User guide

Introduction

Wirecast Workflow

Wirecast User Guide |

Features that pertain specifically to Wirecast Studio are indicated by the Studio icon

(shown below):

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):

Options

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 license 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 back-end encoder for large switching systems.

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