Telestream has announced the return of Wirecast Perpetual licenses!
Contact your Broadfield sales rep at 800-634-5178 for the latest price sheet

Wirecast Studio (Perpetual)
One SKU for both Windows & Mac!
SKU: WCSTUDIO
MPN: WC-STUDIO
$599.00 MSRP

• NDI
• Screen capture
• IP cameras and web stream input (RTMP, MMS, HTTP, RTSP, HLS, MPEG-Dash, and UDP)
• Built-in destinations: Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, Restream.io, Twitch, and more
• Add additional: audio, video, graphics
• Supported GPU-accelerated encoding
• RTMP, SRT (caller mode), RTP multi + unicast
• 2 remote guests
• Integrated stock media library
• Virtual Camera and Microphone output

Wirecast Pro (Perpetual)
One SKU for both Windows & Mac!
SKU: WCPRO
MPN: WC-PRO
$799.00 MSRP

• Everything in Studio, plus:
• Cloud Multistreaming
• Built-in multistreaming with presets for YouTube, Facebook, RTMP, and more
• 7 remote guests
• ISO recording
• PTZ camera control
• Sports production tools
• Multi-track audio recording
• 1-17 slot multi-viewer output
• The most power, customizable live video streaming and production tools
• Trusted by industry professionals
• All-in-one production software

Turn your laptop into a professional production studio

• Supports unlimited live camera sources
• PTZ control and control surface integrations
• Remote guests

Complete creative control, with flexible features that elevate your stream

• Layer-based compositing
• ISO Recordings and virtual camera/microphone
• Native support for over 12 languages

Create engaging content and grow your audience

• Built-in multi streaming presets
• Built-in chroma key, animated graphics, and overlays
• Over 500,000 unique Stock Media assets preloaded

The Liberty X Workstation paired with Telestream Wirecast Pro is the perfect combination for professional live streaming. This powerful, turnkey system is optimized to run Wirecast Pro seamlessly, giving you advanced features like multi-camera switching, graphics, and direct streaming to platforms like YouTube and Facebook. Together, they deliver a reliable, high-performance solution that’s ready to go right out of the box.

Liberty X Workstation with Telestream Wirecast Pro Software Perpetual

Includes:

• Liberty X Workstation
• Wired USB Keyboard & Mouse
• 3-Year Hardware Warranty
• Wirecast Pro Software Perpetual

SKU: DRLIBXWCPROPERP
$5,798.00 reg. MSRP
$5,748.00 BUNDLE
For A Limited Time!

The new Virtual Assistant, driven by generative AI, offers real-time feature walkthroughs, technical advice, and customized troubleshooting in multiple languages. According to Simon Clarke, Telestream CTO, the AI element provides rapid responses, with questions taking mere seconds to answer. Wirecast 16.0 also introduces support for custom LUTs, Video Filters for stream customization, Document Locking for preventing unintentional changes during live screencasts, and SRT Source for delivering high-quality, low-latency video. The hardware-accelerated NVENC encoder for SRT output reduces CPU usage for a smoother streaming experience.

In summary, Wirecast is a highly customizable live video streaming and production solution, and the Virtual Assistant is positioned as a knowledgeable guide, offering quick and personalized assistance to users of all skill levels. The software is available now with flexible pricing plans catering to both enthusiasts and professionals, starting at $35 per month for Wirecast Studio and $46 per month for Wirecast Pro, with annual subscription options available at discounted rates.

Read the full article by Pete Tomkies for Videomaker HERE

Learn more about Telestream Wirecast HERE

Learn more about Telestream HERE

Wirecast Pro (Mac or Windows)
#WCPROW | #WCPROM
$799.00 MSRP
$639.00 MSRP
11/10-12/3/22 Only!

Wirecast Studio (Mac or Windows)
#WCSTUW | #WCSTUM
$599.00 MSRP
$479.00 MSRP
11/10-12/3/22 Only!

Produce and stream video content live with Wirecast, using professional and customizable graphics templates, easy layer-based switching and shot compositing, and built-in multi-streaming to as many destinations as you want (as well as ISO recording). Whether it’s for producing live video streams or on-demand video content, Wirecast is the most versatile tool in any video creator’s arsenal.

Telestream Screenflow for Mac

Easily create and publish your content with the highest-quality screen capture and video editing software for Mac. Simultaneous screen, camera and mic recording, built-in Stock Media and customizable graphics/animated title libraries, video filters and multi-app recording allow you to quickly produce professional videos for any audience.

#SF10M

$169.00 MSRP
$135.00 MSRP
11/10-12/3/22 Only!

Listen to the full podcast HERE:

Listen to the full podcast and read transcription HERE

Learn more about Telestream Wirecast Gear 3 HERE

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Telestream Black Friday Super Sale:
Save 20% on Telestream’s Most Popular Products!
11/17 – 12/3/21 Only!

Telestream is so excited about this year’s Black Friday Deals — 20% off their award-winning ScreenFlow, Wirecast, and Switch Pro software — that they’re jumping the gun and starting early! 

Telestream couldn’t resist. Lock in the lowest prices of the year on professional-grade tools and software for creating amazing video content, whether it’s for on-demand or live streaming. Start producing top-quality video with Wirecast, ScreenFlow, and Switch Pro!

Get in on this limited-time Black Friday deal today, and leave a lasting impression with your next video!

20% Off Wirecast Pro and Wirecast Studio

Wirecast Pro (Mac or Windows)
#WCPROW | #WCPROM

$799.00 MSRP
$639.20 MSRP
11/17-12/3/21 Only!

Wirecast Studio (Mac or Windows)
#WCSTUW | #WCSTUM

$599.00 MSRP
$479.20 MSRP
11/17-12/3/21 Only!

Telestream Screenflow

Easily create and publish your content with the most powerful capture and editing software. Simultaneous screen, camera and mic recording, a customizable title library, video filters and multi-app recording allow you to quickly produce professional videos for any audience.

#SF10M

$149.00 MSRP
$119.20 MSRP
11/17-12/3/21 Only!

Telestream Switch Pro

A complete solution for Broadcast and Media QC professionals. Includes all of the features of Switch Plus and adds more playback support, loudness monitoring, advanced metadata display, compare media feature, preview to an external monitor, and iTunes package export.

#SW5PROW | #SW5PROM

$889.00 MSRP
$711.20 MSRP
11/17-12/3/21 Only!

Featuring secondary display output, shot templates, placeholders, and support for Apple Silicon hardware.

Telestream, a global leader in file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies, today announced a latest version of Wirecast, its award-winning live production and streaming platform for Mac and Windows. The new version adds native support for Apple Silicon (M1) hardware and is packed with new features that add enhanced flexibility and further streamline production workflows.

In Wirecast Pro, users can now send their live outputs to a secondary display. The live program feed can be sent to a big screen or to an independent capture device without the need for specific hardware. When paired with a UVC HDMI capture device, users can capture live output for use in other applications like Zoom or Teams as an alternative to using a virtual camera/mic.

Shot Templates allow users to add a pre-configured shot layout to a document. Cameras and sources can now be assigned to Placeholders to quickly add a source to any number of shots. For example, an operator could assign a guest to a placeholder and once that guest arrives, they are automatically placed in all shots designated for them.

“This latest release of Wirecast raises the bar once again on production workflow for live streaming,” said Lynn Elliott, Senior Product Manager for Wirecast. “Our goal was to further simplify setup and live production tasks so that users can produce even more visually engaging content instinctively, giving them more time to concentrate on guests and their audience.”

Now, Wirecast features a Lock Shot Icon, where users can take a snapshot of a live shot and save it as an icon thumbnail. For example, PTZ cameras with multiple shots configured can display customized snapshots for each angle for quick identification during production.

Also, Wirecast features PTZ control for Sony X-Series IP cameras, which adds direct support for Sony X-series cameras from within the Wirecast PTZ controller.

Another key addition is support for LinkedIn Live Auto-Captions – When streaming to LinkedIn Live, users can now enable Automatically Generated Captions in a broadcast, which will enable viewers to see captions in their player. In addition, there is an Input Connection selector for Blackmagic devices, which adds an option to choose video/audio input connections (HDMI/SDI) for Blackmagic source devices directly from Wirecast.

Wirecast features several Clock enhancements including:

o Option to automatically start the countdown clock when it gets pushed live
o Ability to display times in minutes greater than 60 minutes for sports and other applications
o Option to display day-of-the-week only
o Option to countdown to a specific date and time, for longer broadcasts and countdowns.

Wirecast 14.2 is available now and is a free update to all users with a Wirecast Access plan.

Read the original article here!

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COST

I normally start out with cost right off the bat, as I can write a whole review, just to turn people off with the price at the end.  There are two versions of Wirecast.  The Studio version and the Pro version.  We’ll be talking about the Studio version in this article, and you can check out the additional features for the Pro version in the image below.

For the most part, what you’re looking at with the Pro version is 7 remote guests via Wirecast Rendezvous guest conferencing, Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera control, audio effects, instant replays and virtual studios in the Pro version, as well as some advanced output options.  To be honest, the biggest feature is the ISO records, but something that’s very important for me to point out about this is that the ISO feed records are for hard wired source feeds only, and doesn’t apply to Wirecast Rendezvous feeds.  If you’re looking at having more than two guests (standard with the Studio version), then definitely look at the Pro Version.  The cost difference is $599 for the Studio version and $799 for the Pro version, so as you can see the upgrade from Studio to Pro version won’t break the bank.  I also want to point out there there is an upgrade path that’s not readily apparent from the Telestream website, but you can find on resellers pages like Videoguys.  To upgrade the Studio version from versions 4-7 to current will run you $299 and to upgrade the pro version from the same, 4-7 to current will run you $399.

WHAT IS WIRECAST?

For those of you who don’t know, Wirecast is designed to be, basically, a production hub for you to create live productions that will be output to file, or directly to the web, based on your needs.  Whether you’re looking for just a straight three camera cut and dissolve production, all the way up to 12 (or even more) camera, full graphics packages (lower thirds, etc), audio mixes and multiple output destinations I’ll use the example that I had earlier of a church service.  So, with COVID (at least here in Toronto, Canada), churches have been shut down, but offer live web services every Sunday streamed live to YouTube.  Wirecast gives users the ability to do this.  Simply take the output of the sources (sources include video, audio, screen capture, USB, Capture Cards, NDI, iOS, IP and web stream sources), and cut or dissolve them together, producing a “finished” product that can be recorded live to tape, or even live to the web, for their audience to see.  Start your productions as basic as you need, and scale them up from there.  Add text, titles, utilize Chroma key, along with social media integration (Twitter comment curation and display, integrated Facebook Polling, live viewer counts, etc) and even an integrated Stock Media Library.  It’s really very easy to get yourself up and running with Wirecast.  I have used Wirecast for live Press Junkets and was really happy with the quality of the end product, and it really didn’t take that much of a learning curve to get me up and running.  With all that said, there is a new version of Wirecast, so let’s see what Telestream has updated it with.

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 14

• All new Chroma Key (with special guests Luma Key and Color Key)
  • New options for more accurate keying, including spill suppression, edge coloring, and clipping ranges. Plus a Luma Key (useful if you have a logo with a white or black background you wish to remove), and Color key (useful for images (logos) that have non-black and non-white backgrounds).
• Better, more reliable incoming video source connections
  • Improved reliability for Wirecast Go, Rendezvous and webstream sources, plus efficiency improvements with GPU decoding for NDI sources
• Text and font improvements
  • Smoother text scrolling and a new font picker to select font variants
• More options when sources get disconnected
  • When a source gets disconnected, you can now choose to replace it with transparency or a custom image
• Improved ability to size and scale sources
  • We’ve added new options for sizing and scaling sources, making it easier to precisely size your videos and images on the canvas. Plus, incoming sources are now scaled automatically, and will maintain their size based on settings you choose.
• Latency and syncing improvements
  • We’ve made improvements to – and we’ve also given you more control over – the way incoming audio and video are synced together, ensuring more accurate lip-sync.
• Updated technologies
  • Updated to NDI 4.5, ported OpenGL to Metal on macOS, updated webstream plugin (libVLC), for improved connectivity and efficiency
• Better notifications and stats
  • The status bar is now moved to the bottom of the screen, giving more space to show System CPU and App CPU, as well as other streaming stats.

For me, the biggest improvement has come with Wirecast Rendezvous and Wirecast Go (the iPhone/Android app that remote guests would download and log into, to connect to your live broadcast) as it seems to be much more stable and more reliable now, than it was in the past.  If you’re planning on having “special guests” in your broadcast, this is absolutely essential.  There would be days where I would constantly have connection issues and other days I wouldn’t and  the team seems to have resolved now, and to go hand in hand with that, I really like that they have added better options when someone gets disconnected by accident.  I can now have a logo, or “Please Stand By” or something pop up when a feed is lost.  Very nice!  I’m also glad to see that they have updated Chroma key (which I’ll be honest, I don’t use much).  Anytime a chroma key is added to any application, it needs to have all the standard bells and whistles that editors and compositors are accustomed to like spill suppression, clipping ranges, etc.  The fact that they have added in a Luma Keyer is great.  I’m going to make myself sound super old, but I remember the days where we were keying our logos on a table with camera above it, and the fact that we don’t need to mess around, and can do quick keys on black and white logos is great.  What’s important for the developers of Wirecast to keep in mind is that they need to treat Wirecast like it’s a production truck, and upgrade each of the features of the “truck” to match what we’d find out there on the big productions.  I’m not saying go crazy, but if you’re going to add a Keyer, give me all the options of a keyers.

With all this being said, there are still a few things I’m not overly happy with, with Wirecast, so let’s talk about that now.

WHAT’S STILL NOT WORKING

For me, the biggest problem with Wirecast is the ISO’s.  First of all, they are only included in the Pro version.  I’m fine with you limiting how many ISO’s I can record, but give me a couple in the Studio version that I can work with, and then if I need more, open that up in the Pro version.  Also, and I’m sure this is probably a technical limitation of Wirecast but, especially with Wirecast Rendezvous (where I can have remote guests log into my production), give me the ability to ISO them.  That’s a big deal, and currently the only ISO’s you can do in Wirecast is with hard patched sources like cameras/etc.  Most of my guests come in via Rendezvous, and having the ability to ISO them would make my life a heck of a lot easier!

UPDATE:

Soooo……through the powers of the internet, the Wirecast Product Manager Lynn Elliott reached out, as well as commenting on this article to let me/us know that there is a new “.1” beta version of Wirecast 14 that does give you the ability to ISO record your Rendezvous streams, which is totally AWESOME news!

Thanks for the review, Kevin. I’m excited to mention that version 14.1 is in Beta, and has a new feature called “Shot ISO”. This enables you to independently record any shot in your document, including Rendezvous shots, audio-only shots or any other shots you create in your document. The latest beta can be downloaded from the Telestream Forum site here: https://telestreamforum.forumbee.com/t/x2hmg4y/14-1-beta-november-16-2020

CONCLUSION

I like Wirecast, and this update is no exception.  The issues I have with it are all very minor.  If you haven’t used it up until this point (version 14), it  has really been fleshed out to be an all-in-one production package that can even be hardware upgraded, if you’re really serious about it.  Most of the new features that are being added in the subsequent versions are “overhauls” to existing features to make them even better than they have been in the past.  If you’re looking to start broadcasting productions directly to the web, or even to files on your computer to upload at a later time, Wirecast is the tool to get your rolling!  You can start out super simple like I did, and then add cameras, title’s, backgrounds, separate sources and so much more over time, and take your simple “home” productions and turn them into professional looking web streams.  For more information, or to download a free trial of Wirecast 14, you can click on the link included here!

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As 2020 comes to a close, Telestream is offering a great deal on Wirecast live video streaming production software and ScreenFlow video editing and screen recording software.

For a limited time, from Dec. 21 through Dec. 31, Wirecast and ScreenFlow software is available at 20% off!

Wirecast Pro

Video Production +
Live Streaming

$799.00 MSRP
$639.20 PROMO MSRP
12/21 – 12/31/20 only!

Wirecast Studio

Start Live Streaming Now! 

$599.00 MSRP
$479.20 PROMO
MSRP
12/21 – 12/31/20 only!

ScreenFlow

Video Editing +
Screen Recording 

$120.00 MSRP
$103.20 PROMO MSRP
12/21 – 12/31/20 only!

About Wirecast
Wirecast live video streaming production software allows you to capture, produce, and stream like a pro. Available in Studio and Pro versions, the Telestream software makes it easy to share your story, grow your audience, and build your community through live streaming, whether from your home office or a massive event venue.

About Switch Player
Multiformat media player with deep video and audio inspection capabilities.

This Black Friday, Telestream is offering its best deal of the year on its Wirecast live video streaming production software and ScreenFlow video editing and screen recording software. For a limited time, from Nov. 18 through Dec. 2, the following Wirecast and ScreenFlow packages are available at 20% off!

Wirecast Pro +
Free Switch Player 

Video Production +
Live Streaming

$814.00 Combined MSRP
$639.20 PROMO MSRP
promo 11/18 – 12/2/20 only

Wirecast Studio +
Free Switch Player

Start Live Streaming Now! 

$614.00 Combined MSRP
$479.20 PROMO MSRP
promo 11/18 – 12/2/20 only

ScreenFlow +
Free Switch Player

 Video Editing +
Screen Recording 

$144.00 Combined MSRP
$103.20 PROMO MSRP
promo 11/18 – 12/2/20 only

About Wirecast
Wirecast live video streaming production software allows you to capture, produce, and stream like a pro. Available in Studio and Pro versions, the Telestream software makes it easy to share your story, grow your audience, and build your community through live streaming, whether from your home office or a massive event venue.

About ScreenFlow
ScreenFlow is an award-winning and easy-to-use video editing, screen recording, and sharing tool from Telestream. From home movies to professional video, ScreenFlow has you covered. Ideal for educators, marketers, social media influencers, and online trainers.

About Switch Player
Multiformat media player with deep video and audio inspection capabilities.

Easy enough for the beginners, powerful enough for the pros

The world has changed. More than ever we need reliable, agile ways to communicate with each other remotely. Our products are built for the rigors and demands of professional environments but intuitive and accessible enough for everyday use. Whether you are producing a lecture, live streaming a sporting event, town hall meeting, or company-wide update, Telestream Desktop has all the tools you need to create and deliver professional-quality content to your audience. We offer world-class support and secure, reliable systems so you can reach your viewers wherever they are.

Telestream for Education

Whether you’re live-streaming lectures, graduations, award ceremonies, student news, sports, or guest lectures, Telestream Desktop gives you all the tools you need to reach your students or community wherever in the world they might be.

A brief overview of how your industry is using Telestream desktop products

A real-world example from a desktop customer.

An in-depth description of everything you’ll need to consider before live-streaming.

Wirecast Gear

Start streaming in minutes with an end-to-end system built specifically for your needs. It’s an easy to use, fully configured live video streaming production system and switcher – all in one box.

Available in:

• Wirecast Gear 310
• Wirecast Gear 320
• Wirecast Gear 420

Wirecast

Wirecast’s intuitive UI makes it easy to capture and produce your content live. And, with the ability to stream to unlimited destinations, you can reach your audience wherever they are.

Available in:

• Wirecast Studio
• Wirecast Pro

Screenflow

The easy-to-use editing interface within ScreenFlow lets you creatively edit your video, and add additional images, text, music, and transitions for a professional-looking screencast.

Switch

Switch lets you play a variety of web and professional media formats, inspect and adjust the properties of the file, and then export a new file.

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