---
type: source
title: GrypsTube / Videodienst
tags: [video-service, university-services, urz, digital-teaching]
related: [grypstube, ums, groupware, digital-teaching]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_grypstube.md"]
---

# GrypsTube / Videodienst

This source provides operational documentation for **GrypsTube**, the central web-based video service provided by the **Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ)** for members of the Universität Greifswald.

## Key Provisions
- **Accessibility**: Viewing videos does not require an account.
- **Storage**: There is no data limit for users of the service.

## Account Management
- **Personal Accounts**: Requested via the [[ums]] under the resource "Webdienste/Grypstube".
    - Lecturers in employment may approve their own requests (self-approve).
    - Students and student assistants must designate a responsible teacher as the approver.
- **Functional Accounts**: Used for shared access. 
    - Requested via [[ums]] as a "functional account including email address" (or functional account request) with a specific note/mention regarding GrypsTube usage to receive the necessary service flag.
    - A password must be set in UMS before login.
- **Collaboration**: Users can collaborate by creating channels and adding other accounts as "Cutters".

## Technical Specifications
- **Technical Processing/Resolutions**: The service automatically transcodes videos into four resolutions if the source material/quality allows:
    - 1080p
    - 720p
    - 480p
    - 360p
- **Format Constraints (WEBM)**: Files recorded via web browsers (WEBM) may lack necessary metadata, potentially causing processing errors, "Unknown Errors", or transcoding failures. Users are referred to specific recording guidelines for WEBM formats.

## Support
Support is provided via the [[groupware]] ticket system or the URZ hotline (ext. 1420).