User`s guide

Introduction

Tutorials

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Options

Wirecast Standard provides support for multiple cameras and inputs, selected

Blackmagic, Viewcast Osprey 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, IP camera support, integration with

Teradek Cube, Telestream Pipeline support, (a networked real-time encoding and

decoding device). 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 license, Wirecast still enables you to

experiment with Pro features, but all Wirecast Pro output is water-marked.

Additionally, you can not save a document that has Pro features enabled.

Tutorials

We suggest that you first work through the tutorials in the Tutorials section. They are

quick, informative, and the easiest way to become familiar with Wirecast.

Wirecast provides a built-in tutorial environment that corresponds with the tutorials

provided in Tutorials. The tutorials take about thirty minutes and provide a brief

overview of how to set up a basic presentation and create your own broadcast.

Next, we suggest that you read Making Great Presentations. This topic shows you how

you can easily make changes in your setup and improves the quality of your

presentations.

Two Ways to Use this Application

There are two different ways you can use Wirecast:

• Presenter Is Operator The person conducting the presentation also operates Wire-

cast.

• Presenter Plus Operator The presenter concentrates on the content and someone

else operates Wirecast. In this mode, the presenter never needs to know in detail

how Wirecast works.

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