Search Results for: Video on Demand (VOD)

Top 15 Livestream Alternatives: Everything You Need to Know in 2024

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Does the Livestream platform not meet your live streaming needs? No worries! Livestream is far from the only professional video streaming solution on the market. Although its name makes it a little notorious for live streaming, there are lots of Livestream alternatives that may better meet your needs.  In fact, not only are there other […]

Understanding VOD File Basic Management

Video on Demand (VOD) is a popular way of delivering video content to users over the internet. To ensure an optimal viewing experience, several key factors must be considered, including storage, encoding, file size, compatibility, and delivery methods. File Transformations  “Why does Dacast transform my file?” When a file is uploaded to our system, it […]

Dacast Live Stream Recording Tutorial

  Live stream recording allows you to record your live stream and share it as a video on demand (VOD). Keeping a record of your live events gives your viewers the ability to re-watch your videos whenever they like. With Dacast, you can record your live stream for up to six continuous hours at a […]

How to Set Up VOD Subtitles on Dacast: A Walkthrough

In this guide, we will go through the steps for how to add VOD subtitles to on-demand video files. Bear in mind that this walkthrough assumes that you have already successfully uploaded video content. To start adding subtitles on VOD, click on the video file you wish to modify. Go to the “General” tab:   […]

Adaptive Bitrate vs Multi-Bitrate Streaming: A Guide For Broadcasters

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Quality of experience (QoE) is very important for broadcasters as competition grows tighter in the online content creation space. Luckily, video streaming technologies have been rapidly improving to keep up with demand. In fact, studies show that buffering issues have fallen 41% and picture quality has risen 25% year-over-year. Even with these improvements, companies often […]