Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the features of VIDIZMO livestream?
VIDIZMO makes it easy for both non-tech savvy and technical media professionals to schedule, test, and deliver webcasts, webinars and live event broadcasts through real-time live video streaming. Whether it’s a public event, an internal all hands with employees or a private investor webcast for external pre-registered viewers, VIDIZMO allows you to easily set up and deliver your live stream while also enabling you to track viewing, record automatically, and publish the recording post-event for on-demand viewing.
Schedule Webcasts & Live Events: You can schedule your live events for one-time viewing or on a recurring basis, allowing viewers to register for a particular session and join when the live event is about to start.
Reach thousands of concurrent viewers on all devices: Engage your audience with adaptive streaming using HLS, HDS, and smooth streaming for live events, and ensure playback on all devices and browsers. VIDIZMO uses industry-leading, highly scalable and reliable CDNs to deliver live streams.
Use your own Encoding Software/Hardware: With VIDIZMO, you can use the encoding tool of your choice, whether it’s a desktop software-based encoder like Telestream WireCast or a hardware-based encoder like Tricaster, Digital Rapids, Winnov Cbox, etc., giving you complete freedom and control over the encoding process.
Watch Videos:
Video Streaming & Management With VIDIZMO & WOWZA
Live Stream with Interactivity
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Does VIDIZMO offer Closed Captioning for Live Streams?
Yes, VIDIZMO offers real-time closed captioning for Live Streams using Wowza Streaming Engine.
After you set up your Wowza CDN endpoints and Publishing Point, you will have to carry out a few steps to allow for Closed Caption ingestion in your live stream. These steps will help the engine know that closed captioning data shall be received along with the stream.
For more information, see: Closed Captioning for Live Streams.
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How does VIDIZMO provide livestreaming?
VIDIZMO empowers organizations to conduct/ broadcast live streaming sessions for an unlimited number of public or private audience or for select users. VIDIZMO makes use of public or private enterprise CDN, Multicast networks and VIDIZMO live repeaters/caching appliances behind firewall to counter any bandwidth congestion. VIDIZMO allows use of all standard streaming encoders such as Digital Rapids, Winnov CBox, Wirecast, Cisco etc. to publish streams.
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What is the video quality like for VIDIZMO live streaming sessions?
VIDIZMO supports as high as 1080p resolution for live streaming though stream video quality also depends on the bandwidth and specifications of end viewer's device (PC/Mac, Smartphone, Tablet) as well as the source feed (uplink) video quality. For more details, please visit https://www.vidizmo.com/support/service-specifications/
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Is there any specific bandwidth requirement for live streaming through VIDIZMO?
VIDIZMO uses adaptive bitrate streaming to deliver highest quality of content possible on end user device i.e. regardless of bandwidth limitations. -
Does VIDIZMO support any instant messaging system or chat capability during live streaming sessions?
Yes, VIDIZMO supports several options to provide interactive chat and Q&A tools during live events. -
How many users can be supported by VIDIZMO in a live streaming scenario?
VIDIZMO is designed to be scalable and can be configured to support any number of users, from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of users. VIDIZMO supports adaptive streaming and advanced caching techniques for data, application, and content, both on public and private networks, and elastic deployments to scale to required demands.
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Does VIDIZMO have the option to record a video for on-demand viewing later?
Yes, VIDIZMO live stream videos can be recorded automatically and made available for on-demand access for later viewing.
Watch video: Making Live Streaming Available For On-Demand Playback.
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What kind of screen viewing options are available during VIDIZMO live streaming?
VIDIZMO live streaming allows users to set their own views with the following mode options: small, expanded, full-screen modes. Video quality options range from 240p to 1080p. The administrator role in each VIDIZMO portal can also set a 'default view mode' for the standard quality of the video across a set of user(s).
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Can VIDIZMO live streaming be used for big events such as town halls?
Yes, VIDIZMO Enterprise is readily available for single or recurring events of any size and it is also customizable to fit various customer-specific needs for these events. -
Can the user insert a slide presentation or pictures during live recording or video on-demand?
Yes, VIDIZMO allows users to incorporate such elements in video content by adding pictures, PowerPoint, and questions during a live or video on-demand scenario.
Read more:
How to insert Handout in a Video.
Understanding Video Interactivity using Studio Space.
Watch videos:
Live Stream with Interactivity.
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What sharing options are available through VIDIZMO while streaming a live event?
VIDIZMO users can share live events by referring the session to someone by specifying their email address, or sharing via their VIDIZMO ID, or sharing the session with a limited audience for a defined time period.
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Does VIDIZMO offer statistics or insights about the number of people who attended the live stream or the number of people who watch it on-demand later?
Yes, VIDIZMO offers detailed analytics about broad and granular usage statistics by Portal, videos, usage during live streaming sessions on VIDIZMO. Learn more about Live Session Statistics.
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Do you provide dedicated event/video production services?
Yes, we offer fully-managed live events as a service through our partners.
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Does VIDIZMO provide audio, video & technical show service capabilities during live streaming events?
Yes, VIDIZMO partners with professional service teams to allocate on-site support for such events. -
Does the platform provide for ad hoc webcam recordings?
Yes, VIDIZMO allows you to record and auto-ingest webcam recordings while also enabling you to track viewing, record automatically, and publish the recording post-event for on-demand viewing.
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Does the platform provide for simultaneous webcam recording and screencast?
Yes, VIDIZMO provides the functionality of using webcam and screencast simultaneously for live streaming and webcasting.
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Does VIDIZMO supports Multiple RTMP entry points for live events?
Yes, VIDIZMO can configure multiple RTMP points in the platform and while setting-up live streaming, the customer's IT team can simply enable as many configured RTMP points as you want. You can also create backup streams to ensure the live stream is automatically switched to a healthy stream if the main live stream reduces in quality.
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Does VIDIZMO have an option for fall back or backup in a live event?
Yes, VIDIZMO can configure multiple RTMP points in the platform and while setting-up live streaming, the customer's IT team can simply enable as many configured RTMP points as you want. You can also create backup streams to ensure the live stream is automatically switched to a healthy stream if the main live stream reduces in quality.
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How many streams can run on the platform concurrently?
VIDIZMO solutions are scalable to allow many concurrent streams based on the number of applications and streaming servers installed as well as the computational resources required.
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What are the recording capabilities for live-stream events in VIDIZMO?
You can record a live stream while it’s going on and choose to pause or continue the recording at any time. Pausing and continuing recording will create a single recording that can be saved, combined, or discarded and recordings are automatically uploaded as video-on-demand once the stream is over.
Watch Video: Making Live Streaming Available For On-Demand Playback.