It also adds user-defined layers, with live compositing support for up to 35 layers. Wirecast version 4.0 gets a UI overhaul and an improved shot editor and source settings editor.
It supports recording to disk broadcasting from a laptop or desktop directly (via built-in streaming server) and uploading to popular streaming services, such as the free Ustream and others. It also includes picture in picture, keying, 20 editable transitions, pre-designed lower thirds, and simultaneous encoding in multiple formats.įor output, Wirecast supports Flash (H.264 and VP6 with AAC audio encoding up to 48 kHz and 320 Kbps), QuickTime (with a full range of audio and video codecs, including Sorenson 3), and Windows Media. It includes support for multiple layers (with live compositing), with multiple elements accessible and switchable on each layer.
It acts as a desktop video production and broadcast studio, with software-based switching between video and audio sources, including cameras, files, desktop sharing (via an integrated Desktop Presenter app), microphones-essentially anything stored on or connected to a Mac OS X- or Windows-based system. Wirecast (standard and Pro editions) is designed as an alternative to hardware-based live Webcasting solutions. In its latest incarnation, Wirecast adds a Pro version to the lineup, offering enhanced graphics capabilities and expanded camera support. Telestream has released Wirecast 4.0, an update to the company's cross-platform, live Webcasting production suite. Webcasting | News Wirecast 4.0 Goes Pro, Adds 3D Virtual Sets