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Output Menu

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Output Menu

Output Settings Opens the Output Settings window.

Start/Stop Broadcasting Starts (or stops) broadcasting to the network. You can also

click the Broadcast button on the Window Bar in the Main Window.

Start/Stop Recording Starts (or stops) recording to disk. If you have not yet configured

the Output Settings for this document, you are prompted to do so. You can also click

the Record button on the Window Bar in the Main Window.

External Display Output Selects an external display for the output of Wirecast. For

example, if you have a projector connected to your computer using S-Video, select it

from this menu to display the output of Wirecast to the projector.

If you have a dual-head graphics card, you can select the second monitor to display

Wirecast Output. However, if you have two graphics cards, Wirecast may not be able to

display to any devices (monitors) on the second graphics card.

Virtual Camera Out Enables you to present the output of Wirecast as if it were a

camera (a virtual camera), allowing it to be automatically detected by other

applications when they are launched.

Canvas Size Sets the canvas size aspect ratio used when broadcasting a Wirecast

document.

Note: You should match the output to the canvas size as close as possible to preserve

video resolution and quality. For example, a 800x600 source results in significant loss

of quality if an aspect ratio of 640x480 is selected. Using 720x576, which is much

closer in size, helps preserve video quality.

Layout Menu

Preview Shows (or hides) the Preview area in the Main window. You can also click the

Preview icon in the Main window tool bar.

Master Audio Shows (or hides) the Master Audio controls.

Main Shot List Shows (or hides) the Main Shot List.

Go to Layer Displays the selected layer. You can also press command + Shift keys with

the T, F, N, B, or A keys to select a layer. Each of these letter keys represents a layer name:

Title, Foreground, Normal, Background, and Audio.

STUDIO