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1. Blank Shot Sample Title Blank Shot f SaN 00 01 Em sicetroan Blank Shot River Movie Turn off Layer 2 LED Shot Logos You can also create a shot with the logo embedded in it To do this follow these steps 1 Double click a shot to open it in the Shot Editor Blank Shot Double click a shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 Logos 97 Shot Logos 2 Click the Add Source button to add a new source Sources E Attributes tho Ee vep Al s Click Add Source button tj 4 4 t 3 To add your logo click the Add Shot button then click the logo icon Click the Add E ser PIO eee Shot button WT i E SEA Click logo icon movie mov audio only 4 Most likely you will not want to display the logo in the middle of the display To re position it click the Configure Visual effects icon to display the positioning controls Wirecast User Guide 145646 98 Logos Shot Logos The nine repositioning controls move the logo to the top bottom side corner or middle of the display Click the Configure Visual Effects icon Sources eu 2a f Attributes eN Repositioning controls Opacity J 100 Matte No Matte A V Respect Aspect Ratio ScaleToFit HorizontalFiip You can also reposition the logo using the mouse Move Media Click and drag using the mouse in the Preview area Resize
2. Wirecast User Guide 145646 52 Tutorials Tutorial 2 Editing Shots Titles STUDIO You can also add a title to a shot First click the plus button on the bottom of the Source list to add a new layer Click the plus button Sources f Attributes S New source ji i layer added i T E river jpg 3 ripples jpg fam To add a title template click the T button on the control panel C B o ClickT button Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 53 Tutorial 2 Editing Shots Select the title template called Blue Banner 3 items are not listed alphabetically and your preview adds the title Select Blue Banner 3 Blue Banner 3 displayed Sources f Attributes tho B uw T s a ad i Blue Banner 3 E river jpg ES Eg eeme Blue Banner 4 Bronze Banner 3 Silver Banner 3 ripples jpg e me m Blue Dawn Sunrise Sunset Scrolls m gt amp Sources f Attributes ss BTALA E j icon river jpg ripples jpg A Line 1 mm Line 2 mmm Line 3 mm Line 4 mmm Wirecast User Guide 145646 54 Tutorials Tutorial 2 Editing Shots Type text into lines 1 amp 2 to display it in the preview window Text lines displayed Sources f Attributes BTALA E oe lines of text river jpg LBJ ripples jpg A Line 1 Te
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4. Supported Codecs Shown below is a list of supported video and audio codecs Video Codec MOV MP3 MPEG 4 WAVAIFF M4V AVC YES NO H264 YES NO DVC25 YES NO DVCPROSO YES NO DVCPRO100 YES NO MJPEG YES NO ProRes YES NO mac only Windows Media NO NO Video Audio Codecs AAC YES NO MP3 YES YES PCM YES NO Windows Media NO NO Audio Wirecast User Guide 145646 ISO MP4 YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO ASF AIFF AIF WMV NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES windows NO NO NO YES windows 82 Adding Media Supported Codecs Wirecast User Guide 145646 83 Titles Introduction STUDIO Wirecast offers a wide variety of title banner templates to use in your broadcast Adding a professional looking title is as simple as selecting a template and adding your text Topics m Adding Titles m Modifying Titles m Title Area m Placing Titles m Creating New Templates Adding Titles To add a title to a shot double click the shot to open it in the Shot Editor telestresan Double click a shot to edit 84 Titles Adding Titles Wirecast displays the shot you selected in the Shot Editor window Sources a menem B y p Gni BEL d ripples jpg Adding New Source To add a new source click the plus icon in the Sources Toolbar at the
5. m Scripting APIs Editions and Options Editions Wirecast is available in multiple editions The editions of Wirecast each with its own set of features are presented in this guide The term Wirecast is used generally to describe all major features Wirecast is available in two editions Studio and Pro Wirecast Studio allows an unlimited number of cameras and inputs titling overlays chroma keys multiple layers shot editing and the ability to preview shots prior to broadcast 16 Introduction Wirecast Workflow Options Features that pertain specifically to Wirecast Studio are indicated by the Studio icon shown below D Wirecast Pro is the professional edition of Wirecast and includes all the features of Wirecast Studio It adds an audio inspector advanced audio controls virtual sets scoreboards and many other professional features Features that pertain specifically to Wirecast Pro are indicated by the Pro icon shown below Wirecast Studio provides support for multiple cameras and inputs selected Blackmagic Osprey by Variosystems and Matrox Multi capture cards and LiveU video over cellular backpack Users can broadcast their computer desktop including computer audio using Desktop Presenter Other key features include chroma key support 3D graphics titles transitions and up to 35 layers of live compositing Additionally you can use HDV when you purchase an HDV option license Without the li
6. which leads to a working knowledge of Wirecast and its components and architecture you will gain proficiency in using Wirecast Tutorials m Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts m Tutorial 2 Editing Shots m Tutorial 3 Broadcasting Note You can run all of the tutorials without a license However a watermark on the video and an occasional voice over on the audio are present until a valid license is activated Note For licensing information select Preferences from the Wirecast menu select License then click Purchase License Or you can contact sales telestream net 34 Tutorials Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts The goal of this tutorial is to provide you with a quick but successful experience creating and broadcasting a presentation using Wirecast This tutorial requires that you open the tutorial document in Wirecast To do this select Create Document for Tutorial from the Help menu in Wirecast z Wirecast Pro Stream Live Broadcast Area This area represents application output Blank Shot fon 00 01 Blank Shot Ripples Mo Note If you are running the tutorial with Wirecast in demonstration mode the Wirecast logo appears from time to time and audio output has a periodic voice over Tutorial Prep To prepare for this tutorial you need to make two changes First select Switch gt Auto Live to turn on the Auto Live option But also select Layout gt Preview to turn
7. If you do not have a username and password you can sign up with YouTube by clicking the YouTube icon or by clicking Sign Up 4 Select your YouTube event 5 Optionally enter a Stream Delay value This provides a time buffer between your live stream from Wirecast and the actual broadcast itself You can set the delay from 0 to 999 seconds However greater delays require greater memory use The amount of memory used is displayed when you enter the amount of delay 6 Click OK Name Not Configured Select YouTube Destination YouTube z More Select an Encoding Authenticate for Encoding Presets tty encoder p sl Click Authenticate th t pree Youl Mi ai paewcrd S Broadcast Yourself Use backup server Select Event Sign Up Bitrate 1596k Stream Delay 0 seconds Enter delay optionally Wirecast User Guide 145646 Broadcasting 207 CDN Partners Flash To Zixi To stream to Zixi follow these steps 1 Select Zixi from the Destination menu 2 Select an encoder 3 Enter Zixi connection information 4 Enter your Zixi channel name and password 5 Click apply to generate the RTMP URL You only need to do this one time because Wirecast stores the channel information for future streams The default RTMP port is 1935 You may need to configure your firewall to enable connections on this port Note If you do not have a username and password you can sign up w
8. Restoring Playlist Position Checking the Restore Previous Active Shot check box causes the playlist to remember which shot was playing and its position when the playlist is taken live Check Restore Previous Active Shot Without checking the Restore Previous Active Shot the playlist always starts from the first shot Countdown Clock Options Select New Playlist Completion from the gear menu displayed only when playlist is playing to display the countdown clock for both the current shot playing in the playlist as well as the countdown for the playlist itself When New Playlist Completion is not selected not checked only the current shot countdown clock is displayed Click the gear icon Borderlands2_720p_PassTex_Disabled_0 mp4 New Playlist Completion Select New Playlist Completion Countdown clock for playlist Countdown clock for current shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 Playlist 153 Countdown Clock Options Add a live source to your playlist by selecting a live source from the Shot Source menu Click the Shot Source menu Select a live source System Device Add HD Pro Webcam C920 Shot Add FaceTime HD Camera Built inf Shot Scoreboard Add Untitled Scoreboard Shot Add Untitled Scoreboard Shot Add Untitled Scoreboard Shot Show Sources Settings When a live source is in a playlist a New Playlist Live option is added to the playlist gear menu When you select this option the c
9. Wirecast User Guide 145646 106 Shot Editor Sources For example to change the media for the source that is identified as B select the source identified as B then click the River icon in the Configuration area Your Preview should now look like this Click the B source Attributes i river jpg B M ji gt B Logo Logo ripples jpg logo png Click the River icon taps titit Virtual Sets In Wirecast Pro you can also add pre built source sets complete with graphics to simulate a news anchor desk These sets are appropriately called virtual sets which can be added to your source list Virtual sets are predefined sources with graphics available in various configurations For example you can select a two source virtual set that displays three layers of decor overhead lighting a curved desk and a pillared background with two live sources Virtual sets provide you with an easy way to create a professional looking scene with one or more live feed sources superimposed on it These virtual sets can be used as they are or they can be edited to suit your needs To add a virtual set to your shot click the Add Presets button to the right of the Sources list title Sources k Click Add Presets button g ripples jpg Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 107 Shot Editor Preview In the Template Chooser window select the Virtual Sets tab then click the virtual set you want t
10. Wirecast offers an unlimited number of redo actions within computer memory limitations Redo information is stored on a per window basis Also if you close a window then reopen it your redo information is lost d Edit Shot Opens the Shot Editor See Shot Editor You can also double click a shot or right click and select Edit Shot to open the Shot Editor The Inspector window is a Shot Editor window which always edits the last touched shot See Inspector vs Editor Rename Shot Enables you to rename a shot You can also right click a shot and select Rename Shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 Menus and Windows 185 Switch Menu Duplicate Shot Duplicates the currently selected shot You can also right click a shot and select Duplicate Shot Add Shot Creates a new empty shot You can also right click a shot and select Add Shot Delete Shot Deletes the currently selected shot You can also right click a shot and select Delete Shot Move To Layer Moves a shot to the selected layer When shots are created they are assigned to a specific layer They exist on that layer until they are moved or deleted You can also click and drag a shot to another layer Start Dictation Starts dictation action Special Characters Displays the Apple Special Characters interface Switch Menu Go Performs a transition same action as clicking the Go button Transitions Wirecast has two transition buttons that can be assigned any tr
11. else operates Wirecast In this mode the presenter never needs to know in detail how Wirecast works Wirecast User Guide 145646 Introduction 19 Two Ways to Use this Application Presenter Is Operator In this mode of operation the person conducting the presentation simultaneously operates Wirecast Here are some suggestions for using Wirecast when you are both the presenter and operator e Keep it simple Set up Wirecast to make it easy for you to be the operator and the presenter Set up your logo and titles so that you need to make very few changes during your presentation Use a minimum number of shots so it s easy for you to see which shot to choose e Keep the AutoLive feature on This enables you to present your shots with just one click Though this limits your ability to perform complex presentations it is the best way when the presenter is also the operator To turn AutoLive on or off select it under the Switch menu e Pre configure your shots Make sure that all the shots are created prior to your presentation Do not try to create or modify shots while broadcasting them e Use hot keys for switching shots If your shot has a number in its name you can press the Option key plus that number s key to immediately display the shot For example if you have a shot named Me With Title 1 press the Option key and the 1 key to display this shot Make sure you rename a shot and add a number to take advantage of using hot
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14. popular providers This tutorial will show how to stream to Bambuser To stream to Bambuser as an example follow these steps 1 Select Bambuser from the Destination menu 2 Select an encoder 3 Enter your Bambuser username 4 After you have entered your username click Authenticate to enter your password and generate the RTMP URL You only need to do this one time because Wirecast stores the channel information for future streams The default RTMP port is 1935 You may need to configure your firewall to enable connections on this port Note If you do not have a username and password you can sign up with Bambuser by clicking the Bambuser icon or by clicking Sign Up 5 Select your Bambuser channel 6 Optionally enter a Stream Delay value This provides a time buffer between your live stream from Wirecast and the actual broadcast itself You can set the delay from Wirecast User Guide 145646 58 Tutorials Tutorial 3 Broadcasting 0 to 999 seconds However greater delays require greater memory use The amount of memory used is displayed when you enter the amount of delay 7 Click OK Name Not Configured Select Bambuser Destination s m Mi More Select an encoder Encoding Limelight H 264 1080p 16 9 1920x1080 7 kuid Enter user name Click Authenticate and enter Username Authenticate password ame Select Channel Bitrate 4242k Location To stream your presentation cl
15. powerful production tool m Creating a Playlist m Adding Clips m Playing Playlists m Playlist Controls m Restoring Playlist Position m Countdown Clock Options 146 Playlist Creating a Playlist Creating a Playlist To create a new Playlist select New Playlist Shot from the Shot Menu and a new Playlist shot icon is added in the shot window g Wirecast Pro Stream Blank Shot Sample Title Blank Shot oqo New Playlist Add Video Shot Add Picture Shot Add Music Shot Blank Shot Movie Add New Shot New Playlist Shot 7 Click the Shot Select New New Playlist Menu Playlist Shot shot The Playlist shot icon displays a playlist badge the playlist duration and the playlist completion action Playlist badge Playlist badge Playlist completion action Wirecast User Guide 145646 Playlist 147 Adding Clips Adding Clips To add clips to the playlist first click and drag them onto the layer where the new Playlist is located z Wirecast Pro Stream Blank Shot Blank Shot Blank Shot Sample Title New Playlist B _ 00 01 Em sicatroon Ripples gt River Movie Added clips Second click and drag each shot onto the playlist icon When you do this you must wait for the playlist icon to obtain a yellow border before releasing the click button New Pla ylis Click and drag clip Release when yellow boarder appears Wirecast User Guide 145646 148 Playlist Adding
16. 145646 108 Shot Editor Shot Editor Preview portrayed in this still shot You can also click and drag a source displayed in the Preview area to reposition it If you add a Virtual Set the Preview area displays a zoom slider directly below the preview window This enables you to adjust all of the layers in the virtual set to zoom in on the set for a a close up or pull back for a wide angle view Zoom slider Set Foreground Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 109 Shot Editor Media Panel Shot Editor Media Panel The Shot Editor Media Panel provides a library of your shots enabling you to easily assign media to a given source You can assign three types of media to a source Live Feeds Media Files and Title Banners The Media Panel displays each category separately making it easier to categorize and identify your media Live Feeds button Media Files button Title Banners button Attributes gt Bu 2 river jpg Live Feed Sources Click the Movie Camera button camera icon to display manage and select your Live Feed sources Live feeds also include the devices built into your computer microphone Built in Inputs and any iSight camera To add a live feed to a selected source follow these steps 1 Click the movie camera icon in the media panel 2 Click the Plus icon at the bottom of the media panel and select the system device you want to use for
17. 2 patent portfolio which license is available from MPEG LA L L C 250 Steele Street Suite 300 Denver Colorado 80206 12 Preface Customer Support Customer Support Telestream offers technical support through our Web site and email Email contacts e Sales sales telestream net e Support desktopsupport telestream net Website Links e How to Buy http www telestream net purchase store htm e Support http www telestream net telestream support wire cast support htm We d Like to Hear from You Telestream welcomes comments feedback and suggestions about your experience with Wirecast You can reach us at support telestream net If you have suggestions about improving the tutorials or this guide other Telestream documents or our Web site please email us at techwriter telestream net Limited Warranty and Disclaimers Telestream Inc the Company warrants to the original registered end user that the product will perform as stated below for a period of one 1 year from the date of shipment from factory Hardware and Media The Product hardware components including equipment supplied but not manufactured by the Company but NOT including any third party equipment that has been substituted by the Distributor for such equipment the Hardware will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal operating conditions and use Software If software is supplied as part of the product the software w
18. 23 PM Wirecast L Select starting message L Select messages Check Rotate Selected Every Enter rotation interval Message Educator Vaida Bogdan gives us the inside scoo BOREDOM http t co 4GEgoMaBDN Hot coffee baby Headed to SMPTE2014 tomorrow Get info abe http t co hFCatdGuOg The beginning of something new http t co 9 Happy to announce a new release of MacCaptioiptiohing mandates http t co gGAg Delete All pFe79G See how Steve Smith and Wayfarers Chapel use for the lucky couple http t co ZogFOZGjle Telestream has products up for awards in this ytes http t co 6VNKYrtgdy Wirecast has been nominated in two categories httpt t co XYFvCS9ZSx seconds Rotate Selected Every 5 optionally check Auto Refresh and enter number of seconds seconds Wirecast User Guide 145646 Social Media 157 Create Shot You can also optionally check Auto Refresh and enter number of seconds The gear icon allows you to select or unselect all messages Once you have selected your messages close the Message Feed window Create Shot To create a new Social Media shot select Social gt Create Shot When the new shot icon is displayed click it to place it in the Preview window Then click the Go button to take it live g Wirecast Pro Stream Wairancaate RT dseptsBor Het cates bazy Sample Title Blank Shot 00 01 telestrean Blank Sho
19. Clips Double click the Playlist icon to open the Playlist window You can drag and drop more clip directly into the Playlist window when it is open You can also add clips by selecting Add New Shot from the Shot Menu Add Video Shot Add Picture Shot Add Music Shot Add New Shot Add clip by click and drag Add clip by selecting Add New Shot These added shots are now housed in the Playlist You can still edit shots in the playlist by double clicking on the shot You also have all of the Change Shot menu options available by right clicking on the shot Change Source Change Audio Change Template Edit Shot Rename Shot Duplicate Shot Delete Shot Modify Duration Set Active Shot Double click Right click shot to access shot to edit it the Change Shot menu Note Do not delete shots from a playlist while the playlist is live The Change Shot menu for Playlist shots has one additional option Modify Duration You can set the shot duration to any value by selecting Modify Duration and entering a new duration when the dialog box displays Click OK when finished Shot Duration Elos 37 Enter shot Actual playback time will be duration subtract transition speed duration Click Reset optionally Click OK You can optionally reset the duration to its original value by clicking Reset Wirecast User Guide 145646 Playlist 149 Adding Clips You can also add live sources to the playlist To d
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21. Cropping m Shot Editor Chroma Key m Shot Editor Motion m Shot Editor Playback m Shot Editor Filter 102 Shot Editor Overview Overview To edit a shot double click it or right click and select Edit Shot Smooth Double click or right click and select Edit Shot The Inspector You can also edit a shot using the Inspector The Inspector is opened by selecting Inspector from the Window menu When the Inspector opens if the shot you want to edit is not displayed or no shot is displayed single click a shot in the Main window shot list to open one The Inspector immediately displays the shot so you can edit it Activating Changes Wirecast always displays your visual changes in the preview panel However your changes only become Live when you specifically click Go or press the Command G keys Note The exception to this occurs in the Playback Panel where you can specifically make your changes become live The AutoLive feature does not apply when using the Shot Editor Inspector vs Editor A shot can be edited in two ways You can double click on the shot and open an editor specifically for that shot or you can open the Inspector window and then click the shot you want to edit Both windows display the same set of controls The only difference is that the Editor window displays a specific shot and the Inspector window displays all the shots that can be edited Additionally you can display and edit shots in both
22. Documents m Re assigning Media Documents Wirecast stores a path to your media in the Wirecast document If you relocate your media Wirecast no longer is able to find them In this case use the Asset Manager to reassign the new media locations However Wirecast does keep track of the relative path to your media If you move both the document and media to a new position Wirecast still finds the media Re assigning Media To reassign media follow these steps 1 To open the Asset Manager select Show Asset Manager from the Wirecast Media menu 2 Select the media you want to assign to another source 3 Some media assets i e cameras enable you to set the aspect ratio by displaying a Device Aspect Ratio menu You can select an aspect ratio from this menu 4 Select the new media from the Assign To menu or click Browse and locate the replacement media on disk Note When Desktop Presenter is selected as the source you can enter the IP address for the Desktop Presenter This enables you to build a Wirecast presentation with place holders and then reconfigure at a later date to accommodate a new presenter 182 Asset Manager Re assigning Media with a new Desktop Presenter as a source Additionally if you select a camera input source from the Media List an additional menu to set the Device Aspect Ratio of the camera is displayed This is useful if the image aspect ratio of your camera is not automatically picked up by Wirecas
23. Introduction 61 Topics 61 Overview 61 Control Status Bar 62 Preview Live Broadcast Area 63 Countdown Clock Display 65 Transition Controls 65 Changing Transitions 65 Transition Speed 66 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Contents 5 Go Button 66 Transition Editing 66 Shot Tool Menu 67 Live Sources 67 Shot Audio 68 Desktop Presenter 68 FileSources 68 Shot Selection Area 68 Changing Shots 69 Moving a Shot to Another Layer 71 Resizing the Shotlcons 71 Layers 71 WhatisaLayer 72 Changing Layers 73 Moving a Shot to Another Layer 73 Layer Zooming 73 AutoLive 74 Livelcons 74 Keyboard Shortcuts 77 Introduction 77 General Shortcuts 77 WirecastUstream Menu 77 File Menu 78 Edit Menu 78 Switch Menu 78 Media Menu 78 Source Menu 78 Output Menu 78 Layout Menu 78 Replay Menu 78 Social Menu 78 Window Menu 78 Help Menu 78 Adding Media 79 Introduction 79 Topics 79 Images Opacity 79 GIF and Transparency 79 Keynote Movies 80 Exporting from Keynote 80 Using Movies 80 Windows Media 81 Real Media 81 Supported Codecs 81 Wirecast User Guide 145646 6 Contents Titles 83 Introduction 83 Topics 83 Adding Titles 83 Adding New Source 84 Configuring Titles 85 Modifying Titles 86 Title Area 86 Changing Text 86 Changing Justification 87 Changing Font 87 Changing Font Color 87 Placing Titles 87 Seminar Title 87 Interview Title 88 Creating New Templates 88 Example 88 Other Media 88 Editing XML Files 8
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25. Selection Area Shot Audio Click the Shot Audio button to add an audio file shot When selected a dialog window displays enabling you to navigate to and select a file Desktop Presenter To start Desktop Presenter under the Sources menu select either New Remote Destop Presenter or New Local Destop Presenter Remote Desktop Presenter presents a desktop from another computer in Wirecast Local Desktop Presenter allows you to present a portion or all of the desktop of the computer where Wirecast is running You can also start DTP local or remote from the Shot Tool Menu New Local Desktop Presenter New Remote Desktop Presenter File Sources Click the File Sources button to display a list of file based source categories Video Shots Picture Shots Music audio Shots or a New empty Shot When selected a file selection dialog window displays enabling you to navigate to and select a file to become a shot Select Add New Shot to add a new untitled generic shot without any file based resources attached Shot Selection Area The bottom part of the Main Window contains the Shot Selection Area also called the Shot List ee 3 telestresn Shot selection area The shot icons can be made to display any live activity in the device it represents cameras streaming etc See Performance in the Preferences section Wirecast User Guide 145646 Main Window 69 Shot Selection Area Changing Shots Right click on
26. Set button To set the Out Point move the playhead to the place you want the media to stop playing and click the second Set button Clicking a Jump button moves the playhead to the In Point or Out Point location In point and Out Point times Set buttons Jump buttons In Point 00 00 00 Set Jump Out Point 00 00 01 Set Jump When Finished Control The When Finished drop down menu enables you to control what happens when the media finishes playing when it reaches the Out Point You have three options e Loop The media loops back to the In Point e Hold The media stops and displays the last frame e Remove The media is removed from Live Broadcast Area The remove function makes the media transparent after it is done playing For example if you are doing a live show with an intro video layered over your camera feed when the intro video is finished it becomes transparent leaving only the camera feed displayed Note For media without video the Hold and Remove are effectively the same option When Finished Loop Zi Begin Playing Control When checked the Begin Playing checkbox causes the media to start playing when the shot becomes Live Checked is the default IV Begin Playing when media becomes Live Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 121 Shot Editor Filter Remember Position Control If the Remember Position checkbox is checked when a live shot transitions to another shot with differ
27. Side PiP Upper Right Ad ral C Side PiP Lower Right 3 Panes Cancel Apply Click Apply Wirecast User Guide 145646 Logos 91 Global Logos 5 Click the Show Shots icon and select the logo image to display it in the Shot Preview window Click Show Shots icon Click the Logo icon chroma key ipa 6 Alteratively you can click the Add button select Add Picture from the drop down menu then select the image you want to use Click Add button Add Video Add Picture Select Add Picture Wirecast User Guide 145646 92 Logos Global Logos 7 To resize the logo make sure the logo shot source is selected click on the logo in the preview window while pressing the Command key and drag to resize the logo image Select the logo source Click while pressing Command and drag to resize logo Sources E Attributes logo png ia T Bu river jpg ripples jpg telestrean ovie n logo png movie mov audio_only 20 4 8 chroma_key jpg Wirecast User Guide 145646 Logos 93 Global Logos 8 To reposition the Logo click the Position button in the Attributes Toolbar and click one of the positioning arrows Click Position button Click a positioning arrow Scale To Fit Horizontal Flip Translate Mouse Movement in Preview Scale Command Key Mouse Movement i
28. Sputnik Bond Link Bolt Clip VidiU Slice Brik Case Chimera TeraCentral Desktop TeamViewer Quick Support StreamReader Plugin for TriCaster STUDIO Remote Desktop Presenter The Remote Desktop Presenter RDTP is a utility application that enables Wirecast to broadcast the desktop of any computer running the Telestream Desktop Presenter program Desktop Presenter is normally auto detected by Wirecast and is automatically added to the list of sources However if a RDTP is not detected or if you want to add one ina remote location you can manually add it by selecting New Remote Desktop Presenter from the Source menu in the Main window Wirecast User Guide 145646 130 Source Settings Local Desktop Presenter You can then setup the presenter in the Source Settings window by entering an IP address of the target computer optionally checking the With Audio checkbox and clicking Apply SYSTEM DEVICES Microphone Cirrus Logic CS4 Digital Audio S PDIF Cirrus WEB STREAM Web Stream Source 0 SCOREBOARDS Untitled Scoreboard PRESENTERS Presenter Wh Desktop Display Ip Address Video Size w carlj2 local 1920 x 1080 V With Audio Select Presenter Enter IP Address Check With Audio optionally Click Apply Note When a Desktop Presenter has been auto detected the IP Address field is disabled For more information refer to
29. Start button Your Wirecast User Guide 145646 136 Source Settings Wirecast Cam Wirecast Cam is now ready to be detected by Wirecast on your PC connceted to the same network as your iOS device Adding a Wirecast Cam Source Once the Wirecast Cam app is started and is on the same network as your Wirecast PC Wirecast detects the presence of Wirecast Cam as a source and makes it available on the Add Sources menu To add Wirecast Cam as a source select an iOS device from the Add Sources menu Click Add Capture Cards Sources icon Blank Shot Add DeckLink Studio 2_1 Shot _ Demonstration Web Stream Add AXIS 211W 00408CA1DEAE Bonjour MPEG 4 Shot Add AXIS M1104 Shot Add AXIS M1104 Bonjour H 264 Shot Add AXIS P1344 Shot Add AXIS P1344 Bonjour H 264 Shot Wirecast Cam Add iPad 4 mini Shot Select an iO device Show Sources Settings Note If the iOS device is not automatically detected you can also manually add the iOS device by selecting Sources gt New Wirecast Cam and manually enter the IP address of the iOS device Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 137 Wirecast Cam After you have added a Wirecast Cam a Wirecast Cam shot is created Double click the shot to make settings and connect to the Wirecast Cam Wirecast Pro Stream Double click Wirecast Cam shot When the Source Settings window displays set optionally the latency to Low or Normal then click Connect Your
30. To Fit Horizontal Flip Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 113 Shot Editor Effects Aspect Ratio The Respect Aspect Ratio is located under the Matte menu on the Effects Panel When checked the source retains its aspect ratio when its size is changed Some sources do not allow you to set this option Attributes ue Lad a 4 m q E witja Mtz Matte No Matte gt J 100 0 A respect aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio control Reset Position Scale To Fit Horizontal Flip Reposition Buttons The are three repositioning buttons on the Effects Panel Reset Position Scale To Fit and Horizontal Flip Click the Reset Position button to reset the media to its original position size and rotation Click Horizontal Flip to mirror the media along the vertical axis Click Scale to Fit button to scale the media to fit inside the Live Broadcast window Attributes a B a Aa witja or Mtz Matte No Matte gt e Reset Position 4 4 j M Respect Aspect Ratio Scale To Fit Scale To Fit Horizontal Flip _____________ Horizontal Flip J 100 Reset Position Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 114 Shot Editor Cropping Shot Editor Cropping The cropping control enables you to cut off unwanted portions of an image To open the cropping control window click the cropping control button There are four sliders and four text boxes used to control cropping Select an image then slid
31. View Details from the drop down menu Topics m The Encoder Presets Window E m MainConcept H 264 m x264 The Encoder Presets Window To open the Encoder Presets window select Window gt Encoder Presets The Encoder Preset menu at the top of the window provides a list of encoder presets Select a preset to edit from this list 212 Encoder Presets The Encoder Presets Window Creating New Presets The default encoder presets cannot be changed However you can make a copy of any preset modify it as needed and save it under a new name You can refer back to the default presets at any time since they are never modified To create a new preset you must make a copy of an existing preset To do this select an existing preset from the Encoder Presets menu that is close to what you what you need change settings as needed then click Save As to save the preset with a new name Profile Options Many encoder presets enable you to select one of three profiles Baseline Main or High Baseline Profile BP Baseline profile is primarily for low cost applications that require additional data loss robustness This profile is used in some video conferencing and mobile applications It includes all features supported in the Constrained Baseline Profile plus three additional features used for loss robustness or for other purposes such as low delay multi point video stream compositing The importance of this profile has faded somewhat sinc
32. a little more light coming from above than any other direction You should very rarely light just from below a subject Wirecast User Guide 145646 Making Great Presentations 221 Good Lighting e Beware of having too much light on your subject If your subjects are people and you must use a lot of light use make up to compensate for the overly bright light ing This is not necessarily a bad thing but you must choose how much effort you want to go through to make a good live event If your lighting balance is excellent you will can avoid make up on your subjects The key in adjusting the lighting is to look at your subject and make sure they do not look washed out e Watch professional events and learn from them As you watch notice the lighting instead of watching the program Notice how they employ the suggestions listed above These guidelines might seem to suggest subtle improvements but good lighting can make an amateur video look professional and a professional video look fabulous The important thing to remember is that one or two properly placed lights makes a huge difference in the quality of your live event Triangular Lighting One advanced and very effective approach to good lighting is known as triangular lighting or three light setup Although this may sound complicated it is actually quite simple It involves setting up three lights sometimes using natural light as one of the light sources in a configuration that
33. achieves a good balance Here are the main elements of Triangular Lighting e Main Light Key Light This is the strongest of your lights and does most of the work This light normally comes from one side of the camera the left for example and is slightly raised However using just the main light results in shadowing Fill Light This is a soft light placed directly in front of the subject It removes shad ows and fills in the image It is usually direct and usually comes from the same direction as the camera or just to the side and behind it It could be for example placed on the same level as the head of a person you are lighting If you use only a fill light your subject might appear too dark The only purpose of a fill light is to add to the main light by filling in shadows If your key light comes from the left of your camera your fill light should come from the right and vice versa Back Light Rim Light This light is directed from behind the subject and above it This is the hardest light to explain but the best way is to describe it as an accent of your subject If you look at a typical high school yearbook picture you will notice that the top left or top right part of each head shot has a highlight of light in it This light is the back light It is also called a rim light because it makes a slight rim around the edge of the head of your subject This light normally comes from behind and above the subject and it is focused M
34. and Windows 183 Introduction 183 Topics 183 Wirecast Menu 183 File Menu 184 Edit Menu 184 Switch Menu 185 Media Menu 185 Sources Menu 186 Output Menu 186 Layout Menu 187 Replay Menu 187 Social Menu 188 Window Menu 188 Help Menu 189 Broadcasting 191 Introduction 191 Topics 191 Canvas Size 192 Virtual Camera 193 Configuring Output Settings 194 Multiple Output Settings 195 Wirecast User Guide 145646 10 Contents Configuration 195 Encoder Presets 196 Multicast and Unicast 199 Flash RTMP Server 200 CDN Partners 201 Flash To Bambuser Churchstreaming tv DaCast Streaming Services High School Cube iNK Barrel Video Livebeats make tv Meridix Sports Network Netbriefings ShowCaster Streaming Media Hosting StreamVu Stretch Internet Sunday Streams Tulix Ustream 201 Flash To Microsoft Azure Brightcove Limelight Sermon net 203 Flash To Akamai 204 Flash To TwitchTV 205 Flash To YouTube 206 Flash To Zixi 207 Streaming 208 Record To Disk 209 Encoder Presets 211 Introduction 211 Topics 211 The Encoder Presets Window 211 Creating New Presets 212 Profile Options 212 MainConcept H 264 213 x264 216 Making Great Presentations 219 Introduction 219 Topics 219 Overview 219 High Quality Audio 220 Good Lighting 220 Triangular Lighting 221 Broadcast Settings 222 Bandwidth 222 Motion 222 Encoder Settings 222 Acknowledgments 223 Acknowledgments 223 Overview 223 Darwin streaming server 223 FFmpeg Pr
35. any shot to display the shot menu Right click shot Change Source Change Audio Change Template Keyboard Shortcut Edit Shot Rename Shot Duplicate Shot Delete Shot Change Source Select Change Source to change the source of your shot Upon selection a menu of sources will display enabling you to make a selection Select Change Source Change Source Source A Change Audio Change Template Untitled Scoreboard audio_only Keyboard Shortcut dress Pais logo png Select source Rename Shot movie mov Duplicate Shot ripples jpg Delete Shot river jpg Add picture file from disk Add movie file from disk Change Audio Select Change Audio to change the audio of your shot Upon selection a menu of audio sources will display enabling you to make a selection Select Change Audio Change Source Change Audio movie mov Change Template audio_only N Select audio Keyboard Shortcut Add audio file from disk Edit Shot Rename Shot Duplicate Shot Delete Shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 70 Main Window Shot Selection Area Change Template Select Change Template to change the template of your shot Upon selection a menu of templates will display enabling you to make a selection Change Source Change Audio Change Template Keyboard Shortcut Edit Shot Rename Shot Duplicate Shot Delete Shot telestresn Select Change Template 3 Panes City Set Front City Set Left City Set Ri
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37. button to transition between different shots when AutoLive is off Wirecast User Guide 145646 40 Tutorials Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts Layers amp Wirecast Pro Blank Shot Blank Shot Select Logo shot Note Before you start this section please select Smooth as your transition STUDIO Wirecast enables you display several shots in the Preview and Live windows at the same time by rendering them one on top of another according to Wirecast s Layer system This is an excellent way to add and remove objects in your broadcast Wirecast displays five layers in the Main Shot List window They are numbered 1 through 5 along the right side of the window Each layer contains shots that can be selected by clicking it A red LED light indicates that a shot is selected When a shot is selected it is displayed in the Live Broadcast window If you select multiple shots by selecting a shot on more than one layer they will all be displayed in the Live Broadcast window The shots are displayed in a layering manner where layer 1 is on top and layer 5 is at the bottom and layers 2 through 4 are layered in between Select the Logo shot in layer 2 and the River shot in layer 3 The result is a layered shot containing both images Layered shot Stream 00 01 telestrean Select River Layer numbers shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 41 Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts Layers are displayed in a particular or
38. command Q 78 Keyboard Shortcuts Introduction File Menu File Menu Keyboard Shortcut New command N Open command O Import Media command Shft Save command S Save As command Shft S Close Window command W Edit Menu Edit Menu Keyboard Shortcut Undo command Z Redo command Shft Z Cut command X Copy command C Paste command V Select All command A Edit Shot command E Rename Shot command R Duplicate Shot command D Delete Shot command Delete Switch Menu Switch Menu Keyboard Shortcut Go command G Cut command 1 Smooth command 2 AutoLive command L Media Menu Media Menu Keyboard Shortcut Start Playing All Movies command P Pause All Movies command Shft P Play to Next Point command RightArrow Jump to Previous Point command LeftArrow Source Menu Source Menu Keyboard Shortcut Show Source Settings controlt command S Output Menu Output Menu Output Settings Keyboard Shortcut command Y Start Stop Broadcasting gt Start All command B Start Stop Recording gt Start All command K Layout Menu Layout Menu Keyboard Shortcut Preview control command P Master Audio Main Shot List Go to Layer gt Master Layer 1 command T controltcommand M controltcommand L Go to Layer gt Master Layer 2 command F Go t
39. control When you add a device to the Audio Inspector as a Live Input it defaults to the lowest volume level because all Live Input audio sources act as global audio sources through the Audio Inspector Thus any source listed in the Live Inputs section can be immediately added to a broadcast by dragging the volume slider on that source up The horizontal slider in a Live Input controls the audio delay Dragging the slider to the right increases delay up to one second to fine tune audio in sources where the audio is ahead of the video Note Audio that is out of sync with video is common when running a microphone directly into your computer s audio input when using a FireWire camera as a video source Most FireWire devices create a latency that causes the audio to be ahead of the video Shot Audio Shot audio sources come from shots that are currently live in your Wirecast document Any time a shot becomes live it immediately displays in your Audio Inspector Adding Shot Audio Sources The Shot Audio panels are always displayed to the right of the Live Input panel in the Audio Inspector Shot audio is automatically added to your broadcast whenever a shot containing audio transitions to live broadcast New Shot Audio controls are created as multiple shots are made live during the broadcast For example if you have live shots with audio sources in Master Layer 1 2 and 3 Wirecast displays three Shot Audio panels Each panel
40. distribution network or local disk recording The Encoder determines how your presentation is encoded or compressed There are many options available Wirecast simplifies this process by providing several simple presets to choose from See also The Encoder Presets Window Wirecast User Guide 145646 196 Broadcasting Encoder Presets Encoder Presets The Encoder menu is located near the top of the Output Settings window The Destination menu is located above the Encoder menu The More button and Gear menu provide optional settings Name Not Configured More button Destination n Destination menu Encoding H 264 1080p 16 9 1920x1080 4 Encoding menu Gear menu Channel Bitrate 4242k Location Stream Delay 9 seconds More Click More to display a list of all available destinations Check the checkbox for each destination you want to include in the destination menu list Select the destinations you would like to be visible Visible Destination 5 Check K v Akamai destinations to J k v Bambuser include them in 5 s 7 v Brightcove Destination z menu list v churchstreaming tv v DaCast Streaming Services v High School Cube 7 iNK Barrel Video v Limelight ior on ra i a Coes Wirecast User Guide 145646 Broadcasting 197 Encoder Presets Filter Select Filter from the Gear menu to display a check list of encoder
41. fe 00 01 Movie Blank Shot Shot LED s changed color Tutorial 2 Editing Shots The first tutorial used only the Main window and explained various ways in which you can use an existing shot But shots can also be created and edited This tutorial demonstrates how to edit your shots Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 47 Tutorial 2 Editing Shots You create shots for use in broadcast presentations Shot editing enables you to make shots you need for your broadcast Shots can be configured in different ways Some shots have only titles and some just a logo others may have only a picture When you broadcast you are choosing in real time the shot you want to display Note Before you start this tutorial create a new tutorial document by selecting Create Document Tutorial from the Help menu You should see a new Main window as shown below g Wirecast Pro Stream Blank Shot Sample Title Blank Shot fenaa 00 01 telestrean Blank Shot Shot Editor Overview Double click the Ripples Shot This opens the Shot Editor window Note If you save a document with the Shot Editor window open Wirecast remembers this and re opens the edit window when the document is re opened Wirecast User Guide 145646 48 Tutorials Tutorial 2 Editing Shots The Shot Editor window has three main areas Shot Preview Configuration Area and Source Layers Shot Preview Sources amp ripples jp
42. first to establish when to start your Replay Shot and then click the Create Replay Shot button when you are finished with your Replay shot Your Replay Shot now has just the content you wanted 4 00 00 00 Click Create Replay Shot button Click Replay Endpoint button Another control available at the bottom of the Preview window is the Magnification control Click the magnifier icon spyglass to display a magnification slider Slide the Wirecast User Guide 145646 164 Replay Replay Templates slider to the left for lower magnification of the In and Out controls and to the right for greater magnification Magnifier icon In and Out point Magnifier slider controls For example if you move the slider to the right the In and Out controls move farther apart increasing the magnification so that you can more easily adjust the location of the In and Out controls This is very helpful when you have long duration Replay shots However the slider will quit sliding when you have reached the maximum size of the Replay Shot In and Out point Magnifier slider controls moved moved right One more control is available at the bottom of the Preview window It is the Replay the speed control You can set the speed of the Replay Shot by clicking the speed icon 1x and selecting a speed from the pull down menu Your choices are 1x normal speed 2x double speed 5x half speed and 25x one fourth speed The audio is
43. input Wirecast adds it to the list 3 Click the configure button 2nd button from right in the toolbar to configure the device as needed 4 Click the change media button far left in the toolbar 5 Click the Plus icon at the bottom of the media panel and select Show Source Settings to view and configure source settings 6 In the Source Settings panel select the device to display and change settings as needed 7 Click Apply to save settings and close the Source Settings window In Wirecast Pro you can add other system devices including a Scoreboard and Web streams Wirecast User Guide 145646 110 Shot Editor Shot Editor Media Panel Media File Sources Click the Media Files button document icon to display manage and select your file based media sources Media files include video and audio files video only files audio only files and raster images TIFF JPEG PNG etc Media files are created outside of Wirecast using media editing tools then are added to the media list for easy access during broadcasting To add media files that you have created or acquired to a selected source follow these steps 1 Click the Media Files button document icon in the media panel 2 Click the Plus icon at the bottom and navigate to and select the file you want to add Wirecast adds this file to the list 3 Configure it as needed Title Banner Sources Click the Title Banner button T icon to displ
44. keys Presenter Plus Operator DIO IDIO In this mode of operation an engineer or operator is responsible for using Wirecast and the presenter concentrates on the content of the presentation Here are some suggestions for using Wirecast when you have both an operator and a presenter e Keep the AutoLive feature off This enables you to make several changes at one time before taking the changes live However to quickly make a shot live press the Command Ctrl keys and click the shot e Open the Preview window The operator should use Preview mode to examine everything before it becomes live e Use the Layer Windows to make more shots available Select New Layer Window from the Window menu to open additional layer windows so you can quickly flip between shots on several layers e Use the Inspector window to open and edit shots The Inspector window acts exactly like the edit window but always edits the last shot you changed To open the Inspector Window click on the Window menu and select Inspector Wirecast User Guide 145646 20 Introduction Using AutoLive Using AutoLive Some users of Wirecast may want to single click a shot to make it become live Other users may want to make several changes to the broadcast before making them live You can use both methods in Wirecast The AutoLive feature is designed to offer a single click operation for those users who want to simply click from shot to shot The Edit wi
45. looks like an ONFi call Various timecodes and timestamps are also sent with the stream Check optionally Strict Constant Bitrate When checked it forces the Average bit rate see item 8 above to maintain the exact bit rate entered CBR pads the data when necessary to meet exact bitrate specified Disabling CBR can result in slightly improved quality and decrease file size but at the cost of greater bitrate fluctuations which could prove troublesome for certain streaming destinations Selecting this option for recording is not recommended because it can result in decreased quality and larger files with no real benefit Check optionally Keyframe aligned When checked it facilitates adaptive bitrate streaming by ensuring that keyframes from multiple streams are in sync along with the keyframes timestamp DTS and PTS values But this is true only if those other streams also have the option turned on and have the same keyframe interval To accomplish this Wirecast disables scene detection and manually inserts the keyframe at the exact keyframe interval specified Therefore to ensure quality and smooth switching in the player the keyframe interval should be in the 1 to 4 second range When Keyframe Aligned is enabled absolute timestamp is also enabled Check optionally the Audio Encoding AAC checkbox When checked the audio for your broadcast is included When unchecked audio is absent This is the preferred method of producing vide
46. off the Preview option Both of these options will be changed back later in the tutorial Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 35 Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts The Wirecast Main Window shows the AutoLive LED as turned on Wirecast Pro Stream Live Broadcast Area This area represents application output AutoLive LED on Wirecast User Guide 145646 36 Tutorials Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts The Main Window Wirecast has two main display areas Live Broadcast and Shot List The Live Broadcast area is in the upper portion of the window displaying what Wirecast broadcasts to your viewers or what it records to disk The Shot List in the lower half of the window displays the shots available for broadcast Live Broadcast Area Wirecast Pro Syeem Red Live Broadcast Area This area represents application output Shot List What Is a Shot Wirecast uses the concept of a shot to construct presentations A shot contains media along with the settings for that media In its simplest form a shot contains one piece of media such as a photo or a video clip But it can also be something more complex like a live camera with a title and background music or even a Playlist of shots A shot can be edited and its settings can be changed See Tutorial 2 Editing Shots Shots are important because they enable you to configure a lot of information before you broadcast your presentation This enables you to concentrate on cr
47. shot with a social media title in Master Layer 1 Settings Brings up the Social Media Settings dialog Rotate Messages Every second s Refresh Messages Manually Every second s Use Account Facebook Configure Twitter Configure Cancel OK Rotate Messages Enter the number of seconds that messages rotate into the title Refresh Messages You can choose to manually refresh your message list or have it automatically refreshed at the rate you enter in seconds Use Account You can choose to receive messages from Facebook Twitter or both Window Menu Minimize Minimizes the front most window Zoom Maximizes the front most window zooms to the full size of the screen Inspector Opens the Inspector window There is only one Inspector window for each document The Inspector is very similar to the Shot Editor except it always edits the last shot touched Wirecast User Guide 145646 Menus and Windows 189 Help Menu STUDIO Encoder Presets Opens the Encoder Presets window Audio Inspector Opens the Audio Inspector window STUDIO New Layer Window Opens a new Master Layer window for the layer selected STUDIO Camera Preview Shows a preview of all cameras currently connected to your computer Click the Add Camera button to add a camera to the preview window Use the Adjust FPS frames per second slider to adjust how realistically the camera image responds to motion Keep in mind that the greater the FPS th
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49. the Shot Editor and the Inspector at the same time If no shot is currently selected Inspector buttons and other GUI elements are not functional To select a shot for editing single click a shot in the Shot List panel at the bottom of the Main window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 103 Shot Editor Layout Shot Editor Layout The Shot Editor is comprised of four major sections Preview Area Source List Attributes Toolbar and the Attributes Editor Panel __ Preview Area Attributes TE E Attributes Ba 4 m lt 7 Toolbar Source l List f river jpg gt Attributes f Editor Panel t l The preview area displays a preview of how the shot looks As you edit a shot by changing its attributes visual changes are displayed in the Preview area The Source List is a list of sources live sources images and title banners currently in the shot Wirecast enables you to put up to seven sources in each shot You add and delete sources by clicking the plus and minus icons in the toolbar at the bottom of the Source List Click a source in the list to edit it Sources are layered in the shot from top to bottom on the list You can reorder sources using the up and down arrows in the toolbar below the list or right click the source and select Move Up or Move Down See Sources The Attributes Editor Panel displays each of the configuration panels At the top is an Attributes tool
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52. to change the text alignment font style and text color respectively The Score Options on the right side provide the same three adjustments to the score Wirecast User Guide 145646 128 Source Settings Scoreboards Some scoreboard styles also allow you to change the background colors of the Home and Visitor fields to make them match their team color This option when displayed is located between Name Options and Score Options You can also choose a custom image as the background of your Scoreboard To do this check Use Custom Image When you do the Choose button is enabled Click Choose and navigate to your custom background and select it Look tab Data _ Look i Name Options Name Options Score Options E m Text alignment Home Aa mm visitor Aa mm Fedi Aa mm Fed2 Aa m Feld 3 Aa _ Fed4 Aa Font style Text color V Use a custom image Ckeck Use a Custom Image Click Choose Use image with dimensions 369 x 169 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 129 Teradek Cube Teradek Cube You can download the Teradek plugin from http www teradek com pages downloads On the download page select StreamReader Plugin for Wirecast Un Fe TERADEK LEN A FIRMWARE UPDATES amp DOWNLOADS gt Register Your Product Select Your Teradek Product iy Cube Bonding
53. view the H 264 based streams To configure Flash Media Streaming follow these steps 1 Select Destination gt RTMP Server 2 Select an encoder 3 Enter the Address to the RTMP server This is the same as the FMS URL in Flash Media Server The default RTMP port is 1935 but you may need to configure your firewall to allow connections on this port 4 Wirecast can import a Flash Media Encoder configuration file XML file Click Open FMLE XML File and navigate to the configuration file and select either version 2 5 or version 3 0 Wirecast reads the Address and Stream information from that file Many online streaming services offer FMLE configuration files which Wirecast can use Note Only the Address and Stream information from the XML configuration file is used No Encoding information is imported 5 Click OK to save your settings Name RTMP Server Select a Destination Destination RTMP Server Iyer 7 Encoding H 264 720p 16 9 1280x720 1 zeletan encoder Address rtmp ocalhost 1935 ive Enter the Address to the RTMP server Stream myStream Click and User Agent Wirecast FM 1 0 z Set Credentials navigate to the configuration Bitrate 2217k file Location rtmp ocalhost 1935 ive myStream seconds 0 Click OK Wirecast User Guide 145646 Broadcasting 201 CDN Partners CDN Partners Listed below are the Content Di
54. water marks all output both to disk and network The video water mark is a periodic overlay of the Wirecast logo Audio water mark is a periodic voice over If you have a Wirecast serial number and are using a Wirecast Pro feature without a Pro license that output is also water marked Wirecast User Guide 145646 178 Preferences Software Update Software Update Software update preferences enable you to obtain Wirecast updates ec Preferences ORENS General Performance Licenses Software Update Advanced Software Update checks for new and updated versions of Wirecast Keep informed of updates to ensure the highest quality experience M Automatically check for updates Check Now Last check Today at 1 48 PM Your copy is current Automatically Check Updates Check the Automatically Check For Updates checkbox to cause Wirecast to check for updates on the Telesteam Web site each time Wirecast is launched No personal information is transferred to Telesteam during this action Check Now Click Check Now to immediately check for updates on the Telesteam Web site www telestream net No personal information is transferred to Telesteam during this action Advanced Advanced preferences enable you adjust advanced settings for Wirecast sp Advanced Preferences m ea 2 General Performance Licenses Software Update Processing V Use High Quality Video Render using YUV
55. window opens Select an Application then select a Window only windows associated with the selected application are listed to identify which window is captured Application Select Application all Applications 4 Refresh Window Calendar Microsoft Outlook Select Window a Click OK Wirecast User Guide 145646 132 Source Settings Local Desktop Presenter Other Local Desktop Presenter controls are Show Cursor When checked causes the cursor to be captured in addition to the video source Capture Audio When checked captures audio in addition to video Click Audio Settings to select the audio source FPS Select the frame rate at which you want the video to be captured Disable Capture When checked capture is disabled Audio Settings Enables you to select an audio source to be captured with the video Sources are automatically deteced and displayed in the Web Stream list They are also identified as ONVIF or Bonjour detection Select also an ONVIF Profile Set controls as needed then click Connect when finished SYSTEM DEVICES Built in Digital Input Audio Built in Line Input Audio CAPTURE CARDS DeckLink SDI_1 DeckLink SDI_2 IP CAMERAS 2 Linksys WVC80N PIPELINES Lab Quad1 CH2 Lab Quad1 CH3 WEB STREAM AXIS 211W 00408CA1DEA AXIS M1104 AXIS M1104 Bonjour H 26 AXIS P1344 AXIS P1344 Bonjour H 26 Li E Select a Web Discovery Method User
56. with your network administrator and verify that you will not disrupt the network with your broadcasts Ask them what your upper limit bandwidth should be Your available bandwidth is the minimum of what you can upload combined with what your viewers can download Once you know your bandwidth you need to decide whether or not your video contains a lot of motion Motion is how much things move around in your video presentations An interview is considered low motion A sports event however would probably be high motion Wirecast comes configured with defaults to help ease your configuration task Choose a default configuration that meets your motion and bandwidth constraints Encoder Settings The parameters of the encoders are quite technical and can be overwhelming It is beyond the scope of this document to describe the delicate balance required in setting them There are professionals who fine tune encoders to do exactly what is required The Wirecast default settings are generally optimal for the various network environments See Encoder Presets for information on changing the encoder settings Wirecast User Guide 145646 Acknowledgments 223 Acknowledgments Acknowledgments Acknowledgments Overview Portions of this software may utilize the following copyrighted material the use of which is hereby acknowledged m Darwin streaming server m FFmpeg Project Darwin streaming server APPLE PUBLIC SOURCE LICENSE V
57. 8 Logos 89 Introduction 89 Topics 89 Global Logos 89 Turning Layers On and Off 96 Shot Logos 96 Shot Editor 101 Introduction 101 Topics 101 Overview 102 The Inspector 102 Activating Changes 102 Inspector vs Editor 102 Shot Editor Layout 103 Sources 104 Templates 104 Virtual Sets 106 Controlling Source Visibility 107 Shot Editor Preview 107 Shot Editor Media Panel 109 Live Feed Sources 109 Media File Sources 110 Title Banner Sources 110 Shot Editor Effects 111 Opacity 112 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Contents 7 Matte 112 Aspect Ratio 113 Reposition Buttons 113 Shot Editor Cropping 114 Shot Editor Chroma Key 114 Working Top Down 114 Selecting a Key Color 115 Key Threshold 115 Black Clip 115 White Clip 115 Getting a Good Key 115 Lighting 115 Good Camera 116 High Quality Video 116 Shot Editor Motion 117 Shot Editor Playback 118 Live Playback 119 Scrubbing 119 Transport Controls 119 In and Out Points 120 When Finished Control 120 Begin Playing Control 120 Remember Position Control 121 Audio Controls 121 Shot Editor Filter 121 Modifying the Filter Parameters 122 Source Settings 123 Introduction 123 Topics 123 Overview 123 System Devices 124 Scoreboards 125 The Data Tab 127 The Look Tab 127 Teradek Cube 129 Remote Desktop Presenter 129 Local Desktop Presenter 130 WirecastCam 133 Wirecast Cam App 133 Wirecast Cam Dashboard 134 Wirecast Cam Settings 135 Starting Your Wirecast Cam Broadcast 135 A
58. 80p streaming e 200MB free hard drive space for installation e Hard drive space for recording to disk e Compatible Flash streaming server or account with a supported Flash streaming portal required for Flash H 264 streaming e 512 MB PCI Express graphics card with 3D acceleration e GeForce or Radeon class card recommended e Sufficient upload speed for streaming e Minimum recommended is twice the bandwidth of the total bit rate of the stream Desktop Presenter e Use the remote version of Desktop Presenter 2 0 5 with Wirecast 6 0 it s available as a separate download at http www telestream net purchase store htm Wirecast User Guide 145646 33 Tutorials Introduction The best way to get started using Wirecast is to quickly work through all its main features This tour presents a series of three tutorials each designed to help you understand how to create and broadcast presentations using Wirecast As you work through these tutorials you will also become familiar with important Wirecast concepts and how you can use them to deliver high quality broadcasts The more you know about Wirecast the better it will serve your broadcasting objectives Because each tutorial builds on the skills and knowledge you learn in the previous tutorials it is recommended that you take the tutorials in succession Working through all the tutorials takes about thirty minutes As you gain hands on experience creating video and audio presentations
59. ABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE LIBRARY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Wirecast User Guide 145646 A Activation 30 Adding New Source 84 Adding Titles 83 Aspect Ratio 113 Asset Manager media 181 AutoLive 74 using to re assign B Bandwidth 222 Basics Concepts 34 Begin Playing Control 120 Broadcast Configuration 195 Broadcasting 57 C Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance 12 Canvas Size 192 Capture Cards 140 Changing Font 87 Changing Font Color 87 Changing Justification 87 Configuring Titles 85 copyright notice 11 Countdown Clock 65 Creating New Templates 88 D Deactivate Serial Numbers 177 Demonstration Mode 177 Desktop Presenter 68 237 Index E Edit Menu 184 Editing Shots 46 Editing XML Files 88 Encoder Presets 196 Encoder Presets Window 211 Encoder Settings 222 F File Menu 184 File Sources 68 Filter Parameters 122 Flash H 264 216 Flash To Livestream 204 Flash To Ustream 201 204 G Global Logos 89 Good Lighting 220 H H 264 213 Hardware Audio 171 HDV Serial 177 Help Menu 189 High Quality Audio 220 High Quality Video 116 I Insp
60. In O Scale In M Decelerate In ____________ Check Decelerate In Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 57 Tutorial 3 Broadcasting To see this behavior in action you must go back to the Main window and trigger the Build In action To do this follow these steps 1 Close the Shot Editor window optionally by clicking the X in the corner of the window 2 In the Main window make sure Smooth transition is selected 3 Click on the Blank Shot then click the Ripples shot recently edited Notice that when the Title appears it comes in from the left Tutorial 3 Broadcasting This tutorial demonstrates how to setup and broadcast your Wirecast presentations You can broadcast to a specific computer Unicast multiple viewers Multicast or even record your broadcast to disk There are two main components for broadcasting your presentation or saving it to disk Encoding and Destination You need to decide how you are going to encode the broadcast Encoding is the type of compression used JPEG MPEG4 etc Wirecast comes configured with many common encoding options see The Encoder Presets Window A destination for the broadcast must be selected You can send it to a server for broadcast or save it to disk Your destination is your Streaming Service Streaming You can stream your broadcast to any streaming service provider you choose The Broadcast section of this user guide provides details on how to do this for many
61. Media Respect Aspect Hold the Command key while moving the mouse in the Preview area Resize Media Turn off Respect Aspect Ratio Hold the Shift Command keys while moving the mouse in the Preview area Rotate Media Hold the Option key while moving the mouse in the Preview area Select between shots in the Main window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Logos 99 Shot Logos 5 To change the size of the logo select the logo source then hold the Command key while moving the mouse over the logo in the Preview area To move the logo to the lower left corner click the lower left arrow button Select logo source Hold the Command key while moving the mouse CAS V Respect Aspect Ratio ResetPosition ScaleToFit HorizontalFip controls Repositioning Translate Mouse Movement in Preview Scale Alt Key Mouse Movement in Preview Rotate Control Key Mouse Movement in Preview Wirecast User Guide 145646 100 Logos Shot Logos Close the edit window Notice that the River shot now has the logo embedded in it Wirecast Pro Stream telestrean Wirecast User Guide 145646 101 Shot Editor Introduction The Shot Editor is used to view a shot edit it or create a new one This section describes how to use the Shot Editor Topics m Overview m Shot Editor Layout m Sources m Shot Editor Preview m Shot Editor Media Panel m Shot Editor Effects m Shot Editor
62. PDIF Cirrus H oO me Preview IP CAMERAS Visitor IP Camera PIPELINES Pipeline PRESENTERS Presenter Pi t diris Scoreboard Metal Pipe v Basic Z Drop down SCOREBOARDS Deo a aaa g menus A o a Configuration Team Name Score ta bs Home Home 0 1 2 es Visitor Visitor 0 att h2 hai Field 1 Field 1 Field 2 Field 2 Field 3 Field 3 Field 4 Field 4 Unlike most other elements in Wirecast changes to the Scoreboard go live instantly without requiring a transition Once the scoreboard is live the preview image is exactly as it is seen in your broadcast Of the two drop down menus the first selects the style of the scoreboard Pipe Shade Corner Wide etc and the second selects the scoreboard layout Basic Top Bottom etc Some layouts change the number of fields surrounding the scoreboard allowing additional live information to be added There are four hotkeys associated with the Scoreboard Increments Home score Decrements Home score Increments Visitor score Decrements Visitor score In order for these hotkeys to be active the scoreboard must be displayed in the Live window and the Wirecast main window must be in focus selected as the active Windows window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 127 Scoreboards The Data Tab The Data tab configures the information displayed inside your scoreb
63. Preview area e Resize Respect Aspect Hold the Command key while moving the mouse in the Preview area e Resize Media Turn off Respect Aspect Ratio Hold the Shift Command keys while moving the mouse in the Preview area e Rotate Media Hold the Option key while moving the mouse in the Preview area Select between shots in the Main window Wirecast User Guide 145646 112 Shot Editor Shot Editor Effects Opacity Matte The opacity control is a slider bar on the Effects Panel Opacity controls how much you can see through the media As an object becomes less opaque it becomes more transparent Note If you want to turn off the media altogether do not set opacity to zero since this still uses CPU cycles Instead you should turn off the visibility of the source Attributes Nitla 4 gt CIRA Reset Position Ama rame Opacity See 100 Opacity control Matte No Matte M Respect Aspect Ratio Scale To Fit Horizontal Flip A matte is an image that is used to define the opacity of another piece of media Wirecast comes with several mattes which are listed in the Matte drop down menu Any image in your shot list which has an Alpha Channel also shows up in the Matte menu See mages Opacity for more information on Alpha Channel Attributes Ni tle 4 GUU Reset Position By 24 4 4 8 Opacity 100 Matte No Matte Matte menu M Respect Aspect Ratio Scale
64. SIVE REMEDIES AND THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF TELESTREAM INC WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT SHALL BE AS STATED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY Your sole and exclusive remedy for any and all breaches of any Limited Warranty by the Company shall be the recovery of reasonable damages which in the aggregate shall not exceed the total amount of the combined license fee and purchase price paid by you for the Product Damages TELESTREAM INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FORANY DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR THE BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES OR ANY REMEDY PROVIDED FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE Further information regarding this limited warranty may be obtained by writing Telestream Inc 848 Gold Flat Road Nevada City CA 95959 You can call Telestream Inc via telephone at 530 470 1300 Wirecast User Guide 145646 14 Preface Limited Warranty and Disclaimers Wirecast User Guide 145646 15 Introduction Introduction Topics This guide is intended to help you understand how each feature of Wirecast operates and to provide you with information to help you make the best presentations possible m Editions and Options m Wirecast Workflow m Tutorials m Two Ways to Use this Application m Using AutoLive m Main Window Layout
65. Shot Editor M Feedback Detection Maximum Reconnect Attempts 3 174 Preferences General Wirecast automatically saves your preferences every time you make a change The changes are immediately applied Resetting Preferences To reset your preferences quit Wirecast and then delete the files located at Library Preferences Vara Software Wirecast Preferences Or you can use Support Assistant to reset preferences see Send Support Information under Help Menu Note You should match the output to the canvas size as close as possible to preserve video resolution and quality For example a 800x600 source results in significant loss of quality if an aspect ratio of 640x480 is selected Using 720x576 which is much closer in size helps preserve video quality General General preferences enable you to setup the Wirecast environment e Preferences aa gg amp General Performance Licenses Software Update Advanced Settings M Open last document on startup M Use checkerboard in Shot Editor M Feedback Detection Maximum Reconnect Attempts 3 Open Last Document on Startup When checked the last document you used is opened when Wirecast starts up Shot Editor Checkerboard When checked a checkerboard background displays in the Shot Editor to indicate an area that is transparent Checked is the default Wirecast User Guide 145646 Preferences 175 Performance Feedback Detection When check
66. Stereo Mi Target bit rate 192 v kbits s Sample rate 44 100 kHz dose Delete Save As Save Help Note To use a newly created preset See Creating New Presets 3 Check the Video Encoding checkbox When checked the video for your broadcast is encoded When unchecked a blank video screen is provided This is the preferred method of producing audio only broadcasts 4 Select the Main Concept H 264 encoder from the Encoder menu 5 Enter the width of your broadcast video 6 Enter the height of your broadcast video 7 Select the desired frames per second FPS of your broadcast This value is a target value for the encoder and the exact value is not guaranteed 8 Enter the average bit rate in Kbits 1000 bits per second This is the target bit rate of your video Higher numbers provide better quality The connection speed of your audience is a significant factor in determining your target bit rate The encoder Wirecast User Guide 145646 214 Encoder Presets MainConcept H 264 10 11 12 13 14 compresses the video to approximate this target However at different times during your broadcast the bit rate may be higher or lower than the target rate Select an encoder profile from the Profile menu Three profiles are provided Baseline Main and High The Baseline profile is commonly used in mobile applications It is also used in other applications which operate with limited processing power s
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68. V 6 Optionally enter a Stream Delay value This provides a time buffer between your 7 live stream from Wirecast and the actual broadcast itself You can set the delay from 0 to 999 seconds However greater delays require greater memory use The amount of memory used is displayed when you enter the amount of delay Click OK when finished Name Destination Encoding Bitrate Location Stream Delay Username RTMP Ingest Url Not Configured Select TwitchTV TwitchTV More Select Encoder Twitch 540p30 J Enter Username Authenticate rtmp live twitch tv app twitch ai P Sign Up Click Authenticate Find the closest ingest server and enter password 1596 k rtmp live twitch tv app Enter delay optionally 0 seconds Wirecast User Guide 145646 206 Broadcasting CDN Partners Flash To YouTube To stream to YouTube follow these steps 1 Select YouTube from the Destination menu 2 Select an encoder Note YouTube may not yet support OpenIDs via this API The solution is to download the FMLE configuration file from YouTube and use the Flash Media Server interface 3 Click Authenticate to enter your username and password and generate the RTMP URL You only need to do this one time because Wirecast stores the channel information for future streams The default RTMP port is 1935 You may need to configure your firewall to enable connections on this port Note
69. Wirecast User Guide Wirecast 6 0 User Guide for Mac a 145646 telest rean November 2014 Preface 11 Copyright and Trademark Notice 11 MPEG 2 License Requirements 11 Customer Support 12 We d Like to Hear from You 12 Limited Warranty and Disclaimers 12 Warranty Remedies 12 Software Updates 13 Restrictions and Conditions of Limited Warranty Limitations of Warranties 13 Introduction 15 Introduction 15 Topics 15 Editions and Options 15 Editions 15 Options 16 Wirecast Workflow 16 Tutorials 18 Two Ways to Use this Application 18 Presenter Is Operator 19 Presenter Plus Operator 19 Using AutoLive 20 Main Window Layout 20 Preview 22 Master Audio 23 Main Shot List 24 Control Status Bar 24 Layers 26 Layer Windows 27 Scripting APIs 27 Contents 13 4 Contents Installation 29 Introduction 29 Topics 29 Installing 29 Activating 30 Uninstalling 31 System Requirements 31 Tutorials 33 Introduction 33 Tutorials 33 Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts 34 Tutorial Prep 34 The Main Window 36 What Is a Shot 36 Switching Between Shots 37 Transitions 38 Transition Speed 39 Go Button 39 Layers 40 Auto Live 41 Turn AutoLive Off 42 Multiple Changes 43 Preview 43 Tutorial 2 Editing Shots 46 Shot Editor Overview 47 Source Layers 49 Template Window 49 Titles 52 Effects Motion 54 Positioning Objects 54 Motion for Objects 56 Changing Motion Options 56 Tutorial 3 Broadcasting 57 Streaming 57 Main Window 61
70. Wirecast Cam image will display in the viewer window at the top SYSTEM DEVICES Built in Digital Input Audio Built in Line Input Audio CAPTURE CARDS DeckLink Studio 2_1 REMOTE DESKTOP PRESENTEF Paul s Mac Pro 2 WEB STREAM AXIS 211W 00408CA1DEA AXIS M1104 AXIS M1104 Bonjour H 26 Latency Low Latency Set Latency AXIS P1344 optionally IP Address AXIS P1344 Bonjour H 26 WIRECAST CAM iPad 4 mini Connect Click Connect Your Wirecast Cam will be automatically detected by Bonjour and placed in the list or sources that can be added Wirecast User Guide 145646 138 Source Settings Wirecast Cam After you close the Source Settings window you can click the Wirecast Cam shot to place it in the Preview window Click the Go button to take your Wirecast Cam shot live z Wirecast Pro Stream Click Shot Click Go button Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 139 Web Stream Web Stream Gy The Web Stream option allows RTMP RTSP MMS or HTTP streams to be taken directly into Wirecast This is useful for incorporating remote IP Cameras or other network streams into a broadcast Select a Web Stream source Sources are automatically deteced and displayed in the Web Stream list They are also identified as ONVIF or Bonjour detection Select also an ONVIF Profile Set controls as needed then click Connect when finished SYSTEM DEVICES Built in Dig
71. a Uni Output Settings Start Stop Broadcasting Start Stop Recording External Display Output Virtual Camera Out DeckLink Studio 2 r Select Stop Output Show USB Devices To view a list of all USB devices select Show USB Devices from the Sources menu The list displays all connected USB devices the USB bus on which each USB device is located and the speed of the device This information is helpful when troubleshooting USB bus bandwidth issues Click Show All Devices to display all available USB devices otherwise only video devices are listed Click Refresh to update the list If you are having problems utilizing your USB cameras try connecting them to separate USB buses and or lowering their resolution Device Bus Speed 3 UNPLUGGED 1 High Speed Basic Optical Mouse 1 Low Speed UNKNOWN 1 Low Speed Bluetooth USB Host Controller 4 Full Speed Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 4 Full Speed a UNPLUGGED 4 High Speed FaceTime HD Camera Built in 4 High Speed lt m V Show All Devices Wirecast User Guide 145646 144 Source Settings Show USB Devices Wirecast User Guide 145646 145 Playlist Introduction Topics Playlist enables you to create a list of clips and play them as a single group You can have multiple playlists and edit them as needed after they are created You can also replay playlists see Replay This makes the combination of Playlist and Replay a very
72. a is better than NTSC due to how data is captured internally High Quality Video If you are keying video from disk and not capturing it live make sure the High Quality Video option is checked in the Advanced Preferences Panel This forces Wirecast to decode the video from disk in the best quality possible giving the Chroma Key the best data possible for keying Wirecast warns you if High Quality Video is turned off when you turn on Chroma Keying Sources f Attributes Aili chroma_key jpa V Use Chroma Key Defaults V Pick key color with mouse Key threshold C 12 Black dip 0 White dip 225 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 117 Shot Editor Motion Shot Editor Motion The Motion Panel provides control over how objects image movie title etc are added or removed in the Live Broadcast window To open the Motion Panel click the Motion Panel button in the Toolbar Wirecast only performs motion during a Smooth transition If you are using any other transition the motion settings are ignored There are two types of motion When an object is added to your broadcast it is called Build In When it is removed it is called Build Out Motion Panel button Attributes s B 4 4 8 Build In controls l Build Out controls Build In Build Out From Middle To Middle L Direction menus M Fade In M Fade Out Spin In Spin Out Scale In Scale Out Decelerate In Accelerate O
73. ake sure it is not directed at the camera Most serious lighting starts with these three basic lights There are also some great Websites that describe these techniques in great detail Wirecast User Guide 145646 222 Making Great Presentations Broadcast Settings Broadcast Settings Once you have good video and audio coming into Wirecast the final item of importance is make sure the Broadcast Settings are configured correctly for your presentation Though there are many broadcast parameters to modify there are three that are the most important bandwidth motion and encoder settings Bandwidth Motion The first item of importance is knowing how much bandwidth is available Bandwidth is how much data you can broadcast from your computer This depends on the speed of your network connection and the type of connection your viewers are using More specifically it is the minimum speed between you and all of your viewers For example if you have one viewer who is using a dial up modem for that viewer to see good quality you must broadcast at Modem speed Thus you must know who your viewers are and what kind of connection they have This may be difficult to know because you must determine if their connection is cable modem or DSL and whether or not they reside on your local network In some situations you are broadcasting for just your local network in an office building for example In this case you should discuss your plans
74. ansitions cut smooth etc that Wirecast supports The Switch menu lists the currently assigned transitions by name These three transitions can also be selected by pressing the control key and either the 1 or 2 key See Transition Controls to modify which transitions appear in this menu Transition Speed Enables you to select one of five transition speeds ranging from Slowest to Fastest AutoLive Toggles turns on and off the AutoLive feature AutoLive is a fundamental feature of Wirecast which enables you to control how you make shots become part of the live broadcast See AutoLive Live Preview Swap Toggles turns on and off the Live Preview Swap feature When on the Live Broadcast and Preview windows trade panes swap when the Go button is clicked Media Menu Start Playing All Movies Starts playing any movies that are not currently playing Pause All Movies Pauses all movies that are currently playing Show Asset Manager Displays devices that can be configured Some devices cameras etc may be configurable For example you can configure an iSight camera to manually change its focus contrast brightness etc Other devices have multiple inputs you can choose AlchemyTV Card etc See Asset Manager Wirecast User Guide 145646 186 Menus and Windows Sources Menu Note The Configure Devices menu selection is present only if a device is connected to Wirecast The configuration user interface is provided by
75. apturing of live sources in the Replay buffer on disk The amount that is saved when the Create Replay Shot button is pressed depends on what value was entered into the Default Replay duration setting Start playing a clip while Replay is activated then click the Create Replay Shot button Since the Default Replay Duration is set at 30 seconds a Replay shot of 30 seconds backward from when the Create Replays Shot button was pressed is created The new Wirecast User Guide 145646 162 Replay Replay Activation Replay Shot is placed in Layer 1 as designated in the settings as an icon and the Replay controls are displayed at the bottom of the Preview window Select a clip to play Click Go to play clip Click Create Replay Shot Wirecast Pro soon 4 00 00 00 Smooth Replay Shot created Replay controls displayed Wirecast User Guide 145646 Replay 163 Replay Activation Now that you have a 30 second Replay Shot displayed in the Preview window you can use the controls to set the Replay In and Out points and then take the Replay Shot live by clicking the Go button Stream Set In Point Set Out Point Click Go button The Endpoint button allows you to tighten up your Replay capture When Replay is active it captures all past activity of your source clip or live source into the buffer But you can shorten how much of the capture you actually get in a Replay shot by clicking the Endpoint button
76. ard and then select an HD setting for its output If your card has multiple outputs you can select more than one and they will output simultaneously at independent resolutions and frame rates Sources OWT Layout Window Help gt Uni Media Canvas Size Output Settings Start Stop Broadcasting e Start Stop Recording b External Display Output b Virtual Camera Out gt DeckLink Studio 2 Start Output V NTSC NTSC 23 98 PAL HD 1080p 23 98 HD 1080p 24 HD 1080p 25 HD 1080p 29 97 HD 1080p 30 HD 1080i 50 gt HD 10801 59 94 ff HD 1080i 60 HD 720p 50 HD 720p 59 94 HD 720p 60 Select an HD setting To begin outputting select Start Output If you have multiple outputs selected they will all begin outputting Sources OWT Layout Window Help Canvas Size b Uni Media Output Settings Start Stop Broadcasting Start Stop Recording External Display Output Virtual Camera Out SelectStart DeckLink Studio 2 Output Start Output NTSC NTSC 23 98 PAL HD 1080p 23 98 HD 1080p 24 HD 1080p 25 HD 1080p 29 97 V HD 1080p 30 HD 1080i 50 HD 1080 59 94 HD 1080i 60 HD 720p 50 HD 720p 59 94 HD 720p 60 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 143 Show USB Devices You can stop the Blackmagic card output by selecting Stop Output If you have multiple outputs selected they will all stop outputting Media Sources BoM Layout Window Help Canvas Size G
77. atch the output to the canvas size as close as possible to preserve video resolution and quality For example a 800x600 source results in significant loss of quality if an aspect ratio of 640x480 is selected Using 720x576 which is much closer in size helps preserve video quality Layout Menu STUDIC Preview Shows or hides the Preview area in the Main window You can also click the Preview icon in the Main window tool bar Master Audio Shows or hides the Master Audio controls Main Shot List Shows or hides the Main Shot List Go to Layer Displays the selected layer You can also press command Shift keys with the T F N B or A keys to select a layer Each of these letter keys represents a layer name Title Foreground Normal Background and Audio Replay Menu Activate Activates the Create Replay Shot system When activated the menu item becomes Deactivate Click Deactivate to deactivate the Create Replay Shot system Wirecast User Guide 145646 188 Menus and Windows Social Menu Replay Mark In Allows you to tighten up your Replay Shot capture Select Replay Mark In to mark the beginning point of your Replay Shot capture Create Replay Shot Captures a Replay Shot The duration of the shot is set in the Replay Settings Settings Displays the Replay Shot settings window For more information about Replay Shots see Replay Social Menu Message Feed Brings up the Social Media dialog Create Shot Creates a
78. atent infringement against Apple provided that Apple did not first commence an action for patent infringement against You in that instance 12 2 Effect of Termination Upon termination You agree to immediately stop any further use reproduction modification sublicensing and distribution of the Covered Code All sublicenses to the Covered Code which have been properly granted prior to termination shall survive any termination of this License Provisions which by their nature should remain in effect beyond the termination of this License shall survive including but not limited to Sections 3 5 8 9 10 11 12 2 and 13 No party will be liable to any other for compensation indemnity or damages of any sort solely as a result of terminating this License in accordance with its terms and termination of this License will be without prejudice to any other right or remedy of any party 13 Miscellaneous 13 1 Government End Users The Covered Code is a commercial item as defined in FAR 2 101 Government software and technical data rights in the Covered Code include only Wirecast User Guide 145646 228 Acknowledgments Acknowledgments those rights customarily provided to the public as defined in this License This customary commercial license in technical data and software is provided in accordance with FAR 12 211 Technical Data and 12 212 Computer Software and for Department of Defense purchases DFAR 252 227 7015 Technical Data
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80. ay and select a title banner source Wirecast provides a comprehensive library of one to four line title banners from which you can choose Title banners are graphic files with text fields that display information you provide You can not add your own banner files To add a title banner to a selected source follow these steps 1 Click the Title Banner button T icon in the media panel toolbar 2 Click the Plus icon at the bottom of the media panel and select the title banner file you want to use to title this shot Wirecast adds this title to the list 3 Configure the title as needed by entering the text strings for each title line using the Text Attributes tool 4th button from left in the toolbar Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 111 Shot Editor Effects Shot Editor Effects The Effects Panel enables you to adjust the location of sources and configure opacity matte aspect ratio and scaling as needed To open the Effects Panel click the Configure button 2nd button in the toolbar Clicking the position buttons arrows enables you to quickly change the position of the media in the preview display Attributes Nita aa bd aa 4 Reset Position a e m a 4 0 4 8 Configure button Opacity 100 Matte No Matte 2 Position buttons M Respect Aspect Ratio Scale To Fit Horizontal Flip You can also reposition a title using the mouse e To Move Media Click and drag using the mouse in the
81. bar for configuring each category of attributes To view or edit a given attribute category click the appropriate icon in the Attribute Toolbar The attributes change depending on the type of source live source graphics audio etc currently selected Wirecast User Guide 145646 104 Shot Editor Sources Sources Sources are specific resources made available to Wirecast that include configuration settings These sources can be titles live camera feeds graphics etc and they are incorporated into shots used in a broadcast You can place up to seven sources in a shot where they are placed as layers that reside in front or in back of each other Templates Wirecast also provides pre built source sets called templates which you can add to your source list Templates are pre defined configurations used for displaying the sources of a shot The templates contain place holders labeled A B and C that define where the sources in a shot are located For example you can select a two source template that displays one element in full screen and another superimposed in the bottom left corner When a different template is selected for the shot the sources stay the same but their locations are redefined Templates provide an easy way to add several sources to a shot all pre arranged and organized in popular scale angle and position patterns left right stacked superimposed etc Some templates have a single place holder some ha
82. bottom left corner of the Shot Editor window Wirecast adds a new source entry labeled no media Sources ea source ripples jpg AJ Click plus to add new source R Source Toolbar Wirecast User Guide 145646 Titles 85 Adding Titles Using the tools in the Attributes toolbar and the Media Panel you can configure your source so it displays as requires Change Media icon Visual Effects icon Crop icon Text icon Chroma icon Motion icon Config Media Settings Attributes m Filter icon toolbar Attributes gt Bu Zu WP T Q Ticon Configuring Titles The basic configuration for a media source is a title bar with text captions Other attributes are optional As you configure the media you can view your progress in the Preview area at the top of the Shot Editor window To configure a title follow these steps 1 Select the Change Media icon in the Attributes toolbar Each time you create a new source the media icon is selected for you 2 Click the T icon in the Media Panel to display titling templates Scroll through the icons and select the banner graphic you want to use for a title Be sure to select a title banner that is graphically designed to display the number of lines 1 to 4 you intend to use for this source Wirecast provides many templates but you can also create your own 3 Click on the Visual Effects icon in the Attributes toolbar to adju
83. cast Area m Countdown Clock Display m Transition Controls m Shot Too Menu m Shot Selection Area m Layers m AutoLive Overview Wirecast s main window is comprised of these display areas e Controls Status Area The top area with the Stream and Record buttons e Preview Live Broadcast Area The large area in the center e Transition Controls The area with the Transition Cut and Smooth and Go buttons 61 62 Main Window Control Status Bar e Shot Selection Area The area displaying the shot icons available shots Preview Live Broadcast area Controls status area z Wirecast Pro Stream Live Broadcast Area This area represents application output Blank Shot Sample Title Blank Shot Loqo z Er ae r 4 t gt OM 00 01 z4 n me telestresan Blank Shot River Movie Shot selection area Transition controls Control Status Bar Control buttons and status information are displayed at the top of the Main window Recording time Connection Gear icon Record button CPU Usage Streaming time Frames per Bitrate 7 l Stream button second 1 Wirecast Pro Stream Wirecast displays the following controls and statistics e Stream button Click to begin streaming e Streaming time This displays how long you have been streaming This value does not reset when you start stop the broadcast It is cumulative This enables you to save portions of a broadcast to disk and still know the total amount of time Wi
84. cast User Guide 145646 22 Introduction Main Window Layout Preview STUDIO Preview displays what the broadcast will look like when you click the Go button The Go button is only active when AutoLive is off To display the Preview window click select Layout gt Preview Preview window Live Broadcast Area z Wirecast Pro Stream a telestresan Go button Wirecast User Guide 145646 Introduction 23 Main Window Layout Master Audio The Master Audio panel enables you to control the output volume level mute audio output and mute the line out feed for Preview and Live displays To display Master Audio for Preview and Live displays click Layout gt Master Audio Click again to hive the Master audio controls Preview Decibel scale Live Decibel scale S Wirecast Pro Preview Master Live Master Volume Volume Preview Line Out Live Line Out Mute button Mute button Live Master Mute button The Preview and Live Master Volume controls enables you to adjust the master audio volume for Preview and Live separately Click and drag the slider control up or down to set the volume The decibel scale next to the slider indicates the audio level When you take a Preview shot live the Live audio controls are set to the levels set in Preview The Master Mute button controls the mute of the Live master audio what your viewers hear Even when you mute the output the encoder still generates audio but it is sile
85. ce Settings Wirecast Cam Wirecast Cam Dashboard Here is the dashboard of the Wirecast Cam app There are five buttons a time bitrate display and a resolution framerate display Time Bitrate display 00 01 30 bitrate 2000kbps T Microphone button Settings button Start Stop button Switch camera button Light button 640x480 30fps Resolution Framerate display Time Bitrate display Displays the time duration of your broadcast The clock is reset each time you start your broadcast by clicking the Start Stop button Displays also the bitrate of your broadcast and is displayed only while broadcasting Microphone button Turns the microphone on and off When off the icon has a line through it Settings button Displays the settings for Wirecast Cam See Wirecast Cam Settings Start Stop button Starts and stops your broadcast When on the button is square When off it is round Switch Camera button Switches between front and back camera When back camera is selected the icon does not change Light button Turns the iOS device light on or off Only the back camera has a light This button is only displayed when the iOS device has a back side camera Resolution Framerate Displays the current resolution and framerate settings These are always displayed even when not broadcasting Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 135 Wirecast Cam Wirecast Cam Settings Click the Settings button to display the Wireca
86. cense you can still experiment with HDV input but all HDV output is water marked Wirecast Pro provides Virtual Sets a library of professionally designed 3D sets a powerful Audio Inspector with synch delay Web stream support integration with Teradek Cube Wirecast Pro also provides live scoreboards and includes the HDV option license which adds support for HDV codec encoding Note If you do not have a Wirecast Pro or Studio license Wirecast still enables you to experiment with Pro or Studio features but all Wirecast Pro and Studio output is water marked Additionally you can not save a document that has Pro or Studio features enabled Wirecast Workflow Wirecast is a powerful cross platform live video switching production and encoding software Because of its versatility in handling a variety of inputs and outputs it typically fits in the middle of your broadcasting workflow Wirecast can take the place of more traditional T bar hardware switchers graphics and title generators or simply act as the backend encoder for large switching systems Wirecast User Guide 145646 Introduction 17 Wirecast Workflow Below is a diagram of the basic Wirecast workflow In general you will capture your live input devices such as live camera feeds iOS cameras computer desktop web feeds and more produce your show using the full range of Wirecast s production features chroma key graphics titles scoreboards etc and then
87. check the Live Icons checkbox You can also adjust the frames per second rate of the display using the slider Lower FPS rates reduce the time taken to Wirecast User Guide 145646 Main Window 75 Live Icons adjust the live icon display Higher FPS rates provides a smoother display of the live icon source leoo Wirecast User Guide 145646 Preferences a amp Licenses Software Update Advanced Video Display Rate 30 fps A Live Icons _ On Live Icon FPS 1 30 Check to turn on Slide to set FPS 76 Main Window Live Icons Wirecast User Guide 145646 Keyboard Shortcuts Introduction This section provides a list all of keyboard shortcuts used in Wirecast They are arranged according to how they appear in the drop down menus in the main window General Shortcuts Misc Shortcuts Keyboard Shortcut Display Shot lt shot number key gt Spacebar Left hand transition button Enter Right hand transition button i Sets the media IN point Sets the media OUT point Sets the Replay IN point Creates a Replay shot O10 ll Increments Home score Decrements Home score Increments Visitor score Decrements Visitor score See Keyboard Shortcut in Changing Shots WirecastUstream Menu Wirecast Menu Keyboard Shortcut Preferences command comma Hide Wirecast command H Hide Others control command H Quit Wirecast
88. click and select Click OK Rename Shot Rename Shot Open Replay Settings Replay gt Replay Settings and select Replay Template from the Replay Shot Templates menu Click OK when finished Video Quality Standard D High Estimated write rate 50 98 MB per second Audio Capture Audio in the Replay Maximum Duration Unlimited Outed to 7 Estimated storage required 3 06 GB Replay Folder c sers carlj Videos Default Replay Duration 30 seconds Create Replays In Master Layer 1 After Creating Replay Shot V Show In Preview Activate Replay On Manually When Deleting Replay Shot Ask to Keep Recording Replay Shot Template None vV None Select Replay Template Wildlife wmv Replay Template Click OK Wirecast User Guide 145646 Replay 167 Replay Templates There is also a Replay Channel menu From here you select which channel layer in the template shot to use in the Replay Sot You can only choose one channel A B or C This channel layer is replaced by the video playing when the Replay shot is created Any other channels layers that exist in the template shot are used exactly as they are content size and position in the Replay shot Replay Shot Template ReplayTemplate Replay Channel Select a Channel You are now ready to create a Replay Shot using the Replay Shot template To do this activate Replay by selecting Replay gt Ac
89. colorspace on the GPU Web Stream Disable ONVIF IP Camera Discovery Disable Bonjour IP Camera Discovery Note Capture Device Size has been moved to the Source Settings window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Preferences 179 Advanced Use High Quality Video Check the Use High Quality Video checkbox to increase the quality of decoding performed on your source media files If CPU usage is near 95 or if the frames per second FPS is consistently well below your target uncheck Use High Quality Video to remedy this Checked is the default YUV Colorspace If Render using YUV colorspace is checked video frames will be rendered on the GPU using YUV rather than RGB This will typically provide a performance advantage and save on memory Performance will improve when streaming to most destinations including Virtual Camera Out The best way to know if this option is advantageous to use on your system is by trial and error and observe the results Disable ONVIF IP Camera Discovery Check Disable ONVIF IP Camera Discovery to turn off automatic discovery of ONVIF IP Cameras Disable Bonjour IP Camera Discovery Check Disable Bonjour IP Camera Discovery to turn off automatic discovery of sources using Bonjour Wirecast User Guide 145646 180 Preferences Advanced Wirecast User Guide 145646 181 Asset Manager Introduction The Asset Manager is used to change the sources of media in your document Topics m
90. comes harder for the encoder to distinguish the frame difference information especially if there is a lot of motion in the video Another drawback is if your viewer s computer misses a keyframe the video is distorted until the next keyframe is sent However you can control how often the encoder makes a new keyframe by setting the number of frames The more keyframes you broadcast the more bandwidth required and less compression but results in better quality video 13 Check optionally Strict Constant Bitrate When checked it forces the Average bit rate see item 8 above to maintain the exact bit rate entered CBR pads the data when necessary to meet exact bitrate specified Disabling CBR can result in slightly improved quality and decrease file size but at the cost of greater bitrate fluctuations which could prove troublesome for certain streaming destinations Selecting this option for recording is not recommended because it can result in decreased quality and larger files with no real benefit 14 Check optionally Keyframe aligned When checked it facilitates adaptive bitrate streaming by ensuring that keyframes from multiple streams are in sync along with the keyframes timestamp DTS and PTS values But this is true only if those other streams also have the option turned on and have the same keyframe interval To accomplish this Wirecast disables scene detection and manually inserts the keyframe at the exact keyframe interval specifi
91. ctShow Audio and Virtual Microphone DirectShow Audio When selected outputs DirectShow audio Virtual Microphone When selected enables you to present the output of Wirecast as if it were a microphone a virtual microphone allowing it to be automatically detected by other applications when they are launched Wirecast User Guide 145646 194 Broadcasting Configuring Output Settings Note After selecting Virtual Microphone you must re start Wirecast to enable Virtual it s operation Note Virtual Microphone can only be installed during Wirecast installation Configuring Output Settings To configure output settings select Output gt Output Settings or press the Command Y keys When the dialog box displays select a destination and click OK to open the Output Settings window Select an Output Destination _ Select Destination x More Destination RTMP Server cance C ox 4 Click OK You can also click More to display a list of all available destinations Check the checkbox for each destination you want to include in the destination menu list Select the destinations you would like to be visible Visible Destination Check i E v Akamai destinations to h v Bambuser include them in v Brightcove Destination menu list v churchstreaming tv v DaCast Streaming Services v High School Cube v iNK Barrel Video v Limelight E Wirecast U
92. d the Replay shot is displayed in the Preview window This allows you to set the In and Out points for the Replay shot rather than having to open the shot editor to set them Activate Replay On You can choose to start the buffering of Replay activate the Replay system manually when you start recording or when you start broadcasting The problem with Manually is that you may forget to turn on the buffering So Record and Broadcast options are provided to allow this to be automatic When Deleting Replay Shot When deleting a shot you can choose to have Wirecast ask prompt you if you want to keep recording or just to keep recording without asking you or to just delete the recording Replay Shot Template Allows you to select an existing Replay shot to act as a template for other Replay shots or no template at all by choosing None For more information see Replay Templates Use As Defaults Click this button to make all the settings you have made to be the default used in all created Replay shots Replay Activation To activate Replay select Replay gt Activate When you do this the Activate menu item becomes Deactivate and several new buttons are added to the Wirecast main window Set Replay Endpoint and Create Replay Shot same as selecting Replay gt Create Replay Shot 00 00 00 Create Replay Shot button Set Replay Endpoint button Once Replay has been activated it keeps all shot activity playing of clips or c
93. dding a Wirecast Cam Source 136 Web Stream 139 Capture Cards 140 Blackmagic 141 Wirecast User Guide 145646 8 Contents Show USB Devices 143 Playlist 145 Introduction 145 Topics 145 Creating a Playlist 146 Adding Clips 147 Playing Playlists 150 Playlist Controls 150 Restoring Playlist Position 152 Countdown Clock Options 152 Social Media 155 Introduction 155 Topics 155 Settings 155 Message Feed 156 Create Shot 157 Replay 159 Introduction 159 Topics 159 Replay Settings 160 Replay Activation 161 Replay Templates 164 Audio Inspector 169 Introduction 169 Topics 169 Overview 169 Hardware Audio and Shot Audio 170 Hardware Audio 171 Shot Audio 171 Adding Shot Audio Sources 171 Managing Audio Sources 172 Preferences 173 Introduction 173 Topics 173 Accessing Preferences 173 Resetting Preferences 174 General 174 Open Last Document on Startup 174 Shot Editor Checkerboard 174 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Contents 9 Feedback Detection 175 Maximum Reconnection Attempts 175 Performance 175 Licenses 176 Serial Numbers 176 Manual Activation 177 Deactivate Serial Numbers 177 Demonstration Mode 177 Software Update 178 Automatically Check Updates 178 CheckNow 178 Advanced 178 Use High Quality Video 179 YUV Colorspace 179 Disable ONVIF IP Camera Discovery 179 Disable Bonjour IP Camera Discovery 179 Asset Manager 181 Introduction 181 Topics 181 Documents 181 Re assigning Media 181 Menus
94. der Layer 1 is on top Layer 2 below it Layer 3 below Layer 2 etc This tutorial so far has been operating on Layer 3 Blank Ripples River shots and Movie shot are on Layer 3 as seen previously in this tutorial but Layer 2 has only a logo and a blank shot 00 01 Em wsteacroan Master Layer 3 Each layer can be turned on or off by clicking the white LED light on the far right side of the layer window Click the Layer 2 LED to remove the Logo shot Logo removed g Wirecast Pro Stream 00 01 telestresan Click to turn Layer 2 off Click the LED again to turn Layer 2 back on Auto Live So far in this Tutorial Wirecast has been running in AutoLive mode What this means is that any change you make in the Shot List is automatically made live in your Broadcast Wirecast User Guide 145646 42 Tutorials Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts This mode is very useful for those users who want to set up all of their shots at once and then single click them as they run their presentation But the disadvantage of this single click method is that you can only see one shot change at a time Once you click a shot your viewers also see it with no preview of how it looks on your part Turn AutoLive Off An LED light next to the Go button is lit when you are in AutoLive mode AutoLive LED Make sure AutoLive is off by unchecking AutoLive in the Switch menu A dialog box is shown informing you that AutoLive is off and transi
95. der preset To create an SDP file click the gear icon and select Save SDP File navigate to the desired location and click Save in the Save File dialog window The SDP file must be given to the user to place on the computer that receives your broadcast During multicast your broadcasting computer sends data across your local network identifying it as a broadcast that it has no specific destination Since many applications could be doing the same thing the broadcasting computer must have a unique way of defining the data that is being multicast This enables clients to choose between the available multicast streams The multicast protocol uses unique addresses one for video and one for audio Although these unique addresses look like TCP IP addresses they are not Instead they provide a way to define uniqueness among all multicast data flowing over the network Once the broadcasting computer is streaming this data through the local network any computer on the network can receive it The SDP file becomes the glue between your broadcast computer and the viewer computers The SDP file contains multicast addresses encoding format and other important information Wirecast User Guide 145646 200 Broadcasting Flash RTMP Server Flash RTMP Server Wirecast can stream to an RTMP H 264 compatible streaming server Flash Media Server Wowza Media Server etc Flash Players earlier than Flash 9 Update 3 Dec 2007 may not be able to
96. down while moving the mouse vertically and horizontally The Respect Aspect Ratio checkbox in the configuration area must be unchecked To rotate the title hold down the Option key while moving the mouse vertically and horizontally Wirecast User Guide 145646 56 Tutorials Tutorial 2 Editing Shots Motion for Objects All objects including the title can have motion assigned to them Click the Motion tab to open the Build In Build Out configuration panel Sources E Attributes HS Burt 4A0 Blue Banner 3 Click the Build In Build Out Motion tab E river jpg B From Middle v To Middle z ripples jpg A Wi Fede In Aiea Build In Build Out ESpin In Sma configuration panel E Scale In Scale Out E Decelerate In Accelerate Out t Motion only occurs during a transition when you click Go or click a shot in AutoLive mode Motion defines how to add Build In or remove Build Out a shot element There are two forms of Motion 1 Build In add Build In motion occurs when the shot is added to the Live Broadcast display 2 Build Out remove Build Out motion occurs when the shot is removed from the Live Broadcast display Changing Motion Options Click the menu under Build In in the configuration area and select From Left Also check the Decelerate In checkbox Build In Fromteft Select From Left M Fade In O Spin
97. e Wirecast User Guide 145646 118 Shot Editor Shot Editor Playback Apply To All Click this button to make the Motion Settings the same for all sources ina shot This is useful if you want to make all of your motion the same for all of the elements in the shot Shot Editor Playback The Playback Panel enables you to control how movies and music play in Wirecast To open the Playback Panel click the Playback Panel button Attributes gt B See RE es Playback Panel button i Live Playback Changes are live aa gt Hh gt gt In Point 00 00 00 Set Jump Out Point 00 00 01 Set Jump Playback Speed lx When Finished Loop cA Begin Playing when media becomes Live M Remember position even when not Live Check the Live Playback checkbox to cause your changes to be taken live in your broadcast The four control buttons enable you to rewind play pause or fast forward In Point amp Out Point sets the start and stop points in the media Select a playback speed for your shot The audio is muted for any speed other than normal Select what to do when the media is finished loop hold or remove from the drop down menu Check the Begin Playing checkbox to cause the media to automatically start playing when it becomes live Check the Remember Position checkbox to cause the media to remember its position when it is not live The vertical slider sets the audio level and the two meters display it in st
98. e 145646 176 Preferences Licenses Note If you are streaming at 60 fps for games you need to set the video display rate at 60 fps here in Preferences and at 60 fps also in your encoder preset Licenses Licenses preferences enable you to register and license Wirecast To purchase a license click Purchase To activate a license click the plus button Preferences ma amp ey amp General Performance Licenses Software Update Advanced Registered for a single user HDV cameras may be used in DV or HDV mode Product Serial Number Purchase Click Purchase p Click to activate Serial Numbers The table in the Buy Upgrade Preference window displays the products and serial numbers that you have received for Wirecast Note The serial number is always composed of numbers and upper case letters excluding upper case letter O but it never contains quotation marks When you receive a serial number it may be enclosed in quotation marks e g 123 456 789 To add a valid serial number press the plus button If you wish to purchase a serial number from the web store click Purchase When Wirecast displays the Enter Serial Number window enter the serial number and click OK Wirecast validates the serial number and unlocks Wirecast If you previously purchased a copy of Wirecast and want to use that serial number enter that serial number to unlock Wirecast Note Ifyou do
99. e greater the processing power required to render the preview Use the Adjust Size slider to change the size of the camera image You can also right click on any camera preview source and select Remove Add Camera Right click to remove source Adjust FPS Adjust Size Document Windows All open document windows are listed at the bottom of this menu Help Menu Search Enables you to search the help system for any topic or key word Wirecast Help Opens the online help version of the User Guide Open Wirecast PDF User Guide Opens the PDF version of the User Guide Open Tutorial HTML Opens the Wirecast Tutorial in your browser To follow the tutorial you ll need to Create a Document for the Tutorial as well Wirecast User Guide 145646 190 Menus and Windows Help Menu Create Document for Tutorial Creates a new Wirecast Document which contains the media necessary for following the Tutorial Buy Upgrade Opens Buy Upgrade in the Preferences window This window allows you to purchase licenses and to activate or deactivate them Provide Feedback Opens the Telesteam Website feedback page where you can enter any feedback you may have about our product or company Send Support Information Opens a Support Assistant dialog window To create a new support ticket select Create a support ticket The information is sent to the Telesteam support team for evaluation If you have been previously issued a case number select Link with
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101. e steps 1 Open the Encoder Presets window 2 Select an encoder preset from the Encoder Presets menu Encoder Preset 480p 16 9 854x480 1150 kbps Select a preset V Video Encoding Encoder x264 M Select X264 Width 854 Height 480 Frames per second 30 X Average bitrate 1150 kbits s Quality 3 Very Fast encoding Default M x264 command line options Profile Main x Key frame every 60 frames Timecode every 30 frames Strict Constant Bitrate Keyframe Aligned V Audio Encoding AAC Channels Stereo Z Target bit rate CS kbits s Someran 6400 we _ dose _ Save As Save Help Note To use a newly created preset See Creating New Presets 3 Check the Video Encoding checkbox When checked the video for your broadcast is encoded When unchecked a blank video screen is provided This is the preferred method of producing audio only broadcasts 4 Select x264 for Encoder 5 Enter the width of your broadcast video 6 Enter the height of your broadcast video Wirecast User Guide 145646 Encoder Presets 217 x264 7 Select the desired frames per second FPS of your broadcast This value is a target value for the encoder and the exact value is not guaranteed 8 Enter the average bit rate in Kbits 1000 bits per second This is the target bit rate of your video Higher numbers provide better quality The connection speed of your audience is a significant factor in determining y
102. e the definition of the Constrained Baseline Profile in 2009 All Constrained Baseline Profile bitstreams are also considered to be Baseline Profile bitstreams since these two profiles share the same profile identifier code value Main Profile MP The Main profile is used for standard definition digital TV broadcasts that use the MPEG 4 format as defined in the DVB standard It is not however used for high definition television broadcasts since the importance of this profile faded when the High Profile was developed in 2004 for that application High Profile HiP The High profile is the primary profile used for broadcast and disc storage applications particularly for high definition television applications For example this profile is used by the Blu ray Disc storage format and the DVB HDTV broadcast service Wirecast User Guide 145646 Encoder Presets 213 MainConcept H 264 e MainConcept H 264 STUDIO To modify a MainConcept H 264 preset follow these steps 1 Open the Encoder Presets window 2 Select an encoder preset from the Encoder Presets menu Encoder Preset H 264720p 16 9 1280x720 x Select a preset 7 Video Encoding Encoder MainConcept H 264 Select Main Concept H 264 Width 1280 Height 720 Frames per second 30 v Average bitrate 2025 kbits s Profle Main x Key frame every 240 frames Timecode every 130 frames Strict Constant Bitrate Keyframe Aligned V Audio Encoding AAC Channels
103. e the slider until the selected side of the image is cropped as needed Notice that as the slider is moved the value in the text box changes This value is the number of pixels that have been cropped You can also enter values directly Attributes ue B 1 a l r Cropping control button Cropping sliders Left VP 0 Right 0 Top 0 Bottom 0 Cropping values Shot Editor Chroma Key Wirecast enables you to perform real time Chroma Key operations on your sources during a broadcast Chroma keying enables you to select a color and replace all occurrences of that color in an image with some other image Click the Chroma Key button to open the Chroma Key controls Click the Use Chroma Key checkbox to enable the controls Use the sliders to set the Key Threshold Black Clip and White Clip Click the Defaults button to restore all controls to their default state Amibe s 2 amp 8 4 amp Chroma Key button a Use Chroma Key Use Chroma Key AR checkbox Pick key color with mouse Key threshold 13 Black clip 0 White clip J 225 Working Top Down Defaults button Slider controls The key color is the color of the background you want to drop out of the resulting media The Chroma Key configuration panel is designed to work through the configuration as a process from top to bottom fine tuning your key as you go It is important to not over adjust any one control A good key color is obtain
104. eating a good production during your broadcast Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 37 Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts Switching Between Shots Individual shots are displayed in the Shot List Click the Ripples shot in the Shot List area and the image fades into the Live Broadcast Area display This is called taking a shot live Shot in Live Broadcast Area Wirecast Pro Stream Click Ripples Wirecast User Guide 145646 38 Tutorials Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts Click the shot labeled Blank Shot and the Ripples image fades to a blank screen The Blank Shot enables you to display nothing which is sometimes useful Blank Shot in Live Broadcast Area z Wirecast Pro Stream Blank Shot Loqo om Di a 00 01 Be eco River Movie Click Blank Shot Transitions In the previous examples a fade occurred when you clicked on a shot This is because a smooth transition is the default Transition controls are located just below the Live Broadcast Area where two kinds of transitions are shown Cut and Smooth Cut gt Smooth hg gt When Cut is selected transitions are immediate When Smooth is selected transitions fade in as demonstrated above There are more than just two kinds of transitions to choose from but only two can be assigned to the Transition Panel To select a different transition type click the small arrow on the right side of either transition button When the list appears selec
105. ector 102 Inspector vs Editor 102 Installation 29 238 Index L Layers 71 Layout Menu 187 license requirements for MPEG 2 11 Licenses 176 Live Feed Sources 109 Live Icon 68 Live Icon Settings 175 Live Playback 119 Live Sources 67 Look Tab 127 M Manual Activation 177 Matte 112 Media File Sources 110 Media Menu 185 media _re assigning with Asset Manager 181 Modifying Titles 86 Motion 222 MPEG 2 license requirements 11 Multicast 199 Multiple Broadcast Settings 195 N notices legal generally 11 O Opacity 112 P Pipelines 125 Placing Titles 87 Playlist 145 Preferences Accessing 173 Preferences Advanced 178 Preferences Resetting 174 Presenter Is Operator 19 Preview Live Area 63 R re assigning media with Asset Manager 181 Remember Position Control 121 Reposition Buttons 113 S Scoreboards 125 Scripting 27 Scrubbing 119 Serial Numbers 176 Shot Audio 68 170 171 Shot Audio Adding Sources 171 Shot Audio Managing Sources 172 Shot Editor Chroma Key 114 Shot Editor Cropping 114 Shot Editor Effects 111 Shot Editor Filter 121 Shot Editor Layout 103 Shot Editor Media Panel 109 Shot Editor Motion 117 Shot Editor Playback 118 Shot Editor Preview 107 Shot Graphics 68 Shot Logos 96 Shot Selection Area 68 Shot Moving 71 Shots Changing 69 Software Update 178 Source Visibility 107 Sources 104 Sources Menu 186 Switch Menu 185 T Telestream contacting 13 Templa
106. ed Therefore to ensure quality and smooth switching in the player the keyframe interval should be in the 1 to 4 Wirecast User Guide 145646 218 Encoder Presets x264 15 16 17 18 19 20 second range When Keyframe Aligned is enabled absolute timestamp is also enabled Check optionally the Timecode Every checkbox and enter the number of frames between timecodes Wirecast can generate timecodes embedded in the flash stream If a frames value of zero is entered the timecode is never sent Wirecast sends metadata along with the frames This data looks like an ONFi call Various timecodes and timestamps are also sent with the stream Check optionally the Audio Encoding AAC checkbox When checked the audio for your broadcast is included When unchecked audio is absent This is the preferred method of producing video only broadcasts because the presence of silent audio uses bandwidth Select the number of channels Mono or Stereo Mono uses less bandwidth than stereo but stereo is more pleasing to the listener Select the audio bit rate in Kbits 1000 bits per second from the Target Bit Rate menu This is the target bit rate of your audio Higher numbers provide better quality The connection speed of your audience is a significant factor in determining your target bit rate The encoder compresses the audio to approximate this target However at different times during your broadcast the bit rate may be hi
107. ed the computer audio is disabled live feed is unaffected whenever feedback is detected Checked is the default When feedback is detected the following warning is displayed with an option to turn off feedback detection Feedback Detected Wirecast has detected feedback and has turned off the computer audio output Any live stream output is unaffected You can turn back on the computer audio output by Selecting Master Audio from the Layout menu and then clicking on the Headphone button Cox C Stop detecting feedback Maximum Reconnection Attempts Enter the number of times you want Wirecast to try to reconnect to a host provider The default is three Performance Performance preferences enable you to select the display rate used for all internal video rendering You can set the Video Display Rate to 25 30 50 or 60 fps If using PAL sources choosing 25 may eliminate dropped or duplicate frames It is recommended that you set this frame rate to match the frame rate of your output video encoder You can turn on the Live Icons feature which makes all icons in the Shot Area display any live activity in the device it represent cameras streaming etc You can also set the FPS of the Live Icon display using the slide bar control eoc Preferences ow 4 O amp 4 General Performance Licenses Software Update Advanced Video Display Rate 30 fps Live Icons On Live Icon FPS 1 3 Wirecast User Guid
108. ed by finding the right balance in the controls Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 115 Shot Editor Chroma Key Selecting a Key Color To get the best key possible select the key color using the mouse To do this check the Pick key color with mouse checkbox Use the mouse to click a point on the image in the preview area As you do this watch the preview change in level of transparency displaying the gray white checkerboard pattern on the affected regions Usually clicking near the corners of the media provides the best key but sometimes clicking near the main subject in the image is best Key Threshold Once you have the best key by picking the color you can adjust the key threshold to drop out the background as completely as possible The Key Threshold parameter enables Wirecast to determine how close the color in the video is to the key color Adjust the key threshold 0 to 100 by using the slider Black Clip Sometimes dark areas are keyed out when they should not be due to how digital cameras function The Black Clip parameter controls how close the keying is toward black For example if the host has black hair you need to increase this value slightly so that the keying effect is not seen in his hair Adjust the Black Clip 0 to 100 by using the slider White Clip Likewise white areas are also sometimes keyed out when they should not be The White Clip parameter controls how close the keying is toward white F
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110. ed when you enter the amount of delay Wirecast User Guide 145646 202 Broadcasting CDN Partners 7 Click OK when finished Name Not Configured Destination Encoding Limelight H 264 1080p 16 9 1920x1080 E z Channel Bitrate 4242k Location Stream Delay 0 seconds F Select a CDN partner Select an encoder Enter user name Click Authenticate and enter password _ _ Select Channel Enter delay optionally Click OK Wirecast User Guide 145646 Broadcasting 203 CDN Partners Flash To Microsoft Azure Brightcove Limelight Sermon net To stream to one of these CDN partners follow these steps 1 Select a CDN partner from the Destination menu 2 Select an encoder 3 Enter the domain name or IP address this is provided by the CDN partner 4 Enter the stream name of your broadcast this is provided by the CDN partner 5 Click Set Credebtials to enter your password and generate the RTMP URL You only need to do this one time because Wirecast stores the channel information for future streams The default RTMP port is 1935 You may need to configure your firewall to enable connections on this port Note If you do not havea stream name and password you can sign up with the CDN partner by clicking Learn More 6 Optionally enter a Stream Delay value This provides a time buffer between your live stream from Wirecast and the act
111. enables you to control the audio output of the source it controls Wirecast User Guide 145646 172 Audio Inspector Shot Audio Managing Audio Sources Shot audio is most useful in controlling the audio levels during a live broadcast You can use the sliding meters to adjust the volume levels of any source during broadcast If a source begins contributing audio that is wrong or distorted you can click the Mute button at any time to silence it Its muted state is maintained even if you change shots and come back to it Wirecast User Guide 145646 173 Preferences Introduction Topics Wirecast is designed so that you can configure most of your options directly in your Wirecast document or the Shot Editor The Preferences window enables you to set up Wirecast set Desktop Presenter options manage your licenses update your software and set advanced video options m Accessing Preferences m General m Performance m LicensesSoftware Update m Advanced Accessing Preferences To open the Preferences window select Preferences from the Wirecast menu or press the Command Comma keys Preferences are grouped under five topics General Performance Licenses Software Update and Advanced Click one of these topics to view and change its preferences 0 Preferences aa aA General Performance Licenses Software Update Advanced Settings M Open last document on startup M Use checkerboard in
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113. ent media the removed shot remembers the last position where the media was played And so if the removed shot becomes live again it starts playing from that remembered position Checked is the default IV Remember position even when not Live Audio Controls If a piece of media contains audio the audio controls become activated The audio in each media is independently controlled The audio slider bar enables you to control the media audio level Clicking the speaker icon mutes the audio of your media in the Live Broadcast Clicking it again causes it to be heard The stereo audio meters monitor the audio output level Audio meters Audio slider Speaker icon Shot Editor Filter The Filter Panel is available when you are editing a shot and you have selected one of the following sources Title Foreground Scene or Background Note Filters are only available for Macintosh OS X 10 4 Tiger or greater Wirecast User Guide 145646 122 Shot Editor Shot Editor Filter To add a filter click the plus button at the bottom of the Shot Edit window and select a filter from the drop down menu In the example below the Color Controls filter has been added to change the colors in the shot Attributes Bu 2 amp Filter button Filters Color Controls _ _ Color Controls filter selected Color Controls Contrast gt Brightness 2 Color controls Saturation 9 Modifyi
114. erbolt SD HD PCle SDI HDMI Thunderbolt Lh m NEW iOS devices with Wirecast Cam USB3 0 f m Microphones USB XLR Unbalanced m Blackmagic Design Matrox Epiphan m Audio mixers and many more m See full list Web IP Other Inputs Ra m Screen capture with Desktop Presenter NEW NewBlue Titler Pro Live for Wirecast locakl or remote m Teradek Cube 100 amp 150 HD SDI RTMP PRO 200 amp 250 HDMI PRO Web streams PRO m Teradek Bond IP cameras PRO Teradek Sputnik Server PRO m See full list Sportzcast LiveScore Service PRO Windows m LiveU portable 3G 4G backpack LU60 e Tutorials We suggest that you first work through the tutorials in the Tutorials section They are quick informative and the easiest way to become familiar with Wirecast Wirecast provides a built in tutorial environment that corresponds with the tutorials provided in Tutorials The tutorials take about thirty minutes and provide a brief overview of how to set up a basic presentation and create your own broadcast Next we suggest that you read Making Great Presentations This topic shows you how you can easily make changes in your setup and improves the quality of your presentations Two Ways to Use this Application There are two different ways you can use Wirecast e Presenter Is Operator The person conducting the presentation also operates Wirecast e Presenter Plus Operator The presenter concentrates on the content and someone
115. ereo left and right Click the Master Audio Mute icon to mute the audio of your broadcast Click it again to un mute it The Playback Panel only allows modification of parameters on media for which the options are possible For example if your media has no audio then the audio controls are not active Or if your media is a still image you are not able to set an In Point or Out Point nor play the image The Playback Panel setup information is saved separately for each shot so if a media is used in two different shots the media settings are different in each shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 119 Shot Editor Playback Live Playback Live Playback is a part of the Playback settings By default changes in the Playback Panel are like any other changes in the Shot Editor they do not take effect until you click the Go button However there are times when you may want to scrub slowly scroll and view the video and see the scrubbing in the Live Broadcast window IV Live Playback Changes are live Check the Live Playback checkbox to cause changes you make in the Playback Panel to become live This gives you immediate control over the movie or audio in your broadcast Note If you want to pause all movies in your broadcast you can select Pause All Movies from the Media menu This is particularly useful if you only have just one movie and you want to quickly pause it Scrubbing The Scrubbing slider enables yo
116. errors cause Wirecast not to parse the file Wirecast User Guide 145646 89 Logos Introduction When you perform a broadcast you may want to include a company logo in your presentation There are two ways you can do this in Wirecast 1 Global Logo logo is its own shot In this configuration you create a shot which has only a logo in it The benefit of this configuration is that you can show the logo independently of all other shots For example you can choose to always show the logo in a corner of your Live Broadcast display 2 Shot Logo logo is part of another shot In this configuration you add a logo to an existing shot This is useful if you want to have a shot to use in the start of your broadcast Topics m Global Logos m Shot Logos Global Logos Logos are only displayed through shots Wirecast treats logos the same as any other static media To create a new empty shot and add your logo to it follow these steps 1 On Layer 2 in the Main Shot window open the Add Shot menu Open Add Shot menu 90 Logos Global Logos 2 When the Add Shot menu displays Select Add New Shot Add Video Shot Add Picture Shot Add Music Shot Add New Shot Select Add New Shot Double click New Shot 4 When the Template window displays select Fullscreen View and click Apply Select Fullscreen View Stacked Templates Virtual Sets n As A Angled In PiP Lower Right PiP Lower Left
117. ersion 2 0 August 6 2003 Please read this License carefully before downloading this software By downloading or using this software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this License If you do not or cannot agree to the terms of this License please do not download or use the software 1 General Definitions This License applies to any program or other work which Apple Computer Inc Apple makes publicly available and which contains a notice placed by Apple identifying such program or work as Original Code and stating that it is subject to the terms of this Apple Public Source License version 2 0 License As used in this License 1 1 Applicable Patent Rights mean a in the case where Apple is the grantor of rights i claims of patents that are now or hereafter acquired owned by or assigned to Apple and ii that cover subject matter contained in the Original Code but only to the extent necessary to use reproduce and or distribute the Original Code without infringement and b in the case where You are the grantor of rights i claims of patents that are now or hereafter acquired owned by or assigned to You and ii that cover subject matter in Your Modifications taken alone or in combination with Original Code 1 2 Contributor means any person or entity that creates or contributes to the creation of Modifications 1 3 Covered Code means the Original Code Modifications the combination of Original Code and a
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119. exige que le present contrat et tous les documents connexes soient rediges en anglais EXHIBIT A Wirecast User Guide 145646 Acknowledgments 229 Acknowledgments Portions Copyright c 1999 2003 Apple Computer Inc All Rights Reserved This file contains Original Code and or Modifications of Original Code as defined in and that are subject to the Apple Public Source License Version 2 0 the License You may not use this file except in compliance with the License Please obtain a copy of the License at http www opensource apple com apsl and read it before using this The Original Code and all software distributed under the License are distributed on an AS IS basis WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND APPLE HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON INFRINGEMENT Please see the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License FFmpeg Project GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 1 February 1999 Copyright C 1991 1999 Free Software Foundation Inc 51 Franklin Street Fifth Floor Boston MA 02110 1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed This is the first released version of the Lesser GPL It also counts as the successor of the GNU Library Public Lic
120. existing support case and enter your case number You can also select Do not receive follow up from Telestream This enables you to send support information to Telestream without receiving a response Click Save Report to save the information to a file on your computer Click Send Report to send the information to Telestream Note You must click Send Report to create a ticket If you click Save Report a ticket will not be created Contact Information Create supportticket and receive followup from Telestream support Do not check if you receive your support directly from a dealer Link with existing support case Do notreceive followup from Telestream E Mail Address Required First Name Last Name Company Description and or steps to reproduce Reset Preferences Save Report Send Report Visit Telesteam Web Site Opens the Telesteam Website home page Visit Wirecast Desktop Presenter Download Page Opens the Telesteam Website download page for Desktop Presenter Acknowledgments Opens an on line help to acknowledgments Wirecast User Guide 145646 191 Broadcasting Introduction Topics Note Wirecast will not prevent your computer from entering sleep mode Therefore to ensure uninterrupted streaming you should disable sleep mode on your computer while using Wirecast Note To avoid a decrease in video quality Wirecast should not be used at CPU usage ab
121. f still images types TIFF GIF JPEG PNG etc Some of these formats offer some form of opacity or transparency This is often called an Alpha Channel Wirecast works seamlessly with these formats making them the preferred methods for using graphics and logos which have transparency GIF and Transparency GIF files are a special case because they only offer transparency and not a true Alpha Channel The GIF format enables you to define part of the image as transparent completely invisible but does not enable you to define it as partially transparent 80 Adding Media Keynote Movies Some GIF images use transparency for much of the image However near the edges of the visible data transparency cannot be used This happens quite often when there is a shadow near the edges of the visible data The author of the GIF often assumes a certain background color white for example and that color becomes embedded in the actual image When Wirecast displays these types of images the edges of the visible data shows the background that was saved in the GIF This is not a defect in Wirecast and therefore Wirecast can only present the data as it exists in the GIF The solution is to obtain the original image and re save the image as either TIFF or PNG Both of these formats offer full Opacity Keynote Movies Wirecast supports some special features of Keynote Movies which enable you to move back and forth between the pages from within Wireca
122. g Configuration Area river jpg Source Layers Shot Preview This area shows exactly what this shot looks like to your viewers when you take this shot live Configuration Area This is where you make changes to the content of the shot and set its parameters The configuration area changes appearance depending on the selected Source Layer Source Layers This area enables you to add remove and reorder the sources in your shot Sources are ordered visually from top to bottom For example the first source in the Source Layer List appears on top of all other sources in the preview This list also controls visibility of each of the elements in the shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 49 Tutorial 2 Editing Shots Source Layers The bottom left part of the Shot Editor window lists the sources that make up your shot Source Click on the Logo icon source in the Configuration Area Notice that the Logo is displayed in the Shot Preview area Click the Ripples icon source and the Preview switches to Ripples This is how you change the source media for this layer in the shot Template Window The Template window icon is located in the controls bar in the middle of the window Sources lt Attributes By p Gni BE Template icon Click on the template window icon to open the Template window Select the Angled In template and click the Apply button Templates v
123. g is all handled via AppleScript To access the documentation open up Apple Script Editor select Applications gt Utilities gt Apple Script Editor then select File gt Open Dictionary and select the Applications Wirecast app bundle from the list Wirecast User Guide 145646 28 Introduction Scripting APIs Wirecast User Guide 145646 29 Installation Introduction This topic guides you through installing or upgrading and activating Wirecast Topics m Installing m Activating m Uninstalling Installing To install Wirecast follow these steps 1 Download the installer from the Website at http www telestream net wirecast overview htm Note During installation you will be asked if you want to install the Virtual Microphone feature If you do recommended check the displayed check box and continue the installation Installing Virtual Microphone requires administrative rights 2 Run the installer dmg program 3 Click Agree to the license terms 30 Installation Activating 4 Open the Wirecast in the downloads folder then click and drag the icon into the Applications folder If a version of Wirecast already exists the installer asks you if you want to replace the previous version eoo _ Wirecast telestrean Activating When you purchased Wirecast a serial number was provided This serial number must be registered in the Wirecast program to unlock the features of Wirecast To reg
124. g you have been recording This value does not reset when you start stop the broadcast It is cumulative Gear Icon This is an Output Settings shortcut Click to open the Output Settings window Same as selecting Output gt Output Settings Wirecast User Guide 145646 Introduction 25 Main Window Layout e Frames per Second Displays the broadcast frame rate FPS e Bitrate Displays the broadcast bitrate kilobits per second e CPU usage percentage This displays the current load on your CPU when streaming or recording in percent of usage The encoder affects the CPU usage more than any other parameter in Wirecast If this value is high you should use a different encoder or modify your encoder settings If the CPU usage is near 95 use a lower quality video output to lower the bandwidth Note To avoid decrease in video quality Wirecast should not be used at CPU usage above 80 See the Telesteam Web site for suggested configurations e Connection This displays the current connection quality The bars indicate the amount of buffer memory used High bar count reflects low buffer use good connection Low bar count reflects high buffer use poor connection and in danger of broadcast errors When one orange bar is displayed the buffer is full Wirecast User Guide 145646 26 Introduction Main Window Layout Layers STUDIO Wirecast displays five layers in the Main Shot List window They are numbered 1 through 5 alo
125. gher lower than the target rate The total broadcast bit rate is a function of video bit rate plus audio bit rate Select the audio sample rate in kHz 1000 Hz per second from the Sample Rate menu This value specifies how many thousands of times per second to sample the audio in the broadcast Higher values provide better quality sound but at greater bandwidth Click Save to save your settings Wirecast User Guide 145646 219 Making Great Presentations Introduction These topics provide helpful information about how to prepare for creating great presentations Topics m Overview m High Quality Audio m Good Lighting m Broadcast Settings Overview There are many ways to make a good live event even better But this appendix focuses on two main things to remember about video streaming e High Quality Audio Input Great looking video with poor audio input appears unprofessional e Good Lighting Poor lighting can ruin an otherwise excellent live event If you are doing chroma keying this may become the most important part of your setup When video is saved to disk or sent over the network it needs to be compressed The compression process is done by encoders codecs which are optimized to work with clean input data This means that if the audio or video is muddy to start with it remains muddy after compression Some codecs may even highlight poor input because the algorithm is built to look for differences Your goal
126. ght Select Template Moonlight Set Front Moonlight Set Left Moonlight Set Right Beechwood Set Front Beechwood Set Left Beechwood Set Right Keyboard Shortcut You can create a keyboard shortcut to any shot To do this select Keyboard Shortcut then select a menu number to associate with that shot After you have selected a menu number that menu item is checked and the number is displayed in the shot icon Change Source Change Audio Change Template Keyboard Shortcut Edit Shot Rename Shot Duplicate Shot Delete Shot Menu number displayed Select Keyboard Shortcut Select a menu number ou WN DWH F amp F WN eB Unmap All Keys Menu item checked To take a shot using the assigned hotkey press the number key assigned to that shot You can assign multiple shots to the same menu number as long as they are on different layers When you use the assigned hotkey all the shots assigned to it will be taken Selecting a checked menu item will uncheck it and unassign the shot Select Unmap All Keys to remove all hotkey assignments Edit Shot You can edit a shot by double clicking on it by right clicking it and selecting Edit Shot or by selecting Edit Shot from the Edit menu You can also edit a shot by selecting it and pressing the Command e keys Wirecast User Guide 145646 Main Window 71 Layers Rename Shot You can rename a shot by right clicking it and selecting Rename Shot or by selecting Rename Sh
127. gured to present one of many possible transition types In the image above the two configured transitions are Cut and Smooth Since Smooth is selected button darkened any transition executed by clicking Go is a smooth transition Changing Transitions If you click the Cut button it becomes selected and making it the current transition type You always have two different transition types available You can also select one of the two buttons by pressing Command 1 or 2 keys for the two transition types displayed Wirecast User Guide 145646 66 Main Window Transition Controls If you click the down arrow on the right side of either transition button you can select a new transition to assign to that button Cut Smooth Bowstring Swoop N Side Away Cube Swing Door Long Slide Slide Left Transition Speed Click arrow to open menu Select a transition type The transition speed is set by selecting Switch gt Transition Speed There are five settings Slowest Slow Normal Faster and Fastest Media Sources Output Layout Window Help Smooth Transition Speed AutoLive v Live Preview Swap Go Button Ctrl G Ctri 1 Ctrl 2 gt Slowest Slow vV Normal Faster N Fastest Ctrl L The Go Button or Command G enables you to make a transition occur at any time Clicking the Go button does nothing when Wirecast is in AutoLive mode except to update a live shot if you have made changes to it u
128. ic 1440x1080 1080p 1920x1080 Select a canvas size VGA 4 3 640x480 NTSC 3 2 720x480 PAL 5 4 720x576 PAL Anamorphic 1024x576 Custom Select a custom size Note Canvas size selection 7080p Anamorphic 1440x1080 is a narrower 1440 display stretched to display as 1080 There is also a Custom option that enables you to set the canvas width and height This is an advanced feature whose use is only recommended in special situations For example when broadcasting screen captures Enter a custom width and height for the canvas below width 720 Height 480 ____ _ Set width and height conc x Wirecast can manage a wide variety of input sources enabling you to have several live camera sources However really high quality video sources can cause more harm than good For example an HD camera feed into a Wirecast canvas that is set to HD resolution and then broadcast out in HD requires a lot of work for the graphics processor If the frame rate starts to drop but the CPU usage stays steady it creates a bottleneck The solution is to reduce the frame size going through Wirecast Therefore there is no need to bring input video in at HD resolution if Wirecast is streaming outa lower resolution Wirecast User Guide 145646 Broadcasting 193 Virtual Camera Keep in mind that resizing down is good but resizing up reduces quality As a rule you should try to keep your resolution as cons
129. icensed for Studio or Pro only the Live area displays The Live area shows what is broadcast to your viewers before the encoding or compression If you are licensed for Studio or Pro the Preview window is displayed by default When AutoLive is off you can make several changes without your viewers seeing the change This is most useful when you are using an engineer to run your broadcast When you are making changes to your broadcast you may want to see those changes before broadcasting them Preview allows you to do this Wirecast User Guide 145646 64 Main Window Preview Live Broadcast Area To see the preview select Preview from the Layout menu This sets up the Main Window with the Preview Area on the left and the Live Broadcast Area on the right Clicking the Go button makes the Ripples shot become Live Preview Area Live Broadcast Area g Wirecast Pro Stream Blank Shot Sample Title Blank Shot 00 01 Blank Shot tipples iver Movie Wirecast User Guide 145646 Main Window 65 Countdown Clock Display Countdown Clock Display The Main window displays a countdown clock whenever a video shot is playing If you have multiple video shots playing click the gear menu icon to select which shot will be associated with the countdown clock Countdown clock Gear icon Transition Controls The transition area is in the middle of the Main Window Smooth There are two Transition buttons but each can be confi
130. ick the Stream button at the top of the Main window Click Stream Click Record Wirecast Pro Stream If you have not already selected a destination and logged into it a dialog box displays Select a destination log in when asked to do so then click OK Select an Output Destination Select Destination Destination RTMP Server More Eoc dickok Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 59 Tutorial 3 Broadcasting The Stream LED will blink until a connection is made Once you are connected the LED turns full on and a red box is placed around the Stream button If you cannout connect an error message will display Wirecast Pro Red LED and red box Connection strength bars are displayed on the right Fewer bars indicates a weaker slower connection strength bars If the connection is ever broken the green bars are reduced to a single red bar then immediately a no connection icon is displayed in place of the bars When the connection recovered the no connection icon is replaced with the green bars No connection icon Click Stream again to stop streaming You can also record your broadcast by clicking Record Wirecast User Guide 145646 60 Tutorials Tutorial 3 Broadcasting Wirecast User Guide 145646 Main Window Introduction This section describes in detail how to use Wirecast s main window Topics m Overview m Control Status Bar m Preview Live Broad
131. ideo Quality Set the video quality for Standard or High Depending on what quality you choose an estimate of the write rate will be displayed Audio Check the Audio box to capture audio in the Replay you are creating If unchecked all audio is ignored Maximum Duration Sets the maximum duration of the Replay buffer Unlimited allows you to go all the way back to the beginning of your broadcast no matter how long which will require a lot of disk space or you can select Limited to which allows you to choose how many minutes back into your broadcast is buffered This option uses less disk space Depending on how many minutes you choose an estimate of the disk storage required will be displayed Note If you set maximum Duration to Unlimited Replay will use disk space until all available is used Replay Folder Click Browse and navigate to the location where you want to store your Replay shots Default Replay Duration Specifies the default duration of a Replay clip sets In and Out points when you click Create Replay Shot For example when the duration is set to 30 seconds the default value it means that the In point will be set 30 seconds before the Replay shot was created Wirecast User Guide 145646 Replay 161 Replay Activation Create Replays In Allows replays to be created in master layers or playlists You can still move the shots to other layers at any time after they are created After Creating Replay Shot When checke
132. ill operate in substantial conformance with specifications set forth in its product user s guide The Company does not warrant that the software will operate uninterrupted or error free will meet your requirements or that software errors will be corrected Warranty Remedies Your sole remedies under this limited warranty are as follows Hardware and Media The Company will either repair or replace at its option any defective Hardware component or part or Software Media with new or like new Hardware components or Software Media Components may not be necessarily the same but will be of equivalent operation and quality Software If software is supplied as part of the product and it fails to substantially conform to its specifications as stated in the product user s guide the Company shall at its own expense use its best efforts to correct with due allowance made for the nature and complexity of the problem such defect error or nonconformity Wirecast User Guide 145646 Preface 13 Limited Warranty and Disclaimers Software Updates If software is supplied as part of the product the Company will supply the registered purchaser licensee with maintenance releases of the Company s proprietary Software Version Release in manufacture at the time of license for a period of one year from the date of license or until such time as the Company issues a new Version Release of the Software whichever first occurs To clarify the difference
133. ion between shots Wirecast User Guide 145646 Playlist 151 Playlist Controls Transition to previous shot Transitions to the previous shot in the playlist if the playlist is currently live Transition to next shot Transitions to the previous shot in the playlist if the playlist is currently live Set Playlist behavior Sets the behavior of the playlist when the last shot in the list has been played A check mark indicates what menu item behavior is selected v Loop Hold Logo Previous Live Shot Current Preview Loop transitions back to the first shot endlessly Hold stays on the last shot If the last shot is a clip the last frame in the clip is dis played If the last shot is a live shot the live source stays active Available Shots transitions to another shot on the same layer All available shots are listed as menu selections In the example shown the only available shot is Logo Previous Live Shot transitions back to the shot that was live before the playlist began playing Current Preview transitions the contents of Preview to the live window Transition between shots Sets the transition to use between shots in the list Cut Smooth Bowstring Swoop Side Away Cube Swing Door R Long Slide Slide Left Make selected shot live Takes the currently selected shot in the playlist live if the playlist is live Wirecast User Guide 145646 152 Playlist Restoring Playlist Position
134. irtual Sets A Geil Fullscreen View Side By Side Two Together Stacked B B A A A Select Angled In AE B B j Angled In PiP Lower Right PiP Lower Left Side PiP Upper Right Ad ral C Side PiP Lower Right 3 Panes Cance Apply Click Apply Notice the Preview has changed again in the Shot Editor window and now shows the Ripples image on the Left side This is because the template selected has an A and a B Wirecast User Guide 145646 50 Tutorials Tutorial 2 Editing Shots portion to it Two different sources can be assigned to A and B but for now only A is assigned with the Ripples source Sources f Attributes gt Bu p Gni BE T l E ripples jpg A A river jpg ripples jpg logo png Sources in Wirecast can be assigned either A B or C in the Source Layers list To change the assignment click the A or B or C icon and make a selection This makes choosing a new template much simpler because Wirecast automatically positions the correct sources on screen Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 51 Tutorial 2 Editing Shots For example to change the media for the source that is identified as B select the source identified as B then click the River icon in the Configuration area Your Preview should now look like this Sources Click on the B source Click on the River icon River source is displayed as B in Preview
135. ister Wirecast follow these steps 1 Run the Wirecast program Wirecast User Guide 145646 Installation 31 Uninstalling 2 Select Preferences from the Wirecast menu select Licenses then click Purchase License 000 Preferences a S JAL amp General Performance Licehses Software Update Advanced Select License Registered for a single user HDV cameras may be used in DV or HDV mode Product Serial Number _ fone ms License 3 Enter your serial number If you do not have a license click Purchase to purchase a license on line Enter Serial Number 3 Enter a serial number or press the Purchase button to access the Telestream Inc online store Enter your serial number Purchase _ Cancel 0k _ Click OK 4 When the unlocked message displays click OK 5 Close the Preferences window Your Wirecast program should now be fully activated Uninstalling 1 To uninstall Wirecast place the Wirecast program in the Trash folder System Requirements Wirecast e Operating Systems OS X 10 9 Mavericks and OS X 10 10 Yosemite Wirecast 6 does not support OS X 10 8 or previous versions e Mac computer with Intel Core 2 Duo processor e Core i5 or later recommended for 720p streaming e Core i7 recommended for 1080p streaming e 2GB RAM minimum Wirecast User Guide 145646 32 Installation System Requirements e 4GB recommended for 10
136. ital Input Audio Built in Line Input Audio CAPTURE CARDS DeckLink SDI_1 DeckLink SDI_2 IP CAMERAS 2 Linksys WVC80N PIPELINES Select a Web Ere EE Stream source Lab Quad1 CH3 Discovery Method ONVIF Open Network Video Interface Forum WEB STREAM Username root AXIS 211W 00408CA1DE4 Set ONVIF 5 ONVIF Profile quality h264 Profile AXIS M1104 AXIS M1104 Bonjour H 26 Protocol AXIS P1344 Stream Options AXIS P1344 Bonjour H 26 Format Options gt Set Controls Ignore Stream Timestamps Live Stream V URI rtsp 10 0 5 244 onvif media med Video Attributes h264 800x600 4 3 29 9506fps Audio Attributes none Ohz 0 bit signed integer none Bitrate 1 927 Mbits sec Video 1 927 Mbits sec Audio 0 000 bits sec Click Connect Stream Authentication Connect Save Settings Em L Detection identifiers The Web Stream controls are Protocol Select the protocol to use with your incoming stream Stream Options Select a set of options based on the protocol you selected the sub protocol of the stream RTSP can be transmitted over UDP TCP or HTTP RTMP can be transmitted non encrypted over http encrypted If unsure what to use select Auto Detect Wirecast User Guide 145646 140 Source Settings Capture Cards Format Options Select a video format to use for transcoding If you select Auto Detect the default Wirecast with automatically detect the format to use from the incoming stream Ign
137. ith Zixi by clicking the Zixi icon or by clicking Sign Up 6 Optionally enter a Stream Delay value This provides a time buffer between your live stream from Wirecast and the actual broadcast itself You can set the delay from 0 to 999 seconds However greater delays require greater memory use The amount of memory used is displayed when you enter the amount of delay 7 Click OK Name Not Configured Select YZixi Destination zni Mi More E Sa Select an encoder Encoding H 264 720p 16 9 1280x720 x i Broadcaster Address T Broadcaster Port 2088 Enter Zixi connection info Latency milliseconds 4000 Channel Name Enter Channel Name and Password Password Sign Up Apply Click Apply Bitrate 2217k Location Stream Delay 0 seconds Enter delay optionally Wirecast User Guide 145646 208 Broadcasting Streaming Streaming To stream your presentation click the Stream button at the top of the Main window Click Stream Click Record Wirecast Pro Stream If you have not already selected a destination and logged into it a dialog box displays Select a destination log in when asked to do so then click OK Select an Output Destination Select Destination Destination RTMP Server x More Eoc dickok The Stream LED will blink until a connection is made Once you are connected the LED turns full on and a red box is p
138. l broadcast itself You can set the delay from 0 to 999 seconds However greater delays require greater memory use The amount of memory used is displayed when you enter the amount of delay 8 Click OK Name Not Configured Destination Akamai k More Ktv Encoding Akamai 1080p 16 9 acs Stream ID Event Name Angle Video Bit Rate Username Bitrate 4242k Authenticate Akamai Select Akamai Select an encoder Enter Stream ID and Event Name Enter angle and video rate Enter a user name Click Authenticate and enter password Enter delay optionally Wirecast User Guide 145646 Broadcasting 205 CDN Partners Flash To TwitchTV To stream to TwitchTV follow these steps 1 Select TwitchTV from the Destination menu 2 Select an encoder 3 Enter your TwitchTV username 4 Click Authenticate to enter your password and generate the RTMP URL You only need to do this one time because Wirecast stores the channel information for future streams The default RTMP port is 1935 You may need to configure your firewall to enable connections on this port Note If you do not havea username and password you can sign up with TwitchTV by clicking the TwitchTV icon or by clicking Sign Up 5 A default path is automatically provided for the RTMP Ingest URL Use this URL unless you have received a different one from TwitchT
139. laced around the Stream button If you cannout connect an error message will display Wirecast Pro Red LED and red box Connection strength bars are displayed on the right Fewer bars indicates a weaker slower connection Green connection strength bars Wirecast User Guide 145646 Broadcasting 209 Record To Disk If the connection is ever broken the green bars are reduced to a single red bar then immediately a no connection icon is displayed in place of the bars When the connection recovered the no connection icon is replaced with the green bars No connection icon Click Stream again to stop streaming You can also record your broadcast by clicking Record Record To Disk If you want to archive your stream you can use the Record To Disk destination Note Wirecast auto saves your Stream recording every 20 seconds To record to disk follow these steps 1 Click the Record button at the top of the Wirecast Main window Click Record Wirecast Pro Seam 2 When the dialog box displays select Record to Disk and click OK Select an Output Destination Destination Record To Disk MOV Select Record to Disk Click OK 3 When the Output Settings window displays Select Record To Disk for MP4 or Windows Media MOV 4 Select an encoder 5 Click Browse or enter the path to where you want your recording located 6 Check the Auto Increment Filenames checkbox op
140. ls are associated with specific shots Master Audio control panel Master Audio level control Master Audio level display click_to_add_live Headphone Mute icon Master Mute button Hardware Audio and Shot Audio The Master control sets and displays the total audio output of your broadcast Click the headphones icon directly below the Master controls to mute the local audio feed This has no effect on the broadcast audio output The Mute button below the headphones icon mutes all local audio and all broadcast audio Below the name of each audio source is a white label box You can rename this box to describe your source To rename the audio source click in the white box and enter the new name Hardware audio sources are automatically added to the Audio Inspector whenever a new audio source is added through the Main window or through the Shot Editor You can also manually add a hardware audio source by clicking the Live Input drop down menu at the top of the Live Input section Live Input control Shot control Master Live Input _ Label box Live Input drop down menu Click header to add Live inputs Wirecast User Guide 145646 Audio Inspector 171 Hardware Audio Hardware Audio Hardware audio sources are hardware devices and live sources This includes dedicated microphones cameras that have audio audio line feeds capture cards etc Live Input Audio Delay
141. mera Buit n device Microphone Cirrus Logic CS4 Digital Audio S PDIF Cirrus IP CAMERAS IP Camera PIPELINES Pipeline PRESENTERS Presenter SCOREBOARDS Capture Device Size 640 x 480 E E Select Untitled Scoreboard resolution Device Deinterlacing None X TERADEK CUBES co Click to Configure configure device When you click Configure a properties window displays with two tabs The Video Proc Amp tab enables you to set the video display properties The Camera Control tab enables you to set camera image properties Any properties that do not apply to the selected camera are greyed out Video Proc Amp Camera Control Video Proc Amp Camera Control Auto Auto Brightness ft 0 Contrast f 32 Hue tt 0 E J Saturation f 64 3 Sharpness L 8 Gamma n 220 White Balance 4B V Backlight Comp le Low Light Compensation ColorEnable PowerLine Frequency X Anti Flicker Scoreboards allow you to add a scoreboard graphic to your broadcast that can be dynamically updated To add a new scoreboard select New Scoreboard from the Sources menu Multiple scoreboards can be added Wirecast User Guide 145646 126 Source Settings Scoreboards When a scoreboard is opened in the Source Settings editor it displays a preview of the scoreboard two drop down menus and two configuration tabs SYSTEM DEVICES FaceTime HD Camera Built in Microphone Cirrus Logic CS4206 Digital Audio S
142. message window displays search optionally for the messages you want to broadcast Search 3 of 43 Time 10 23 14 12 05 PM 10 22 14 4 02 PM 10 20 14 1 54 PM 10 16 14 1 48 PM 10 14 14 9 15 AM 10 9 14 10 05 AM 10 8 14 3 25 PM 10 8 14 3 23 PM Enter search word Delete All User ID Message Telestream Educator Vaida Bogdan gives us the insisSOREDOM http t co 4GEgoMaBDN BeepityBloop Hot coffee baby Telestream Headed to SMPTE2014 tomorrow Get jhttp t co hFCatdGuOq Telestream The beginning of something new http Telestream Happy to announce a new release of Maitioning mandates http t co gGAg6Fe79G Wirecast See how Steve Smith and Wayfarers Chapr the lucky couple http t co ZogFOZGjle Telestream Telestream has products up for awards s http t co 6VNKYrtgdy Wirecast Wirecast has been nominated in two cat ttp t co XYFvCS9ZSx To select messages to be rotated in your broadcast first check Rotate Selected Every and enter the number of seconds of the rotation interval Select the messages you want rotated by checking the box at the left of each message Select a starting message Search Q Select Live 3 of 43 User ID 10 23 14 12 05 PM Telestream 10 22 14 4 02 PM BeepityBloop Q H _ Auto Refresh Every 10 20 14 1 54 PM Telestream 10 16 14 1 48 PM Telestream 10 14 14 9 15 AM Telestream 10 9 14 10 05 AM Wirecast 10 8 14 3 25 PM Telestream 10 8 14 3
143. must make a good faith effort to ensure that in the event an application does not supply such function or table the facility still operates and performs whatever part of its purpose remains meaningful For example a function in a library to compute square roots has a purpose that is entirely well defined independent of the application Therefore Subsection 2d requires that any application supplied function or table used by this function must be optional if the application does not supply it the square root function must still compute square roots These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Library and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves then this License and its terms do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Library the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it Thus it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you rather the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Library In addition mere aggregation of another work not based on
144. muted for any speed other than normal Click the speed icon Select a speed Replay Templates Replay templates allow you to create a template shot to use as a pattern for how you want your Replay Shots to look and act Wirecast User Guide 145646 Replay 165 Replay Templates Create a new shot then double click that shot to open it in the shot editor When the Template Chooser displays select the Fullscreen View template and click Apply Templates Virtual Sets Side By Side Two Together ICE Angled In Stacked PiP Lower Right sA Ad Select Fullscreen View m PiP Lower Left Side PiP Upper Right Side PiP Lower Right T Apply Click Apply When the Shot Editor opens add another layer by clicking the Add plus button in the lower left corner Open the Clip Sources menu and select an image for the new layer Close the Shot Editor when finished L go E Attributes A Placeholder A loqo pna Borderlarids2 7 obamasynctest Click to add Replay 1 16 2 Wildife wmv new layer Clicktoopen Selectanimage Wirecast User Guide 145646 166 Replay Replay Templates Right click the new shot and select Rename Shot When the Rename Shot window opens rename the shot Replay Template Click OK when finished g Wirecast Pro Stream Please enter a new name for the Shot Replay Template Right
145. n Preview Rotate Option Key Mouse Movement in Preview Wirecast User Guide 145646 94 Logos Global Logos The logo can also be moved resized and rotated using these controls e To Move Click and drag object to a new location e To Resize maintaining aspect ratio Hold the Command key down while moving the mouse vertically e To Resize independent of the aspect ratio Hold the Command key and the Shift key down while moving the mouse vertically and horizontally The Respect Aspect Ratio checkbox in the configuration area must be unchecked e To Rotate Hold down the Option key while moving the mouse vertically and hori zontally 9 To add your Logo to the broadcast close the Shot Edit window and click New Shot in Layer 2 g Wirecast Pro Stream Click New Shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 Logos 95 Global Logos 10 Click the Ripples shot in Layer 3 Notice that changing shots does not affect the Logo you put on Layer 2 but it does change the background image Logo remains Image changed z Wirecast Pro Stream telestrean Click Ripples Wirecast User Guide 145646 96 Logos Shot Logos Turning Layers On and Off One way that you can use Wirecast is to turn layers on and off For example Layer 2 can be turned off and then back on by clicking its white LED on the far right side This is an effective way to have a logo ready to display Logo removed z Wirecast Pro Stream
146. n infringement of intellectual property rights or otherwise As a condition to exercising the rights and licenses granted hereunder You hereby assume sole responsibility to secure any other intellectual property rights needed if any For example if a third party patent license is required to allow You to distribute the Covered Code it is Your responsibility to acquire that license before distributing the Covered Code 3 Your Grants In consideration of and as a condition to the licenses granted to You under this License You hereby grant to any person or entity receiving or distributing Covered Code under this License a non exclusive royalty free perpetual irrevocable license under Your Applicable Patent Rights and other intellectual property rights other than patent owned or controlled by You to use reproduce display perform modify sublicense distribute and Externally Deploy Your Modifications of the same scope and extent as Apple s licenses under Sections 2 1 and 2 2 above 4 Larger Works You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered Code with other code not governed by the terms of this License and distribute the Larger Work as a single product In each such instance You must make sure the requirements of this License are fulfilled for the Covered Code or any portion thereof 5 Limitations on Patent License Except as expressly stated in Section 2 no other patent rights express or implied are granted by Apple herein M
147. n the header file s of such work and b the object code compiled from such Source Code and originally made available by Apple under this License 1 8 Source Code means the human readable form of a program or other work that is suitable for making modifications to it including all modules it contains plus any associated interface definition files scripts used to control compilation and installation of an executable object code 1 9 You or Your means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under this License For legal entities You or Your includes any entity which controls is controlled by or is under common control with You where control means a the power direct or indirect to cause the direction or management of such entity whether by contract or otherwise or b ownership of fifty percent 50 or more of the outstanding shares or beneficial ownership of such entity 2 Permitted Uses Conditions amp Restrictions Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Apple hereby grants You effective on the date You accept this License and download the Original Code a world wide royalty free non exclusive license to the extent of Apple s Applicable Patent Rights and copyrights covering the Original Code to do the following 2 1 Unmodified Code You may use reproduce display perform internally distribute within Your organization and Externally Deploy verbatim unmodified copies of the Original Code
148. name ONVIF Profile Protocol Stream Options Format Options Ignore Stream Timestamps Live Stream URI Video Attributes Audio Attributes Bitrate Video Audio ONVIF Open Network Video Interface Forum root quality h264 Stream source Set ONVIF m Profile Set onvif media med rtsp 10 0 5 244 h264 800x600 4 3 29 9506fps none Ohz 0 bit signed integer none 1 927 Mbits sec 1 927 Mbits sec 0 000 bits sec Controls Click Stream Authentication Connect L Detection identifiers Connect Wirecast User Guide 145646 Wirecast Cam Source Settings 133 Wirecast Cam The Wirecast Cam option allows you to use an iOS device iPhone iPad etc as a remote camera You need only to download the Wirecast Cam app from the Apple App Store and make sure your iOS device is on the same network as your Wirecast computer When you do this your iOS device shows up as a source in Wirecast Wirecast Cam App Here is how the Wirecast Cam app appears on your iOS device in this example an iPhone oe Verizon 12 34 PM T Messages Calendar Clock Photos erry D22 ari Camera Videos Notes iTunes Store Jw OE App Store Extras Settings Wirecast Cam Caen Safari Wirecast Cam app When you open the Wirecast Cam app a splash screen displays briefly lt 4 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Wirecast Cam 134 Sour
149. ndow or other windows is not affected by the status of AutoLive When AutoLive is on clicking a shot in the Main Window makes it become live As a result the Go button becomes inactive Command Ctrl Click loads a shot into the preview but does not make it live Cut i Smooth X Go button When AutoLive is off you click on a shot in the Main Window to display it in Preview then the Go button is required to make the shot live Command Ctrl Click takes a shot live immediately Sometimes you may want to temporarily turn on and off toggle the AutoLive state Hold down the Command and control keys at the same time to temporarily turn on Autolive This enables you to quickly switch AutoLive on for one action i e a mouse click then off again Main Window Layout Wirecast enables you to select which functions are displayed in the Main window These functions are added or removed from the main window using the Layout menu Window Help v Preview XP v Master Audio 38M v Main Shot List XL Wirecast User Guide 145646 Introduction 21 Main Window Layout There are three layout options Preview Master Audio and Main Shot List Each option represents a pane in the Main window and is turned on or off by selecting it A check mark indicates that the option is turned on Preview Master Audio z Wirecast Pro Stream Live Broadcast Area This area represents application output a 3 telestresn Main Shot List Wire
150. ng the Filter Parameters A filter can have a large number of parameters Therefore it is beyond the scope of this user guide to describe all of the possible options a particular filter may provide However the parameters should be straightforward to configure using the controls provided Here is an example of changing the contrast on the River image Wirecast User Guide 145646 123 Source Settings Introduction These topics describe how to use the Source Settings editor Topics m Overview m System Devices m Scoreboards m Teradek Cube m Remote Desktop Presenter m Local Desktop Presenter m Wirecast Cam m Web Stream m Capture Cards m Show USB Devices Overview To open the Source Settings window select Sources gt Show Source Settings Note Since some of the Source Menu items are plug ins the order of the items will not always be the same 124 Source Settings System Devices System The Source Settings window is divided into four sections System Devices Preview Window Configuration Area and Button Bar e The System Devices displays all the devices detected by Wirecast USB and FireWire devices microphones line inputs Webcams etc Sources used are selected from this list e The Preview Window provides a preview of the video coming from a selected source e The Configuration Area is for configuring sources When a source is selected from the System Devices list the configuration o
151. ng the right side of the window Each layer contains shots that can be selected by clicking them A red LED light indicates that a shot is Live If AutoLive is turned on when a shot is selected it is displayed in the Live window If you select multiple shots by selecting shots on multiple layers they will all be displayed in the Live window But the shots are displayed in a layering manner where layer 1 is on top and layer 5 is at the bottom and layers 2 through 4 are layered in between In the example below the Logo in layer 2 is displayed on top of the River shot in layer 3 Layered shot g Wirecast Pro Stream Blank Shot telestrean Blank Shot Ripples River Movie Red LED lights Layer numbering Wirecast User Guide 145646 Introduction 27 Scripting APIs Layer Windows STUDIO You can also open the Shot List in a separate window Select Window gt New Layer Window to display a list of the layer windows you can open Master Layer 1 through 5 Select the layer you want to open and a new separate layer window is displayed eoo Master Layer 3 Layer This panel works exactly like the Shot List panel in the Main window but enables you to open multiple layer panels You can change which layer is displayed on each panel by selecting the Windows menu and selecting a different layer Scripting APIs Wirecast provides scripting which enables you to control and automate the Wirecast environment Scriptin
152. nomic benefits and intent of the parties and the remainder of this License will continue in full force and effect b Notwithstanding the foregoing if applicable law prohibits or restricts You from fully and or specifically complying with Sections 2 and or 3 or prevents the enforceability of either of those Sections this License will immediately terminate and You must immediately discontinue any use of the Covered Code and destroy all copies of it that are in your possession or control 13 6 Dispute Resolution Any litigation or other dispute resolution between You and Apple relating to this License shall take place in the Northern District of California and You and Apple hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of and venue in the state and federal courts within that District with respect to this License The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded 13 7 Entire Agreement Governing Law This License constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof This License shall be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California except that body of California law concerning conflicts of law Where You are located in the province of Quebec Canada the following clause applies The parties hereby confirm that they have requested that this License and all related documents be drafted in English Les parties ont
153. not want to purchase a serial number directly in Wirecast you can also purchase a serial number at www telestream net or you can purchase a serial number from Telestream by phone at 530 470 1300 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Preferences 177 Licenses Manual Activation If your computer is not on the Internet you can use another computer to activate your license and unlock Wirecast To manually activate your license download the Manual Activation Guide at www telestream net telestream support wire cast support htm and follow the steps in the guide to unlock Wirecast Deactivate Serial Numbers Deactivating a serial number allows you to re activate it on another computer You can always reactivate a serial number by re entering it To deactivate a serial number select an activated product serial number and click dash icon Wirecast deactivates the serial number and adds water marking to the video and audio whenever licensed features are used When you deactivate a serial number it is removed from the table e General Performance Preferences amp Software Update Advanced a Licenses Registered for a single user HDV cameras may be used in DV or HDV mode Product Serial Number Wirecast Pro VWC4Q3R YGR9 AYQ8 C430 C4 AX TX30 i Click Deactivate License Click to deactivate Demonstration Mode When no serial number is entered or activated Wirecast
154. nt If you don t want to broadcast audio modify the Encoder Presets to not process audio through the encoder The Preview and Live Line Out Mute buttons control what you hear locally When line out is muted audio is not sent to your headphones or speakers but your viewers still hear it The two controls are mutually exclusive you cannot have both on at the same time but you can mute both Wirecast User Guide 145646 24 Introduction Main Window Layout Main Shot List Normally the Main Window displays the shot list at the bottom of the window However you can hide the shot list display by unchecking Main Shot List in the Layout Menu This is useful if you want to open up multiple Shot List Layer windows Wirecast Pro Stream Smooth Control Status Bar Control buttons and status information are displayed at the top of the Main window Recording time Connection Gear icon Record button CPU Usage Streaming time Frames per Bitrate 7 Stream button second 7 z Wirecast Pro Stream Wirecast displays the following controls and statistics e Stream button Click to begin streaming e Streaming time This displays how long you have been streaming This value does not reset when you start stop the broadcast It is cumulative This enables you to save portions of a broadcast to disk and still know the total amount of time e Record Button Click to begin recording Recording Time This displays how lon
155. ny Modifications and or any respective portions thereof 1 4 Externally Deploy means a to sublicense distribute or otherwise make Covered Code available directly or indirectly to anyone other than You and or b to use Covered Code alone or as part of a Larger Work in any way to provide a service Wirecast User Guide 145646 224 Acknowledgments Acknowledgments including but not limited to delivery of content through electronic communication with a client other than You 1 5 Larger Work means a work which combines Covered Code or portions thereof with code not governed by the terms of this License 1 6 Modifications mean any addition to deletion from and or change to the substance and or structure of the Original Code any previous Modifications the combination of Original Code and any previous Modifications and or any respective portions thereof When code is released as a series of files a Modification is a any addition to or deletion from the contents of a file containing Covered Code and or b any new file or other representation of computer program statements that contains any part of Covered Code 1 7 Original Code means a the Source Code of a program or other work as originally made available by Apple under this License including the Source Code of any updates or upgrades to such programs or works made available by Apple under this License and that has been expressly identified by Apple as such i
156. o Layer gt Master Layer 3 command N Go to Layer gt Master Layer 4 command B Go to Layer gt Master Layer 5 command A Replay Menu Replay Menu Keyboard Shortcut e Replay Mark In r Create Replay Shot Social Menu Social Menu Keyboard Shortcut NO SHORTCUTS Window Menu Window Menu Keyboard Shortcut Minimize command M Inspector command l controlt tcommand E Encoder Presets New Layer Window gt command T Master Layer 1 Help Menu Help Menu Keyboard Shortcut NO SHORTCUTS Wirecast User Guide 145646 79 Adding Media Introduction In addition to live video from your cameras Wirecast enables you to work with media created outside of Wirecast This section introduces some common media types you can use with Wirecast There are three ways to add media to Wirecast 1 Drag amp drop into a new shot The simplest way to add media to a shot is to drag amp drop the media directly into the Shot List in the Main window 2 Drag amp drop into an existing shot To add media to an existing shot drag amp drop the media directly into the Shot Editor s media list 3 Select directly You can add media by selecting Import Media from the File menu by pressing the Command Shift l keys or by clicking the plus button in the Shot Editor Topics m Images Opacity m Supported Codecs Images Opacity Wirecast supports a wide variety o
157. o only broadcasts because the presence of silent audio uses bandwidth Wirecast User Guide 145646 Encoder Presets 215 MainConcept H 264 15 Select the number of channels Mono or Stereo Mono uses less bandwidth than stereo but stereo is more pleasing to the listener 16 Select the audio bit rate in Kbits 1000 bits per second from the Target Bit Rate menu This is the target bit rate of your audio Higher numbers provide better quality The connection speed of your audience is a significant factor in determining your target bit rate The encoder compresses the audio to approximate this target However at different times during your broadcast the bit rate may be higher lower than the target rate The total broadcast bit rate is a function of video bit rate plus audio bit rate 17 Select the audio sample rate in kHz 1000 Hz per second from the Sample Rate menu This value specifies how many thousands of times per second to sample the audio in the broadcast Higher values provide better quality sound but at greater bandwidth 18 Click Save to save your settings Wirecast User Guide 145646 216 Encoder Presets x264 x264 Note The x264 implementation of the H 264 standard results in better quality and lower CPU usage for any given bitrate but at the cost of higher memory usage The default implementation is based on the Mainconcept codec and uses less memory To modify a Flash x264 preset follow thes
158. o this click the Live Sources menu and select a live source from the list System Device Add FaceTime HD Camera Built in Shot Scoreboard Add Untitled Scoreboard Shot Add Untitled Scoreboard Shot Add Untitled Scoreboard Shot Show Sources Settings Click Live Source menu Select a live source By default live sources have an infinite duration since they are not a clip So you must assign a duration by selecting Modify Duration for the live source and entering a duration when the dialog box displays Click OK when finished Shot Duration llos 37 Enter shot Actual playback time will be duration subtract transition speed duration Click OK Note Wirecast does not support nested playlists playlists withing playlists Wirecast User Guide 145646 150 Playlist Playing Playlists Playing Playlists Playing back a playlist is the same as playing any other shot click the playlist shot to place it into preview then click the Go button to take it live g Wirecast Pro Stream 00 01 y teleatresan Click Playlist icon Click the Go button Playlist runs in live window Playlist Controls Playlist provides some basic playback controls You can transition to the previous or next shot in the list set playlist behavior transition between shots and choose the currently live shot Make selected shot live Transition to previous shot Transition to next shot Set Playlist behavior Transit
159. o use Click Apply to display it in the Shot Editor preview area Templates Virtual Sets 4 Select the Virtual Sets tab m 4l Es City Set Front City Set Left City Set Right Moonlight Set Froni Select a Virtual Set Virtual Sets available in Rich Media Desktop Pro Cancel oe Click Apply Select a source by clicking on the name of the source in the list Sources ea i moso Click a source name to select it Controlling Source Visibility The condition of the icon to the left of each source name controls its visibility You can hide or display sources in a shot by clicking its icon When a source is hidden a red X is displayed over the icon For example if your shot has a title you can turn the title off by clicking once on the icon to display the red X All of your title data still stays within the shot but it is just not shown To turn the title it back on click the icon again and the red X disappears This can be a powerful way to use Wirecast by pre loading your shots with titles and then turn them on and off during your broadcast Note The first time you select a source its visibility is turned on Wirecast assumes if you are clicking on it you want to display it Shot Editor Preview The Preview area displays in real time the changes you make to the static video sources in your shot However temporal features fade in audio playback etc are not Wirecast User Guide
160. oard The first two lines of data hold the name and score of each team Before broadcasting you should enter the names of each team here While the broadcast is live click the 1 2 and 3 buttons to modify the score There are also four information fields Field 1 through 4 Each field controls a line of text inside the scoreboard that can be seen using the various layout types Note Because Wirecast updates the scoreboards dynamically It is recommended that you fill in the additional information fields while using a layout that hides them Then change to a layout that reveals those fields when ready otherwise your viewers see you typing in those fields live SYSTEM DEVICES FaceTime HD Camera Built in Microphone Cirrus Logic CS4206 Information Digital Audio S PDIF Cirrus H ome i field displays IP CAMERAS Vi it r IP Camera S O PIPELINES Pipeline DEER Style menu PRESENTERS Presenter T Layout menu eseme Scoreboard Metal Pipe v Basic z LH SCOREBOARDS E i Data tab RS 22 Lock Teams names Team Name Score Home Home 0 kia 42 3 Visitor Visitor 0 iti 2 3 Score controls Field 1 Field 1 Field 2 Field 2 Information Field 3 Field 3 fields Field 4 Field 4 7 The Look Tab The Look tab controls the visual elements of your scoreboard In the Name Options column there are three buttons for each field These buttons enable you
161. ocument has not been saved you are asked to save it File Menu New Creates a new empty Wirecast document Open Displays the Open dialog window for opening a Wirecast document Open Recent Displays up to fifteen of the most recently accessed documents Every time a document is opened or saved it is entered into this list Import Media Enables you to import media into Wirecast A new shot is automatically created using the new media Save Saves the document If the document has not already been saved the Save As dialog window is displayed Note Wirecast auto saves your stream recording every 20 seconds Save As Displays the Save As dialog window so that the document can be saved using anew file name Close Window Closes the currently active Wirecast window If the window is a document all of its Shot Editor windows are closed as well If Wirecast is still broadcasting you are asked to stop the broadcast If the document has not been saved you are asked to save the document before closing Edit Menu Undo Reverses your last change in Wirecast Undo is only available in some windows such as the Shot Editor Wirecast offers an unlimited number of undo actions within computer memory limitations Undo information is stored on a per window basis Also if you close a window then reopen it your undo information is lost Redo Reverses your last undo action Redo is only available in some windows such as the Shot Editor
162. odifications and or Larger Works may require additional patent licenses from Apple which Apple may grant in its sole discretion Wirecast User Guide 145646 226 Acknowledgments Acknowledgments 6 Additional Terms You may choose to offer and to charge a fee for warranty support indemnity or liability obligations and or other rights consistent with the scope of the license granted herein Additional Terms to one or more recipients of Covered Code However You may do so only on Your own behalf and as Your sole responsibility and not on behalf of Apple or any Contributor You must obtain the recipient s agreement that any such Additional Terms are offered by You alone and You hereby agree to indemnify defend and hold Apple and every Contributor harmless for any liability incurred by or claims asserted against Apple or such Contributor by reason of any such Additional Terms 7 Versions of the License Apple may publish revised and or new versions of this License from time to time Each version will be given a distinguishing version number Once Original Code has been published under a particular version of this License You may continue to use it under the terms of that version You may also choose to use such Original Code under the terms of any subsequent version of this License published by Apple No one other than Apple has the right to modify the terms applicable to Covered Code created under this License 8 NO WARRANTY OR
163. oject 229 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Preface Copyright and Trademark Notice Copyright 2014 Telestream Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed altered or translated into any languages without written permission of Telestream Inc Information and specifications in this document are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Telestream Telestream CaptionMaker Episode Flip4Mac FlipFactory Flip Player Lightspeed ScreenFlow Vantage Wirecast GraphicsFactory MetaFlip MotionResolve and Split and Stitch are registered trademarks and Pipeline MacCaption e Captioning and Switch are trademarks of Telestream Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners QuickTime Mac OS X Final Cut Pro and Safari are trademarks of Apple Inc Bonjour the Bonjour logo and the Bonjour symbol are trademarks of Apple Inc er T J Bonjour All other brand product and company names are property of their respective owners and are used only for identification purposes MPEG 2 License Requirements Telestream has obtained a license from MPEG LA to produce MPEG 2 video to meet the following requirement on behalf of its FlipFactory and Pipeline licensees The use of this product in any manner that complies with the MPEG 2 standard is expressly prohibited without a license under applicable patents in the MPEG
164. om the Layout menu A preview window is displayed to the left of the Live Broadcast window Click the River shot on Layer 3 The River shot is displayed in the Preview window The Preview windows uses a green LED light to identify it The Live Broadcast window uses a red LED When shots are selected they display a green or red LED to indicate selection for preview or live broadcast Preview window g Wirecast Pro Stream Blank Shot gt Sample Title 00 01 telestresan River selected for Preview window L Sample Title and Ripples selected for Live window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 45 Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts Click the Go button to make the River shot live Click Blank Shot in Layer 1 to remove the title from the ripples shot Click Go button A Wirecast Pro Stream Smooth Sample Tite od 00 01 moe ccicecroen Ripples River Movie Blank Shot Click Blank Shot Note Taking a shot live will set the Master volume slider to the value of the Preview volume slider Wirecast User Guide 145646 46 Tutorials Tutorial 2 Editing Shots Click the Go button again to make the Ripples Shot live Notice that the Ripples and River shots LED s have change color because the Preview and Live windows exchanged images This lets you know what your last live window looked like as you prepare your next shot in the Preview window Click Go button again z Wirecast Pro Stream
165. onger sig nals coming into the microphone results in better quality Use Lapel Microphones Even inexpensive less than 20 lapel microphones can make a huge difference because it places the microphone much closer to the per son speaking Control Environmental Noise If a chair squeaks use a different one If you have a wood floor and you can hear people shuffling their feet as they talk put down a rug Do whatever it takes to keep noise at a minimum Microphones pick up every thing Good Lighting Do not underestimate the power of lighting When an event is shot outdoors a great deal of attention goes into lighting For professionals lighting is viewed as an artistic task Many people make their living controlling lighting so there is a lot to it Here are a few suggestions to help you obtain reasonably good lighting If you are using only one lighting source do not shine it directly on your subject You should diffuse the light by bouncing it off of a wall or by shining it through opaque material Avoid deep shadows Make sure you fill all areas of your subject with light Some times this requires adjusting the light to bounce off a different wall or use two lights Placing a light low and another one high is often a good way to light evenly Do not light too evenly If you evenly light a set you may actually be worse off than not lighting the set at all Take a sample shot and see if it looks natural Good light ing usually has
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168. or example if the host has a white shirt on you need to increase this value slightly so that the keying effect is not seen in his shirt Adjust the White Clip 0 to 100 by using the slider Getting a Good Key Probably the most important part of getting a good key is getting good source material Poor source material generates poor keys no algorithm can make up for this Lighting Assuming you have a reasonably good camera the most important part of getting a good key is good lighting Invest in good lights and learn how to set them up properly Here are some basics e The background screen green or blue needs to be independently lit from other items in the shot e Light the background screen evenly with no shadows The more evenly lit the bet ter the keying Wirecast User Guide 145646 116 Shot Editor Shot Editor Chroma Key e Light people evenly with no shadows A fill light is very important An office white board may be helpful in accomplishing this Good Camera You should get reasonable quality out of most cameras on the market today Wirecast has been tested with a low end DV camera to verify the quality of its Chroma Keying system However the better the camera the better the keying If you use a cheap USB Web cam it may not give you enough source quality to get a reasonably good key But if you have excellent lighting an iSight camera works well 3CCD is better than 1CCD If you have the choice a PAL camer
169. ore Stream Timestamp When checked stream timestamps are ignored Every Audio Video frame has a Presentation timestamp a time that tells the player when to show the frame Checking this box causes the Web Stream to ignore the presentation timestamp set by the video stream and just use the current system clock Live Stream When checked specifies that the stream is a live stream and video on demand For Wowza servers it does not do anything but for Adobe Media Servers Live Stream must be checked for live streams URI Enter the address of your input stream For example rtsp 127 0 0 1 8080 my_stream sdp or http 10 0 0 1 my_stream or rtmp hades telestream net 1935 live myStream ONVIF Authentication Click to connect to remote devices like IP cameras which require login credentials for access Check the Remember checkbox to save your credentials to cause the device to automatically connect ONVIF Authentication AXIS P1344 camera Requires Authorization Username root Enter Logon info Password s s Check Remember M Remember Cancel Z EE Click OK Save Settings Click to save your Web Service control settings Capture Cards Capture Cards are hardware extensions that enable you to bring in video from more advanced HDMI and SDI sources Most capture cards are automatically configured to the best settings Some cards Blackmagic Intensity Pro for example require some manual adjustments When a Capt
170. ot from the Edit menu You can also rename a shot by selecting it and pressing the Command R keys Duplicate Shot You can duplicate a shot by right clicking it and selecting Duplicate Shot or by selecting Duplicate Shot from the Edit menu You can also duplicate a shot by selecting it and pressing the Command D keys Delete Shot You can delete a shot by right clicking it and selecting Delete Shot or by selecting Delete Shot from the Edit menu You can also delete a shot by selecting it and pressing the Command Backspace keys Moving a Shot to Another Layer You can move a shot to another layer by selecting Move to Layer from the Edit menu then selecting the target layer from the drop down menu Or you can right click the Shot and select Move to Layer You can also drag the shot to a different layer When shots are created they are assigned to a specific layer They exist on that layer until they are moved or deleted See Layers Resizing the Shot Icons You can resize the shot icons on any layer by clicking the up or down arrow on the left side of the layer window Click the up arrow to make all the icons larger click the down arrow to make them smaller Clicking the down arrow when the shot icons are in their smallest state causes the layer window to become hidden Click up or Zz TH ce 00 01 down arrow t lestrean to resize To un hide a layer window click the side arrow that is displayed Click side ar
171. ot which has only title data This is very useful if you want to place the same title over several different shots or if you want to modify the title independent of the shot you are choosing But you must decide based on your type of broadcast if you want your titles tied directly to specific shots or if you want them to be independent Wirecast seamlessly supports both methods even both methods at the same time Seminar Title You may want to broadcast a seminar and have the title of the seminar appear and disappear while switching between several other shots or cameras In this case create a shot which has only the title in it enabling you to move this title to a Foreground layer In this configuration you can bring the title in and out of your broadcast by selecting between a blank shot and the title shot from your foreground master layer By placing the title in this separate layer it keeps it independent of the all other shots you have created Wirecast User Guide 145646 88 Titles Creating New Templates Interview Title If you are broadcasting an interview the shot which contains the camera for the interviewee may have a title in it In this case when you cut to the shot of the interviewee the title appears When you cut to the person asking the questions the title does not appear because it is a different Wirecast shot Note Since you can turn visibility of a title on and off inside the Shot Editor you can still t
172. ountdown clock displays the time remaining until the next live source in the playlist begins to play Click the gear icon Borderlands2_720p_PassTex_Disabled_0 mp4 New Playlist Completion New Playlist Live Select New Playlist Live Time remaining until next live shot The countdown time until the next live shot is the sum of the durations of all the shots preceding it When the live shot begins the countdown clock displays the countdown of that live shot If the live shot does not have a duration then the playlist is halted and the live shot remains until another shot is taken live or the playlist is replayed Wirecast User Guide 145646 154 Playlist Countdown Clock Options Wirecast User Guide 145646 155 Social Media Introduction Social Media enables you to add social media messages to you broadcast and you can filter what messages are displayed The only social media available in Wirecast is Twitter Topics m Settings m Message Feed m Create Shot Settings The first thing you need to do is log on to Twitter To do this click Social gt Settings select Feed Type enter your login information and click OK Username fe __ Enter login info Password Feed Type Home Timeline y _ Select Feed Type Click OK a 156 Social Media Message Feed Message Feed Click Social gt Message Feed to add some Twitter messages to your broadcast When the
173. our target bit rate The encoder compresses the video to approximate this target However at different times during your broadcast the bit rate may be higher lower than the target rate 9 Select encoding quality Ultra fast to Very slow encoding Slower encoding results in better quality 10 In the x264 command line options edit box enter any command line options you want included A list of the command line options can be found at http mewiki project357 com wiki X264_Settings 11 Select an encoder profile from the Profile menu Three profiles are provided Baseline Main and High The Baseline profile is commonly used in mobile applications It is also used in other applications which operate with limited processing power storage capacity and or bandwidth The Main profile is appropriate for general purpose applications of broadcast media such as high bandwidth Internet broadcasting The High profile provides the highest broadcast quality encoding 12 Key Frame optionally allows you to enter the number of frames A movie is a sequence of images and each image is called a frame To compress video data most encoders take a frame and make it a reference also known as a key This keyframe is sent as part of the broadcast and all of the data after that keyframe is relative to it The benefit of this is that the compressor only needs to send what has changed since the last keyframe The main drawback of this is that over time it be
174. ources Show USB Devices Opens a list of all USB devices Note Since some of the Source Menu items are plug ins the order of the items will not always be the same Menu Output Settings Opens the Output Settings window Start Stop Broadcasting Starts or stops broadcasting to the network You can also click the Broadcast button on the Window Bar in the Main Window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Menus and Windows 187 Layout Menu Start Stop Recording Starts or stops recording to disk If you have not yet configured the Output Settings for this document you are prompted to do so You can also click the Record button on the Window Bar in the Main Window d External Display Output Selects an external display for the output of Wirecast For example if you have a projector connected to your computer using S Video select it from this menu to display the output of Wirecast to the projector If you have a dual head graphics card you can select the second monitor to display Wirecast Output However if you have two graphics cards Wirecast may not be able to display to any devices monitors on the second graphics card Virtual Camera Out Enables you to present the output of Wirecast as if it were a camera a virtual camera allowing it to be automatically detected by other applications when they are launched Canvas Size Sets the canvas size aspect ratio used when broadcasting a Wirecast document Note You should m
175. ove 80 See the Telesteam Web site for suggested configurations m Canvas Size m Virtual Camera m Configuring Output Settings m Configuration m Encoder Presets m Flash RTMP Server m Flash RTMP Server m Flash To Akamai m Flash To Microsoft Azure Brightcove Limelight Sermon net m Flash To Bambuser Churchstreaming tv DaCast Streaming Services High School Cube iNK Barrel Video Livebeats make tv Meridix Sports Network Netbriefings ShowCaster Streaming Media Hosting StreamVu Stretch Internet Sunday Streams Tulix Ustream m Flash To Microsoft Azure Brightcove Limelight Sermon net m Flash To YouTube m Flash To Zixi m Streaming m Record To Disk 192 Broadcasting Canvas Size Canvas Size The first menu item in the Output menu is Canvas Size When Output gt Canvas Size is selected a drop down menu with various canvas sizes is displayed allowing you to select the canvas size you want You can also select Auto This automatically sets the canvas size to the highest resolution that was selected when the encoder was chosen Output Layout Replay Social Window Help Output Settings Ctri Start Stop Broadcasting Start Stop Recording External Display Output Live Broadcast l Click Canvas Size Virtual Camera Out This area represents applicatl Canvas Size gt Auto 1280x720 Select Auto optionally 360p 640x360 480p 854x480 720p 1280x720 1080p Anamorph
176. presets Check the presets you want to display in the Encoder presets menu Click Save when finished Select the Presets that you would like to be visible in the Encoder Presets dropdown in the Broadcast Settings dialog Visible Preset Rd Flash 720p 16 9 1280x720 iv Flash 480p 16 9 854x480 E Flash 360p 16 9 640x360 Flash 240p 16 9 426x240 wv Flash VGA 4 3 640x480 heck resets T Flash NTSC 3 2 720x480 Check prese wv Flash PAL 5 4 720x576 m Flash PAL Anamorphic 16 9 1024576 al _NnickTime H 264 TNn 16 0 1IRNTIM 4 m Click Save Save Cancel New Preset Select New Preset from the Gear menu to create a new encoder preset Enter a name for your new preset and click OK See Creating New Presets Enter name Click OK Wirecast User Guide 145646 198 Broadcasting Encoder Presets View Details Select View Details from the Gear menu to modify an encoder preset See Creating New Presets One important option is Strict Constant Bitrate When checked the bitrate is strictly held at the bitrate entered in Average bit rate Encoder Preset H 264 720p 16 9 1280x720 J Video Encoding coer Width 1280 Height 720 Frames per second 30 v Average bitrate 2025 kbits s Quality 3 Very Fast encoding Default x264 command line options Profile Main Key frame every 240 E Timecode every 30 E Strict Con
177. ptions for that source are displayed e The Button Bar contains two buttons Click the plus button to manually add new sources Click the minus button to remove them SYSTEM DEVICES FaceTime HD Camera Butan Microphone Cirrus Logic CS4 Digital Audio S PDIF Cirrus WEB STREAM Web Stream Source 0 SCOREBOARDS Untitled Scoreboard PRESENTERS Presenter E m System Devices Preview Window Capture Device Size 640x480 Configuration Device Deinterlacing None Area Button Bar Note In Wirecast versions 4 0 and above de interlacing has been moved from System Preferences where it was a global setting to the Source Settings where it is individually controlled by each device Devices System devices include Firewire devices USB cameras and other USB devices Click on a device to select it Two drop down menus and a configuration button are displayed The Capture Device Size menu selects the device resolution from 160x120 to 1920x1080 depending on the camera The Device Deinterlacing menu selects either None or Blend None turns off deinterlacing enabling the video to interlace normally Blend Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 125 Scoreboards turns deinterlacing on enabling the video to avoid interlacing problems during motion Click Configure to configure the selected device SYSTEM DEVICES SS eee Select a FaceTime HD Ca
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179. recast User Guide 145646 Main Window 63 Preview Live Broadcast Area e Record Button Click to begin recording e Recording Time This displays how long you have been recording This value does not reset when you start stop the broadcast It is cumulative e Gear Icon This is an Output Settings shortcut Click to open the Output Settings window Same as selecting Output gt Output Settings e Frames per Second Displays the broadcast frame rate FPS e Bitrate Displays the broadcast bitrate kilobits per second e CPU usage percentage This displays the current load on your CPU when streaming or recording in percent of usage The encoder affects the CPU usage more than any other parameter in Wirecast If this value is high you should use a different encoder or modify your encoder settings If the CPU usage is near 95 use a lower quality video output to lower the bandwidth Note To avoid decrease in video quality Wirecast should not be used at CPU usage above 80 See the Telesteam Web site for suggested configurations e Connection This displays the current connection quality The bars indicate the amount of buffer memory used High bar count reflects low buffer use good connection Low bar count reflects high buffer use poor connection and in danger of broadcast errors When one orange bar is displayed the buffer is full Preview Live Broadcast Area UDIO J When you open a new document if you are not l
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181. row Layers STUDIO Wirecast allows you to put shots on any of five different layers Layering shots enables Wirecast to merge them together from back lowest layer to front to form a single visual image during broadcast Wirecast User Guide 145646 72 Main Window Layers When Wirecast first opens two of the five layers of shots are displayed You must scroll down or expand the window to see the other three layers Shot Layer 1 Shot Layer 2 Te telestrean Shot Layer 3 Shot Layer 4 Shot Layer 5 What is a Layer Layers are by default named 1 through 5 Layers determine the order when presenting images in the Live Broadcast Area The Bottom layer 5 is drawn first then the other layers are added in order up to Layer 1 Using multiple layers is a powerful way to show a company logo a background or a title independent from each other Wirecast User Guide 145646 Main Window 73 Layers Changing Layers To select a layer click its LED to turn it on click it again to turn if off When a layer is selected the selected shot in that layer is displayed in the Preview Live Broadcast area If multiple layers are selected all selected shots are displayed Layered display Click LED to select layer Moving a Shot to Another Layer A shot can be moved to another layer by clicking and dragging the shot from one layer to another within the Main Shot window When shots are created they are a
182. ser Guide 145646 Broadcasting 195 Configuration The Output Settings window displays the destination you selected Each destination window has a unique set of controls including a way to authenticate your connection Name Not Configured Destination Bambuser v More Encoding H 264 1080p 16 9 1920x1080 xj r Username Channel Bitrate 4242k Location Stream Delay 9 seconds Multiple Output Settings Wirecast enables you to specify many output settings for your presentation This means you may configure Wirecast to broadcast multiple data rates simultaneously or even broadcast and record with different encoders at the same time You can also broadcast to multiple Flash destinations while recording to disk At the top of the Output Settings window is a list of the current settings Uncheck the checkbox of any setting you want removed from your broadcast You can add as many output settings as you need but keep in mind that each additional destination will require more system resources Click the Gear icon to access actions that enable you to create reference movies you can distribute to your viewers Each destination type provides a unique set of actions Configuration There are two items to configure before broadcasting Destination and Encoding When you broadcast with Wirecast you must pre configure at least one destination A destination can be a broadcast server content
183. should be to give the best possible quality audio and video to the compression process as possible This means making sure what you see in the Live area is the best possible quality because Wirecast takes exactly what you see and sends it to the codecs 220 Making Great Presentations High Quality Audio High Quality Audio Audio has an artistic aspect to it You can make a great live event even better by remembering to focus on a few details Here are some suggestions on producing clean audio Use a Good Microphone Though this may sound obvious a good microphone can make a huge difference Most DV cameras have an audio input for an external microphone Use this whenever possible instead of the built in microphone that comes with the camera Built in microphones are usually not good quality and tend to pick up hum from the electronics inside the camera Even when it is not a great microphone an external microphone almost always sound better Use a Microphone Splitter If you are doing an interview with one camera you can use two microphones with a splitter less than 5 This often gives better results than one omni directional microphone at a distance You can also use a dual lapel microphone with a splitter Position the Microphone Properly Place any microphone as close to the sound source as possible even when using omni directional microphones because sound volume decreases greatly the farther away the microphone is placed Str
184. sing the Shot Editor Transition Editing Some transitions have parameters that can be changed To edit these parameters select Edit Transitions from any of the three transition button drop down menus Cut Smooth etc Select the transition you wish to edit from the drop down menu Modify Wirecast User Guide 145646 Main Window 67 Shot Tool Menu the displayed parameters as required Each transition type has its own set parameters Click OK when finished 8 0 0 Transition Editor Blur Fade 7 Transition select menu Blur Scale Modify parameters Q Cancel ok Click OK Shot Tool Menu The Shot Tool Menu provides a way to open lives sources file sources the Desktop Presenter program shot graphics shot audio and shot templates The Shot Tool Menu is the circle to the right of the shot icons 00 01 Emoe E Shot Tool Menu Movie When you hover over the Shot Tool Menu it displays four menu items Hover over and click a menu item to open it t ieatresn POSNE Hover over and b click a menu item h There are four menu items Shot Audio File Sources Live Sources Desktop Presenter Live Sources Click the Live Sources button to display a list of live sources under the categories System Device Web streams and Scoreboard When a live source is selected it is added to the Shot Selection area as a new shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 68 Main Window Shot
185. ssigned to a specific layer They exist on that layer until you move them or delete them Layer Zooming You can zoom in on any layer enabling you to see the icons more clearly To do this click the up or down arrow on the left side of the layer window Click the UP arrow to make all the icons larger zoom in click the down arrow to make them smaller zoom out Wirecast User Guide 145646 74 Main Window AutoLive Clicking the down arrow when the shot icons are in their smallest state causes the layer window to become hidden Click up or a 00 01 down arrow ay tSieatrean to resize gt To un hide a layer window click the side arrow that is displayed Click side arrow AutoLive AutoLive is turned on and off by selecting Switch gt AutoLive or by pressing the Command L keys When AutoLive is on changes made in the Shot List are automatically taken Live in the broadcast using the current transition and duration If you click a shot when AutoLive is off the shot is not sent to live broadcast In this mode you take the shot live manually by clicking the Go button or by pressing the Command G keys Live Icons You can optionally make your live source icon display its source camera Web stream etc in real time This means that inside the icon you will see what the live source sees Live source icon To turn on the Live Icon option on by default select the Performance tab in Preferences then
186. st With this feature you can visually annotate and walk through your Keynote for your viewers Exporting from Keynote To take advantage of these features within Wirecast export the movie into a QuickTime file 1 Open your presentation in Keynote 2 Select Export from the File menu 3 Choose QuickTime and click Next 4 Choose Interactive Slideshow 5 Click Export enter your file name then click Export again Using Movies To use the movie in Wirecast follow these steps 1 Drag amp drop the Keynote movie into the Shot List in the Main Window 2 Click the movie to take it live in the Live Broadcast Window Or if you have AutoLive off click the Go button 3 To go forward in the Keynote movie select Play to next point from the Media menu or press the Command Right Arrow keys The Keynote movie plays to the next section using the transition you selected in Keynote 4 To go backward in the Keynote movie select Jump to previous point from the Media menu or press the Command Left Arrow keys All media in the Live area jumps to the previous point Wirecast User Guide 145646 Windows Media Adding Media 81 Supported Codecs Windows Media Files WMV and WMA are not supported by Wirecast The solution is to convert the media into a different type such as MPEG 4 Real Media Real Media Files RM are not supported by Wirecast The solution is to convert the media into a different type such as MPEG 4
187. st settings menu Setup the Wirecast Cam as needed for your broadcast and click Done when finished Settings Done Click Done when finished Resolution 1920 x 1080 Audio ADVANCED Key Frame Interval 2 seconds Keyframe serves as a reference for o encoding just the changes since the sam minimizes bandwidth by m Make settings terval to as needed increase compression Use lowe minimize video corruption if the network drops a keyframe Bitrate 4500 kbps INFO IP Address 10 0 6 163 About Wirecast Cam Resolution Click to set the resolution of your camera This value is displayed in the lower left hand corner of the Wirecast Cam app It is always displayed Audio Turns the audio for your broadcast on or off Audio is on when green is displayed Key Frame Interval Serves as a reference for other frames in your broadcast See the description provided in the Settings menu Bitrates Click to set the bitrate of ypur broadcast The bitrate is displayed in the upper left hand corner of the Wirecast Cam app It is only displayed while you are broadcasting IP Address Displays the IP Address of your iOS device About Wirecast Cam Click to display version and copyright information about the Wirecast Cam app Starting Your Wirecast Cam Broadcast Once you have set up the Wirecast Cam app for your broadcast select a camera front or back turn on the microphone and light as needed then click the
188. st the position of the banner control its opacity and matting and set other visual effects Usually no adjustments are needed 4 Click on the Crop icon in the Attributes toolbar to crop the banner graphic as needed As you adjust crop values you can see the effect in the Preview window 5 Click the Text icon in the Attributes toolbar and enter up to 4 lines of text to display in the title You can adjust paragraph formatting font characteristics and font color using the buttons to the right of each line 6 If you plan to chroma key the title click the Chroma icon in the Attributes toolbar to enable and set up the chroma key See Shot Editor Chroma Key to learn how to enable and configure chroma key settings 7 Click on the Motion icon in the Attributes toolbar to set up your builds 8 Click on the Filters icon in the Attributes toolbar to add and configure filters to use in this title Wirecast User Guide 145646 86 Titles Modifying Titles Note For more detailed information on the above steps see Edit Menu Modifying Titles To modify the titles you have to edit the shot Double click the shot to open the Shot Editor Click the title attributes tool T icon in the Attributes toolbar The title modification screen displays Attributes BUT Z Line 1 Aa E 4 Line 2 tl Aa mm Line 3 Aa mm Line 4 Aa E 4 Title Area Depending on the title source selec
189. stant Bitrate Check optionally Elkeyframe Aligned Strict Constant bitrate 7 Audio Encoding AAC Channels Stereo Z Target bit rate kbits s Sample rate kiz Save More Click the More button to display a check list of destinations Check the destinations you want to display in the Destination menu Click Save when finished Select the destinations you would like to be visible in the Destinations dropdown in the Broadcast Settings dialog Destination Bambuser Brightcove DaCast Streaming Services iNK Barrel Video justin tv Limelight Livebeats Livestream Check destinations Sermon net ShowCaster Streaming Media Hosting Ustream YouTube Click Save Wirecast User Guide 145646 Broadcasting 199 Encoder Presets Multicast and Unicast You can select Multicast or unicast from the Destination menu Multicast lets you broadcast to multiple computers simultainiously Unicast lets you broadcast to a specific computer Name Multicast Destination Multicast Mi More Ee d Select Multi Encoding RTP H 264720p 16 9 1280x720 x ty or Unicast Video Address Video Port 5434 Select Save SDP Audio Address Audio Port 5432 file Generate Tm 15 Bitrate 2563k Location multicast You need to create an SDP File and you must do so every time you change any option on this page including the enco
190. stream it live to web LAN or record locally l i Go button l Plugin youi Capture Produce Stream it cameras your content your show live K Tube Microsoft Azure TED Gami USTREAM wows Audio Video Sources Hardware Software Wirecast Destinations Devices Computers Live production Deliver to m Cameras USB Thunderbolt E Mac m Live switching m Streaming services SD HD SDI HDMI m Windows m Transitions m Streaming servers m iOS Coming soon m 64 bit m Lower thirds m CDNs m Microphones USB XLR m Chroma key Record to disc unbalanced Capture cards m Picture In Picture m Virtual camera out m Audio mixers m PCle m Mix Audio m External monitor m Thunderbolt m Live scoreboards m Progam feed out Web IP m USB 3 0 m Audio delay and more E RTMP m Blackmagic Matrox Replay m Web streams and more m Create playlists m Screen capture m Twitter integrations m IP cameras Animated 3D titles with NewBlue Titler Pro Live option and more Encoding m x264 H 264 ProRes Flash WMV ProRes MJPEG Wirecast User Guide 145646 18 Introduction Tutorials Wirecast works with cameras capture cards audio devices It prepares media and then outputs it either by streaming to the Internet CDNs multicast unicasts via LAN locally via virtual output or second display or Pro s Blackmagic Output feature Go button Capture your content f aaant Devices Capture Cards 2 l Cameras USB Thund
191. stribution Network CDN partner destinations available in Wirecast Most destinations share a common user interface and only require a user name and password Destinations that do not conform to this paradigm or require additional parameters are presented separately Note The list of CDN partners in Wirecast is subject to change at any time Flash To Bambuser Churchstreaming tv DaCast Streaming Services High School Cube iNK Barrel Video Livebeats make tv Meridix Sports Network Netbriefings ShowCaster Streaming Media Hosting StreamVu Stretch Internet Sunday Streams Tulix Ustream To stream to one of these CDN partners follow these steps 1 Select a CDN partner from the Destination menu 2 Select an encoder 3 Enter your username 4 Click Authenticate to enter your password and generate the RTMP URL You only need to do this one time because Wirecast stores the channel information for future streams The default RTMP port is 1935 You may need to configure your firewall to enable connections on this port Note If you do not have a username and password you can sign up with a CDN partner by clicking Sign Up 5 Select your channel 6 Optionally enter a Stream Delay value This provides a time buffer between your live stream from Wirecast and the actual broadcast itself You can set the delay from 0 to 999 seconds However greater delays require greater memory use The amount of memory used is display
192. t In this case select the correct aspect ratio from the menu click Apply then click the corresponding icon in the Shot Selection 5 Click Apply to replace the existing media then close the Reassign Media window Microsoft LifeCam Cinema Desktop Microphone Cinema Mi i Digital Audio S PDIF Cirrus Microphone Cirrus Logic CS4206 4 m Device Aspect Ratio 601 NTSC 4 3 720x486 Assign to FaceTime HD Camera Built in en Z Browse Cancel Select media Select an aspect ratio Select or Browse to new media Click Apply and close window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Menus and Windows Introduction These topics describe the menus menu items and keyboard short cuts in Wirecast Topics m Wirecast Menu m File Menu m Edit Menu m Switch Menu m Media Menu m Sources Menu m Output Menu m Layout Menu m Replay Menu m Social Menu m Window Menu m Help Menu Wirecast Menu About Wirecast Displays the version you are running Preferences Opens the Preferences window If the Preferences window is already open it becomes the active window Services Presents the Macintosh Services available Hide Wirecast Hides all of the windows Hide Others Hides all non application windows 183 184 Menus and Windows File Menu Quit Wirecast Closes all documents and exits If the broadcast is playing you are asked to stop the broadcast first If a d
193. t a new Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 39 Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts transition to assign to the button You can also click the transition button and drag the mouse downward until the menu of selections is displayed Cut Click arrow to open menu Cut Smooth Bowstring Swoop Side Away Select a transition type Cube Swing Door Long Slide Slide Left For example to change the first transition button from Cut to Swoop click the Cut button and dragging downward until the menu appears select Swoop from the menu Swoop should now be selected for the first button Now click back and forth between River and Ripples using Swoop These two transition buttons can also be selected by using the following key combinations Command 1 and Command 2 Transition Speed You can also control how fast a transition occurs by selecting the Switch gt Transition Speed Your choices range from Slowest to Fastest Switch Media Sources Output Layout Window Help Cube Transition Speed Slowest Slow AutoLive Ctrl L v Live Preview Swap v R Faster Norma Fastest Go Button The Go Button or Command G enables you to make a transition Cut X Smooth A Go button Clicking the Go button does nothing when Wirecast is in AutoLive mode The only exception is that it will update a live shot if you have made changes to it using the Shot Editor Later in this tutorial you will discover how to use the Go
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196. t iver Movie Click Social Media Shot Click the Go button Wirecast User Guide 145646 158 Social Media Create Shot Wirecast User Guide 145646 159 Replay Introduction Topics 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 playlists see Playlist This makes the combination of Playlist and Replay a very powerful production tool Note Multiple Replay clips captured during the same replay session will not render correctly when played at the same time on different master layers or different shot layers m Replay Settings m Replay Activation m Replay Templates 160 Replay Replay Settings Replay Settings To use Replay you need to set it up the way you want it to perform To do this select Replay gt Settings Make your desired settings and click OK when finished Video Quality Standard High Estimated write rate 50 98 MB per second Audio _ Capture Audio in the Replay Maximum Duration Unlimited Limited to 1 minutes Z Estimated storage required 3 06 GB Replay Folder c Users carlj Videos l Browse Default Replay Duration 30 seconds Create Replays In Master Layer 1 X After Creating Replay Shot V Show In Preview Activate Replay On Manually M When Deleting Replay Shot Ask to Keep Recording Replay Shot Template None p ie ead ae Ca V
197. tant as possible from source to output There is no benefit from using an HD camera if you re only broadcasting a low resolution stream This only increases the work your computer must do without any increase in output quality Virtual Camera Wirecast enables you to present the output of Wirecast as if it were a camera a virtual camera allowing it to be automatically detected by other applications when they are launched To setup Wirecast as a virtual camera select Output gt Virtual Camera Out then select the output resolution to use You can also select Match Canvas to cause the resolution to be the same as the current canvas size Output Layout Window Help Canvas Size gt Output Settings Start Stop Broadcasting Start Stop Recording External Display Output Virtual Camera Out s sort Select Virtual Camera Out v Match Canvas QVGA 4 3 320x240 360p 16 9 640x360 VGA 4 3 640x480 gt Select a resolution QHD 540p 960x540 HD 720p 1280x720 HD 1080p 1920x1080 DirectShow Audio Virtual Microphone Once you have selected an output resolution select Start to make Wirecast output available to other applications on your computer Some of the applications Wirecast can work with using virtual camera are e Google Hangouts e Skype e GoToMeeting Note Virtual Camera only works with one application at a time The Virtual Camera menu also provides two additional options Dire
198. ted you can modify up to four lines of information Each line of text has its own justification font and font color settings Line 1 Aa mm Font Color re Font Justification Changing Text To change the text enter the text into the text entry area for the line to be changed Wirecast supports all text entry even in line entry engines for Japanese Korean Chinese etc Wirecast User Guide 145646 Titles 87 Placing Titles Changing Justification Justification is controlled by clicking on the justification icon and selecting left center or right from the drop down menu Changing Font Click the font selection icon to open a font selection window Click the icon again to close the font selection window The font selection window is a floating palette that changes the text as you make selections So if you click in a different text entry area the font panel notices this and configures itself to the settings of the new text entry area Note The only items that Wirecast recognizes in the Font Panel are Font Family Typeface and Size All other settings are ignored by Wirecast Changing Font Color Click the font color icon to change the color of the font A standard font color selection window is displayed Choose the color you desire and click OK Placing Titles The previous sections describe how to create and edit a title for an existing shot However you can also create a sh
199. tes 104 Title Area 86 Title Banner Sources 110 Tool Bar 67 trademark notice 11 Transition Controls 65 Transition Editing 66 Transition Time 66 Transport Controls 119 Triangular Lighting 221 Turning Layers On and Off 96 Wirecast User Guide 145646 Index 239 U Unicast 199 Uninstalling 31 USB Devices 143 V Virtual Camera 193 Virtual Sets 106 Ww warranty 12 Warranty and Disclaimers 12 When Finished Control 120 Window Menu 188 Windows Media 81 Y YUV Colorspace 179 Wirecast User Guide 145646 240 Index Wirecast User Guide 145646
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201. the Telestream Desktop Presenter User Guide Local Desktop Presenter The Local Desktop Presenter LDTP is a utility application that enables Wirecast to broadcast the desktop of your computer running Wirecast It enables you to capture from a local source at high resolution and at a high frame rate It can be used to capture video sources Add a LDTP by selecting New Local Desktop Presenter from the Source menu in the Main window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 131 Local Desktop Presenter Setup the presenter in the Source Settings window by selecting a Capture Type Monitor or Window Monitor captures the whole display from a specified monitor Window captures any selected window SYSTEM DEVICES FaceTime HD Camera Built in Microphone Cirrus Logic CS4206 Digital Audio S PDIF Cirrus IP CAMERAS Desktop Display IP Camera LOCAL DESKTOP PRESENTER Local Desktop Presenter 2 REMOTE DESKTOP PRESENTERS Select Local Desktop Enean Presenter Select Capture Type Select window or monitor Select Window Monitor Audio Settings Savesettngs Click Save Settings Click Select Window Monitor above to define what monitor or window to capture If you selected Monitor for the Capture Type above you can choose which monitor to capture if you have multiple displays Monitor Select monitor Click OK If you selected Window for the Capture Type a selection
202. the device maker It is beyond the scope of this document to describe all of the features available for all devices See the documentation provided with your device on how to configure it Sources Menu Output New Scoreboard Opens the Source Settings window with a new untitled Scoreboard selected as a source Configure the settings and click Apply to create the new source New Remote Desktop Presenter Opens the Source Settings window with a new Desktop Presenter selected as a source Enter the IP address and check With Audio to include audio from the desktop Click Apply to create the new source If Bonjour is not installed on the computer running Desktop Presenter you may need to manually enter the TCP IP address of that computer If you want to add a Desktop Presenter before it is available you can use this menu option to pre configure your document You can also change the IP address to a Desktop Presenter in the Asset Manager dialog New Web Stream Opens the Source Settings window with a new untitled WebStream selected as a source Enter your user name and click Authenticate New Local Desktop Presenter Opens a new local Desktop Presenter This enables you to present the whole computer display or any selected window New Wirecast Cam Allows you to use an iOS device iPhone iPad etc as a remote camera Show Source Settings Opens the Source Settings window See Source Settings for more detailed information on setting s
203. tionally if you want your filename to have an incremental number appended to the end of it This causes a new file to be created every time you start recording to disk If you do not check this checkbox then your previous file is overwritten 7 Click OK Wirecast User Guide 145646 210 Broadcasting Record To Disk Name Record To Disk MOV Detain Select Record To Disk Encoding MJPEG 720p 16 9 1280x720 rH Select an encoder File C Users carlj Videos MyStream mov Enter filename or navigate to file Location Check Auto Increment Filename optionally Click OK Wirecast User Guide 145646 211 Encoder Presets Introduction STUDIO Wirecast supports a wide variety of encoders also known as codecs An encoder is a program that compresses the audio and or video output of Wirecast for broadcast Without an encoder the uncompressed data is too large to successfully broadcast across a network This is why encoders are so important The settings for encoders range from simple to very complex Because of this Wirecast offers presets of the most common settings for encoders This provides a starting point reduces complexity and enables you to experiment and adjust settings as you test your broadcast Note Encoder Presets can also be edited from the Output Settings window To do this select Output gt Output Settings click the gear icon then choose
204. tions must be made using the Go button Click OK in the dialog box to continue Try clicking the Ripples and River shots Nothing happens because AutoLive is off Now click the Ripples shot and click the Go Button The Ripples shot is taken live in the Live Broadcast window Click the River shot and as expected nothing happens Click the Go button again and the River shot becomes Live Note When AutoLive is off you must always click the Go button or press the Command G keys to display the selected shot in the Live Broadcast Area Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 43 Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts Multiple Changes The benefit of having AutoLive off is that you can make several changes first and then have them occur all at the same time To do this first verify that AutoLive is off Click Sample Title in layer 1 click Blank Shot in Layer 2 and click the Ripples Shot in Layer 3 Click the Go button or Command G to make the Ripples and Sample Title shots live at the same time Wirecast Pro Stream Blank Shot Sample Title i021 Eo lt iestreon Movie Select Blank Shot Preview STUDIO One problem you may have noticed while running this tutorial is that you cannot see the changes you are making before broadcasting them To solve this problem Wirecast enables you to see a preview of what you broadcast Wirecast User Guide 145646 44 Tutorials Tutorial 1 Basic Concepts Select Preview fr
205. tivate Start playing a video in the live window then click the Create Replay Shot button This will create a new Replay shot that used the template to add the logo image on another layer The new shot has an icon in the shot area and is opened in the Preview window ready for you to set In and Out points and to take live by clicking the Go button New Replay Shot in Preview window New Replay Shot icon g Wirecast Pro Stream Wirecast User Guide 145646 168 Replay Replay Templates Wirecast User Guide 145646 169 Audio Inspector Introduction The Audio Inspector enables you to monitor and control all of the audio sources from a single control panel This section describes in detail how to use the Audio inspector Topics m Overview m Hardware Audio m Shot Audio Overview To open the Audio Inspector panel select Audio Inspector from the window menu Note The use of the Audio Inspector requires a Wirecast Pro license For licensing information select Preferences from the Wirecast menu click the Add button then click Purchase Or contact sales telestream net The Audio Inspector separates your audio by hardware and shot Live Input is always the first section to the right of the Master control and it contains all hardware audio sources you may be using This includes microphones audio input feeds cameras 170 Audio Inspector Overview capture cards Web streams etc The remaining audio contro
206. torage capacity and or bandwidth The Main profile is appropriate for general purpose applications of broadcast media such as high bandwidth Internet broadcasting The High profile provides the highest broadcast quality encoding Key Frame optionally allows you to enter the number of frames A movie is a sequence of images and each image is called a frame To compress video data most encoders take a frame and make it a reference also known as a key This keyframe is sent as part of the broadcast and all of the data after that keyframe is relative to it The benefit of this is that the compressor only needs to send what has changed since the last keyframe The main drawback of this is that over time it becomes harder for the encoder to distinguish the frame difference information especially if there is a lot of motion in the video Another drawback is if your viewer s computer misses a keyframe the video is distorted until the next keyframe is sent However you can control how often the encoder makes a new keyframe by setting the number of frames The more keyframes you broadcast the more bandwidth required and less compression but results in better quality video Check optionally the Timecode Every checkbox and enter the number of frames between timecodes Wirecast can generate timecodes embedded in the flash stream If a frames value of zero is entered the timecode is never sent Wirecast sends metadata along with the frames This data
207. u scrub scan back and forth through your media The triangle icon in the scrubbing slider is called the playhead Click and drag this triangle playhead left and right to view any location in your media The primary use of scrubbing is to set the In Point and Out Point in your media If Live Playback is checked and the shot you are editing is live then the scrubbing is also seen in your broadcast i Playhead triangle icon Y Transport Controls The Transport controls enable you to Rewind Play Pause and Fast Forward If Live Playback is checked any changes you make using these controls are seen in your broadcast Rewind Play Pause 5 B Fast Forward a gt LL gt gt Wirecast User Guide 145646 120 Shot Editor Shot Editor Playback In and Out Points The In Point and Out Point controls are a part of the Playback settings The In Point is the position in the media where playback starts For example if you set the In Point of a movie to 2 seconds when the movie starts to play or loops back to the start it starts from the 2 second point in the movie The Out Point is the position in the media where playback ends if you set the Out Point of a movie to 5 minutes when the movie reaches the 5 minute mark it stops playing or loop back to the beginning depending on which When Finished option you have selected To set the In Point move the playhead to a place you want the media to start playing and click the first
208. ual broadcast itself You can set the delay from 0 to 999 seconds However greater delays require greater memory use The amount of memory used is displayed when you enter the amount of delay 7 Click OK when finished Name Not Configured ae host Destination Brightcove More Sel elect an Encoding H 264 720p 16 9 1280x720 4 te encoder Address aes Enter Address g brightcove Stream Enter Stream name Set Credentials j Click Set Hirate oath Credentials Location Stream Delay 0 seconds Enter delay optionally Click OK EI Wirecast User Guide 145646 204 Broadcasting CDN Partners Flash To Akamai To stream to Akamai follow these steps 1 Select Akamai from the Destination menu 2 Select an encoder 3 Enter your Akamai Stream ID and Event Name 4 Enter your Akamai Angle and Video Rate 5 Enter your user name 6 Click Authenticate to enter your password and generate the RTMP URL You only need to do this one time because Wirecast stores the channel information for future streams The default RTMP port is 1935 You may need to configure your firewall to enable connections on this port Note If you do not have a username and password you can sign up with Akamai by clicking the Akamai icon or by clicking Sign Up 7 Optionally enter a Stream Delay value This provides a time buffer between your live stream from Wirecast and the actua
209. ure Card is selected you can select the Frame Format Clicking Save causes the video to display You can also check the De interlacing checkbox to turn on de interlacing Once configured you can add Capture Cards from the Live Source drop down menu in the Main window Wirecast User Guide 145646 Source Settings 141 Capture Cards If you experience difficulty with your Capture Card make sure you have the latest driver from the vendor and that it is installed correctly before contacting Customer Support SYSTEM DEVICES Microsoft LifeCam Cinema Cinema Microsoft LifeCam Realtek HD Audio Input Realtek HD Digital input CAPTURECARDS Capture Card Frame Format Frame Format HD 720p50 X De interlacing Save E Click Save ma Capture cards supported by Wirecast e Blackmagic Intensity Pro e Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle e Blackmagic Decklink Studio e Blackmagic Decklink SDI e Blackmagic Decklink Duo e Blackmagic Decklink Extreme 3D e Osprey 240e 450e 700e e Matrox Multi Blackmagic You can use Blackmagic cards to send live feeds directly into editing effects and broadcast design systems In order to use this feature install a Blackmagic card with Wirecast User Guide 145646 142 Source Settings Capture Cards associated drivers then restart Wirecast The Blackmagic card will then be listed in the Output menu Under the Output menu select a Blackmagic c
210. urn the title on and off in the shot To turn it off make the shot live then open the Shot Editor Click the shot icon and then click Go or press Command G To turn it back on click the shot icon again and click Go shot icon Creating New Templates The templates that Wirecast uses are not editable within Wirecast However you can create new templates yourself using any graphics creation tool and an XML editor Example Download the example custom templates from Telestream at http www telestream net downloads Wirecast titles Wirecast_User_Titles zip Decompress this file and copy the XML and PNG files to Library Preferences Vara Software Wirecast_User_Titles The next time you launch Wirecast the user titles will be available Any media used by these templates must exist in the same template folder For example if user_scoreboard png is used in one of the example templates it must be located in the Wirecast_User_Titles directory Other Media Any media used by these templates must exist in the same template folder For example if user_scoreboard png is used in one of the example templates it must be located in the Wirecast_User_Titles directory Editing XML Files There is an XML file called description xml which describes all of your titles Edit it to add create or delete titles Read the header of the XML file for a list of rules and descriptions Backup the file before editing because syntax
211. ut Apply to All Motion only occurs when an object enters or leaves the Live Broadcast window For example if you have two shots each with a foreground and the media in the foreground is the same then a Smooth transition is performed between the foregrounds However no motion is performed Or if a logo is positioned in the top left corner in an existing shot and it is in the bottom right corner in a new shot when you make the new shot Live the logo smoothly transitions from the top left corner to the bottom right corner But the Build In and Build Out settings are ignored However if you have two shots with a Foreground but the media in each is different the Build Out is performed for the existing shot and the Build In is performed for the new shot Direction Menus These provide selections of where the Build In comes from top bottom right etc when it is added and where the Build Out goes when it is removed Fade In Fade Out Checking these checkboxes causes an object to be added or removed gradually If unchecked the object is instantly added or removed much like a cut transition Spin In Spin Out Checking these checkboxes causes an object to be added or removed in a spinning fashion Scale In Scale Out Checking these checkboxes causes an object to be added or removed in a scaled fashion Decelerate In Accelerate Out Checking these checkboxes causes all of the above actions to be performed at a slower or faster rat
212. ve two and still others have three To add a set of template based sources to your shot click the Add Presets button to the right of the Sources List title Preview Area Attributes Sources Attributes gt 8B ua 424 UU Toolbar lg ripples jpg Attributes Editor Panel Source List river jpg Wirecast User Guide 145646 Shot Editor 105 Sources Wirecast displays a Template window with two tabs Templates and Virtual Sets Click the Templates tab and select the template you want to use then click Apply Templates Virtual Sets Woon 2 Fullscreen View Side By Side Two Together Stacked Angled In PiP Lower Right PiP Lower Left Side PiP Upper Right At ral C Side PiP Lower Right 3 Panes cancel Apply Click Apply The Preview has changed in the Shot Editor window and now shows the Ripples image on the Left side This is because the template selected has an A and a B portion to it Two different sources can be assigned to A and B Sources f Attributes u B a S ee oe E e E B Logo i x More river jpg ripples jpg logo png Sources in Wirecast can be assigned either A B or C in the Source Layers list To change the assignment click the A or B or C icon and make a selection This makes choosing a new template much simpler because Wirecast automatically positions the correct sources on screen
213. xtLine 1 mm Line 2 Text Line 2 gt mm Line 3 mm Line 4 mm t Effects Motion Positioning Objects The sources in a shot can be positioned anywhere on the screen Make sure Blue Banner 3 is selected Click the Effects icon in the Shot Editor BTL Attributes Sources Blue Banner 3 Select Blue i i o Banner 3 E N ml ala Opacity J 100 ie ripples jpg A lt gt oe No Matte Click the effects icon V Respect Aspect Ratio ScaleToFit HorizontalFiip Movement in Previev Mouse Movement in Previev Control Key Mouse Movement in Previev Though the title element is initially placed in the bottom middle of the Preview screen it can be moved anywhere To move the title click and drag it to a new location You can Wirecast User Guide 145646 Tutorials 55 Tutorial 2 Editing Shots also move the title to an edge corner or center by clicking on one of the repositioning buttons in the configuration area rel a V Respect Aspect Ratio E Click a button to move an element D pD la Opacity J 100 fam Reset Position Scale To Fit Horizontal Flip You can also resize or rotate the title To resize the title while respecting aspect ratio hold the Command key down while moving the mouse vertically To resize independent of the aspect ratio hold the Command key and the shift key

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