Wirecast™ Tutorial
version 2.0
May 1, 2005
Wirecast Basics — Layers

Layers

[Before you start this section, please select "Smooth" as your transition, so that the effects you see are as described.]

Wirecast allows you to use several layers.

Layers are drawn on top of each other (composited) in this order: Title is on top, then Foreground, Normal, Background and finally Audio.

Slide open (to the right) the drawer on the left side of the main window to access the layer selector.

Notice that you have been doing this tutorial so far on the "Normal" layer.

Select the Foreground Layer by clicking on the text "Foreground"

You are now looking at shots in the Foreground layer.

Click on the Shot named "Logo". Notice that the Logo will fade in on the top-right of the Live Broadcast area, and should look like this:

Layers can also be made invisible.

You do this by clicking on the small icon just to the left of the word "Foreground". Click on that icon now, it should look like this (with a red X through it):

And you should notice, in your Live Broadcast area that the Logo goes away.

Try clicking it on again, and watch the Logo come back into view.

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