![]() When you’re ready to broadcast, Wirecast can send QuickTime, Flash, and Windows Media (Windows-only) streams to any RTMP, QuickTime (unicast and multicast), or Windows Media server, with presets for popular destinations such as Bambuser, Brightcove,, Ustream, and YouTube. Wirecast can also chromakey a video into a virtual set, though this isn’t a feature that I’ve ever used or tested. Using the Shot Editor, Wirecast can integrate two or more streams into a virtual stream, allowing you to present your various inputs side by side in an interview situation, for example, or a small video of the speaker next to a software demo or presentation. Once you’ve got your sources configured, Wirecast can overlay bugs and titles over these sources, with a functional titling utility and lots of useful titling presets. Finally, Wirecast can also play disk-based files in commonly supported formats such as MOV, AVI, and MP4 and load most still image graphics formats. Desktop Presenter is a great tool for those combining traditional video inputs with PowerPoint presentations or software demonstrations, or for integrating Skype calls into the program. Using the Desktop Presenter plug-in, Wirecast can input audio and video from applications running on the same computer or on any computer on the same local area network. ![]() Wirecast can also capture DV and webcam input, and input from some versions of Skype, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, and FaceTime (depending upon operating system and versions check for more details). I tested with the first two, but not the latter. ![]() I tested with a Blackmagic Design 4K Extreme that can input HD-SDI, HDMI, and a range of analog formats. For live video, input will depend upon the capture hardware installed on your computer. OverviewĪs an overview, Wirecast is a production tool that can input audio, video, and graphics content from a number of sources. All told, these improvements make the $129 upgrade price ($295 for the Pro version) a no-brainer decision and strengthen the product’s value proposition vis-a-vis other software and hardware production switching tools. With Wirecast 5, Telestream has significantly improved usability with a redesigned interface, beneficially expanded the product’s input capabilities, and upgraded the product’s plumbing with features such as x264 encoding and HD-SDI output via Blackmagic Design’s Intensity or DeckLink cards.
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