What are Shot Elements?
Simply put, an element is just a part of a shot -- a title, or a graphic.
Layering
However, there is a forced, predefined layering of elements in a shot. The Title Element is on top of the Foreground element, etc.
Channels
There are three elements that appear the bottom of the shot element list -- Channel A, Channel B, and Channel C.
These elements are for fine-control of the channels in a scene.
To be able to edit a channel, you must select a Scene which has the channel in it. See Scene for more information on selecting scenes and the channels within them.
Selecting a Shot Element
You select a shot element by clicking on the name of the element. For example, if you click on the word "Foreground" the Foreground element is selected. Here is what the Shot element selection area looks like (with the Foreground element selected):
Shot Element Visibility
The checkbox to the left of each shot element controls the visibility of that shot element in the shot.
For example, if your shot has a title in it, you can turn off the Title in the shot by simply turning off the checkbox. All of your title data still stays within the shot -- it's just not shown.
This can be a powerful way to use Wirecast -- preload your shots with Titles and turn them on and off during run time.
NOTE: The first time you select a shot element, its visibility will be turned on for you (it is assumed if you are clicking on it, you want to see it).
Shot Element Documentation
Each type of element in a shot is configured a little differently.
For this reason, when you select a shot element, the configuration tabs available will change.
Here is the documentation for each shot element: