Microsoft is updating Stream on 10 July, moving from Stream Classic to Stream (on SharePoint). This will affect anyone using Microsoft Unit Teams to record teaching sessions.
The main changes are:
- Recordings will now be stored directly in OneDrive or SharePoint
- There will no longer be the ability to edit your video directly in OneDrive/SharePoint, but you can download it for editing in other tools, such as Camtasia
- It is no longer possible to create an embed link to your recording, but you can get a link to the recording to share with people within the University.
Added features
There are some additional features to this update that may be useful to you in your teaching, including:
- Support for chapters, to make it easier to move through a video
- The ability to add and reply to comments alongside the video
- Improved analytics – weekly viewership (unique & total) and viewership retention
- Improved video thumbnails, with any point of the video able to be used as a thumbnail.
The Microsoft roadmap for Stream has more detailed information on the additional features.
Please note:
- One-to-one or group calls and scheduled meeting recordings will be saved in the OneDrive account of the University attendee who started the recording. In order to make sure that this is not one of your students, you can set access and presenter options.
- Unit Teams meeting recordings and files will be automatically stored in the SharePoint folder for the Unit Team.
Folder permissions:
- All Unit Teams have been configured so that only owners can share files or recordings both externally and internally. Any attempt to share files by members of the team will send a request to the owners for approval.
- Non-Unit Teams have been configured so that sharing files or recordings externally can only be done by an owner, but members can share files within the organisation.
- Please also see the IT Services instructions on how to manage permissions.
Further information on the Stream changes can be found on the IT services web pages.
