User Guide Wirecast 9.0 User Guide for Windows Wirecast User Guide | 240978 May 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 Add Shot Menu 63 Shot Selection Area 66 Changing Shots 67 Moving a Shot to Another Layer 69 Resizing the Shot Icons 70 Layers 70 What is a Layer? 71 Changing Layers 72 Moving a Shot to Another Layer 72 Contents 5 AutoLive 73 Live Icons 73 Keyboard Shortcuts 75 Introduction 75 General Shortcuts 75 File Menu 76 Edit Menu 76 Switch Menu 76 Media Menu 76 Output Menu 76 Layout Menu 76 Replay Menu 76 Twitter Menu 76 Window Menu 76 Help Menu 76 Adding Media 79 Introduction 79 Topics 79 Images/Opacity 79 GIF and Transparency 79 Real Media 80 Supported Codecs 80 Shot Editor 81 Introduction 81 Topics 81 Overview 82 Shot Layers Tab 83 Replay Layer 83 Shot Layer Properties Tab 86 Audio Properties Tab 88 Chroma Key Properties Tab 90 Additional Properties Tab 91 Capture Devices Properties 92 RealTek Example 92 NDI™ Sources 92 ASIO and WASAPI Sources 94 Rendezvous Properties 94 Creating a Rendezvous Session 95 Joining a Rendezvous Session 97 Adding a Participant Shot 98 Participant Options 102 Ending a Rendezvous Session 103 6 Contents Clock Properties 105 Image Carousel Properties 108 Media File Properties 109 Remote Desktop Presenter Properties 110 Scoreboard Properties 111 Screen Capture Properties 113 Solid Color Properties 115 Text Shot Properties 116 Web Display Properties 119 Web Stream Properties 120 Titles Properties 121 Twitter Feed Properties 125 New Virtual Set Properties 128 PTZ Controller 129 Introduction 129 Topics 129 Setting Up PTZ Optics Camera 130 Configuring Wirecast 131 Setting Up Wirecast Shots 132 PTZ Controller Panel 134 PTZ Control in the Shot Editor 138 Playlist 139 Introduction 139 Topics 139 Creating a Playlist 140 Adding Clips 141 Playing Playlists 144 Playlist Controls 144 Countdown Clock Options 146 Twitter 147 Introduction 147 Topics 147 Settings 147 Create Shot 149 Message Feed 150 Replay + ISO 153 Introduction 153 Topics 153 Replay + ISO Menu 154 Configuring Replay 156 Contents 7 Replay Activation 157 Preferences 161 Introduction 161 Topics 161 Accessing Preferences 161 Resetting Preferences 162 General 162 Performance 164 Licenses 164 Serial Numbers 164 Manual Activation 165 Deactivate Serial Numbers 165 Demonstration Mode 165 Software Update 166 Hot Keys 166 Controllers 168 MIDI Control Assignments 169 MIDI Control Descriptions 170 X-keys Control Assignments 172 General Key Operations 172 Key Descriptions 172 Advanced 174 Audio Mixer 177 Introduction 177 Topics 177 Overview 177 Asset Manager 183 Introduction 183 Topics 183 Documents 183 Reassigning Media 183 Menus and Windows 185 Introduction 185 Topics 185 File Menu 185 Edit Menu 186 Switch Menu 187 Media Menu 188 Output Menu 188 Layout Menu 196 8 Contents Replay + ISO Menu 197 Twitter Menu 198 Window Menu 198 Help Menu 199 Broadcasting 201 Introduction 201 Topics 201 Canvas Size 202 Virtual Camera 203 Output Settings 204 Multiple Output Settings 205 Configuration 205 Windows Media Destinations 206 Encoder Presets 206 Windows Media Settings 209 WM-Push To Server 209 Configuration Settings 209 WM-Pull From Server 210 Configuration Settings 210 Multicast and Unicast 211 RTMP Server 212 CDN Partners 214 Bambuser, Churchstreaming.tv, Dailymotion, DaCast Streaming Services, ESE Net- works, Lightcast, Livestream, Meridix Live Sports Platform, Onstream media, Pitchtime, SermonAudio, StreamingChurch.tv, StreamShark.io, StreamSpot, Streaming Media Hosting, StreamVu, Stretch Internet, Sunday Streams, The Cube, Titled Globe, Tulix Streaming, Ustream, WebCast-TV, WorshipStream, 214 Azure Media Services, Sermon.net, Verizon Digital Media Services. 216 Brightcove, Limelight 217 Akamai 218 Twitter/Periscope 220 Twitch 222 Vimeo 224 Wowza Streaming Engine. 227 Zixi 228 Facebook Live 230 Facebook Live - With User Code 236 YouTube 244 Streaming 245 Record To Disk 247 Encoder Presets 249 Introduction 249 Topics 249 Contents 9 The Encoder Presets Window 250 Creating New Presets 251 Profile Options 251 Windows Media Streaming 252 MainConcept H.264 254 x264 256 ProRes 259 Making Great Broadcasts 261 Introduction 261 Topics 261 Overview 261 High Quality Audio 262 Good Lighting 262 Triangular Lighting 263 Broadcast Settings 264 Bandwidth 264 Motion 264 Encoder Settings 264 Acknowledgements 265 Acknowledgements 265 Overview 265 Steinberg VST Plug-In SDK Licensing Agreement (Version "3.6.6- 17.06.2016") 265 FFmpeg Project 267 Syphon 275 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. 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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.