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Video Quality Default Setting
I'm a video creator at my org. So, I'm generally viewing things through a hybrid, technical+creative lens. As we begin to share internal videos via Stream (SP), I'm regularly noticing that the video ...
Bumping this post. I tried to make the switch to Microsoft Stream, but it is just a bad user experience to have it default to horrible quality every time. At best, you're inconveniencing viewers by forcing them to change the resolution every time. But many people will just look at the video and think, "this looks horrible," and move on. It makes the service unusable.
To be clear, I am hardlined into a gigabit internet connection. My connection is more than fast enough to stream 8k videos, yet Microsoft Stream videos default to 240p EVERY TIME.
This "auto" feature seems like more of a way to save money on data rather than trying to provide a good experience for viewers.
