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Quick Start with Live Streaming (OBS Studio)
How to set up a live stream by connecting the Dacast streaming solution to OBS Studio, a free and open-source broadcasting software with integrated encoding capabilities. this guide is for the windows version of the encoder.
How to Embed a Video on Your Website in 3 Simple Steps Dacast Streaming Platform
Are you looking to incorporate live streaming video on your website? We’re going to show you how to embed a video on your website using Dacast in just a few simple steps. All you need is an embed code for video and Dacast will provide you that. So no need to ask yourself,
Does the Dacast Viewer Payment System Support PayPal?
Yes, the Dacast viewer payment system supports payment through PayPal. This works differently from credit card payment because…
Navigating the Dacast VOD Solution: A Walkthrough
Free trial accounts are not limited in any way by the number of viewers. But with a free trial, naturally there are…..
How Many Viewers Can Watch My Dacast Live Stream with a Free Account?
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How To Change the Player Dimensions on Your Embed Code
To get started, log in to your Dacast account. Find the video you want to embed and click the edit button. Step 2: Find and Copy the Embed Code
What Is HLS Streaming?
HTTP Live Streaming (or HLS) is an adaptive streaming communications protocol created by Apple. It is used for communication between iOS and Apple TV devices.HLS has the capability to evenly distribute either live or any on-demand video.
How to Use Password Protection on the Dacast platform
Dacast is a secure streaming solution equipped with the tools you need to password protect your live streaming content.We’ve put together a few simple steps on how to have your live stream and video content,
Enhanced Folder and File Management
Dacast offers an easy to use and efficient folder management for your uploaded contents. This will make your uploaded contents easy to sort out from using a nice tag management, a drag and drop feature and a smooth user interface.
How to Organize Dacast VOD Content in the New Back Office
One of the great functions of Dacast is a comprehensive video content management system of VOD content.In this post, we will guide you through the process of organizing your Dacast VOD content in the back office by creating folders of videos.
How to Delete Your Uploaded Videos
You probably need to delete videos from time to time because they are no longer relevant, you need storage space, or for other reasons. To delete your video content in your Dacast account, you will need to move the videos to your “Trash” folder and then select ‘Empty Trash’.
How to use Dacast Signed Keys?
Signed Keys are an alternative to Domain Control for preventing your videos from being embedded where you don’t want them to be. Whereas Domain Control security is based upon verifying the referrer information sent by the embedding user agent, user signed security is based upon verifying a signature appended to your embed code that is generated using a secret signing key shared by you and Dacast.
Upload Your Files from Google Drive
We understand how tedious it is to individually upload dozens of files one at a time. Let our Google Drive bulk video upload tool save that hassle for you. This feature allows customers who have plans with this feature to upload a large number of files or one or more single large-sized video files hosted on Google Drive.
How to Easily Export Your Vimeo Videos to Your Dacast Account
Do you have videos on Vimeo that you want to move to Dacast? You can easily transfer all the videos you have stored on your Vimeo account without downloading or uploading anything using our Vimeo Migration Tool.
How to Use OBS Studio: A Comprehensive Guide for 2023
Live streaming software is very important for producing high-quality streams. This type of software is used for video encoding, mixing, and more. One of the most popular live streaming software tools is OBS Studio, Open Broadcaster Software, a free, open-source software for video recording and live streaming.
How to Embed Live Streaming Video on Your Website
Statistics consistently show that video is king. Nearly 44% of people watch less TV because they’re watching live streams instead. Further, over 80% of audiences prefer to watch live video over reading a blog.
RTMP Server Hosting: What It Is and How to Access It
Facebook’s FB shorts, Instagram’s reels, and new platforms like TikTok continue to gain popularity with the masses. There was a time when blogging was all the rage. But today, videos and live streaming are preferred over blogs and social media posts by 80% of one study’s participants.
How to Create a Live Scoreboard Overlay When Streaming Sports Online
In today’s increasingly digital world, broadcasting sports online is becoming more popular. Companies like DAZN, for example, have moved from filming in the stands to making billion-dollar deals with sports leagues.
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Frequently asked questions
Dacast does not provide customer support for the viewers, but only to its customers. If you are interested in live customer support for your viewers, this may be possible at an extra cost via our professional services.
As our main payment sources, Dacast supports both credit cards (all major credit cards accepted) and PayPal. If you wish to purchase an event plan or an annual plan you can also pay by check or wire transfer. For wire transfer information please contact one of our sales representatives.
There is no viewer limit for videos on regular Dacast accounts. We have facilitated broadcasts with hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers. Dacast uses a global Content Delivery Network (CDN) that allows users to stream to vast audiences without the concern of hitting a limit that would overwork a smaller server network. This top tier CDN is available on all plans. If you plan on streaming to large numbers of viewers, please make sure you purchase the appropriate amount of bandwidth. Any questions or you want to access this feature? Please contact us.
Our documentation is automatically updated each time we improve our API. You can test each API call directly in the documentation. To do so, please follow our guide here.
If you haven’t signed up for a Dacast account and are seeing this on your credit card statement, chances are you bought access to a stream/video recently from one of our live streaming customers or partners. So either you did a Pay-Per-View for an event or signed up for a subscription. Try to line up when you purchased and if you watched anything that day for which required payment.
There are no live channels limits in your Dacast account. However, by default, you cannot create more than 20 live channels in your Dacast account without contacting us. If you need more than 20 live channels in your account, please contact us and we will make it happen.
Set up Playback Protection, which is essentially overage protection. In this scenario, you put a credit card on file that is authorized to refill your bank of Bandwidth if you go over your monthly bandwidth or Event Plan bandwidth. You can check out our Playback Protection Walkthrough for more details. An alternative option is just letting the bandwidth run out. This will cause your streams to shut off when you burn through the bandwidth on your account, but you will not suffer any additional consequences.
Dacast provides two embed code options for live streaming: JS and iframe. Both of these work for playback on your website or app via desktop and mobile devices as long as the content itself supports it. The JS embed code is the default embed code for Dacast, and it supports the most features. This includes being responsive if the elements are designed inside is a different size and working with the referrer restriction feature. To embed it in a WordPress website for instance, just copy and paste it in your article. This must be done in the text mode. The iframe embed code is the most universally compatible embed code. The caveat is that some features do not work with it.
For all your video monetization efforts, Dacast will give you back your video paywall revenue in USD.
This depends on your plan level. Please log in to your Dacast account and click DASHBOARD and the top center box shows how much included storage you have.
