Microsoft Stream Classic (retires October 15, 2023)

Overview

Microsoft Stream Classic is an online video-sharing platform that allows registered students, faculty, and staff to watch and share videos within SVSU via  Microsoft 365 apps, email, Teams, Canvas, or other places. NOTE: You cannot share videos externally outside of SVSU but you can with Stream (on SharePoint) the new Stream app.

How do I access Microsoft Stream Classic?

MS Stream Classic is available from the link in the upper-right of your screen it is no longer available from the app launcher (waffle). 

NOTE: You will be able to access Stream Classic until October 15, 2023, after that date it will be retired from Microsoft and no longer accessible. 

Edit Your Stream Recording

Need to trim your video? MS Stream can trim the beginning and end of existing videos already stored in Stream Classic.  You can no longer upload videos to Stream Classic to trim content. 

Video Permissions and How to Share

Set video permissions to be viewed by everyone with an SVSU account or you can limit the video viewing permissions. You are the owner of your videos and you control the permissions for watching (and modifying) your videos. Modifying permissions can be set for newly uploaded videos or existing ones.

The Share with drop-down menu provides permission options for your video such as:

• People: Individuals that are allowed to view your video or modify (must be an owner). Click in the People box and enter a person's name or username click the search icon.
  
• Channel: Individuals in a specific channel can view your video, including company-wide channels. 
• My groups: Individuals in a specific group can view your video.
  IMPORTANT NOTE: If the group is public your private video is now public.

Video Permissions - Allow viewing to specific people

• Click to the right of the People box.
• Type in the username, last name, etc. then click the magnifying glass icon.
• From the search results select the individual's name, the individual will have viewer permission to the video.
• Do this for each individual you want to provide viewing permissions for your video.

Limiting Video Viewing to a Group

• Select the drop-down menu, then choose My groups.
• Click to the right of the Group box.
• Type in the dept name or Teams class then click the Search icon. 
• From the search results select as appropriate, all members in the group will have viewer permission to the video.
• Do this for each group you want to provide viewing permissions for your video.
   

Sharing your video in MS Stream

If you are the meeting organizer, Teams site owner, you can share the video with others this can be newly uploaded videos or existing videos. Click the three dots then click the Share icon. Choose how you want to share by Link, Email, or Embed see this helpful article "Share your video stored in Stream."

Edit or Download the Transcript of Recording in MS Stream

Transcripts from meeting recordings can be edited in a transcript window directly in MS Stream or transcripts can be downloaded for offline use.

*Faculty and Staff Only

Make Your MS Stream Video Interactive

Watch this YouTube video by Microsoft on how to add a quiz or poll to a video stored in Stream. View documentation on how to add a survey, poll, or quiz to an MS Stream video.

MS Stream Help Resources

Use the following resources to manage, use, and modify your Microsoft Stream Channel. An asterisk symbol * indicates for faculty and staff only.

• Getting started with Microsoft Stream
• Download your video
• Permissions and privacy
• Share your video stored in Stream
• Categorize and organize videos
• *Create a group
• *Group & Channel examples
• *Overview of Groups & Channels settings (there can be a 1-2 hour delay when making changing to a M365 group before showing in Microsoft Stream)
• Search channels, groups and videos
• Frequently Asked Questions

Need I.T. Help?

For additional assistance contact the I.T. Support Center by phone at (989) 964-4225 or email support@svsu.edu.