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Multi-Destination Live Stream Setup: New Channel Guide

In this article, we will review our Simulcast feature and show you how to configure your encoder to broadcast a stream across multi-destinations. Setting up a Simulcast Stream In order to stream to multi-destinations, you must first send the stream to your Dacast ingest point, we will then broadcast the stream to all other destinations. […]

What Is Transcoding and Why Is It Important to Video Streaming?

What Is Transcoding and Why Is It Important to Video Streaming Image

Video is people’s preferred content medium. One of the most recent statistics for 2023 shows that 82% of all internet content is video. Furthermore,  85% of all internet users view online videos monthly. Savvy businesses, organizations and creators have picked up on this and use it to their advantage. By sharing video content, they can connect with […]

Where are the Username and Password for HTML5 Live Channels?

Setup for HTML5 live channels requires a login and password. This information can be found in the “Encoder Setup” for any given HTML5 live channel. Upon clicking “Encoder Setup,” you will be redirected to the page that shows your username and password. Copy down this information to input in the designated field of your encoder. […]

VOD To Live

What is VOD to Live? Stream confidently and securely with our new VOD to Live feature. VOD to Live allows you to choose any of your videos, set it to a specific time and date, and go live without the use of an encoder.  So what is the difference between this and a regular VOD […]

Dacast Streaming Platform Tutorial: Video Autoplay Workaround

Despite the simplicity of the features, different sites have different rules around video autoplay. Today, we’re going to talk about some autoplay policies and what you should do about them. What is Video Autoplay? Autoplay is a feature that allows a video to start to play automatically whenever someone visits a website that has the […]