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A CDN, or Content Delivery Network, is a necessity for most online video needs. By distributing content to hundreds or thousands of servers, CDNs increase loading speed, reduce buffering and lagging, and decrease latency. However, CDNs differ in speed, best use, and geography. In fact, that’s why we decided to write this live streaming […]
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Making your live streaming experience better and easier is our goal at Dacast. This is why we have developed a custom version of the free live streaming software OBS Studio. The latest version we released in October 2018 is in beta. This new Dacast beta version of OBS Studiois available for free for all […]
Yes, you can include HD video content in your Dacast playlists. This applies to both VOD and live content. On the Dacast platform, a playlist is a group of videos that can be set to play one by one in a specified order. You can create a playlist from your existing live streams and Video […]
When you set up your live streaming encoder, you’ll be asked to enter a username and password. Follow these steps to find those credentials in your Dacast account: STEP 1: Click the pencil icon on the right next to your live stream on the “Live Streams” page STEP 2: Go to the “General Tab” STEP […]
If you’re a vendor for a live streaming encoder, we invite you to integrate your encoding tool with the Dacast platform to make it easier for users to configure your encoder. Whether you offer a hardware or software encoder, the Dacast Encoder API lets you greatly reduce the complexity of live streaming by pre-configuring your […]