Product Update: vMix & Wirecast Integration Updates
We’ve released an update to our vMix and Wirecast integrations which increases the security of your StreamShark account. You will now find a password specifically designated for use with these encoders. If you’re currently using our vMix or Wirecast integration you will need to update …
OBS Beginners Guide
We’ve been hard at work creating a detailed step-by-step guide on how to use the open source live streaming program, Open Broadcaster Software, more commonly known as OBS. If you’re interested in learning more about OBS, then you can check out the guides we’ve created …
New Feature: Adaptive HLS Video on Demand
We are pleased to announce the introduction of a long awaited Video On Demand (VOD) feature, HLS adaptive playback. We’ve simplified the video on demand workflow by adding an ‘Automatic’ option. This option automatically selects the best encode qualities for the video source you’ve provided. …
Service Update: Removal of Multi-Bitrate FMLE Support
Overview: The most recent version of FMLE (3.2) was released in December 2010 and Adobe ended product support in 2016. Both of these factors have resulted in multi-bitrate FMLE no longer being compatible with modern live streaming solutions. By Monday 26th of June support for multi-bitrate …
Service Update: Multi-DNS
StreamShark has recently transitioned to a multi-DNS setup. In short this update has greatly improved the reliability of the StreamShark platform in the event of an upstream DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack on one of our DNS providers. Traditionally websites would use a single …
Orah 4i Review – Live Streaming 360-degree Camera
We first encountered the Orah 4i last year at NAB 2016. Our initial interest was piqued by the promise of 4K real-time stitching, in a relatively small form factor. Currently our standard live 360 rig is a 6x GoPro mounted camera, connected to a desktop …
The Birth and Death of Flash
With browser support for Flash being steadily decreased and the likelihood of 2017 being the final year of Flash, I grew curious about the origins of Flash and how it got to the point of deprecation. Brief History of Flash Flash started its life in …
How To Use Chroma Key Software For Live Streaming
Update April 2020: We’ve created a guide on how to use OBS as a virtual webcam, learn how to here. The use of chroma keying has become quite popular in recent years, with many applications of this video effect used for live streaming. Chroma keying …
How To Live Stream Mixed Reality
Introduction With virtual reality rapidly gaining popularity, it’s becoming a great medium for generating live stream content. However, it can be hard translating the experience to an external viewer if you’re purely capturing the first person view. The solution to this problem is Mixed Reality. …
The mimoLive StreamShark Integration
We’re pleased to announce the latest live streaming encoder to integrate StreamShark. Boinx Software’s mimoLive is a versatile OSX based live stream encoder and production tool. Version 2.6.1 and onwards of mimoLive now features an integration with StreamShark. The integration reduces the number of steps required to start …
