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Can I Use Geo-Restrictions to Restrict Live Stream Viewers?

Yes, Dacast allows users to add geo-restrictions: restrict access to their live streams to specific countries if needed.  You can create lists of countries that are allowed to access your content. This bans viewers from outside of these specified nations. To enable geo-restrictions, login and go to “Settings” on the left sidebar, then click “Security.” […]

Can I Customize Video Player Themes on Dacast?

Through the use of video player themes, you can implement many customizations and changes to your Dacast HTML5 video player. Here is the complete list of things you can do to customize video players on Dacast: Change the offline message and it’s positioning Alter the player controls and play button Allow the player to display […]

Can I Use Ustream Producer Pro to Stream to Dacast?

Ustream Producer Pro, which is now called “Telestream Wirecast,” was released as a budget encoder to only be used with Ustream. That being said, you cannot use Ustream Producer Pro to live stream on your website with Dacast. However, broadcasters can use Dacast with just about any other RTMP-enabled live streaming encoders.  Any questions or […]