A How to Buy Video Bandwidth and Storage for Streaming on Dacast Streaming and hosting videos on Dacast uses both data and storage. In order to generate an estimate of how much data you’ll need, we suggest checking out our bandwidth calculator. In this post, we’re going to walk you through the process of buying […]
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A Does Multi-bitrate Streaming Work on Mobile Devices? Multi-Bitrate Streaming on iOS It is not possible to select a video bitrate on a video on iOS. This is a limitation coming from iOS, the best video bitrate is automatically selected so your viewers have nothing to worry about. Multi-Bitrate Streaming on Android It is […]
Yes, you can set a live stream thumbnail for your video player on Dacast. Here are the steps to set up a video thumbnail: STEP 1: Go to the “Engagement” tab on either your live stream or VOD channel. STEP 2: Once you are there, navigate to “Brand Image.” This will enable you to add […]
Yes, just like any other streaming on Dacast, streaming on Facebook consumes video bandwidth. The more people that watch the video, the more bandwidth your Dacast account uses. It doesn’t matter if it’s via your site or Facebook Bandwidth is treated the same, no matter where the viewer is accessing the content. This applies to […]