FAQs about u:stream

You can find an overview of hybrid teaching with video conferencing tools and u:stream as well as a comparison of the two options here.

You can register your course for u:stream via the u:stream web interface. You can find instructions on how to register here. If you want to use u:stream specifically for uploading existing audio or video files, you can also find the most important information on registration here.

If you do not see any registered courses, first go to Neue Serie anmelden (Register new series). Make sure that the correct semester is selected. There you can register all courses for u:stream for which you are registered in i3v as a teacher or tutor. Administrators registered in i3v can register a course, but cannot make recordings or livestreams themselves. You can find instructions on how to register here.

If the lecture you want to record or the audio/video you want to upload is not related to a course, you can use a custom series. Staff members can register any number of custom series to u:stream, even if they are not involved in a course. The custom series gives you the same functionality as a course series.

To register a custom series to u:stream, go to Neue Serie anmelden (Register new series) and select Benutzerdefinierte Serie anlegen (Create custom series). For more information, click here.

All persons registered in i3v as teachers or tutors can register courses to u:stream and control streams. Staff members registered in i3v can register a course, but cannot make recordings or live streams themselves. They can also authorise other employees of the University of Vienna to carry out live streams or recordings. You can find instructions on how to do this here.

However, you cannot authorise staff members registered in i3v or persons with a u:account for guests. If such authorisation is necessary, please contact u:stream support.

Instructions on how to integrate recordings or uploaded files into your Moodle course can be found here.

Once you have made your recordings or audios/videos available, students can view them via a player. A download is not offered by default. However, students can make downloads of published recordings comparatively easily with suitable software. The ZID cannot prevent this technically.
Access to provided recordings or audio/video is not password-protected. There is no technical control of who accesses a recording or livestream.

No, as a student you do not need to register for u:stream.

You can find a current list of lecture halls equipped with u:stream under Lecture halls with u:stream equipment. The decision as to whether and in what form u:stream is used lies with the lecturers of the respective course. 

The teachers of the individual courses are responsible for publishing live streams and recordings. The ZID cannot provide any information on the publication of streams or videos. Please consult the course details in u:find, the Moodle course for the course (if available) or contact your course instructor or the tutors responsible for the course.

Make sure that a live stream is actually running. Livestreams are broadcast in real time and can only be viewed if they have actually been started in the lecture hall.