Microsoft Clipchamp, YouTube Comparisons

Clipchamp is a video editing service that is included with our Office 365 license.It is available to all faculty, staff, and students at the University of Windsor. OneDrive and SharePoint can be used to save and share videos. YouTube is a common online video sharing platform that is not supported by the University of Windsor.

The following outlines the differences and similarities between the video sharing platforms Microsoft OneDrive/SharePoint/Clipchamp, and YouTube, with regards to features, video sharing capabilities, and support information.

Table 1: A table showing how to use each platform with each listed feature/scenario for each row.
Features
Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint & Clipchamp
YouTube

Recording Videos

 

Recordings can be created using Clipchamp's built-in video recorder. All recorded videos are automatically uploaded to Clipchamp under OneDrive > My files.

Recording using Clipchamp

You can create recordings using YouTube Content Studio's Go Live Now feature.

Note: Video privacy settings must be set to either Private or Unlisted to prevent the video from being viewed publicly.

Recording using YouTube Studio

Use for Class Lectures

 

Teams meeting recordings are automatically saved in OneDrive > Recordings.

 

Instructors can link to YouTube videos from Brightspace Content either by clicking Upload/Create and selecting Create a link, or selecting Create file, then Insert Stuff and YouTube.

Share YouTube Videos with a Certain Start Time

Uploading Media

 

Supports video and audio files. For a full list of supported file types, view the Microsoft OneDrive Video Formats article. Upload directly to OneDrive, Teams, or SharePointto and edit using Clipchamp.

Only supports video files. A list of supported file types can be found on the YouTube help page.

Uploading Videos to YouTube

Publishing / Sharing Videos

 

Can share videos by providing a direct link or by emailing select users. Can edit permissions to restrict access to specific users/groups/course or to all users enrolled in the university.

To share the videos to a course, open the video and click on Share > Manage Access. Select Share and type in the course code of the course. Find the course group of the appropriate semester, and then click Send.

Note: Can only share videos with users who have a valid UWindsor email address. Currently, there is no way to share videos to users outside the university.

Sharing Videos using Microsoft

Public access is available for all videos shared on the site unless the video is set to unlisted or private. To share unlisted/private videos, the user must provide a direct link to the video.

Sharing Videos and Channels using YouTube

Embedding Media in Brightspace

 

Videos can be embedded in two ways:

  1. In a Content module, use the Upload / Create button and select Video or Audio. Then paste the embed code from the video.
  2. In a Content module, use the Upload / Create button and select in the text editor the Insert Stuff option and select Enter Embed Code to paste the embed code.

*Uploading video URLs using Upload / Create > Video or Audio or Upload / Create > Create a Link may cause technical issues. If you encounter difficulties, insert as a direct link instead (see the section below).

Create a Video Topic in Brightspace

Embedding Microsoft SharePoint Videos in Brightspace

YouTube videos can be embedded in two ways:

  1. In a Content module, use the Upload / Create button and select Video or Audio. Then paste the embed code from the video.
  2. In a Content module, use the Upload / Create button and select in the text editor the Insert Stuff option and select YouTube to search for a YouTube video based on title or link.

Sharing YouTube Videos in Brightspace

Insert as Direct Link

 

Video links can be obtained by opening the video, then click on Share > Copy link.

To attach the video as a link, open the text editor using Upload / Create > Create a File. Then, paste the link directly or insert the link using Insert Quicklink.

YouTube video links can be obtained by opening the video, then click on Share > Copy.

To attach the video as a link, open the text editor using Upload / Create > Create a File. Then, paste the link directly or insert the link using Insert Quicklink.

Editing Videos

 

*Limited Functionality

Clipchamp allows trimming within its editor. Additional editing capabilities are available in Clipchamp, as advised by the following article.

Trim Videos in Clipchamp

*Limited Functionality

Can trim, blur, and add soundtracks.

Trim Videos using YouTube Studio

Downloading Media

 

Restrict download capability by assigning access as Read-Only when sharing.

Download Microsoft Videos

*Limited

Requires the YouTube app and a paid subscription to YouTube Premium to download videos.

Download Videos to Watch Offline

Live Streaming Functionality

 

Can host scheduled interactive live events (or town halls) in Microsoft Teams, which is the replacement service for Stream Live Events.

Live Events in Microsoft Teams

Get Started with Town Halls in Microsoft Teams

*Not Recommended

No way to restrict users from outside the university from accessing the live session.

Get Started with Live Streaming

Embedding Quizzes in Videos

 

Microsoft Forms can be embedded in Clipchamp videos. Attempts are not synced to Brightspace Gradebook, and manual grade columns must be created.

Add a quiz to your Clipchamp recording

N/A

 

Accessibility & Video Player Options

 

Can auto-generate or allow uploading of captions. Feature can be used when clicking open the video and select Video Settings > Transcript and Captions.

Transcripts and Captions on Clipchamp

Features auto-captioning for uploaded videos and auto-captioning for live streams hosted on the site.

Use Automatic Captioning

Analytics

 

Provides total views, unique views, view trends, viewership, retentions, and more.

Clipchamp Video Analytics

Reports general audience, watch time, real-time activity and much more.

YouTube Studio Analytics

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The YuJa Enterprise Video Platform is no longer available as of October 1, 2026. Microsoft Clipchamp can be used to create and edit videos which can be stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.