Wirecast Questions

[BradShoemaker]

Alright, finally got to play around with Wirecast 5 and there were 3 things that threw me for a loop... #1 is how the audio is handled. That was one I quickly figured out, but had a brief moment of insanity when I realized that I had not "taken" the shot I had setup therefore the old shot didn't have audio and I couldn't figure out why...

So word of advice... Setup all shots with their respective audio sources first... then "take" the first shot into program mode.

Issue 2

Another issue I had... One of my cameras froze... When I realized it, I pulled the camera's USB cord and put it back in. In Vidblaster, I would then refresh the camera and it would all work perfectly... here it wreaked havoc. (warning it will get confusing)... Shot 1 (camera 1) worked well all night. Shot 2 (camera 3) worked well all night. Shot 3 (camera 2) was the problem. Now... when I pulled the USB cord the Shot 3 and Shot 2 went away... My guess is because Shot 2 was camera 3, when I pulled Camera 2, it effected Camera 3. It wound up posting a generic white screen with a red "Wirecast" text on it.

So what should I do if that is to happen again. I couldn't find a way to "refresh" the camera without ruining the rest of the shots. The cameras I was using were 3 Microsoft Lifecams.

Issue 3

How to setup shots and use the number keypad like you can via Vidblaster. I know there is a better way than what I was doing... I was seting up each shot, then using the "Take... or Program" button (whatever it's called) to send the shots live. Each time I would have to click on the new shot, then take it. I couldn't just use the number pad to make it take the new shots.

Anyway around that?

[MovieBuff]

Alright, finally got to play around with Wirecast 5 and there were 3 things that threw me for a loop... #1 is how the audio is handled. That was one I quickly figured out, but had a brief moment of insanity when I realized that I had not "taken" the shot I had setup therefore the old shot didn't have audio and I couldn't figure out why...

So word of advice... Setup all shots with their respective audio sources first... then "take" the first shot into program mode.

Issue 2

Another issue I had... One of my cameras froze... When I realized it, I pulled the camera's USB cord and put it back in. In Vidblaster, I would then refresh the camera and it would all work perfectly... here it wreaked havoc. (warning it will get confusing)... Shot 1 (camera 1) worked well all night. Shot 2 (camera 3) worked well all night. Shot 3 (camera 2) was the problem. Now... when I pulled the USB cord the Shot 3 and Shot 2 went away... My guess is because Shot 2 was camera 3, when I pulled Camera 2, it effected Camera 3. It wound up posting a generic white screen with a red "Wirecast" text on it.

So what should I do if that is to happen again. I couldn't find a way to "refresh" the camera without ruining the rest of the shots. The cameras I was using were 3 Microsoft Lifecams.

Issue 3

How to setup shots and use the number keypad like you can via Vidblaster. I know there is a better way than what I was doing... I was seting up each shot, then using the "Take... or Program" button (whatever it's called) to send the shots live. Each time I would have to click on the new shot, then take it. I couldn't just use the number pad to make it take the new shots.

Anyway around that?

Post this problem on the Telestream forum as well: http://forum.telestream.net/forum/ It's a great question. Why did you mention "at night" when you mentioned the cameras?

[AlBurr]

I will be interested in hearing how you end up resolving this issue as well. I have seen this with my Wirecast 5 setup that has 2 Logitech 920s via USB and 2 Canon HD cams via BMI. I at first thought this was a USB bandwidth issue but I am certain that I have each camera on a separate bus. Sometimes it works and sometimes it just fails randomly. Just the USB cams not the Canons.

[MovieBuff]

I will be interested in hearing how you end up resolving this issue as well. I have seen this with my Wirecast 5 setup that has 2 Logitech 920s via USB and 2 Canon HD cams via BMI. I at first thought this was a USB bandwidth issue but I am certain that I have each camera on a separate bus. Sometimes it works and sometimes it just fails randomly. Just the USB cams not the Canons.

4 cameras!? Cool! Is this on a laptop? MAC or WIN?

[AlBurr]

Windows... I really don't have a need for 4 cameras...It was just to see if I could do it...

[robistech]

Issue 3

How to setup shots and use the number keypad like you can via Vidblaster. I know there is a better way than what I was doing... I was seting up each shot, then using the "Take... or Program" button (whatever it's called) to send the shots live. Each time I would have to click on the new shot, then take it. I couldn't just use the number pad to make it take the new shots.

Anyway around that?

Not sure if Telestream baked anything into WC 5, but when I used WC, I used Wirecast Toolbox (Not sure if it's compatible with WC 5). It basically lets you assign hotkeys to cameras and functions, and control the show without having to click through the interface.

[MovieBuff]

Windows... I really don't have a need for 4 cameras...It was just to see if I could do it...

No, no 4 cameras is awesome! I was worried that 2 exact webcams would not be recognized by your PC. Do you use a laptop or desktop tower?

[AlBurr]

It's a desktop tower with gobs of USB options...

[MovieBuff]

It's a desktop tower with gobs of USB options...

Wow! That is impressive

[Linuxcooldude]

Issue 3: You can put the number you want to assign the shot by putting the number somewhere in the shot name. Thats all, when you press option + the number, it will switch to that shot.