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Jason P.

Freelance Video Producer | Videographer | Livestreaming

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/5/2020

"Wirecast works great for live, 2 camera high school sports"

4/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

The interface is straightforward and efficient for switching between multiple cameras and media files. The live scoreboard is simple but effective and a more elaborate one could be created with Photoshop if needed. We record to disk and stream live straight out of a laptop without problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

There are occasional glitches, for example with recognizing a source or changing the audio of one source to be replaced with the audio from a different source. Most issues are fixed by closing the program and restarting, but that is inconvenient at best and catastrophic to need to do during a live stream. Because I always run a test stream before we go live and thus have time to restart the program if there is a problem, I have only once needed to restart during a live broadcast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Julie M.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/11/2023

"Wirecast for St. Walter Church"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

We like that Wirecast has so many layers and shots that can be created to present a Mass to those online parishioners so that they feel as if they are there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

We have had a few glitches and issues with it not communicating properly with our streaming service Streamspot. There have been some pain points. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daniel S.

National News Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/27/2022

"Horrible support and false promises - Buggy Software"

0/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

It did have a great interface. Pity the software was buggy and crashed. Not good for a professional / broadcast product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

After dealing with the support team & management of this organisation, I allege the company has acted in an unethical way, providing false information following serious technical issues with their Wirecast Live Encoding software.

Promises were made that a fix would be available, and they confirmed they could replicate the issue, however this story changed and we were left in the dark with no fix.

The management team came up with excuses and delays, and in the end, no resolution or fix was found.

After a final and formal complaint a year later, still with no fix, the end result was receiving an email stating "I understand you are hoping to get a refund for $299 from your Wirecast Pro purchase from 03/27/2021. Unfortunately, that is outside of our 30 day refund policy."

The fault was reported within this 30 day time period, and they had advised a fix would be issued. It never was.

Despite wasting some 50 hours problem solving and educating their own staff how their software works, this was their final send off.

"After careful deliberation, I regret to inform you that Telestream will no longer be able to help you with your live streaming needs and will decline your refund request"

Simple answer.

I don't recommend dealing with this organisation or relying on their software for your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Josh H.

Worship Pastor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/24/2022

"Wasn't as sleek as we had hoped"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

Wirecast solved an important, ever-changing probelm for us: to provide live streamed content to our church and it's members. It allowed just us to reach people where they were, whether on vacation or just stuck at home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

Wirecast seemed to always be a bit glitchy. Aside from it proprietary program that needed to be downloaded to run it, Wirecast's communication with the server was spotty at best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wirecast:

For those that may have a lower budget for live streaming products, Wirecast is a great option. Though, be aware, the programs and CPU requirements that the program requires will cost you the money that you are saving in order to use the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wirecast solving and how is that benefiting you?

Wirecast gave us the ability to be more effective with our message and also reach people wherever they were, whether at home or on vacation. Just because someone wasn't in the building didn't mean they had to miss what was going on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Charlie v.

Partner, Research

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/30/2021

"Complext by Comprehensive"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

Wirecast connects easily to multiple platforms for streaming, controls multiple cameras simply, and allows for layering of text and logos over video.

It seems easier to deal with than Davinci (the only other option I explored). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

File management is not as obvious as it might be.

We do find ourselves trying to find where things have saved from time to time (but that's probably operator error). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wirecast:

If you just want something dead simple to get a stream out, consider something like StreamYard, but if you want something that looks quite professional and can grow with your needs and equipment, this is a good choice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wirecast solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have been able to broadcast meetings, teaching sessions, and special occasions, all with relatively little training and not much trouble.

It's a nice system, and it lets us reach out to folks well beyond our geographical location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/10/2021

"The Best Paid Live Streaming Software"

4/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

It is very robust and can do more than live stream. You can connect various pieces of hardware, such as cameras and USB devices, to create your own little live streaming studio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

Parts of the interface can be overwhelming and require users to learn and educate themselves on using the application. Compared to OBS, though, this application is very advanced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wirecast:

Wirecast is really the best out there, but it's not the only option. For non-profits, I would recommend looking for some open source software that can get the job done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wirecast solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping our clients do live streaming is a tremendous task. Once we install all the hardware equipment in place, it's just a matter of connecting it to Wirecast. This is what makes the whole operation look seamless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mingo B.

Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/10/2021

"Wirecast- A perfect streaming solution"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

I like how simple and easy using Wirecast can be! The simplicity of training others on the software is incredibly valuable! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

Nothing! Even setting up your outputs and streaming accounts has become so easy and user friendly! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jami B.

Associate Pastor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/30/2021

"Works Great!"

5/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

I am able to stream to multiple platforms using Wirecast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

Pricing has always been an issue because we are a church and are on a budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/29/2020

"Easy to Learn even if you're not a Videographer"

5/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

My company asked me to learn how to do a live simulcast within three weeks. I had no idea what to do. We went with a digital publishing platform that told us the easiest software to learn would be Wirecast, so I got it. Although I would not say its simple to learn, it is easy to learn. Since what I needed to do (overlays, blending audio and video, cuts between scenes, integrating various video and audio sources) is not simple stuff, the program was able to meet the demand, but the layout if intuitive and there are a lot of helpful YouTube videos to learn it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

I had a hard time figuring out how to pull audio from Zoom into Wirecast. It took me a lot of work to figure out that I needed a program like Loopback to be a virtual mixer. There is a lot to learn with program production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wirecast:

Get an ATEM Mini board for mixing video, an Loopback as a virtual sound mixer on your computer if you are using a Mac like I am. These work well with Wirecast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wirecast solving and how is that benefiting you?

Wirecast allows me to pull various audio and video sources and blend them into one signal or show to send to our social media platforms. Once I learned the program, I found it easy to use and will use it again. The upfront cost may seem a bit daunting, but the time it saved me on doing my tasks was a quick ROI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steven S.

Production Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/19/2020

"Wirecast Is good but better if there were lives for all the shots imported"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

Easily managed layers and quickly accessible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

No live shot outside of program and preview Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

m. twinkelle t.

Semi Retired

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/17/2020

"Wirecast is WYSIWYG and User Friendly with great support."

5/5

What do you like best about Wirecast?

When using it integrated seamlessly with multi camera as well as remote access shots. I used it for 2+ years as the broadcast platform for our team sports, special events, graduation ceremonies and daily morning news broadcasts.

The Morning news was done with multi camera segments and differing backgrounds. Switching the shots was easy and my student directors and producers as well as the cameramen learned to make the switches with no lag. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wirecast?

Honestly, I do not remember any downsides, if we had problems it was usually our equipment or internet, Florida is famous for electrical storms... but this was rare. Whenever there was a glitch or a question, the Wirecast team was ready and able to support us, from first time set up and or remote access to resolve any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wirecast:

If you are using a different broadcast service, I recommend that you talk to the Wirecast team and give it a try. It is especially user friendly and easy to set up and allows for hassle free streaming. We used different backgrounds and overlays and it was remarkably easy to set up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wirecast solving and how is that benefiting you?

When I first took over the broadcast program, we had wirecast but it was not being used to its potential. It was a new program for me so I spent quite a bit of time with the support team to set up the studio and learn how wirecast used multi-camera etc. They were patient and their help made the learning curve short. I have a lot of experience with technology, film etc on both Mac and PC platforms (30+ years) so learning a new program was not difficult but explaining/teaching has to be easy. I found Wirecast to be intuitive and so did my students, and like I mentioned before, the Support team at Wirecast was always ready to answer any question that arose... so we had a great experience with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.