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Support ArticlesTerms of Service Updated March 31st, 2025 Dacast is a completely integrated video streaming platform that enables all businesses to broadcast audiovisual content and allows viewers to watch free or paid programming. Before using our services, we ask that you carefully read these Terms of Service (which we will simply refer to as the “terms” […]
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X264 Live Streaming Support Yes, Dacast supports x264 streaming for both live and on-demand video content. X264 is very similar to the H.264 video codec, and both are ideal choices for broadcasting with Dacast. What is an Encoder? The H.264 and x264 codecs have to do with your live stream encoder. Video encoding is […]
A What is bitrate and how does it relate to Dacast? This is used to either track the speed of transfer over the internet, and how much bandwidth it will consume, or to track the quality of a form of media. For example, something with a high bit rate means that the quality is consistently […]
A What is VP9 and Does Dacast Support It? VP9 is a proprietary codec that was developed by On2Technologies in May 2003. It is also called the TrueMotion video codec. VP9 is a lossy video compression format and is often used by JavaFX, Adobe Flash and Flash Video Files. Dacast does NOT recommend using VP9. […]
When you set up your live streaming encoder, you’ll be asked to enter a username and password. Follow these steps to find those credentials in your Dacast account: STEP 1: Click the pencil icon on the right next to your live stream on the “Live Streams” page STEP 2: Go to the “General Tab” STEP […]