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Walkthrough: Video On Demand (VOD) with Dacast (Legacy App)

  This post covers how to do VOD streaming over Dacast, including secure video upload with FTP and content management and publishing via your account. 1. Get Started with VOD Streaming Creating video on demand content over Dacast requires uploading media files to our network of servers. To do this, sign into your account and […]

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 […]

Mobile VOD: How to Prepare Videos for Mobile Streaming

Dacast Video Hosting - Knowledge Base Tutorials

  In order to prepare your content for mobile VOD access, you must first make sure that the file follows a very specific format. This format is MP4 with H.264 video (high profile) and AAC audio (low complexity profile, or “LC”). If the file is a different format, you have two options: encode it on […]

New Advanced Video Analytics for VOD & Live Streaming

New Advanced Video Analytics for VOD & Live Streaming Image

  Here at Dacast, we’re constantly innovating in online video. In the last year, we’ve added a bunch of new features to our online video platform. Most recently, we released our HLS Direct low latency streaming solution, in conjunction with a new, more powerful video player. Our latest feature is a new, advanced video analytics […]