Desktop Presenter
The Desktop Presenter is a small utility application that is available free with Wireacst.
You install Wirecast Presenter on a PC on your local network. The PC can be Mac or Windows and the network can be either Ethernet or Wireless.
Wirecast can broadcast the desktop of the PC running Desktop Presenter, as shown below:
Zero configuration with Bonjour
If you are using Bonjour, Wirecast will automatically detect Desktop Presenter when it is launched on a local PC. A new icon will appear in Desktop Presenter.
If either machine (the presenter PC or the Wirecast PC) does not have Bonjour installed, then you will need to manually enter the TCP/IP address of the computer running Presenter by using the New Desktop Presenter dialog in the Media menu.
A download for Bounjour for Windows is available here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bonjour/
Desktop Presenter parameters
Desktop Presenter parameters can be found in the Performance panel of the Preferences dialog.
Some Scenarios to use Desktop Presenter
Lecture Hall
If lecturers choose to install Desktop Presenter on their laptops, then you can broadcast their Keynote/PowerPoint presentation directly from their laptop
If the lecturer is demonstrating a principle using their laptop (perhaps showing a 3D model of a molecule and rotating it in 3D), Wirecast can also display this output to the remote users.
Board Room
If speakers choose to install Desktop Presenter on their laptops, then you can broadcast their Keynote/PowerPoint presentation directly from their laptop.
In addition, other programs such as Excel work perfectly with Desktop Presenter allowing the speaker to spontaneously refer to data without having to create new slides.
Training
As part of a training broadcast, you can switch to a live application to show exactly how one would perform an action.
This saves the laborious step of having to create screen shots of every minute detail.
Demonstration
You can demonstrate your business process, software, or hardware, live, as part of a presentation.
In the middle of your powerpoint, just switch applications and show the power of your business proposition, directly using the applications required.
Download Desktop Presenter
Desktop Presenter can be downloaded from Telestream here: http://www.telestream.net/update-check/wirecast/wirecast-update-main.htm