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Feature Overview - Network Streaming With RTP, RTMP, RTSP, HLS, SRT, YouTube Live, and NDI

Guide for Timesync in VIO servers with Cablecast 7+

Welcome to your new Cablecast system! To help you get started quickly and easily, we’ve gathered all our most essential resources for new users in one convenient place. From step-by-step guides to helpful tips, everything you need to hit the ground running is right at your fingertips. Explore, learn, and get up to speed with confidence!

Supported File Formats for Cablecast systems

Cablecast CG makes it easy to create and manage on-screen graphics for your channel. This article links to everything you need: training resources, pre-designed channel templates, background audio setup, customization guides, and L Bar mode for stations that want a persistent branded frame around their programming.

Learn how to set up and manage closed captioning using Cablecast Cloud Services, including how to enable live captioning for scheduled events and Control Room sessions, configure captioning for Network Streams, generate captions for existing files, create custom vocabularies, and interpret captioning status indicators in the Schedule and Force Matrix.

Saved Searches let you filter and save sets of shows based on metadata like title, producer, project, and event date. This guide covers how to build and manage searches, and explains how Saved Searches power key features across Cablecast — including Internet Channel galleries, OTT app Custom Collections, Autoschedule rules, and Workflows.

Test caption output in Cablecast and troubleshoot common issues that prevent captions from appearing on your cable channels and live streams.

Learn how to physically connect and power on your Cablecast VOD 600/700 Series server, including network requirements and Windows setup.

The Cablecast Schedule uses icons to show status and settings for scheduled items. This article explains what each icon means so you can quickly understand what’s happening in your schedule.

Get your Cablecast VIO4 server up and running with step-by-step guidance on physical connections, Windows setup, and audio configuration.

Hairpinning or NAT Loopbacks

A guide to setting up and using Network Streams in Cablecast, covering initial configuration of formats, devices, and the network encoder, as well as how to create streams, schedule or force them to air, and record them.

File Stores are how Cablecast manages your content across video servers, video on demand (VOD), and network-attached storage (NAS). Any content available to your Cablecast system lives on a File Store — including video files, recordings, thumbnails, and uploaded documents like agenda PDFs. This article covers essential information on setting up and using File Stores.

This article goes over the process for customizing a CG channel using one of the existing Cablecast CG templates or creating one from scratch.