Simple Titler By Paul Hindt, 4/22/2015

Developed in Visual Studio 2013. Will compile in 2012 though.

Requires Extended WPF Toolkit to build, http://wpftoolkit.codeplex.com

nuget> Install-Package Extended.Wpf.Toolkit

This project was designed with Telestream Wirecast usage in mind. However it is a generic application with no direct ties to Wirecast.

Telestream Wirecast 6.0.3 and later support the ability to dynamically reload image files from disk. I thought a titling/lower-third app would be a fun project to help me learn C# and .NET programming. This program essentially allows creating a simple lower third and exporting it as a PNG image. Wirecast will dynamically re-load the image each time it is overwritten.

Current functionality:

• fixed image size for the title
• Add multiple layers of text with the ability to re-order (like Photoshop layers)
• change font styles and color
• export the current canvas to a PNG image for import to Wirecast 6.0.3 and higher

Goals:

• Ability to import image files as additional layers
• Ability to re-size the title image size/viewport
• Automatic export (i.e. write to disk at user-defined intervals)
• Move text/image layers in the viewport with mouse drag
• Ability to save the current layer configuration as a "document" or config file

Wish List:

• Convert text functionality to DirectWrite instead of relying on WPF font capabilities