsCapture Cards144Wirecast User Guide | 154809If you experience difficulty with your Capture Card, make sure you have the latest driver f

Source SettingsCapture Cards145Wirecast User Guide | 154809associated drivers, then restart Wirecast. The Blackmagic card will then be listed in the O

Source SettingsShow USB Devices146Wirecast User Guide | 154809You can stop the Blackmagic card output by selecting Stop Output. If you have multiple o

147PlaylistIntroductionPlaylist enables you to create a list of clips and play them as a single group. You can have multiple playlists and edit them a

PlaylistCreating a Playlist148Wirecast User Guide | 154809Creating a PlaylistTo create a new Playlist, select New Playlist Shot from the Shot Menu and

PlaylistAdding Clips149Wirecast User Guide | 154809Adding ClipsTo add clips to the playlist, first click and drag them onto the layer where the new Pl

15IntroductionIntroductionThis guide is intended to help you understand how each feature of Wirecast operates and to provide you with information to h

PlaylistAdding Clips150Wirecast User Guide | 154809Double-click the Playlist icon to open the Playlist window. You can drag and drop more clip directl

PlaylistAdding Clips151Wirecast User Guide | 154809You can also add live sources to the playlist. To do this click the Live Sources menu and select a

PlaylistPlaying Playlists152Wirecast User Guide | 154809Playing PlaylistsPlaying back a playlist is the same as playing any other shot -- click the pl

PlaylistPlaylist Controls153Wirecast User Guide | 154809Transition to previous shot Transitions to the previous shot in the playlist if the playlist i

PlaylistRestoring Playlist Position154Wirecast User Guide | 154809Restoring Playlist PositionChecking the Restore Previous Active Shot check box cause

PlaylistCountdown Clock Options155Wirecast User Guide | 154809Add a live source to your playlist by selecting a live source from the Shot Source menu.

PlaylistCountdown Clock Options156Wirecast User Guide | 154809

157Social MediaIntroductionSocial Media enables you to add social media messages to you broadcast and you can filter what messages are displayed. The

Social MediaMessage Feed158Wirecast User Guide | 154809Message FeedClick Social > Message Feed to add some Twitter messages to your broadcast. When

Social MediaCreate Shot159Wirecast User Guide | 154809You can also (optionally) check Auto Refresh and enter number of seconds. The gear icon allows y

IntroductionWirecast Workflow16Wirecast User Guide | Features that pertain specifically to Wirecast Studio are indicated by the Studio icon (shown bel

Social MediaCreate Shot160Wirecast User Guide | 154809

161ReplayIntroduction Replay enables you to repeatedly play a clip, or even a portion of a clip, any number of times or endlessly. You can also replay

ReplayReplay Settings162Wirecast User Guide | 154809Replay SettingsTo use Replay you need to set it up the way you want it to perform. To do this sele

ReplayReplay Activation163Wirecast User Guide | 154809Create Replays In Allows replays to be created in master layers or playlists. You can still move

ReplayReplay Activation164Wirecast User Guide | 154809Replay Shot is placed in Layer 1 (as designated in the settings) as an icon and the Replay contr

ReplayReplay Activation165Wirecast User Guide | 154809Now that you have a 30-second Replay Shot displayed in the Preview window, you can use the contr

ReplayReplay Activation166Wirecast User Guide | 154809For example, if you move the slider to the right, the In and Out controls move farther apart, in

ReplayReplay Templates167Wirecast User Guide | 154809Replay TemplatesReplay templates allow you to create a template shot to use as a pattern for how

ReplayReplay Templates168Wirecast User Guide | 154809When the Shot Editor opens, add another layer by clicking the Add (plus) button in the lower left

ReplayReplay Templates169Wirecast User Guide | 154809Open Replay Settings (Replay > Replay Settings) and select Replay Template from the Replay Sho

IntroductionWirecast Workflow17Wirecast User Guide | Below is a diagram of the basic Wirecast workflow. In general, you will capture your live input d

ReplayReplay Templates170Wirecast User Guide | 154809Any other channels (layers) that exist in the template shot are used exactly as they are (content

171PreferencesIntroductionWirecast is designed so that you can configure most of your options directly in your Wirecast document or the Shot Editor. T

PreferencesGeneral172Wirecast User Guide | 154809Wirecast automatically saves your preferences every time you make a change. The changes are immediate

PreferencesPerformance173Wirecast User Guide | 154809Feedback DetectionWhen checked, the computer audio is disabled (live feed is unaffected) whenever

PreferencesLicenses174Wirecast User Guide | 154809Note: If you are streaming at 60 fps for games, you need to set the video display rate at 60 fps he

PreferencesLicenses175Wirecast User Guide | 154809Manual ActivationIf your computer is not on the Internet, you can use another computer to activate y

PreferencesSoftware Update176Wirecast User Guide | 154809Software Update Software update preferences enable you to obtain Wirecast updates.Automatical

PreferencesAdvanced177Wirecast User Guide | 154809Use High Quality VideoCheck the Use High Quality Video checkbox to increase the quality of decoding

PreferencesAdvanced178Wirecast User Guide | 154809

179Audio InspectorIntroduction The Audio Inspector enables you to monitor and control all of the audio sources from a single control panel. This sec

IntroductionTutorials18Wirecast User Guide | Wirecast works with cameras, capture cards, audio devices. It prepares media and then outputs it either b

Audio InspectorOverview180Wirecast User Guide | 154809capture cards, Web streams, etc. The remaining audio controls are associated with specific shots

Audio InspectorHardware Audio181Wirecast User Guide | 154809Hardware AudioHardware audio sources are hardware devices and live sources. This includes

Audio InspectorShot Audio182Wirecast User Guide | 154809Managing Audio SourcesShot audio is most useful in controlling the audio levels during a live

183Asset ManagerIntroductionThe Asset Manager is used to change the sources of media in your document.Topics Documents Re-assigning MediaDocumentsWi

Asset ManagerRe-assigning Media184Wirecast User Guide | 154809with a new Desktop Presenter as a source. Additionally, if you select a camera input sou

185Menus and WindowsIntroductionThese topics describe the menus, menu items, and keyboard short-cuts in Wirecast. Topics Wirecast Menu File Menu Ed

Menus and WindowsFile Menu186Wirecast User Guide | 154809Hide Wirecast Hides all of the windows.Hide Others Hides all non-application windows.Quit Wir

Menus and WindowsSwitch Menu187Wirecast User Guide | 154809Rename Shot Enables you to rename a shot. You can also right-click a shot and select Rename

Menus and WindowsSources Menu188Wirecast User Guide | 154809Show Asset Manager Displays devices that can be configured. Some devices (cameras, etc.) m

Menus and WindowsOutput Menu189Wirecast User Guide | 154809Output MenuOutput Settings Opens the Output Settings window.Start/Stop Broadcasting Starts

IntroductionTwo Ways to Use this Application19Wirecast User Guide | • Presenter Plus Operator The presenter concentrates on the content and someone el

Menus and WindowsReplay Menu190Wirecast User Guide | 154809Activate layer Activate (checked) or deactivate (unchecked) a layer. You can also click the

Menus and WindowsWindow Menu191Wirecast User Guide | 154809Zoom Maximizes the front-most window (zooms to the full size of the screen). Inspector Open

Menus and WindowsHelp Menu192Wirecast User Guide | 154809Help MenuSearch Enables you to search the help system for any topic or key word.Wirecast Help

Menus and WindowsHelp Menu193Wirecast User Guide | 154809Acknowledgments Opens an on-line help to acknowledgments.

Menus and WindowsHelp Menu194Wirecast User Guide | 154809

195BroadcastingIntroductionNote: Wirecast will not prevent your computer from entering sleep mode. Therefore, to ensure uninterrupted streaming, you

BroadcastingCanvas Size196Wirecast User Guide | 154809Canvas SizeThe first menu item in the Output menu is Canvas Size. When Output > Canvas Size i

BroadcastingVirtual Camera197Wirecast User Guide | 154809Keep in mind that resizing down is good but resizing up reduces quality. As a rule, you shoul

BroadcastingOutput Settings198Wirecast User Guide | 154809Note: After selecting Virtual Microphone, you must re-start Wirecast to enable Virtual it’s

BroadcastingConfiguration199Wirecast User Guide | 154809The Output Settings window displays the destination you selected. Each destination window has

IntroductionUsing AutoLive20Wirecast User Guide | • Use the Inspector window to open and edit shots The Inspector window acts exactly like the edit wi

BroadcastingEncoder Presets200Wirecast User Guide | 154809Encoder PresetsThe Encoder menu is located near the top of the Output Settings window. The D

BroadcastingEncoder Presets201Wirecast User Guide | 154809Filter Select Filter from the Gear menu to display a check list of encoder presets. Check th

BroadcastingEncoder Presets202Wirecast User Guide | 154809View Details Select View Details from the Gear menu to modify an encoder preset. (See Creati

BroadcastingEncoder Presets203Wirecast User Guide | 154809Multicast and UnicastYou can select Multicast or unicast from the Destination menu. Multicas

BroadcastingFlash RTMP Server204Wirecast User Guide | 154809Flash RTMP ServerWirecast can stream to an RTMP/ H.264-compatible streaming server (Flash

BroadcastingCDN Partners205Wirecast User Guide | 154809CDN PartnersListed below are the Content Distribution Network (CDN) partner destinations availa

BroadcastingCDN Partners206Wirecast User Guide | 1548097. Click OK when finished. Select an encoder Select a CDN partnerClick Authenticate and ente

BroadcastingCDN Partners207Wirecast User Guide | 154809Flash To Microsoft Azure, Brightcove, Limelight, Sermon.net To stream to one of these CDN p

BroadcastingCDN Partners208Wirecast User Guide | 154809Flash To Akamai To stream to Akamai, follow these steps:1. Select Akamai from the Destination m

BroadcastingCDN Partners209Wirecast User Guide | 154809Flash To TwitchTVTo stream to TwitchTV, follow these steps:1. Select TwitchTV from the Destinat

IntroductionMain Window Layout21Wirecast User Guide | Main Window LayoutWirecast enables you to select which functions are displayed in the Main windo

BroadcastingCDN Partners210Wirecast User Guide | 154809Flash To YouTube To stream to YouTube, follow these steps:1. Log into your YouTube account usin

BroadcastingCDN Partners211Wirecast User Guide | 1548096. When the event you created appears in the Event menu box, Click Authenticate. Click the Refr

BroadcastingCDN Partners212Wirecast User Guide | 154809Flash To Zixi To stream to Zixi, follow these steps:1. Select Zixi from the Destination menu.2.

BroadcastingStreaming213Wirecast User Guide | 154809StreamingYou can stream your broadcast to your service provider. To do this, click the Stream butt

BroadcastingRecord To Disk214Wirecast User Guide | 154809Note: Wirecast auto-saves your Stream/recording every 20 seconds.To record to disk, follow t

BroadcastingRecord To Disk215Wirecast User Guide | 154809Note: When is licensed at the level you can only record to disk in the same format as the

BroadcastingRecord To Disk216Wirecast User Guide | 154809

217Encoder PresetsIntroduction Wirecast supports a wide variety of encoders (also known as codecs).An encoder is a program that compresses the audio a

Encoder PresetsThe Encoder Presets Window218Wirecast User Guide | 154809Creating New PresetsThe default encoder presets cannot be changed. However, yo

Encoder PresetsMainConcept H.264219Wirecast User Guide | 154809MainConcept H.264 To modify a MainConcept H.264 preset, follow these steps:1. Open the

IntroductionMain Window Layout22Wirecast User Guide | Preview Preview displays what the broadcast will look like when you click the Go button. (The Go

Encoder PresetsMainConcept H.264220Wirecast User Guide | 154809compresses the video to approximate this target. However, at different times during you

Encoder PresetsMainConcept H.264221Wirecast User Guide | 15480915. Select the number of channels: Mono or Stereo. Mono uses less bandwidth than stere

Encoder Presetsx264222Wirecast User Guide | 154809x264 Note: The x264 implementation of the H.264 standard results in better quality and

Encoder Presetsx264223Wirecast User Guide | 1548097. Select the desired frames per second (FPS) of your broadcast. This value is a targetvalue for the

Encoder Presetsx264224Wirecast User Guide | 154809second range. When Keyframe Aligned is enabled, absolute timestamp is also enabled.15. Check (optio

225Making GreatPresentationsIntroductionThese topics provide helpful information about how to prepare for creating great presentations.Topics Overvie

Making Great PresentationsHigh Quality Audio226Wirecast User Guide | 154809High Quality AudioAudio has an artistic aspect to it. You can make a great

Making Great PresentationsGood Lighting227Wirecast User Guide | 154809• Beware of having too much light on your subject. If your subjects are people a

Making Great PresentationsBroadcast Settings228Wirecast User Guide | 154809Broadcast Settings Once you have good video and audio coming into Wirecast,

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments229Wirecast User Guide | 154809AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgmentsOverviewPortions of this software may utilize the following

IntroductionMain Window Layout23Wirecast User Guide | Master AudioThe Master Audio panel enables you to control the output volume level, mute audio ou

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments230Wirecast User Guide | 154809including but not limited to delivery of content, through electronic communication with a

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments231Wirecast User Guide | 154809provided that in each instance You also meet all of these conditions: (a) You must satisf

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments232Wirecast User Guide | 1548096. Additional Terms. You may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support,

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AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments234Wirecast User Guide | 154809those rights customarily provided to the public as defined in this License. This customar

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments235Wirecast User Guide | 154809"Portions Copyright (c) 1999-2003 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved.This file

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments236Wirecast User Guide | 154809provide complete object files to the recipients, so that they can relink them with the li

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments237Wirecast User Guide | 154809Although the Lesser General Public License is Less protective of the users' freedom,

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments238Wirecast User Guide | 154809b) You must cause the files modified to carry prominent notices stating that you changed

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments239Wirecast User Guide | 154809If distribution of object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place

IntroductionMain Window Layout24Wirecast User Guide | Main Shot ListNormally, the Main Window displays the shot list at the bottom of the window. Howe

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments240Wirecast User Guide | 154809to recompile the application to use the modified definitions.) b) Use a suitable shared l

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments241Wirecast User Guide | 154809by modifying or distributing the Library (or any work based on the Library), you indicate

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments242Wirecast User Guide | 154809Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Library specifies a version

243IndexAActivation 30Adding New Source 85Adding Titles 84Aspect Ratio 115Asset Manager, using to re-assignmedia 183AutoLive 73BBandwidth 228Basics Co

Index244Wirecast User Guide | 154809LLayers 71Layout Menu 189license requirements, for MPEG-2 11Licenses 174Live Feed Sources 111Live Icon 68Live Icon

Index245Wirecast User Guide | 154809UUnicast 203Uninstalling 31USB Devices 146VVirtual Camera 197Virtual Sets 108Wwarranty 12Warranty and Disclaimers

Index246Wirecast User Guide | 154809

IntroductionMain Window Layout25Wirecast User Guide | • CPU usage (percentage) This displays the current load on your CPU when streaming or recording

IntroductionMain Window Layout26Wirecast User Guide | Layers Wirecast displays five layers in the Main Shot List window. They are numbered 1 through 5

IntroductionScripting APIs27Wirecast User Guide | Layer Windows You can also open the Shot List in a separate window. Select Window > New Layer Win

IntroductionScripting APIs28Wirecast User Guide |

29 InstallationIntroductionThis topic guides you through installing (or upgrading) and activating Wirecast.Topics Installing Activating Uninstallin

3Contents Preface 11Copyright and Trademark Notice 11MPEG-2 License Requirements 11Customer Support 12We'd Like to Hear from You! 12Limited W

InstallationActivating30Wirecast User Guide | 1548094. Open the Wirecast in the downloads folder, then click and drag the icon into the Applications f

InstallationUninstalling31Wirecast User Guide | 1548093. Enter your serial number. (If you do not have a license, click Purchase to purchase a license

InstallationSystem Requirements32Wirecast User Guide | 154809

33TutorialsIntroductionThe best way to get started using Wirecast is to quickly work through all its main features. This tour presents a series of thr

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts34Wirecast User Guide | 154809Tutorial 1: Basic ConceptsThe goal of this tutorial is to provide you with a quick bu

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts35Wirecast User Guide | 154809The Wirecast Main Window shows the AutoLive LED as turned on.+AutoLive LED on

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts36Wirecast User Guide | 154809The Main WindowWirecast has two main display areas: Live Broadcast and Shot List. The

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts37Wirecast User Guide | 154809Switching Between ShotsIndividual shots are displayed in the Shot List. Click the Rip

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts38Wirecast User Guide | 154809Click the shot labeled Blank Shot and the Ripples image fades to a blank screen. The

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts39Wirecast User Guide | 154809transition to assign to the button. You can also click the transition button and drag

Contents4Wirecast User Guide | Installation 29Introduction 29Topics 29Installing 29Activating 30Uninstalling 31System Requirements 31Tutorials

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts40Wirecast User Guide | 154809Layers Note: Before you start this section, please select Smooth as your transition.

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts41Wirecast User Guide | 154809Layers are displayed in a particular order: Layer 1 is on top, Layer 2 below it, Laye

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts42Wirecast User Guide | 154809single-click method is that you can only see one shot change at a time. Once you clic

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts43Wirecast User Guide | 154809Multiple ChangesThe benefit of having AutoLive off is that you can make several chang

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts44Wirecast User Guide | 154809Select Preview from the Layout menu. A preview window is displayed to the left of the

TutorialsTutorial 1: Basic Concepts45Wirecast User Guide | 154809Click the Go button to make the River shot live. Click Blank Shot in Layer 1 to remov

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots46Wirecast User Guide | 154809Click the Go button again to make the Ripples Shot live. Notice that the Ripples and R

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots47Wirecast User Guide | 154809You create shots for use in broadcast presentations. Shot editing enables you to make

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots48Wirecast User Guide | 154809The Shot Editor window has three main areas: Shot Preview, Configuration Area, and Sou

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots49Wirecast User Guide | 154809Source Layers The bottom left part of the Shot Editor window lists the sources that ma

Contents5Wirecast User Guide | Go Button 66Transition Editing 66Shot Tool Menu 66Live Sources 67Shot Audio 67Desktop Presenter 67File Sourc

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots50Wirecast User Guide | 154809portion to it. Two different sources can be assigned to A and B, but for now only A is

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots51Wirecast User Guide | 154809For example, to change the media for the source that is identified as B, select the so

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots52Wirecast User Guide | 154809Titles You can also add a title to a shot. First click the plus (+) b

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots53Wirecast User Guide | 154809Select the title template called Blue Banner 3 (items are not listed alphabetically) a

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots54Wirecast User Guide | 154809Type text into lines 1 & 2 to display it in the preview window: Effects/Motion Pos

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots55Wirecast User Guide | 154809also move the title to an edge, corner, or center by clicking on one of the reposition

TutorialsTutorial 2: Editing Shots56Wirecast User Guide | 154809Motion for Objects All objects (including the title) can have motion assigned to them.

TutorialsTutorial 3: Broadcasting57Wirecast User Guide | 154809To see this behavior in action, you must go back to the Main window and trigger the Bui

TutorialsTutorial 3: Broadcasting58Wirecast User Guide | 1548090 to 999 seconds. However, greater delays require greater memory use. The amount of mem

TutorialsTutorial 3: Broadcasting59Wirecast User Guide | 154809If the connection is ever broken, the green bars are reduced to a single red bar, then

Contents6Wirecast User Guide | Titles 83 Introduction 83Topics 83Adding Titles 84Adding New Source 85Configuring Titles 85Modifying Titles 86

TutorialsTutorial 3: Broadcasting60Wirecast User Guide | 154809

61Main WindowIntroductionThis section describes in detail how to use Wirecast’s main window.Topics Overview Control/Status Bar Preview / Live Broad

Main WindowControl/Status Bar62Wirecast User Guide | 154809• Shot Selection Area The area displaying the shot icons (available shots).Control/Status B

Main WindowPreview / Live Broadcast Area63Wirecast User Guide | 154809• Recording Time This displays how long you have been recording. This value does

Main WindowCountdown Clock Display64Wirecast User Guide | 154809To see the preview, select Preview from the Layout menu. This sets up the Main Window

Main WindowTransition Controls65Wirecast User Guide | 154809Transition ControlsThe transition area is in the middle of the Main Window: There are two

Main WindowShot Tool Menu66Wirecast User Guide | 154809Go Button The Go Button (or Command+G) enables you to make a transition occur at any time.Click

Main WindowShot Tool Menu67Wirecast User Guide | 154809There are four menu items: Live Sources Click the Live Sources button to display a list of live

Main WindowShot Selection Area68Wirecast User Guide | 154809Shot Selection Area The bottom part of the Main Window contains the Shot Selection Area, a

Main WindowShot Selection Area69Wirecast User Guide | 154809Change Audio Select Change Audio to change the audio of your shot. Upon selection, a menu

Contents7Wirecast User Guide | Matte 114Aspect Ratio 115Reposition Buttons 115Shot Editor Cropping 116Shot Editor Chroma Key 116Working Top Do

Main WindowShot Selection Area70Wirecast User Guide | 154809Keyboard Shortcut You can create a keyboard shortcut to any shot. To do this, select Keybo

Main WindowLayers71Wirecast User Guide | 154809When shots are created, they are assigned to a specific layer. They exist on that layer until they are

Main WindowLayers72Wirecast User Guide | 154809What is a Layer? Layers are, by default, named 1 through 5. Layers determine the order when presenting

Main WindowAutoLive73Wirecast User Guide | 154809Layer ZoomingYou can zoom in on any layer, enabling you to see the icons more clearly. To do this cli

Main WindowLive Icons74Wirecast User Guide | 154809adjust the live icon display. Higher FPS rates provides a smoother display of the live icon source.

75Keyboard ShortcutsIntroductionThis section provides a list all of keyboard shortcuts used in Wirecast. They are arranged according to how they appea

Keyboard ShortcutsIntroduction76Wirecast User Guide | 154809File MenuEdit MenuSwitch MenuMedia MenuSource MenuOutput MenuLayout MenuReplay MenuSocial

Keyboard ShortcutsIntroduction77Wirecast User Guide | 154809

Keyboard ShortcutsIntroduction78Wirecast User Guide | 154809

79Adding MediaIntroductionIn addition to live video from your cameras, Wirecast enables you to work with media created outside of Wirecast. This secti

Contents8Wirecast User Guide | Show USB Devices 146Playlist 147Introduction 147Topics 147Creating a Playlist 148Adding Clips 149Playing Playlist

Adding MediaKeynote Movies80Wirecast User Guide | 154809Some GIF images use transparency for much of the image. However, near the edges of the visible

Adding MediaSupported Codecs81Wirecast User Guide | 154809Windows Media Windows Media Files (WMV and WMA) are not supported by Wirecast. The solution

Adding MediaSupported Codecs82Wirecast User Guide | 154809

83Titles Introduction Note: Titles are not available in .Wirecast offers a wide variety of title banner templates to use in your broadcast. Adding a

TitlesAdding Titles84Wirecast User Guide | 154809Adding TitlesTo add a title to a shot, double-click the shot to open it in the Shot Editor: Wireca

TitlesAdding Titles85Wirecast User Guide | 154809Adding New SourceTo add a new source, click the plus (+) icon in the Sources Toolbar at the bottom-le

TitlesModifying Titles86Wirecast User Guide | 1548093. Click on the Visual Effects icon in the Attributes toolbar to adjust the position of the banner

TitlesPlacing Titles87Wirecast User Guide | 154809Changing TextTo change the text, enter the text into the text entry area for the line to be changed.

TitlesCreating New Templates88Wirecast User Guide | 154809the title in this separate layer, it keeps it independent of the all other shots you have cr

TitlesCreating New Templates89Wirecast User Guide | 154809descriptions. Backup the file before editing because syntax errors cause Wirecast not to par

Contents9Wirecast User Guide | Advanced 176Use High Quality Video 177YUV Colorspace 177Disable ONVIF IP Camera Discovery 177Disable Bonjour IP

TitlesCreating New Templates90Wirecast User Guide | 154809

91LogosIntroductionWhen you perform a broadcast, you may want to include a company logo in your presentation. There are two ways you can do this in Wi

LogosGlobal Logos92Wirecast User Guide | 1548092. When the Add Shot menu displays, Select Add New Shot. 3. When the New Shot displays, double-click it

LogosGlobal Logos93Wirecast User Guide | 1548095. Click the Show Shots icon and select the logo image to display it in the Shot Preview window:6. Alte

LogosGlobal Logos94Wirecast User Guide | 1548097. To resize the logo, make sure the logo shot source is selected, click on the logo in the preview win

LogosGlobal Logos95Wirecast User Guide | 1548098. To reposition the Logo, click the Position button in the Attributes Toolbar and click one of the pos

LogosGlobal Logos96Wirecast User Guide | 154809The logo can also be moved, resized, and rotated using these controls:• To Move: Click and drag object

LogosGlobal Logos97Wirecast User Guide | 15480910. Click the Ripples shot in Layer 3. Notice that changing shots does not affect the Logo you put on L

LogosShot Logos98Wirecast User Guide | 154809Turning Layers On and OffOne way that you can use Wirecast is to turn layers on and off. For example, Lay

LogosShot Logos99Wirecast User Guide | 1548092. Click the Add Source button to add a new source: 3. To add your logo click the Add Shot button then cl