TouchCast Studio: Record Screen Features
In addition to the question mark icon (?) which you can tap to view Coachmarks, the Studio Record Screen contains these options:
Tip: The options located across the bottom of the record screen (Live, Camera, etc.) when activated, display a sub-menu of options and controls unique to that option. Always check to see which option is active (underlined) to understand which sub-menu is currently displaying.
7.1 Cast Side / Cancel Button
Depending on what you are currently doing, the Cast Side or Cancel button will be located in the upper left corner of the Record screen.
Cast Side - You want to take a break from working on your project. Tap the Cast Side button and Studio prompts you to Save the project or discard it. Either way, you will return to the New TouchCast screen.
Cancel - You are changing your project (e.g., adding a new scene) but changed your mind. Tap the Cancel button to discontinue. You will be prompted to save or discard any changes you have made.
7.2 Project Name
This area displays the project name. If you have not saved the project yet, the name defaults to New Project. Otherwise, the name you assigned when you last saved the project will display.
Tap this area to initially save your project and assign it a name or to save your project and optionally revise its name.
7.3 Done Button
Tap the Done button when you have completed recording your touchcast and are ready to begin editing your clips. If you select this option but have not recorded any clips yet, Studio will advise you of this and provide button to return to the Record screen and continue there.
7.4 Scene Display Area
The Scene Display contains what is being recorded (or will be recorded).
Tip: The Watermark (upper right corner by default) displayed on the scene area can be removed, relocated or changed to some other logo using the Effects → Watermark options if the user is licensing the paid version of the application.
7.5 Live
The Live menu option is used to create a Live Stream video of an event. The camera feed is shared with others who you have shared the link with (and optionally the password).
An example of a Live Stream:
Suppose you want to create a Live Stream video of an important live announcement to be made at 12:00 pm today. You would like to allow others located in another city view the announcement ‘live’ on their tablet device and record the announcement so others can view it later.
Prior to the event, you would alert others that you intend to broadcast a Live Stream.
Just before the announcement, you would create the Studio Live Stream project and send the link to your intended audience.
At 12:00, you would begin broadcasting your Live Stream. As you record, you can monitor viewer comments.
You selected to record the stream locally (a settings option) so post-broadcast you edit the recorded video and make the presentation available to others who could not watch the Live Stream broadcast.
For more information about live streaming see: TouchCast Studio: How to Stream a Live TouchCast and TouchCast Studio: Live Streaming Menu
7.6 Camera / Mic / Teleprompter Settings
Tap the Camera menu button to expose controls for your Camera, Microphone, and Teleprompter.
7.6.1 Teleprompter Controls
The Teleprompter script allows you to capture notes, script and other information associated with a scene so that it can be referred to when that scene of the presentation is being recorded. Teleprompter script does not appear in the recorded video clip.
When you tap the Teleprompter icon, the current script appears in a transparent area on the left portion of the record screen.
Tap the back arrow to back up through the script
Tap the forward arrow to move forward through the script
Tap the T icon control the font size and color of the text
Tap the Edit button to revise the script
More on using the Teleprompter feature:
Use Teleprompter speed control (slider control) to adjust the rate at which text scrolls.
Once opened, the Teleprompter script display remains visible (to you) as you select other menu options (e.g., Effects, Whiteboard, etc).
To close the Teleprompter script display, tap the Teleprompter icon again. The script will remain for use later.
You can develop a new Teleprompter script for each scene prior to recording it as a clip.
A best practice is to break script into shorter paragraphs to make it easier to follow as you present. Also, Teleprompter Script should be written as if you were talking, not as a formal document. This way it sounds natural to your audience.
7.6.2 Microphone On/Off Control
The Microphone control turns the device microphone on or off. An icon displays momentarily indicating the state of the microphone each time you tap the control.
7.6.3 Camera On/Off Control
The Camera control turns the device camera on or off. An icon displays momentarily indicating the state of the camera each time you tap the control.
7.6.4 More Cameras
The More Camera function is used to install the TouchCast External Camera app. This app will automatically pair with Studio when both are running on the same network.
The Preview and Output feeds are displayed on the screen along with a slider control to check the volume of the selected camera.
If multiple cameras have been defined, the following ‘swap’ icon will be active. Tap on it to swap to the next camera.
7.6.5 Color Temp Control
The Color Temp control is used to adjust the camera to optimize for a specific lighting situation. When you tap this control, a list of Color Temperature options opens. Select the setting which best matches your recording location.
Automatic (default)
Indoor
Compact Fluorescent
Tubular Fluorescent
Studio
Sunrise/Sunset
Sunlight
Cloudy
Light Shade
Deep Shade