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Recording, broadcasting & outputs FAQ
Direct answers and complete workflows for recording, broadcasting & outputs.
How do I go live?
Open the intended layout and choose Output > Broadcast Output Profile > New. Enter Broadcast Output Name. Choose Broadcast Type and Broadcast Account, or Connect a new broadcast account. Check the destination running state, then open the receiving platform and confirm picture, sound, title, and audience. A local preview alone does not confirm viewers receive the stream.
How do I record a show?
Open Output > Recording Output Profile > New in the intended layout. Enter Recording Output Name and choose Output Feed. Stop a short sample and open the saved file. Check picture, duration, and every expected sound track before recording the full show.
How do I make ISO recordings?
Create or edit the layout Recording Output Profile. Set the picture/audio options, recording format, and main output folder. After stopping a short sample, open every expected isolated file and confirm it contains the intended audio. Check the main recording separately.
How do I start an external output?
Open the intended layout’s Output > External Output Profile > New. Enter External Output Name and choose Output Type for the receiver. Confirm the output is running and check the actual receiver for both picture and sound. A discovered device is not proof of successful delivery.
How do I record a single audio track?
Create or edit a Recording Output Profile and enable Record audio. Choose the folder and a compatible file format. Enable Record video if you also want picture. Open a short finished sample and verify that the recorded sound contains exactly the intended inputs.
How do I record multiple audio tracks in one file?
Edit a Recording Output Profile, enable Record audio, and choose the output folder and a compatible multi-track format. Open Audio Track and use Add Track for each required track within the output’s supported count. Open a finished sample in an editor or player that can select individual audio tracks. Listen to each track separately; ordinary playback may play only one track.
Which output profile should I use?
Decide the result: live broadcast, saved media file, or delivery to an external receiver. Choose Broadcast Output Profile for a broadcast account or supported live endpoint. Confirm the selected profile family matches the intended result.
How do I attach a saved output profile to a layout?
Open the target layout. Choose Output > Destinations. Check the profile appears under the intended destination family.
How do I choose what picture an output sends?
Choose Program, Preview, Scene, Source, or the offered Replay channel. For Scene or Source, choose the target in the additional selector. Verify the actual destination shows the intended picture.
How do I set output resolution, frame rate, and quality?
Choose Render Settings Source. For Use Render Profile, choose Render Settings. Check picture format at the receiver or in a finished recording sample.
How do I record audio without video?
Open the layout’s Output > Recording Output Profile and create or edit the intended profile. Enable Record audio and disable Record video. Open a finished sample and listen to the expected mix.
How do I split a long recording into shorter files?
Edit the intended Recording Output Profile and set its normal picture, audio, format, and folder. Choose chunked recording under Recording Mode. After a sample longer than one chunk, stop and check the completed files.
How do I save a backup while broadcasting?
Edit the intended Broadcast Output Profile and configure its destination, feed, render settings, and Audio Track. Enable Record Broadcast as a backup. Check the live destination and the finished backup file separately.
How do I go live and record at the same time?
Create a Broadcast Output Profile with the desired destination, feed, render settings, and audio mix. Create a Recording Output Profile with the desired feed, folder, file format, and audio tracks. Check both destination states and inspect the finished recording as well as the receiving stream.
How do I send the show to a monitor display?
Create an External Output Profile in the intended layout. Choose Monitor as Output Type. Check picture on the chosen display and sound on the chosen audio device.
How do I send a network output to another receiver?
Choose New and enter External Output Name. Choose Output Type. Check the actual receiver picture and sound.
How do I use MCast Studio as a camera in another app?
Open Virtual Cameras. Open the camera settings. Select the started MCast camera in the receiving app and check its picture.
How do I mark moments for clip export while recording?
Enable Use Manual Marking or Use Auto Marking in the output profile. Select automatic event kinds if needed. Export a marked range and check its beginning and end.
How do I configure reconnection for interrupted outputs?
Enable Automatically Reconnect. Choose Retry Delay (seconds). Check the visible destination state and receiver after a connection interruption.
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