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Kayla Creamer
Customer Success Manager
Kayla spent a decade in community media as a Cablecast customer before joining the Cablecast team in 2021. She now uses that knowledge to help customers get the most of out their own Cablecast systems.

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Smart Asset Management: File Stores
October 26, 2022 - 2294 views
Smart Asset Management (SAM) is how Cablecast 7.5 manages your content across your video servers, VOD, snd NAS/external storage. Any content available to your Cablecast system will be stored on File Stores.
This article covers essential information on setting up and using File Stores.
Restarting Cablecast Video Server Engine
September 29, 2021 - 1521 views
Restarting Cablecast Video Server Engine
Restarting Services for CablecastCG Background Audio Changes
December 16, 2021 - 1295 views
Restarting Services for CablecastCG Background Audio Changes
Restarting Services for quick reboot of video engine
Closed Captioning Testing and Troubleshooting Tips
April 11, 2023 - 1267 views
So you're ready to dive into using captioning on your system but you've never used captioning before and don't know where to start in testing/troubleshooting potential issues? This KB article will cover some of the most common issues we've seen customers encounter along with some tips for testing captioning before you dive into using Cablecast Captions with your system.
Setting Up Network Stream Capture
January 5, 2021 - 1088 views
This article goes over the process for setting up a Network Encoder for recording Network Streams.
Uploading Seamless Backgrounds in CablecastCG
March 29, 2022 - 1080 views
If you're using one of our free CablecastCG channel templates or maybe even creating your own custom CablecastCG Channel, you might want to upload your own seamless background. This article details how to do so in Cablecast as well as highlighting some design considerations.
7.5 Live Setup Guide
December 15, 2022 - 1066 views
This article summarizes how to setup a Cablecast Live Server.
VOD Chaptering Feature Overview
January 20, 2021 - 1046 views
This article goes over the various ways that you can chapter a VOD, both live and with an existing file.
Installing Meinberg NTP
June 9, 2022 - 1032 views
Guide for Timesync in VIO servers with Cablecast 7+
Welcome to Cablecast 7.9
May 12, 2025 - 992 views
This article features release information and resources for Cablecast 7.9 which includes Smart Summaries, Accessible Internet Channels, a Show Record redesign, and Bulk Actions.
File Names in Cablecast 7.5
January 27, 2023 - 939 views
In Cablecast 7.5, file naming conventions have changed slightly from previous versions of Cablecast.
Cablecast Closed Captioning Translations
August 17, 2023 - 925 views
This document covers configuring and using Cablecast Translation services.
Hairpinning or NAT Loopbacks
September 16, 2021 - 875 views
Hairpinning or NAT Loopbacks
User Accounts and Roles in Cablecast and CablecastCG
October 27, 2023 - 873 views
With Cablecast, you can create User Accounts for individual users and assign Roles that limit access to only those areas of Cablecast and CablecastCG that users need access to. This article goes over the process for creating User Accounts and assigning Roles to users.
How to use Mirrored Outputs
December 6, 2021 - 861 views
How to use Mirrored Outputs