You may have heard Microsoft Stream described as an organisational YouTube. Microsoft Stream is a web-based service which allows people in an organisation to upload, view and share video content. Help guides can be found in the MyPlace staff support pages.
There is no public access to the Strathclyde Microsoft Stream implementation.
All staff can upload videos.
All staff and all students can view videos.
Yes, if you are not already logged in to Office 365 you will be prompted to do so.
If you or your student are not logged in to Office 365 with University credentials (rather than a personal account) there may be issues viewing the videos in Myplace.
Yes and staff can upload videos via the app. Students can only view videos.
At the moment video content in Microsoft Stream can only be set to “Allow everyone in your company to view this video”. This means all staff and students. If that option is not checked, only the video owner(s) can view it.
Yes - if you make your channel “companywide”, then any staff member can upload videos to it. For example, if you create a channel for a class, multiple tutors can upload content to it.
Companywide channel names have to be unique to the organisation.
Stream currently supports a number of file formats but .mp4 is the preferred format for accessibility.
Stream is not designed to be a video editing tool. It has a basic editing option for trimming the start or end of a video but for anything more you will need something like the Windows video editor.
There is guidance on the use of transcription and captioning here:
https://support.myplace.strath.ac.uk/display/MS/Academic+Continuity+Guidance
Some additional languages are supported for captions, currently these are: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
If you have videos on Planet eStream but they don’t have captions, then you can download them from Planet eStream, and then upload them into Microsoft Stream. You can then get Microsoft Stream to auto-generate captions. If you have already got captions for your Planet eStream video then you can leave it there if you prefer.
You can upload existing caption files in .VTT format to Microsoft Stream, and use those instead of auto-generated ones. Please refer to the MyPlace support pages for guidance on that.
Videos can be embedded in MyPlace, preferably within a Page resource (you can also embed video into Book, Lesson and Label). There is no embed button for Microsoft Stream so please refer to the MyPlace support pages for guidance on embedding Stream video.
Yes you can drag multiple videos into Microsoft Stream, although they will need to be manually individually tagged with metadata and assigned to channels.
Yes, students can look for class videos by going directly to Microsoft Stream, either via the web page or the App. If you have a class channel, students can “follow” the channel as a convenient way to find the relevant videos.
Yes but only if you are the video owner.
Yes but only if you are the video owner.
No students can’t download videos.
No. Stream generates a .VTT file and this would need to be edited manually or using an online utility.
Yes. You can deselect the option to auto-generate captions but please ensure you are following the guidance for transcription and captions.
Yes. You can assign other people as owners for a video which has already been published.
Microsoft advise that it takes 1-2x the duration of the video to generate captions.
The file is generated in .VTT format
Yes captions (CC) can be switched on or off from a button on the toolbar in the video player.
No, Microsoft Stream captions are placed on the video.
Yes, accuracy of transcription can vary depending on pace of speech, accent, and subject matter. Transcripts must always be checked carefully.
You can only see how many people have viewed your video, from the Views icon under the video title or in the details screen. Only administrators can see who has viewed the video.
No, though Microsoft Stream sends an email when the video has finished processing and is ready to view.
Students will need to be online to view videos, whether in MyPlace or Microsoft Stream itself.
If they are logged in to Office 365 with their university credentials and still have trouble accessing videos in Myplace, they may need to allow 3rd-party cookies in their internet browser. See here: Common MS Stream Issues for Students
For most staff users you should be automatically provisioned to allow the uploading of videos, however this does depend on how you are engaged by the University.