Webcast mode instantly converts your live webinar into a single video stream, ensuring a smoother and more seamless viewing experience for your attendees.
What is webcast mode?
Webcast mode is the default streaming experience for all webinars on BigMarker. What webcast mode does is process the webinar stream so that all sorts of users are able to view the webinar as an attendee. Whether they have slower internet connections or have a firewall that may usually block video conferencing, the webcast stream is a straight forward video stream that adapts to each attendee.
To accomplish this, there will be a 10-15 second delay from when your presenter speaks to when the attendee will hear it. While some actions like the live chat will still be instantaneous, others such as playing videos, sending polls or sending offers will sync with this delay, ensuring a cohesive experience.
Webcast mode also allows you to fully customize the virtual attendee experience. Click here to learn more about customizing this view,
Webcast mode is for webinars and virtual sessions where you do not expect the audience to participate on microphone or camera. If you are looking to host a more collaborative webinar with a smaller audience, look into using an interactive webinar
How do you set up webcast mode?
To set up this feature, you will first create a Live Webinar.
On the next screen while entering the webinar's details, you will see the options for Live Event Experience, which can either be Webcast Mode or Interactive. Note that even if you set up an interactive webinar, only 50 attendees will be allowed inside the interactive view. Attendees over this limit can still see the webinar, but will have the webcast experience.
Alternatively, you can enable Webcast Mode in Advanced Settings on your webinar's Edit page.
You will see three options:
- Auto: This will automatically enable webcast mode for all attendees and presenters, and will require webcast mode for the webinar when registration or attendance reaches 50.
- Required: Make it a requirement for all attendees to attend the webinar.
- Optional: Allow the attendee's to decide to opt in or out for webcast mode.
You are also able to select Webcast Mode under the Manage Webinar tab. Scroll down to Live Webinar Settings and select Webcast.
If you have attendees with "last-mile" issues like firewalls, VPNs, Wi-Fi settings, and browser plugins that inhibit their ability to receive audio and video streams in webinars, Webcast will solve most issues. It will also help those on slower internet connections or attending on older/out-of-date browsers like Internet Explorer.