User Guide Wirecast 8.3 User Guide for Mac Wirecast User Guide | 273940 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 31 System Requirements 31 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 62 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 Wirecast Menu 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 Keynote Movies 88 Using Movies 88 Windows Media 88 Real Media 88 Supported Codecs 88 Shot Editor 91 Introduction 91 Topics 91 Overview 92 Shot Layers Tab 93 Replay Layer 93 Shot Layer Properties Tab 96 Audio Properties Tab 98 Chroma Key Properties Tab 100 Additional Properties Tab 101 Capture Devices Properties 102 RealTek Example 102 NDI™ Sources 102 Rendezvous Properties 104 Creating a Rendezvous Session 104 Joining a Rendezvous Session 106 6 Contents Adding a Participant Shot 107 Participant Options 111 Ending a Rendezvous Session 112 Clock Properties 114 Image Carousel Properties 117 Media File Properties 118 Remote Desktop Presenter Properties 119 Scoreboard Properties 120 Screen Capture Properties 122 Solid Color Properties 123 Text Shot Properties 125 Web Display Properties 128 Web Stream Properties 129 Titles Properties 130 Twitter Feed Properties 134 New Virtual Set Properties 137 SyphonInject™ Sources 137 Playlist 141 Introduction 141 Topics 141 Creating a Playlist 142 Adding Clips 143 Playing Playlists 146 Playlist Controls 146 Countdown Clock Options 148 Twitter 149 Introduction 149 Topics 149 Settings 149 Create Shot 151 Message Feed 152 Replay + ISO 155 Introduction 155 Topics 155 Replay + ISO Menu 156 Configuring Replay 158 Replay Activation 159 Preferences 163 Introduction 163 Topics 163 Contents 7 Accessing Preferences 163 Resetting Preferences 164 General 165 Performance 166 Licenses 166 Serial Numbers 166 Manual Activation 167 Deactivate Serial Numbers 167 Demonstration Mode 167 Software Update 168 Hot Keys 168 Controllers 170 MIDI Control Assignments 171 MIDI Control Descriptions 172 Advanced 173 Audio Mixer 175 Introduction 175 Topics 175 Overview 175 Asset Manager 181 Introduction 181 Topics 181 Documents 181 Reassigning Media 181 Menus and Windows 183 Introduction 183 Topics 183 Wirecast Menu 183 File Menu 184 Edit Menu 184 Switch Menu 185 Media Menu 186 Output Menu 186 Layout Menu 192 Replay + ISO Menu 193 Twitter Menu 194 Window Menu 194 Help Menu 195 Broadcasting 197 Introduction 197 8 Contents Topics 197 Canvas Size 198 Virtual Camera 199 Output Settings 200 Multiple Output Settings 201 Configuration 201 Encoder Presets 202 Multicast and Unicast 205 RTMP Server 206 CDN Partners 207 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, 207 Azure Media Services, Brightcove, Limelight, Sermon.net, Verizon Digital Media Services. 209 Akamai 210 Periscope/Twitter 211 Twitch 213 Vimeo 214 Wowza Streaming Engine. 216 Zixi 217 Facebook Live 218 YouTube 222 Record To Disk 228 Encoder Presets 231 Introduction 231 Topics 231 The Encoder Presets Window 232 Creating New Presets 233 Profile Options 233 MainConcept H.264 234 x264 237 Making Great Broadcasts 241 Introduction 241 Topics 241 Overview 241 High Quality Audio 242 Good Lighting 242 Triangular Lighting 243 Broadcast Settings 244 Bandwidth 244 Motion 244 Contents 9 Encoder Settings 244 Acknowledgements 245 Acknowledgements 245 Overview 245 Steinberg VST Plug-In SDK Licensing Agreement (Version "3.6.6- 17.06.2016") 245 FFmpeg Project 247 Syphon 255 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 Updates If software is supplied as part of the product, the Company will supply the registered purchaser/licensee with