Vimeo Live Streaming
                     Vimeo Live Streaming
Virtual events and meetings have taken off 
with the advent of OTT platforms becoming 
affordable, and 2020 shenanigans had a 
major role to play too! 69% of the US 
population is subscribed to at least one 
OTT platform, Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon. 
With more people cutting the cord with 
cable network providers and migrating to 
online sources of entertainment and 
information, the demand for virtual events 
has skyrocketed.
Businesses have invested time, 
money, and resources into developing 
their online presence and connecting 
with the end-users to help them 
amend and make changes based on 
feedback. One of the major tools and 
techniques used by brands to boost 
online engagement is live streaming 
events, collaborating with creators 
from the industry, and conducting 
virtual workshops to demonstrate their 
products and services.
Back in 2017, Vimeo acquired LiveStream a hosting platform for live videos. 
Since then they’ve been offering users the option to live stream, and 
according to a recent update they are all set to have their own OTT services.
In today’s blog, we will be diving into how to live stream on Vimeo, Closed 
Captioning, and Subtitling live streams. Read till the end to know more.
Live Streaming has become an 
integral part of any business’s 
marketing plan and with Vimeo, 
users need to sign up with the 
premium package which is 75$ a 
month to use this feature.
Once your premium account is 
set up, you can set up your 
event. Vimeo offers users the 
option to preview their content 
and setting before going live, at 
this point if users are happy with 
how things are looking they can 
go ahead and take the event live, 
if not go back and make amends 
to best suit their unique needs.
Vimeo Live Streams can also be simulcast, which is very unique to 
Vimeo, it supports streaming on Facebook, Youtube, Twitch, LinkedIn, 
and even custom apps! And another premium feature is that it allows for 
Ad-free streaming.
The live stream feature also supports automated live captioning by AI 
software, which is great if you are hosting the event is in English with a 
requirement for English Closed Captions or Subtitles, not an ideal choice for 
multilingual needs or subtitling.
If you are looking to host your 
event for an international 
audience who are non-native 
speakers, it is mandatory that you 
book an external or third-party 
captioning service to render you 
this service. Vimeo or Vimeo live 
does not support you to assign a 
captioner from with the event or 
even the platform.
To achieve a seamless 
experience with external it is 
mandatory to purchase a special 
encoder (link encoder page) and 
decoder software for your 
captioner – an expensive affair, in 
all honesty. With the help of an 
encoder, captioners receive the 
audio feed and deliver the 
appropriate captions, which goes 
through the software again and 
embeds the captions in the live 
stream before reaching the final 
audience.
With virtual events on the rise, it is a 
wise choice to partner with a licensed 
vendor who can provide the perks of 
having an encoder without the pain of 
having to spend as much. 
CaptioningStar is one such vendor that 
can provide the service at nominal 
prices for all kinds of industries and 
event needs. We also supply you with 
the best and experienced in-house 
bilingual captioners who can provide 
bilingual automated captions too!
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