Live Streaming

Dacast Free Account: Viewer Limits

Free trial accounts are not limited in any way by the number of viewers. But with a free trial, naturally, there are limitations when it comes to bandwidth and storage. These are the only factors of course which would hamper your free trial, in terms of course of limited capacity. Free trials are given 14 […]

Multi-CDN and Advanced Streaming Channels

What is Multi CDN? This exclusive feature will give you access to multiple CDNs. Most of the streaming will be done with the main CDN, however, if there is a problem we will automatically use the backup CDN so the stream will not be interrupted. What is Advanced Streaming? The advantage of Advanced Streaming channels […]

Guide to Dacast Live Transcoding Feature

Our Live Transcoding feature will take a single incoming stream and create multiple renditions. This will allow your viewers to choose the rendition that works best for them. To set up a Live Transcoding channel you will need to follow these steps: Open the Live Streams tab then click on Create Live Stream.      […]

How to Create HTML5 Live Channels

To create an HTML5 live channel that is mobile-friendly, all you must do is click Add + in the dashboard or select Live Stream.     After clicking this, the following popup menu will appear: Depending on your project, Select Standard Passthrough Channel or HLS Channel and click “Create”.  At this point, you are ready […]

Conduct a Private Stream with Viewer Restrictions

  Yes, it is possible to conduct a private live stream event via Dacast for a select audience. You can secure your content by setting up a password, Domain Control, Signed Keys, or Geo-restrictions. Check the steps below to know how to create a private stream. How can I protect my contents with Dacast? STEP […]