User guide

Adding Media
Keynote Movies
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Some GIF images use transparency for much of the image. However, near the edges of
the visible data, transparency cannot be used. This happens quite often when there is a
shadow near the edges of the visible data. The author of the GIF often assumes a
certain background color (white, for example) and that color becomes embedded in
the actual image.
When Wirecast displays these types of images, the edges of the visible data shows the
background that was saved in the GIF. This is not a defect in Wirecast and, therefore,
Wirecast can only present the data as it exists in the GIF. The solution is to obtain the
original image and re-save the image as either TIFF or PNG. Both of these formats offer
full Opacity.
Keynote Movies
Wirecast supports some special features of Keynote Movies which enable you to move
back and forth between the pages from within Wirecast. With this feature you can
visually annotate and walk through your Keynote for your viewers.
Exporting from Keynote
To take advantage of these features within Wirecast, export the movie into a QuickTime
file:
1. Open your presentation in Keynote.
2. Select Export from the File menu.
3. Choose QuickTime and click Next.
4. Choose Interactive Slideshow.
5. Click Export, enter your file name, then click Export again.
Using Movies
To use the movie in Wirecast, follow these steps:
1. Drag & drop the Keynote movie into the Shot List in the Main Window.
2. Click the movie to take it live in the Live Broadcast Window. (Or, if you have
AutoLive off, click the Go button.)
3. To go forward in the Keynote movie, select Play to next point from the Media menu
(or, press the Command+Right Arrow keys). The Keynote movie plays to the next
section using the transition you selected in Keynote.
4. To go backward in the Keynote movie, select Jump to previous point from the
Media menu (or, press the Command+Left Arrow keys). All media in the Live area
jumps to the previous point.