In this OBS tutorial, we will cover how to connect OBS Studio to the Dacast streaming solution and set up a live stream using this free, open-source live stream encoding software. This guide is for macOS users. Please note that this tutorial is not based on the Dacast version of OBS Studio that is available […]
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The M3U8 link allows you to deliver your live and VOD streaming to Roku TV, Apple TV, or any private web TV channel and mobile app. Using the M3U8 file as its manifest, M3U8 file links contain plain text that specifies the locations of media files, either through absolute URLs or relative paths. In this […]
There is no mandatory minimum upload speed for live streaming on Dacast. It all depends on the quality of video you want to stream. The upload internet speed for live streaming should be around double what you plan to use to live stream, so you can comfortably use 50% of the speed. You can push this […]
What is Transcoding? Transcoding is essentially any process that’s undertaken to convert a file into a different format. Your videos must be transcoded correctly if they’re to be accessible to a wide range of users. Transcoding takes account of user differences to deliver a consistent viewing experience across the board. If your videos are transcoded […]
We have several types of live streaming Dacast channels in order to meet every Broadcaster’s needs. All of our live channels (except Standard Passthrough) are transcoding channels (meaning they come with Adaptive streaming ABR). Standard Passthrough The default live stream channels we have are called Standard Passthrough channels, ready-to-broadcast format channels where the source is […]