Category Archives: The video experts blog

API technology underlies much of the modern world. Using a Video Streaming API is becoming more and more popular among professional broadcasters. These “Application Programming Interfaces” connect the pieces that power our apps, our phones, our computers, our cars, and many other elements of modern life. This essay will focus on a specific use-case for […]

  Looking to stream live video on your website, or from another host site? If so, you can look no further–you’ve come to the right place! In this article, we’ll review both the history and current status of the Dacast embed video player functionality for broadcasting live video stream to your viewers. Let’s begin with […]

  One of the biggest challenges for any organization is keeping people interested. All organizations need an audience. That’s true whether you are selling products or services. It’s also true if you’re in entertainment or news. Even non-profits and religious groups need an audience. People are the point. Without people—without an audience—you’re not going anywhere. […]

  Hosting a successful event is a challenge. I know that intimately. I’ve organized events at which only one person showed up. Literally, just a single person. Talk about embarrassing! However, I’ve also organized events that had 1000 people in the audience, and thousands more joining in from afar. So what made the former example […]

When I first started learning about live video, it was an intimidating subject. I didn’t know the first thing about how it worked. All the talk of codecs, bitrates, and protocols was overwhelming. Of course, over time I learned these technical topics and became an expert on the subject. But many people are still intimidated […]