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Live Streaming

Table of contents

1. How to arrange a live stream [edit]

2. How to access a live stream [edit]

3. Attending a session in person [edit]

4. Attending a session remotely [edit]

5. Features inside the Live stream [edit]

6. Things to remember [edit]

EchoVideo released a new and improved live streaming player in April 2025.

How to arrange a live stream [edit]

If you would like your lectures to include the option of a live stream, please request this with timetabling via q-reviewbookings@qmul.ac.uk or if your school has a scheduler, they will be able to set this for you.

To ensure your students can access they live stream, they must do so via QMplus. Please ensure you place the link into the relevant QMplus course.

How to access a live stream [edit]

When an student clicks on the link in QMplus, they will be taken straight through to their module's folder of recordings in G-Review. 

If the class is happening now, a pink signal icon will be displayed to the left of the class name.

live class in the folder

 if the class is scheduled to be live later, a grey live badge appears to the left of the class name.

class that will be live later in

To enter a class. click on the class row that has the pink signal icon to enter the classroom. A countdown in the lower corner displays the time until the live stream will start.

Time until live stream starts which is displayed in the bottom left corner

Students will need to select whether they are attending the session remotely, or in person, this choice will affect what they can see and hear during the stream.

In the last 60 seconds before the live stream starts a countdown clock will appear on the page. Students can check the box to automatically join the session when the stream starts. If the class has already started, there will be an option to Join Session

Countdown clock and drop down box to choose how to join

Attending a session in person [edit]

When attending in person the focus is on participation with the lecture that is happening in the room and note taking. The  students' audio is muted, the video feed is smaller, allowing more room for the note taking area and the camera stream showing the lecturer is not included.

Attending a session remotely [edit]

When attending a session remotely, students will have an additional stream showing the lecturer in the room as well as the presentation, the presentation view is bigger to allow a better view, this does mean the note taking space is smaller.

Features inside the Live stream [edit]

There are various options when attending a live stream, such as a note taking space, bookmarks, flags and chat.

Find our more about Features inside the Live stream

Things to remember [edit]

  • During the live session, the video stream cannot be reqwound or fast-forwarded, but it can be hidden or muted by the attendee.
  • The attendees network connection speed may impact the experience, if playback falls behind real time events, clicking the Out of Sync button, should get it back in sync.
  • Viewing live classes on mobile devices using the native browser is limited to a single channel, even if the stream is dual-channel.
  • Once the limit for tracking live attendance has been reached, the attendee list will no longer update in real-time. However, the attendance count will always be accurate.