Buy Wirecast
Try Wirecast
Upgrade Wirecast
Subscribe to receive the latest Wirecast product news:
Try Wirecast
Need Help? Get Support
 
Wirecast 4 FAQs

 

Win Mac logo

Advanced Configuration – A Simple Studio

I want to:

Use three camera inputs
Record my audio using an external microphone
Create two higher resolution streams and record one local copy to disc
Use a green screen, lower thirds, transitions and also apply a watermark

Stream Resolutions:

Stream 1:
Stream 2:
Local copy:
320x180@25fps (Flash, WM or QT) or:
720x405@25ps (Flash, WM or QT) or:
960x540@30fps (Flash, WM or QT) or:
640x360@30fps (Flash)
640x360@30fps (QT)
640x360@30fps (QT)
 

Suggested Setup

2 x HDV cameras (each FW HDV device requires a separate Firewire Bus. Generally this means an additional Firewire card in a PCIe or Express-34 slot)
1 x Webcam/SD Cam
1 x Sony SNC-RZ50 IP camera
1 x Microphone


HDV Cameras that we recommend

  • Canon Vixia HV40
  • Sony PMW-EX1R
  • Sony HVR-V1U


Webcam/SD Cameras that we recommend

  • Logitech c910 (SD)
  • Microsoft LifeCam Cinema (Windows)
  • Built in Webcam such as the iSight


External Microphone (Don't forget headphones!)

Yeti Mic from Blue (USB) or other USB mic


Internet connection

High-Speed Cable (Estimated 2Mpbs uprate)


Computer

We suggest a computer with the following minimum requirements:

CPU:
Graphics:
Resolution:
Memory:
Hard Drive:
2.53GHz Intel Core i5
Nvidia GeForce GT 330M (256MB)
1440x900
4GB RAM
Enough storage for local archive
 
An example that fits this description would be a MacBook Pro. A similarly equipped Windows machine would also work.
 

Customer Example

Geek Gamer Weekly Host Chase Nunes, takes us behind the scenes in the Geek Gamer Radio studio, and shows us how they make the show from a technical perspective. Chase demos a lot of Wirecast functionality along with his co-host Jon Kessler while Skyping in their friend Joe (Joseph Falbey), using our Desktop Presenter program.

View customer example