From the user standpoint, the software is easy to use just select your shot and transition it to live.
Wirecast hardware pro#
It also has Wirecast 7 Pro installed, reported to be the most feature-rich streaming software on the market. There is almost no limitation on the input type beyond the capture card because Wirecast 7 will take inputs from anywhere, including screen capture, webstream, and Twitter feeds.įor this review, I used the Wirecast Gear 110, which features four HDMI inputs for video sources. This isolated input record can be any video input coming through the capture card. As an additional feature, Wirecast 7 Pro can also record a local ISO. It will also locally record the program output as either an MOV, MP4, or Windows Media format. It comes with preset outputs for all the standard streaming companies, plus a few I didn't expect, like Facebook Live and YouTube. Wirecast Gear is designed to be a streaming production tool.
It's a turnkey system built from the ground up and optimized to run Wirecast. The number of video cards on the market is enough to give even the most seasoned pro decision paralysis, which is why Wirecast has introduced Wirecast Gear. It's even worse once you get into the video capture side of the build.
It's a real pain to get all of that done right. However, if you have ever built a computer from scratch, you know the pains of getting hardware that plays well together, getting it all integrated, and ensuring that it meets the system specs for the applications you are going to be running.
Wirecast is also robust enough that with the proper hardware, it could handle all the live production, as well. One of the interesting things about the company's software is that it's pretty much hardware-agnostic with the right capture card, almost any camera or device could be utilized. Telestream has been an industry leader in the field of streaming for some time.