The BoxCast Blog

Learn along your live streaming journey with posts designed to help you become a better broadcaster.

Why You Need To Improve Your Church Lighting

This post covers best practices and advice for lighting in your church or ministry. It's part of our series on church live streaming.

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The Best Strategy for Buying Live Video Equipment

This post is a summary of the steps that you should consider working through as you purchase new video and audio equipment for your organization....

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How to Promote Your Live Stream

This post talks about four different ways that you can promote your live streams. It's part of our series on how to start live streaming.

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4 Bible Verses That Encourage Technology in Ministry

The link between ministry and technology is not immediately obvious. In fact, it can be easy to question whether technology has any place in the...

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4K Live Streaming — The Right Questions to Ask

This post covers the factors (including encoding, bandwidth, transcoding, playback, and device compatibility) required to deliver a 4K broadcast to...

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Why is Church Extra Important for Elderly Members?

This post addresses the importance of engaging elderly members of your church. It's the part of our series on church engagement.

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Hardware vs. Software Video Encoders: Which is Better for Live Streaming?

This post addresses the benefits of using a hardware encoder vs. a software encoder in your live video streaming setup. It's part of our series on ...

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5 Things to Look For When Buying a Video Camera for Live Streaming

This post talks about the features that matter when purchasing a video camera for live streaming. It covers video resolution, outputs, zooming, image...

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How to Upload Documents to Your Live Stream

This post looks at the best ways to upload documents, including presentation slides, agendas, bulletins, and schedules, to better replicate the...

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5 Easy Ways to Improve the Audio of Your Church's Live Streams

This post covers the best cameras, switchers, tripods, and encoders for streaming your church or ministry. It's part of our series on church live...

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The Unconventional Way this Church is Attracting its Youth

This post tells the story of a church that made a big investment in it's future by investing in it's youth. It's part of our series onchurch growth.

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How to Add Sponsors and Ads to Your Live Stream

This post covers how to make money from a live stream with sponsorships using the Graphic Overlays feature from BoxCast. It's part of our series on ...

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BoxCast Flow vs. RTMP: A Comparison of Streaming Protocols 

You’re watching a video online. It plays for a couple of seconds, and then it starts to buffer. This can be frustrating for any type of video content...

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