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What is Video Caster? |
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Video Caster is a streaming media creation and publishing system. It helps you to create your own movies, multimedia slide-shows and animation sequences and to record audio. It can then take these media files from your computer and encode them into streaming media clips. These ‘encoded’ streaming media clips can be published on the streaming server by Video Caster, so that they are ready to be viewed by your friends and family, over the Internet. |
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What can I do with
Video Caster? |
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- Share special
occasions like weddings/birthdays with
friends and relatives around the world.
- Enhance an online auction
- Create a
Video Resume.
- Encode media
files to Windows Media Format.
- Share a
product demonstration. Video Caster also
helps you manage your entire library of
media files and more.
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Is there a
quick wizard to learn Video Caster? |
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Yes. Video Caster provides you with a wizard that helps you learn to use Video Caster in 7 easy steps. It helps you create a new media file and encode your media files. |
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Can I
create a media file using Video Caster? |
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You can use Video Caster to record audio and create your own movies. For example, Video Caster helps you create movies to distribute news, provide entertainment, sell products, communicate business messages, or conduct distance learning. |
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What is an
FTP account? |
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To store files on most FTP servers, you must have an account on it. An account generally gives you a user name, a password, and a certain amount of disk space. You will not be permitted to upload files if your account's disk space is fully used. |
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How do I
encode a Media file in Video Caster? |
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The Encoder in Video Caster helps you convert your video / audio files into a streaming format so that they are ready to be hosted on the streaming server and accessed by anyone around the world. To encode a file in Video Caster, open the
Tools menu and choose Convert or choose
Convert your files to Windows Media streaming format from the main screen. |
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How do I
publish files through Video Caster? |
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Video Caster provides you with a file publishing utility. You can upload media files to any FTP server using Video Caster. Just choose
Publish your media files from the main screen. |
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What is
Microsoft DirectX? |
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Microsoft DirectX® is an advanced suite of multimedia Application Programming Interfaces (API’s) built into Microsoft Windows® operating systems. DirectX provides a standard development platform for Windows-based PCs by enabling software developers to access specialized hardware features without having to write any hardware-specific code. DirectX is a recognized standard for multimedia application development on the Windows platform. |
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In simple words, DirectX is a Windows technology that enables higher performance in graphics and sound when you’re playing games or watching video on your PC. You need to have DirectX 8.1 or higher installed, to be able to use Video Caster. |
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Where can
I download Microsoft DirectX? |
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Windows 98 (Second Edition), Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), and Windows 2000 users can download the latest version of DirectX from the Microsoft site. Windows XP and Vista users do not need to download DirectX for Video Caster. Windows XP has appropriate support for DirectX built into it. |
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Click here to download the latest version of
DirectX. |
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