Your Channel

Your Channel page is your space on Selfcast. Here's a quick overview to guide you through some of the features on your Channel page.

The Channel page is designed to be as customisable as possible so that you can
make it your own and stand out from the
crowd.

Username

Once you've created a Selfcast account we automatically assign you a web address for your channel page based on your username so selfcast.com/username is where you can view your Channel and direct your friends to view it to!

My Account

This lets you access all your personal account info. From here you can update your profile, change email and password settings, personalise your Channel page and add multi media to your wall.

Schedule a Cast

By clicking here you can create an upcoming Cast and schedule it to go live later letting viewers know when to tune in.

Broadcast Live

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Click here to get started with your live broadcast. Just plug in a camera and go live in minutes!

Banner

This area is your banner or header space, you can add your own graphics or logo to your Channel by going to'Banner' in 'My Account'.

Wallpaper

This area is your background or wallpaper. You can customise this too by going to 'Wallpaper' in 'My Account'. Just follow the links.

Channel name

This is the name of your Channel.

Live views

This shows the total of current live viewers and total views of your Cast.

Selfcast player

The Selfcast player contains everything you would find in your Channel page! This means that no matter where the player is embedded, viewers can join the live chat, get Cast or Channel info, see your profile and view archived and upcoming Casts on Your Channel. It's pretty cool! For more info see the Selfcast Player Guide.

Chat

The interactive chat window allows the broadcaster and anyone viewing online around the world to chat live with each other in real time. Not only can people chat live on your Selfcast Channel page but they can also chat when the Channel is embedded in another website.

Cast information

By clicking 'more' viewers can access more detailed info about your Cast.

Share, embed and link

Here you can share, embed or link your Channel or Cast. This means you can send an html link to friends or they can grab the embed code to add to their MySpace or other external webpage. For further info see Quick Start Guide to Embedding.

Rating

This shows viewers have rated your Channel.

Your Casts

This carousel will show, only when available, your current live Cast or upcoming or archived Casts. If a viewer clicks on one of these it will appear in the player window, hey presto!

The wall

Here you can extend your profile by adding multi media links, images and widgets from other sites or just have some more space to write text. See more info in Personalise your Channel.

Your profile

This is your profile section where you can add a profile pic and share some info about yourself and your Channel with viewers and fellow broadcasters.