Windows Media Streaming
If you select an encoding preset that uses Windows Media, you'll be presented with the above window.
There are two destinations available for Windows Media:
Network
The stream will be broadcast over the network, either using a server or using your local machine.
Record to Disk
If you'd like to save your broadcast for archival purposes, you can use this option to save to disk.
Network - Push to Server
To use this option, you must have access to a Windows Media Server, either in your organization or housed by an ISP (search the internet for "Streaming Windows Media Server").
This is the "industrial strength" way of creating a stream as it puts the bandwidth strain on the remote server. All you need is a good local connection to the internet to push to the Windows Media Server.
To configure this setting, you enter the Internet address of the remote server, the publish point (the 'file name' will be part of the URL that your users use to start the presentation), and any user-name/password you have with the ISP.
If you check "Auto Remove" then when the presentation is completed, the publish point is removed (file deleted) from the server.
Network - Pull from Server
This option turns your local computer into a mini Windows Media Server -- you can broadcast immediately.
However, there are some caveats:
Maximum 50 users - You cannot have more than 50 connected users
Bandwidth - You must have enough bandwidth between the machine Wirecast is on and all of your viewers.
CPU - The machine is acting as a server and to that extent, some CPU is used per connection (though not much).
The largest issue is with using this method is bandwidth. If, for example, all of your viewers are on a local network (a business or school), then you should be able to use this method.
If you have a DSL connection to the internet and you want to broadcast a 200k stream to 20 viewers, you will simply not have enough upload bandwidth to accommodate this.
NOTE: Be aware that when you use Wirecast with an internet connection what matters is your upload bandwidth. Most ISP businesses offer packages that have a higher download than upload bandwidth (e.g., a 512k DSL package is often only 256k upload).
To use this option, simply set the port number that your users will use to connect to your machine. They will connect to your machine by using the "Open URL" option in Windows Media Player, and enter an URL like this: mms://192.168.1.67:8080 (assuming your machine is 192.168.1.67 and your port is 8080).
NOTE: The URL "mms://" does not work with the Macintosh version of Windows Media Player, and you must use "http://" instead.
Save To Disk
If you wish to archive your stream, you can use this destination.
Simply enter the name of the file and you are ready to go.
If you use "Auto Increment Filenames" then the files will be saved with a number at the end of them.