Please note: this feature requires StudioEdge 4.5.0 or later. If your StudioEdge is older than the required version you will use the old workflow.
Please note: Currently, StudioEdge™ only supports corporate Microsoft Teams links.
With StudioEdge you can very easily introduce high-quality Microsoft Teams callers into your productions, including a participant's screen share.
Initiating a Microsoft Teams Call
The first thing you will need to do is log in to the StudioEdge portal (edge.quicklink.network) and connect to the StudioEdge device you wish to use. If you are unsure on how to do this, please refer to the Quick start guide to QuickLink Studio Edge article.
To add a Microsoft Teams caller, click the call button (
), then select Microsoft Teams from the available platforms.
Once you have assigned your channel to Microsoft Teams, you will be prompted to enter a Meeting Link.
If you haven't already created or scheduled a Microsoft Teams meeting, you can discover how to do this in the Creating/Scheduling a Microsoft Teams meeting for StudioEdge article.
Copying the Meeting Link
Once you have created your meeting, there are two ways you can access the Meeting Link to enter it into StudioEdge.
From your separate control PC, within the Microsoft Teams application, access the Calendar, and locate the Teams Meeting for your remote caller. Right-click the Meeting, and click Copy meeting link. Your Meeting Link will follow the format of: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/MEETING.
Alternatively, you can also access the Meeting Link from the email invitation. Locate the email meeting invitation, open the email, right-click the Join the meeting now, then click Copy Hyperlink. Your Meeting Link will follow the same format of: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/MEETING.
Connecting to the Meeting
Returning to the StudioEdge user interface, paste your copied link into the Meeting Link field and click CONNECT.
Depending on your Microsoft Teams account settings, you may have to approve the
StudioEdge device to enter the meeting. Within the Teams meeting, navigate to
People, and in the Waiting lobby, click
Approve (
) for the Unknown user (Unverified) user.
Once StudioEdge has joined the meeting, the tile shows the participant list, the ADD CALLER button, a Disconnect link and a Copy Invite Link link. Click Copy Invite Link if you need to send the meeting link to a guest.
Putting a Microsoft Teams Caller on Air
The participant list shows the people in the meeting, along with Active Speaker. Click the refresh icon to update the list as people join.
Click the person you want to bring into your production, then click ADD CALLER.
Returning to the StudioEdge preview window, you will see your guest's video and audio.
You have now successfully introduced a Microsoft Teams caller into your StudioEdge workflow. From here you can apply AI-powered Features to further enhance the video and audio quality.
Bringing in a Screen Share
When a participant shares their screen in the meeting, a (Screen Share) entry appears in the participant list after their name. Click the refresh icon if you do not see it.
Click the screen share entry, then click ADD CALLER.
The shared screen appears in the StudioEdge preview window.
Ending the Call
To take the caller or screen share off air, click the end call button, then END CALL to confirm. StudioEdge stays in the meeting, so you can choose another person or screen share from the list.
To leave the meeting, click Disconnect under the participant list and confirm.
To remove Microsoft Teams from the channel, click the eject button below the video area.
If you wish to add another Microsoft Teams caller, from another StudioEdge channel,
click the call button (
), then select Microsoft Teams, repeating the steps above.