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Can I Customize Video Player Themes on Dacast?

Through the use of video player themes, you can implement many customizations and changes to your Dacast HTML5 video player. Here is the complete list of things you can do to customize video players on Dacast: Change the offline message and it’s positioning Alter the player controls and play button Allow the player to display […]

Can I Use Ustream Producer Pro to Stream to Dacast?

Ustream Producer Pro, which is now called “Telestream Wirecast,” was released as a budget encoder to only be used with Ustream. That being said, you cannot use Ustream Producer Pro to live stream on your website with Dacast. However, broadcasters can use Dacast with just about any other RTMP-enabled live streaming encoders.  Any questions or […]

Server-Side Ad Insertion: Avoiding Ad Blockers for Video Monetization

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In the video streaming industry, video monetization is an important tool. There are three main monetization methods but due to the increasing use of ad-blockers, revenue from ad-based monetization is taking a hit. A server-side ad insertion is a tool that professional broadcasters use to work around ad-blockers to keep their ad-revenue at its maximum […]

Viewer Permissions: Where Can My Content be Viewed?

Setting up viewer permissions and accessing your video player on Dacast is easy.  You can see your content using the share link available in the “General Settings” under “Sharing.” Copy and paste this link in your browser and your content will appear. You can also paste this share code into a Twitter or Facebook post […]