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What is “Video Autoplay” Listed Under Publish Settings?

“Video Autoplay” is a setting that makes your video play automatically whenever someone visits a web page that has the player embedded on it. If the content is monetized with either pay-per-view or subscription and is behind a paywall, the viewer will need to have already paid and be logged in for it to play […]

Live Stream Thumbnail and Splash Screen Walkthrough

Today, we are going to discuss three different aesthetic elements of live streaming: thumbnails and splash screens. We will define each of these and explain how to set them up on Dacast. What are Live Stream Thumbnails? Thumbnails can either be an image of your choosing. For VOD and playlists, if you upload a video […]

Dacast Free Trial: Are There Any Limitations?

Free trial accounts can only create one channel at a time, and there is also a limited number of playbacks allowed per day. Trial accounts are active for 14 days or until the 10 GB of bandwidth is all used up (whichever comes first.)  Note: If you need to test further, you may request an […]