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All levels of Dacast accounts (monthly, pay as you go and free trials) are capable of ad-free streaming. However, broadcasters have the option to monetize their content with advertisements if they wish to do so.  We’d also like to mention that all Dacast plans, including the free trial, offer fully white-label, HTML5 video players.  Not […]

What is Switchboard Live? Switchboard Live is a video distribution platform allowing you to simultaneously live stream across your own streaming platform (such as Dacast) and all the most popular social media channels (such as Facebook and Youtube). Do you need a paying Switchboard Live account? Yes. The minimum cost is $35 per month (billed annually) […]

  Hello Dacast Users: This post only applies to legacy Dacast accounts. In the current app it is known as Live Recording, and the full tutorial can be found here: Spanish version available here. Auto-Archiving allows you to record your live stream and share it as a video on demand (VOD). By keeping a record […]

  While DaCast was created with high quality and HD streaming in mind, the DaCast system allows users to select the exact type of quality they want. You can go as low as 200 kilobytes per second if you feel this will better meet your needs, or even lower if your encoder will support it. […]