Wirecast 8.3 User Guide for Windows
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User Guide Wirecast 8.3 User Guide for Windows Wirecast User Guide | 273939 February 2018 3 Contents 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 13 Limitations of Warranties 13 Introduction 15 Introduction 15 Topics 15 Wirecast Versions 15 Wirecast Workflow 16 Tutorials 17 Two Ways to Use this Application 17 Presenter Is Operator 17 Presenter Plus Operator 18 Startup 18 Main Window Layout 19 Using AutoLive 21 Preview 22 Master Audio 24 Main Shot List 25 Control/Status Bar 25 Layers 27 Layer Windows 27 Installation 29 Introduction 29 4 Contents Topics 29 Installing 29 Activating 30 Uninstalling 30 System Requirements 30 Tutorials 35 Introduction 35 Tutorials 35 Tutorial 1: Basic Concepts 36 Tutorial Prep 37 The Main Window 38 What Is a Shot? 38 Switching Between Shots 39 Transitions 40 Transition Speed 42 Go Button 43 Layers 43 Auto Live 45 Turn AutoLive Off 45 Multiple Changes 46 Preview 47 Tutorial 2: Editing Shots 51 Tutorial 3: Broadcasting 53 Streaming 54 Main Window 57 Introduction 57 Topics 57 Overview 57 Control/Status Bar 58 Preview/Live Broadcast Area 59 Countdown Clock Display 60 Transition Controls 61 Changing Transitions 61 Transition Speed 62 Go Button 62 Source Input Menu 63 Shot Selection Area 74 Changing Shots 74 Moving a Shot to Another Layer 76 Resizing the Shot Icons 77 Layers 77 What is a Layer? 78 Changing Layers 79 Moving a Shot to Another Layer 79 Contents 5 AutoLive 80 Live Icons 80 Keyboard Shortcuts 83 Introduction 83 General Shortcuts 83 File Menu 84 Edit Menu 84 Switch Menu 84 Media Menu 84 Output Menu 84 Layout Menu 84 Replay Menu 84 Twitter Menu 84 Window Menu 84 Help Menu 84 Adding Media 87 Introduction 87 Topics 87 Images/Opacity 87 GIF and Transparency 87 Real Media 88 Supported Codecs 88 Shot Editor 89 Introduction 89 Topics 89 Overview 90 Shot Layers Tab 91 Replay Layer 91 Shot Layer Properties Tab 94 Audio Properties Tab 96 Chroma Key Properties Tab 98 Additional Properties Tab 99 Capture Devices Properties 100 RealTek Example 100 NDI™ Sources 100 ASIO and WASAPI Sources 102 Rendezvous Properties 102 Creating a Rendezvous Session 103 Joining a Rendezvous Session 105 Adding a Participant Shot 106 Participant Options 110 Ending a Rendezvous Session 111 6 Contents Clock Properties 113 Image Carousel Properties 116 Media File Properties 117 Remote Desktop Presenter Properties 118 Scoreboard Properties 119 Screen Capture Properties 121 Solid Color Properties 123 Text Shot Properties 124 Web Display Properties 127 Web Stream Properties 128 Titles Properties 129 Twitter Feed Properties 133 New Virtual Set Properties 136 Playlist 137 Introduction 137 Topics 137 Creating a Playlist 138 Adding Clips 139 Playing Playlists 142 Playlist Controls 142 Countdown Clock Options 144 Twitter 145 Introduction 145 Topics 145 Settings 145 Create Shot 147 Message Feed 148 Replay + ISO 151 Introduction 151 Topics 151 Replay + ISO Menu 152 Configuring Replay 154 Replay Activation 155 Preferences 159 Introduction 159 Topics 159 Accessing Preferences 159 Resetting Preferences 160 General 161 Performance 162 Contents 7 Licenses 163 Serial Numbers 163 Manual Activation 163 Deactivate Serial Numbers 164 Demonstration Mode 164 Software Update 164 Hot Keys 165 Controllers 167 MIDI Control Assignments 167 MIDI Control Descriptions 168 Advanced 170 Audio Mixer 173 Introduction 173 Topics 173 Overview 173 Asset Manager 179 Introduction 179 Topics 179 Documents 179 Reassigning Media 179 Menus and Windows 181 Introduction 181 Topics 181 File Menu 181 Edit Menu 182 Switch Menu 183 Media Menu 184 Output Menu 184 Layout Menu 192 Replay + ISO Menu 193 Twitter Menu 194 Window Menu 194 Help Menu 195 Broadcasting 197 Introduction 197 Topics 197 Canvas Size 198 Virtual Camera 199 Output Settings 200 Multiple Output Settings 201 8 Contents Configuration 201 Windows Media Destinations 202 Encoder Presets 202 Windows Media Settings 205 WM-Push To Server 205 Configuration Settings 205 WM-Pull From Server 206 Configuration Settings 206 Multicast and Unicast 208 RTMP Server 209 CDN Partners 210 Bambuser, Churchstreaming.tv, Dailymotion, DaCast Streaming Services, ESE Net- works, Lightcast, Livestream, Meridix Live Sports Platform, Onstream media, StreamingChurch.tv, StreamShark.io, StreamSpot, Streaming Media Hosting, StreamVu, Stretch Internet, Sunday Streams, The Cube, Titled Globe, Tulix Streaming, Ustream, WorshipStream, 210 Azure Media Services, Brightcove, Limelight, Sermon.net, Verizon Digital Media Services. 212 Akamai 213 Periscope/Twitter 214 Twitch 216 Vimeo 217 Wowza Streaming Engine. 219 Zixi 220 Facebook Live 221 YouTube 225 Record To Disk 231 Encoder Presets 233 Introduction 233 Topics 233 The Encoder Presets Window 234 Creating New Presets 235 Profile Options 235 Windows Media Streaming 236 MainConcept H.264 238 x264 240 ProRes 243 Making Great Broadcasts 245 Introduction 245 Topics 245 Overview 245 High Quality Audio 246 Good Lighting 246 Triangular Lighting 247 Contents 9 Broadcast Settings 248 Bandwidth 248 Motion 248 Encoder Settings 248 Acknowledgements 249 Acknowledgements 249 Overview 249 Steinberg VST Plug-In SDK Licensing Agreement (Version "3.6.6- 17.06.2016") 249 FFmpeg Project 251 Syphon 259 10 Contents 11 Preface Copyright and Trademark Notice Copyright 2018 Telestream, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, altered, or translated into any languages without written permission of Telestream, LLC. 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, Switch, Vantage, Wirecast, Gameshow, GraphicsFactory, MetaFlip, and Split-and-Stitch are registered trademarks and MacCaption, e-Captioning, Pipeline, Post Producer, Tempo, TrafficManager, Vidchecker, and VOD Producer are trademarks of Telestream, LLC. 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. Wirecast® and Gameshow® both support the use of NewTek NDI™ technology; "NDI™" is a trademark of NewTek, Inc. For information about NDI™ visit http://NDI.NewTek.com/ 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 12 Preface Customer Support without a license under applicable patents in the MPEG-2 patent portfolio, which license is available from MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 Steele Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80206. Customer Support Telestream offers technical support through our Website and Email. Email contacts: • Sales: [email protected] • Support: [email protected] Website Links: • How to Buy: http://www.telestream.net/purchase/store.htm • Support: http://www.telestream.net/telestream-support/wire-cast/support.htm – View our Library of Tutorials & Webinars – Browse our Knowledge Base – Explore our Community Forum We'd Like to Hear from You! Telestream welcomes comments, feedback, and suggestions about your experience with Wirecast. You can reach us at [email protected] If you have suggestions about improving the tutorials or this guide, other Telestream documents, or our Website, please Email us at [email protected]. Limited Warranty and Disclaimers Telestream, LLC. (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 will 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 Preface 13 Limited Warranty and Disclaimers 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. Software