Wirecast

Live video production

A professional live production and streaming tool that podcasters use when the show is really a live video production with multiple remote guests and camera sources.

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Wirecast, from Telestream, is a live production switcher for streaming, letting you cut between multiple cameras, remote guests, graphics, and pre-recorded clips in real time, similar in spirit to vMix but with its own workflow and pricing model.

Video podcasts that treat each episode like a small live TV production, complete with lower thirds and scene transitions, use tools like this instead of a simple call-recording app.

It's a genuine investment, the license cost sits well above what most podcast-specific remote recording tools charge, and it assumes you already know live production concepts like scenes and sources.

If your show is audio-first or a simple two-camera interview, this is far more tool than you need. It earns its keep on complex multi-guest live video shows.

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