check before: 2024-08-01
Product:
Teams
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US Instances, World tenant
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Change type:
Feature update, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Teams updates will ensure videos in town halls are displayed in a "fit to frame" view without cropping, centered for attendees. Rollout begins mid-August 2024, with completion by late September 2024. This feature is default and requires no admin action, but users should be informed.
Details:
Updated September 13, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, in Microsoft Teams town halls, the videos that organizers and presenters share may appear cropped and display in a "fill to frame" view (that may cut important parts of the video) for attendees. To ensure a proper viewing experience for attendees, this rollout will ensure all videos shared in town halls will retain a 16:9 aspect ratio and a "fit to frame" view for attendees, with no cropping. Also, when content and video is shared, videos will appear in the center of the video section to the attendees (instead of in the upper right of the video section).
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We will begin rolling late August 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late August).
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2024-07-30
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2024-09-14
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Teams will roll out an update starting mid-August 2024 to ensure videos shared during town hall meetings are displayed in a "fit to frame" view, maintaining their original 16:9 aspect ratio and preventing cropping. Additionally, shared videos will now appear centered in the video section, enhancing the viewing experience, with the rollout expected to complete by late September 2024.
Direct effects for Operations**
Video Display Issues
Before the update, videos may appear cropped, leading to a poor viewing experience for attendees during town halls.
- roles: Presenters, Attendees
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/blog/2024/09/13/updated-microsoft-teams-videos-in-town-halls-will-display-without-cropping/
User Experience
Failure to inform users about the change may lead to confusion regarding video display during town halls, impacting overall user satisfaction.
- roles: IT Support, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/blog/2024/09/13/updated-microsoft-teams-videos-in-town-halls-will-display-without-cropping/
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-09-14 | MC Messages | Before this rollout, in Microsoft Teams town halls, the videos that organizers and presenters share may appear cropped and display in a "fill to frame" view (that may cut important parts of the video) for attendees. To ensure a proper viewing experience for attendees, this rollout will ensure all videos shared in town halls will retain a 16:9 aspect ratio and a "fit to frame" view for attendees, with no cropping. Also, when content and video is shared, videos will appear in the center of the video section to the attendees (instead of in the upper right of the video section).
[When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024. General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We will begin rolling late August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. | Updated September 13, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, in Microsoft Teams town halls, the videos that organizers and presenters share may appear cropped and display in a "fill to frame" view (that may cut important parts of the video) for attendees. To ensure a proper viewing experience for attendees, this rollout will ensure all videos shared in town halls will retain a 16:9 aspect ratio and a "fit to frame" view for attendees, with no cropping. Also, when content and video is shared, videos will appear in the center of the video section to the attendees (instead of in the upper right of the video section). [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024. General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We will begin rolling late August 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late August). |
| 2024-09-14 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams: Videos in town halls will display without cropping | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Videos in town halls will display without cropping |
| 2024-09-14 | MC Last Updated | 07/29/2024 21:12:42 | 2024-09-14T00:59:31Z |
| 2024-09-14 | MC MessageTagNames | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact |
| 2024-09-14 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams will update its town hall video display to a "fit to frame" view with no cropping, retaining a 16:9 aspect ratio. Rollout begins mid-August 2024 for Targeted Release and late August 2024 for General Availability. No admin action is required. Users should be informed of the change. | Microsoft Teams updates will ensure videos in town halls are displayed in a "fit to frame" view without cropping, centered for attendees. Rollout begins mid-August 2024, with completion by late September 2024. This feature is default and requires no admin action, but users should be informed. |
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