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How to Live Stream a Zoom Meeting via Dacast

Zoom is a video conferencing service widely used by companies and organizations for remote meetings.  In this tutorial, we will cover how to connect a Zoom meeting to Dacast. The benefit of Zoom live streaming via Dacast is the access to high video quality and stability offered by our streaming services. Please note that this […]

How To Use Dacast Browser-based Streaming (WebRTC)

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What are the advantages of Browser-based Streaming?  Browser-based streaming is an easy and convenient way to connect to your viewers because it does not require you to download additional apps or use plug-ins to encode your video for streaming.  Whether you are on the go or simply want to stream with just your phone, all […]

How to protect my VODs with DRM in Dacast?

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Introduction to DRM DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a well-established technology that addresses both unauthorized distribution and access. DRM allows the broadcaster to protect their on-demand content from ripping (grabbing the video chunks from the network) or screen recording. We utilize industry-standard protocols (Widevine and Fairplay) to cover most browsers and devices, and we have […]

Which Video Formats Does Dacast Support?

Optimal Video Formats for Dacast The optimal format is: MP4 H.264 AAC This ensures great delivery over the widest range of devices. However, other formats can be uploaded and then transcoded over the system to become compatible. All Video Formats Supported Dacast currently supports the following video file formats: mp4 — MPEG-4 .mov, .qt — […]

What Is MTR (My Traceroute) And How to Use It?

MTR is similar to other tools such as Traceroute. However, an MTR report will provide more information on each “hop” your connection makes. While generating the MTR report you will see the hops and all of their related information update in real-time. You can then use this report as an in-the-moment monitoring tool if you […]