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Walkthrough: How to Add a Watermark to a Video with Dacast

There are two places to upload a logo to add a watermark to a video in your Dacast account. One is global (company), and one is on a per-channel/file basis. Company Logo The Company logo/Global logo can be uploaded, deleted, or changed through clicking “Account” then “Company” when the dropdown menu appears.     Clicking […]

What are The Best Video File Formats Supported?

  The best video format for broadcasting on Dacast is MP4 with a video codec of H.264 and an audio codec of AAC-LC. This ensures great delivery over the widest range of devices. However, other formats can be uploaded and then encoded to become compatible. The following are formats that are supported but need to […]

How to Locally Encode Your Video Contents Using Handbrake?

  HandBrake is a local encoder that can correct some issues with your video, anything from the file being too large to audio/video sync issues. Handbrake will also transcode your videos into a format that is accepted by our platform if need be. What are the benefits of using HandBrake? HandBrake can help you fix […]

Video Tutorial: How to Live Stream with OBS Studio

  This video tutorial How to Live Stream with OBS Studio will explain step-by-step how to start live streaming on a Dacast live channel using the classic OBS Studio broadcasting software with integrated encoding features. For a faster and easier setup, we recommend using the Dacast custom version of OBS Studio, available for free in your […]