Category Archives: Top Tips

What Is HLS Streaming and When Should You Use It [2024 Update]

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With the decline of Adobe Flash Player, the HLS format has emerged as the new standard, offering high-quality streams. The HLS streaming protocol, which stands for HTTP Live Streaming, is widely used for delivering both live and pre-recorded video and audio over the internet. Combined with HTML5 video players, video streams using HLS provide the […]

Best OBS Studio Settings for Live Streaming [2024 Update]

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As live video streaming becomes more prevalent in our day-to-day lives, many businesses are experimenting with broadcasting. For those new to live streaming, this involves learning to deal with the many technicalities involved in streaming live video. Some of them are calibrating live streaming settings according to optimal video bitrates and managing stream output quality, […]

Your Guide to the Best Live Streaming Equipment [2024 Update]

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Video content has become a growth staple for many organizations in most industries. Research shows that video content will account for 82% of all consumer internet traffic by 2025. Furthermore, 85% of marketers credit video as an effective online marketing tool. It’s no wonder, then, that streaming events and connecting with customers via a popular […]

Live Streaming Server – How to Build One, and Should You Do It?

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Taking a DIY approach to streaming and setting up your own live streaming server and streaming process may sound like a simple way to broadcast. The idea of everything getting done in-house and on your own terms can be incredibly appealing. Plus, you get to save money on private video streaming services. Right? Wrong. Unfortunately, […]

Encoding for Live Streaming

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  When getting started broadcasting live video streams, people often ask what equipment or software they need. Many people think all they need to stream live video is a camera, a microphone, an internet connection, a computer, and a video streaming solution. While those components are necessary, there’s one more aspect that’s just as crucial–encoding […]