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Viewer Permissions: Where Can My Content be Viewed?

Setting up viewer permissions and accessing your video player on Dacast is easy.  You can see your content using the share link available in the “General Settings” under “Sharing.” Copy and paste this link in your browser and your content will appear. You can also paste this share code into a Twitter or Facebook post […]

How to Stream to Dacast Using Teradek Encoders?

  The Dacast service is compatible with almost any RTMP-enabled encoder, including Teradek encoders. For Teradek encoders such as the Cube and Bond, you need to set the profile to “High” when broadcasting a live stream. It’s important to NOT use “Baseline”, as this may cause issues with the live stream in general when it […]

Can a Pay-Per-View Video be Available Forever?

There is no option to have an “Unlimited” pay-per-view access period. You can set the pay-per-view duration to up to 9999 months as the duration, which would make it good for 833 years. However, if you want to give unlimited access to content, you may consider an alternative monetization method to pay-per-view. Types of Monetization […]