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Live Stream Encoder Configuration and Required Dacast Settings

  Introduction To Live Encoding To ensure your Dacast live stream is stable and fully functional, you MUST configure your encoder to use the settings defined on this page. These settings have been chosen to ensure the maximum compatibility with the Dacast platform as well as with newer and older devices that are used for […]

Video Guide: How to Start Live Streaming Using Dacast – OBS Studio

VIDEO TUTORIAL  This video will explain step-by-step how to start live streaming on a Dacast live channel using the Dacast version of OBS Studio broadcasting software with integrated encoding features.   WRITTEN TUTORIAL  Spanish version available here. In this tutorial, we will explain step-by-step how to start live streaming on a Dacast live channel using […]

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:   […]

Type of channels Dacast Offers

We have several types of live streaming Dacast channels in order to meet every Broadcaster’s needs. All of our live channels (except Standard Passthrough) are transcoding channels (meaning they come with Adaptive streaming ABR).  Standard Passthrough The default live stream channels we have are called Standard Passthrough channels, ready-to-broadcast format channels where the source is […]

Explore audio solutions on Dacast

Audio on Dacast Dacast is more geared towards video streaming, but it is possible to set up live streaming and on-demand audio streaming, as well. The Dacast platform enables you to create audio live streams and upload audio to the platform. Here we will show you the different methods by which you can use your […]