Telestream Wirecast Gear 220

The Wirecast Gear 220 from Telestream is a 1.3RU rack-mounted live event production and streaming solution for broadcasters. The turnkey system includes Telestream Wirecast Pro 7 Software, and also the NewBlue Titler Live Ultimate series that brings more capabilities. Key features such as up to 16 channels of graphics via NDI, Live Feed Monitor, CSV Export/Import, ISO Recording, 3D Animated Titles, live streaming services and platforms such as Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Microsoft Azure, Akamai, DaCast, and Wowza, and much more.

Moreover, other great advantages in this Wirecast Gear 220 such as convenient design, impressive features, and powerful live production that offers promising functionality. The storage comes with bigger size: 2 TB which giving around 40 hours of HD Video. As opposed to the traditional hard drive, this product uses the solid state drive as such this gear gives the highest performance. In addition, there are other 220 features, 4 built-in HD-SDI input ports, Wifi and LAN ports; USB 3.0 and USB-C ports.

Wirecast Gear 220 has the built-in encoding to stream H.264 video format and AAC audio over RTMP, RTP, and Windows Media Protocols while concurrently record to the internal storage. There are wide varieties of streaming platform that compatible with this product: Youtube Live, Microsoft Azure, Facebook Live, Akamai, DaCast and Wowza.

The ultimate live event production and streaming solution for broadcasters.

Wirecast Gear is an extremely portable computer workstation designed to run Wirecast Pro, for live event production and streaming. With four HD-SDI professional camera inputs and all the live streaming production features of Wirecast Pro, in a compact, powerful hardware system, Wirecast Gear is a unique blend of performance, ease of use and affordability.

Fully configured, end-to-end, live streaming production system that is affordable and easy to use

Versatile, convenient design

The versatile Wirecast Gear workstation is based on a short-depth rackmount for convenient mounting in a travel case or in-place installation. It also comes with a set of rubber feet for tabletop operation with a sleek, ergonomic design built to easily fit into your production environment. The unit has no platter-based hard drives, making it ideal for transport.

Fully configured, ready-to-use system

Wirecast Gear removes the hurdle of system integration and configuration and allows live event producers to focus on production and streaming. Plug your cameras into one of the four HD-SDI inputs, and you’re ready to go. Wirecast Gear comes installed with Windows 10 Pro 64bit OS and also includes Telestream Wirecast Pro live streaming production software, Telestream Switch Plus and NewBlue Titler Live Ultimate. Includes robust connections including multiple LAN/Wifi ports, USB-C and three display outputs to create an optimal production environment. Display outs can also feed high resolution (up to UHD) presentation monitors for low latency, live in-venue screens.

Impressive features, at a lower price

From ingest of live sources to an encoded live stream, Wirecast Gear handles it all. It has a versatile and convenient footprint, more powerful live streaming production features.

Hardware

Mounting

The Wirecast Gear 220 has a height of 1.3 RU, and can be mounted in a standard 19" rack with the included rack ears. It also comes with a set of rubber feet for use as a desktop unit.

OS

Pre-installed in the hardware is Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.

Capture

The Wirecast Gear 220 incorporates a Magewell Pro Quad SDI capture card providing four input ports.

Storage

A 2TB SSD provides approximately over 40 hours of storage based on an h.264 capture setting of 1080p 29.97fps at medium quality.

NewBlue Titler Live

Included with Wirecast Gear 220 is the Ultimate version of NewBlue Titler Live which is designed for all broadcasting professionals. It adds sports templates, 16 animations, remote operation over network (2-channel), control over game clocks and scores, up to 16 channels of graphics through NDI, CSV export/import, live feed monitor capability and over 50 additional titling templates.

Deployment

Based on a short-depth rackmount for convenient mounting in a travel case or in-place installation. It comes with a set of rubber feet for tabletop operation built to easily fit into your production environment. The unit has no platter-based hard drives, making it ideal for transport.

Wirecast 7 Pro Features

Improved Performance

• GPU-accelerated encoding: Use the Intel QuickSync or NVIDIA NVENC hardware capabilities of your computer to accelerate application performance and encoding speed.
• Efficient CPU usage: Wirecast 7 is more efficient than the previous versions due to performance optimizations
• Performance monitoring tools: Graphic representations of system CPU usage, memory, frame rate, bit rate, and RTMP Queue size help you see the strength of your stream or diagnose problems.

Dynamic Editor

Resize, position, crop, flip, rotate, add color correction, filters, and more with Wirecast's graphic editing features. You can also compose picture-in-picture shots or layer up to 250 different sources on-screen at the same time.

Video Sync

Delay the video and/or audio of an incoming source to better sync with the rest of your incoming video.

Global Hotkey Manager

Create hotkeys for switching, replay, or any other task, enabling easy repetition and muscle memory development.

Updated Audio Mixing

The redesigned built-in audio mixer allows for better control over any audio source. New features for version 7 include mix-minus, panning, solo, mute, and audio playout device selection.

ISO Recording

Available only on the Pro version of Wirecast 7, ISO Recording enables you to create high-resolution recordings of your individual (isolated) cameras or audio sources. Isolate clean shots (no titling or lower thirds) that can be used later for editing offline or for live replay during an event.

Updated Text Generators

Add text to your broadcast from a variety of sources, including typed-in text, from a file, or from an RSS feed. Type in your text and display it instantaneously, or use file-based text monitoring to read data from an external .txt file. The RSS feed feature allows you to have a running ticker built into your shots through the text widget.

Color Correction

Adjust the brightness, contrast, gamma, hue, and saturation for all your video and graphic sources.

3D Animated Titles

Included with Wirecast version 7 is Titler Live Express. Choose from over 60 professionally designed main title and lower third templates, and then customize the color, font, and image to fit your needs.

Capture Features

Unlimited Sources

Capture any compatible source you need for your live production—cameras, microphones, webcams, IP cams, capture cards, computer screens, videos, still images, and more.

Wireless Camera App

Turn any iPhone (4S or newer) or iPad into a wireless camera, capturing into Wirecast as a source using the free Wirecast Cam iOS app.

Internet/IP Stream Sourcing

Available only on the Pro version of Wirecast, you can pull any live feed (RTSP/RTMP/HTTP/MMS) from your network or the internet directly into Wirecast as a source (you must have access credentials). You can also add Teradek streams from their separately available wireless devices for a completely wireless production solution.

Twitter Integration

Pull live Twitter feeds directly into you broadcasts for direct interaction with your audience.

Production Features

Switching

Switch between the sources you've captured or are capturing, in real time for your audience, and produce your show. Add professional-looking transitions and smooth fades between sources. Assign any audio input source to any or all your video sources, or vice versa.

Titles

Easily add titles and lower thirds, scrolling, crawling, or live text to your broadcast. Choose from the template library of pre-made titles, or bring in professional animated 3D live titles, scoreboards, clocks, logos, and more using the included NewBlue Titler Live Express software.

Live Chroma Key

Transport your production to a new studio or location using Wirecast's high-quality, GPU-accelerated, real-time green screen solution. Replace your (green) background with your own video or still image, live and in the moment.

Virtual Sets

Add your own background or virtual studio behind your talent and place them in beautiful, realistic environments.

Scoreboards

The Pro version of Wirecast 7 includes a built-in scoreboard generator in addition to being compatible with separately available third-party solutions. Scoring data can be wrangled from a stadium scoreboard using Sportzcast technology.

Streaming Features

Destinations

Choose from over 30 integrated destinations, or add your own custom RTMP destinations. Some popular destinations already included are Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Twitch, Microsoft Azure, DaCast, Churchstreaming.tv, and Wowza. Streaming to them is as easy as entering your username and password in Wirecast and getting automatically connected with your account.

x264 Encoding

Offering high-quality encoding, even with lower bit rates, x264 is one of the better low-latency formats that's compatible with most streaming platforms.

Local Program Output Feed

Take your Wirecast feed out directly to Blackmagic Design and AJA hardware. This setup is ideal for sending live feeds directly into editing, effects, and broadcast design systems.