Many broadcasters choose to live stream over Facebook with Dacast in order to maximize their viewership. To do so, you have three options: use a social share code, use multi-destination streaming, or use Switchboard Live. Option 1: Dacast Multi-Destination Feature Simulcast enables you to stream on multiple platforms simultaneously. This guide will show you […]
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One of Dacast’s strong points is that we offer a wide variety of preference customization. This quality is valuable because it gives you access to the broadcasting experience that best suits your unique needs. This post will guide you through setting up your Dacast video preferences for live streaming and VOD hosting. To get […]
The best video format for broadcasting on Dacast is MP4 with a video codec of H.264 and an audio codec of AAC-LC. This ensures great delivery over the widest range of devices. However, other formats can be uploaded and then encoded to become compatible. The following are formats that are supported but need to […]
Yes, Dacast supports responsive video embeds. If you’re not familiar, responsive video simply means that the video automatically is resized to fit the width of the video player while maintaining the aspect ratio of the original video. This way, the player doesn’t cut off any of the video trying to fill the player. You’ll […]
Yes, Dacast works with Avercaster Duo. We have had broadcasters use this and the Live Gamer Portable over our service to distribute video content. Please note: there used to be a problem with video aspect ratios (16×9 would display as 4×3 with the image compacted) and Dacast over these services. This was since fixed […]