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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 […]

How to Stream Live Video on a Website

  In the past, broadcasting live video feeds of events were available only to those who could afford expensive television equipment and licensing. But today, all of this is changing. Nowadays, the options for live event broadcasting are varied and more accessible. Among these options is the ability to stream live video on a website–easily […]

17 Quick Facts About Dacast’s Javascript Video Player

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  Historically, it was a nightmare to stream video online. Thankfully, those days are long over. In more recent years, HTML5 introduced the <video> tag. Today, web browsers can stream online videos natively. Even better, plugins are no longer required! As a direct result, this has enabled the creation of powerful but completely in-browser Javascript […]

Video Streaming Platform News: What You Missed in 2019

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  2019 has been a major year for the live streaming industry. We’ve seen acquisitions, market shifts, and technological innovations. Every video streaming platform is becoming more capable than ever. At the same time, some of the big players have taken steps to differentiate themselves from the competition This updated article will review some of […]

Video Live Streaming: History, Present, and Future

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  As industry magazine Streaming Media puts it, “we’ve seen the meteoric rise of streaming video across every aspect of modern work and entertainment.” It’s only by looking backward that we can truly appreciate how rapid this rise in video streaming has been. In fact, 15 to 20 years ago, the online video didn’t really […]