User Guide Wirecast 9.0 User Guide for Mac Wirecast User Guide | 240979 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 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 Add Shot Menu 62 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 Wirecast Menu 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 Keynote Movies 80 Using Movies 80 Windows Media 80 Real Media 80 Supported Codecs 80 Shot Editor 83 Introduction 83 Topics 83 Overview 84 Shot Layers Tab 85 Replay Layer 85 Shot Layer Properties Tab 88 Audio Properties Tab 90 Chroma Key Properties Tab 92 Additional Properties Tab 93 Capture Devices Properties 94 RealTek Example 94 NDI™ Sources 94 Rendezvous Properties 96 Creating a Rendezvous Session 96 Joining a Rendezvous Session 98 6 Contents Adding a Participant Shot 99 Participant Options 103 Ending a Rendezvous Session 104 Clock Properties 106 Image Carousel Properties 109 Media File Properties 110 Remote Desktop Presenter Properties 111 Scoreboard Properties 112 Screen Capture Properties 114 Solid Color Properties 115 Text Shot Properties 117 Web Display Properties 120 Web Stream Properties 121 Titles Properties 122 Twitter Feed Properties 126 New Virtual Set Properties 129 SyphonInject™ Sources 129 PTZ Controller 133 Introduction 133 Topics 133 Setting Up PTZ Optics Camera 134 Configuring Wirecast 135 Setting Up Wirecast Shots 136 PTZ Controller Panel 138 PTZ Control in the Shot Editor 142 Playlist 143 Introduction 143 Topics 143 Creating a Playlist 144 Adding Clips 145 Playing Playlists 148 Playlist Controls 148 Countdown Clock Options 150 Twitter 151 Introduction 151 Topics 151 Settings 151 Create Shot 153 Message Feed 154 Contents 7 Replay + ISO 157 Introduction 157 Topics 157 Replay + ISO Menu 158 Configuring Replay 160 Replay Activation 161 Preferences 165 Introduction 165 Topics 165 Accessing Preferences 165 Resetting Preferences 166 General 167 Performance 168 Licenses 168 Serial Numbers 168 Manual Activation 169 Deactivate Serial Numbers 169 Demonstration Mode 169 Software Update 170 Hot Keys 170 Controllers 172 MIDI Control Assignments 173 MIDI Control Descriptions 174 X-keys Control Assignments 176 General Key Operations 176 Key Descriptions 176 Advanced 178 Audio Mixer 181 Introduction 181 Topics 181 Overview 181 Asset Manager 187 Introduction 187 Topics 187 Documents 187 Reassigning Media 187 Menus and Windows 189 Introduction 189 Topics 189 8 Contents Wirecast Menu 189 File Menu 190 Edit Menu 190 Switch Menu 191 Media Menu 192 Output Menu 192 Layout Menu 198 Replay + ISO Menu 199 Twitter Menu 200 Window Menu 200 Help Menu 201 Broadcasting 203 Introduction 203 Topics 203 Canvas Size 204 Virtual Camera 205 Output Settings 206 Multiple Output Settings 207 Configuration 207 Encoder Presets 208 Multicast and Unicast 211 RTMP Server 211 CDN Partners 213 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, 213 Azure Media Services, Sermon.net, Verizon Digital Media Services. 215 Brightcove, Limelight 216 Akamai 217 Twitter/Periscope 219 Twitch 221 Vimeo 223 Wowza Streaming Engine. 226 Zixi 227 Facebook Live 229 Facebook Live - With User Code 235 YouTube 243 Streaming 244 Record To Disk 246 Encoder Presets 249 Introduction 249 Contents 9 Topics 249 The Encoder Presets Window 250 Creating New Presets 251 Profile Options 251 MainConcept H.264 252 x264 255 Making Great Broadcasts 259 Introduction 259 Topics 259 Overview 259 High Quality Audio 260 Good Lighting 260 Triangular Lighting 261 Broadcast Settings 262 Bandwidth 262 Motion 262 Encoder Settings 262 Acknowledgements 263 Acknowledgements 263 Overview 263 Steinberg VST Plug-In SDK Licensing Agreement (Version "3.6.6- 17.06.2016") 263 FFmpeg Project 265 Syphon 273 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