CATEGORY ARCHIVES: KNOWLEDGE BASE

What You Should Know about Dacast’s API Developer Portal

Navigate through Dacast’s API documentation with our new API Developer Portal.  Here you will find how to obtain an API key, make your first API call, test Dacast’s endpoints, be guided through the main use cases such as uploading videos, creating livestreams, playlists and more!   You can access the API Developer Portal on the […]

Upload Your Files from Google Drive

We understand how tedious it is to individually upload dozens of files one at a time. Let our Google Drive bulk video upload tool save that hassle for you.  This feature allows customers who have plans with this feature to upload a large number of files or one or more single large-sized video files hosted […]

Navigating the Dacast VOD Solution: A Walkthrough

This guide will show you how to upload a video file to your Dacast VOD solution account.  1. Get Started with VOD Streaming To upload a video to Dacast you must sign in to your account and click the “Add +” button found on the left hand side of the dashboard and then click on […]

Why is My VOD not Working?

There could be a number of reasons why a video would not be working. This article will cover some of the reasons why this could be happening.  Oftentimes, the videos may not play because the file is corrupt. Corrupt files are a result of errors occurring while the video is recording, transferring, or in playback. […]

How to protect my VODs with DRM in Dacast?

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Introduction to DRM DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a well-established technology that addresses both unauthorized distribution and access. DRM allows the broadcaster to protect their on-demand content from ripping (grabbing the video chunks from the network) or screen recording. We utilize industry-standard protocols (Widevine and Fairplay) to cover most browsers and devices, and we have […]