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Recording, broadcasting & outputs
Configure profiles and deliver the picture and sound.
Step-by-step workflows
- How do I attach a saved output profile to a layout?Follow this workflow to attach a saved output profile to a layout.
- How do I choose what picture an output sends?Follow this workflow to choose what picture an output sends.
- How do I configure reconnection for interrupted outputs?Follow this workflow to configure reconnection for interrupted outputs.
- How do I go live and record at the same time?Follow this workflow to go live and record at the same time.
- How do I go live?Follow this workflow to go live.
- How do I make ISO recordings?Follow this workflow to make ISO recordings.
- How do I mark moments for clip export while recording?Follow this workflow to mark moments for clip export while recording.
- How do I record a show?Follow this workflow to record a show.
- How do I record a single audio track?Follow this workflow to record a single audio track.
- How do I record audio without video?Follow this workflow to record audio without video.
- How do I record multiple audio tracks in one file?Follow this workflow to record multiple audio tracks in one file.
- How do I save a backup while broadcasting?Follow this workflow to save a backup while broadcasting.
- How do I send a network output to another receiver?Follow this workflow to send a network output to another receiver.
- How do I send the show to a monitor display?Follow this workflow to send the show to a monitor display.
- How do I set output resolution, frame rate, and quality?Follow this workflow to set output resolution, frame rate, and quality.
- How do I split a long recording into shorter files?Follow this workflow to split a long recording into shorter files.
- How do I start an external output?Follow this workflow to start an external output.
- How do I use MCast Studio as a camera in another app?Follow this workflow to use MCast Studio as a camera in another app.
- Which output profile should I use?Choose a Broadcast, Recording, or External Output Profile for the delivery you need, then attach it to a destination.
Feature guides & settings
- Output profiles: Broadcast, Recording, and ExternalAn output profile saves how a picture and its sound will be delivered. A destination attaches that profile to a layout. Creating a profile does not start the output.
- Choose Program, Preview, Scene, Source, or Replay feedChoose the picture supplied to an output independently of how it is delivered.
- Render settings for output profilesChoose whether an output follows the layout settings, a saved render profile, or its own preset selection.
- Create a Broadcast Output ProfileSave a broadcast provider/account, feed, render settings, audio routing, delay, and optional backup recording.
- Create a Recording Output ProfileSave the picture, sound, folder, file format, and recording behavior for a layout.
- Create an External Output ProfileDeliver a layout picture to a monitor, network receiver, or supported hardware output.
- External Output Type settingsChoose the delivery method for an External Output Profile. This is separate from choosing its picture feed.
- Attach output destinationsAttach broadcast, recording, and external destinations to a layout. An output profile defines a feed and its delivery settings.
- Output audio tracksChoose exactly what audio each output track receives.
- Recording and ISORecord a chosen feed to files, with optional separate tracks, isolated recordings, and marks.
- ISO recording and isolated tracksSave isolated track-bus recordings alongside your recording workflow.
- Recording and broadcasting marksMark useful sections of recorded output and export separate clips.
- Broadcasting and accountsSend a layout feed to a configured broadcast destination. Starting can create or select a provider broadcast.
- Monitor broadcasts across open layoutsView active broadcast destinations and their delivery statistics without changing the output’s layout.
- External outputsSend a selected feed to a monitor, network receiver, or supported output device.
- Virtual camerasPublish a selected MCast picture as a camera for another application.
- Output confirmations and countdownsRequire a confirmation or countdown before starting/stopping outputs.
- Automatic output reconnectRetry a failed destination session using saved limits.
- Render profilesCombine video, audio, codec, color, and resize selections into a reusable render profile.
- Video presetsSave output size, frame rate, bitrate, keyframe interval, and rate-control settings.
- Audio presetsSave sample rate, channel count, and audio bitrate.
- Video/audio codec profilesSelect a compatible video/audio encoder pair.
- Video color profilesChoose video format, color space, range, and HDR metadata for a layout or output.
- Output resize policiesChoose how a picture fits a destination of a different size.