M365 Changelog: (Updated) Optimize for Video setting for screensharing

MC715695 – Updated April 25, 2024: Microsoft has updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams, Microsoft is providing manual settings to optimize screen sharing for video clips by reducing lag and improving the quality of video playback when sharing video clips in Teams meetings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93483.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously mid-April) and expects to complete by mid-May 2024 (previously late April).

Worldwide: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-May 2024 (previously late April) and expects to complete by late May 2024 (previously mid-May).

How this will affect your organization:

With the new feature you can manually optimize your screen sharing for video or motion content shared in Teams meetings. With this rollout, if automatic detection fails or is delayed, presenters can click on the Optimize button on the Presenter toolbar to ensure their content is displayed as smoothly as possible.

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What you need to do to prepare:

No action is needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.