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Navigating the Dacast VOD Solution: A Walkthrough

This guide will show you how to upload a video file to your Dacast VOD solution account.  1. Get Started with VOD Streaming To upload a video to Dacast you must sign in to your account and click the “Add +” button found on the left hand side of the dashboard and then click on […]

How to Set Up VOD Subtitles on Dacast: A Walkthrough

In this guide, we will go through the steps for how to add VOD subtitles to on-demand video files. Bear in mind that this walkthrough assumes that you have already successfully uploaded video content. To start adding subtitles on VOD, click on the video file you wish to modify. Go to the “General” tab:   […]

How to Set up Video Security Preferences with the New Back Office

One of the most valuable features of Dacast is a highly effective video security toolbox. The platform is equipped with several features that allow you to keep your content out of the wrong hands. Some of these features include: SSL video streaming AES video encryption Geo-restrictions Dynamic token security In this guide, we will give […]

Can I Add Subtitles to Video Content on Dacast?

Can I Add Subtitles to Video Content on Dacast? Yes, you can add subtitles to on-demand video files (VOD) on Dacast.  Please check out our closed captioning walkthrough to learn how to add subtitles to your videos. read the walkthrough To add subtitles to a live stream, you must burn them into the video feed. […]

Video Transcoding Services: New Transcoding Limits on VODs

Video Encoding and Transcoding

  1. What is Transcoding? Transcoding is the process that allows you to create several renditions of the same video allowing you to offer your viewers different video qualities. Transcoding is also used when the original uploaded format of the video cannot be played. 2. What are Transcoding Credits? Transcoding credits represent the amount of […]