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Where is the License Key for the HTML5 JWPlayer API?

Following the launch of JW8 in October 2017, self-hosting the HTML5 player is now only available to Enterprise customers. If you are an Enterprise customer, you should be able to access your license key in your JW Player account. New Free license customers with accounts created before mid-September 2017 will not have access to self-hosted […]

Do You Collect Commission on Dacast Pay-Per-View and Subscriptions?

Yes, you will pay small commissions for paywall transactions in your Dacast account. This is applicable for both subscription-based (SVOD) and pay-per-view (TVOD) streaming. Dacast takes a percentage of commissions for each transfer done over our platform. This commission is 9.9%, plus $0.40 on each viewer purchase. Feel free to contact your account manager with […]

How do I Stream On Dacast Using VidBlasterX?

  VidBlaster is a software encoder for Windows only. There are several paid versions of this tool, but you can download a free version of VidBlasterX Studio version 5 here. VidBlasterX Broadcast (the most inclusive version of this encoding software) supports multiple streamer modules, which allows you to set up multiple streams. Below find our […]

DirectX 9 Compatible Hardware Required for vMix

When using the vMix encoder, do you see a message that says the following message: DirectX9 compatible hardware required. D3DStartup.D3D_NEW_EX D3DERR_INVALIDCALL: Invalid call (-2005530516)” If the following window appears with that message, you must get to the root of the problem before you start streaming: Solution: Unfortunately, this message means that your Graphics Card is […]

Can You Live Stream PowerPoint Presentations with Dacast?

Yes, it is very easy to live stream a PowerPoint presentation on your website with Dacast.  All you have to do is select the right video source for your live stream. Choose your browser or the tab where you have your PowerPoint presentation open.  You can also select the video source from directly in the […]