Some of the common questions:
- Why do I have to pay when other platforms are for free?
- A free account - whats really in for me?
- How much does it cost?
- I don`t stream live. What else can Video.Taxi do for me?
- How does your automated subtitling work?
- What is the maximum capacity of live streams you can deliver simultanously?
- Which software encoder is compatible with Video.Taxi?
- Do I need to subscribe?
- What hardware or software do I need to stream live to Video.Taxi?
Q. Why do I have to pay when other platforms are for free?
At Video.Taxi we think you should keep your rights of your content. Other platforms are not for free, you pay with your content, and they sell advertising. Even worse, your competition will be promoted by them as well. Do you really want that? Video.Taxi is where you host and manage your inventory in a professional way. You stay in control and decide, if you like to get promoted by linking to third party platforms or what kind of marketing will be done with your content.
Q. A free account - whats really in for me?
We grant any new user a start bonus of Euro 75,00 you can use to stream live and additional 75 Gigabyte (GB) of free bandwidth for on demand use of your recorded live stream. You are not streaming live and still want to use the 75 GB free bandwidth. No problem. As soon as you have uploaded a video or streamed a livestream, we grant you 75 GB of free bandwitdh every month. If your content reaches 75+ GB, we kindly ask you to purchase additional bandwidth.
Q. How much does it cost?
Video.Taxi offers a 14-day free-of charge trial phase. Our plans start with monthly or annual payments for videostreaming or videostreaming + livestreaming.
Q. I don`t stream live. What else can Video.Taxi do for me?
Video.Taxi provides a “media library” where all your video content can be managed. From there you decide where you like to publish your videos.
Q. How does your automated subtitling work?
We use speech-to-text technology on a KI-based application. The audio stream is sent to the system and it converts the audio patterns into text. In a second stage the context has to be analysed and the output of words will be aligned, so the transcription makes sense. In are third stage we push the text in the appropriate subtitle format to the video player. We offer 52 languages.
Q. What is the maximum capacity of live streams you can deliver simultanously?
Video.Taxi can stream live up to 30.000 concurrent live streams with 5 Mbit/s each. If you need more capacity please contact us.
Q. Which software encoder is compatible with Video.Taxi?
Adobe Media Live Encoder, Wirecast, Open Broadcaster Software, FFmpeg, Wowza Transcoder, Vmix or any other which supports the RTMP or HLS protocol
Q. Do I need to subscribe?
Yes, you need to subscribe to a plan with montly or annual duration. Prior to that you can use the 14-day free trial period to test the platform, if it fulfills your needs.
Q. What hardware or software do I need to stream live to Video.Taxi?
Video.Taxi accepts a live stream using the RTMP or HLS protocol. This process is called encoding. You can use a software encoder or a hardware encoder. You can stream with a smartphone app like “Larix” or “GoPro”. Both are free of charge.