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We have successfully pushed an update to all Video Conference Platform instances residing in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. This update provides our users with the re-release of our Video Conference mobile app and an increased number of video participants.

1. YuJa Video Conference Mobile Release
   We have re-released our Video Conference mobile app for IOS and Android to provide a secure and reliable experience similar to our desktop application. Mobile Video Conference attendees will be able to view shared screens and a list of participants. They will also have access to the live chat feature to engage with others during the session.
   
   
2. Increased Number of Video Participants to 120
   In continuing to enhance the overall collaborative experience, we have increased the number of simultaneous video participants to 120 and dial-in users to six. For future releases, we intend to incrementally increase video participants in an effort to attain 200 on-video participants. 

We have successfully published a new version of the YuJa Mobile for Android and iOS application to the Google Play and App Store.

1. Improved WCAG 2.1 Accessibility and Color Contrasts
   An update to the mobile applications is available that meets WCAG 2.1 color contrast requirements.
   
   
2. Support for Multiple Single-Sign-On Connectors within a Single Organization
   Organizations with multiple Single-Sign-On systems within a single Video Platform instance can now integrate both connectors into their mobile applications.
   

We have successfully published Version 1.1.0 of the YuJa Video Conference for Android application to the Google Play Store. This release was primarily focused on internal scalability improvements, performance of key functionality, as well as fixes and product improvements.

1. Waiting Room Support – We’ve added additional support for our upcoming Waiting Rooms feature. After our next Video Platform update, users who join a Waiting Room-enabled Video Conference early will be directed to a Waiting Room while they wait for the meeting owner to join.
    
   
2. Removed Mirroring of Back-Facing Camera Currently, the Android application mirrors the back camera of attendees who’ve joined a Video Conference with their camera enabled. We’ve now removed that mirroring to provide attendees a more natural feel when viewing another’s camera.

We have successfully published Version 1.0 of the YuJa Video Conference for Android application to the Google Play Store. This application provides the ability to attend video conferences on Android phones and tablet devices. We are planning a similar mobile application for iOS platforms in Q2 of 2021. Click here to learn more about the new Android application.

1. Audio, Video, Screen Sharing, and Chat Capabilities

   Attend a video conference session with the ability to participate over video, audio, screen, and chat.

   

2. New Meeting Code Capability to Quickly Join a Meeting

   The web-based Video Conference application within the Meeting Info screen now provides a 7-digit Meeting Code which can be used to join a video conference within the Android application.

   

3. Screen View Supports Both Portrait and Landscape Views
   

   The Screen view is compatible with both portrait and landscape views.

   

4. Users Tab Provides Current Attendee List

   The User tab provides a listing of attendees and their current sources available. In future releases, additional participant management capabilities will be integrated into this view.

   

5. Real-Time Chat Capabilities
   

   Participate in a real-time chat session while inside a video conference session.

   

We have successfully published a new version of the YuJa Mobile for Android application to the Google Play Store.

1. Improved and More Modern Playback Experience
   A refreshed video playback experience using an overlay style Play Bar now provides better use of the available screen size.
   
   
2. Stability Improvements Based on Customer Usage
   Leveraging the previous deployment to resolve 20+ application crashes and errors that were discovered in the field. The result is an even more stable and robust user experience.
   
3. Additional Improvements
   #173852826 – When using the Capture tab, establish permissions to access the Camera Roll so that content can be saved there as a backup.
   #173274486 – Maintain the original aspect ratio of video playback for videos that are not a 16:9 aspect ratios.
   #171848605 – Resolved orientation issue when the front camera is used in landscape mode.
   #173270357 – Added Back button on the Top Bar navigation to make it easier to navigate away from an active video playback.
   #174239803 – Resolved issue where videos with emoticons in the file name were not uploaded.
   #172462809 – Expiry and deletion of content downloaded offline using the video’s accessibility dates.

We have successfully published a new version of the YuJa Mobile for Android application to the Google Play Store.

1. Stability Improvements Based on Customer Usage
   Leveraging the previous deployment to resolve 20+ application crashes and errors that were discovered in the field. The result is an even more stable and robust user experience.
   
2. Integration with Playback Analytics
   Playback analytics shown within the Visual Analytics now integrate with playback events generated by users when accessing the Android application.
   
3. Easier to Use Entry Screen
   The login experience has been streamlined. Rather than having to scroll through a list of Organizations and Schools, users can simply enter their email address, organization name or Instance URL to login to their organization’s configured authentication methods.
   
   
4. Direct Upload to My Media Instead of Default Collection
   The use of Default Collection has been deprecated so content will be uploaded directly to the My Media folder.
   

An update to the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform has been released to instances hosted in our Canadian zone. This release will be made available to instances in the United States and the European Union next week. This update contains over 150+ new features and improvements with highlights provided below.

1. Introducing YuJa Pro Captioning Service Offering ADA-Compliant Captioning
   YuJa is introducing YuJa Pro Captioning, a human-based ADA-compliant captioning service that delivers 99%+ captioning. This service complements our existing human-based, third-party captioning integrations to offer competitively priced human-based captioning. We offer 24-hour, 48 hours, and 5-day turnaround options and pricing as low as $0.95 per minute. For more information, please contact your Account Manager.
   

   

2. HTML5-Based In-Browser Capture Now Available
   A new HTML5-based capture solution is now available as a beta feature of the Video Platform. This enables users to create short recordings quickly without requiring any downloads. Over the upcoming releases we will be introducing screen recording and multi-video capabilities.
   

   

3. New Video Editor Options Including Blackout Video Source and Image Title Card Insertion
   New editing options are available within the Video Editor to upload a still image as a Title Card, as well as black out a particular video source for a period of time. Blacking out a video source provides time-synchronized redaction of a particular video stream.
   

   

4. Minor Version Update to YuJa Mobile for Android application (2.1.0)
   A new minor update to the YuJa Mobile for Android was deployed to the Android Play store. This resolved 10+ small issues including an issue that could cause the Mobile Capture to crash on Android devices with stratified storage space
   

5. Recording Initiated Via Media Chooser LMS Extension Now Show Up Faster
   Content recorded by initiating the Software Capture link within the Media Chooser now more quickly selectable for LMS insertion.
   

6. Video Quizzes Now Offer the Ability to Create Custom Points (“Weights”) to Certain Questions
   To enable customized grading structures of video quizzes, Content Creators can now add customized grade points for particular questions. This enables certain questions to be weighted more heavily than others.
   

   

7. Shared Folders Are Now Continually Updated When Content Owners Add New Content to the Folder
   Folders shared with others now are updated continuously to reflect any new content that Content Owners add to the folder.
   

8. Ability to Search and Filter by User within the Admin Panel’s Audit Log
   Administrators can now filter through the audit log entries by username or name. This enables viewing audit log entries generated for a particular user.
   

   

9. Organization Management Supports Org-Level Media Player Brand Selection
   Administrators can now select a Media Player branding scheme for a particular hierarchical organization level. This released also included 15+ smaller fixes and improvements to the Organization Management feature.
   

   

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. Please note that this release will be pushed to Canadian and European Union zones next week. This release includes over 135+ new features and improvements.

1. Full Sub-Administrator Capabilities within Custom-Designed Hierarchies
   The Video Platform now provides full capabilities to create hierarchical representations of your organization including Faculties, Departments, Schools, Campuses and Schools. Within this hierarchy, custom-defined Sub-Administrators can be created that can manage specific sets of Users, Courses, Devices, as well as create subsets of functionality. Over the coming months, we will continue to create new Sub-Organization capabilities so your feedback will help shape the future product roadmap of this capability.
   

   

2. Create Sub-Administrators Based on Both Role Scope and Functional Needs
   Custom sub-administrator roles can be defined based on virtually any role scope and functional need. Some examples of possible sub-administrator roles you could create include:
   
   
   • Classroom Device Manager for Medical School
   • Closed Captioning Associate for the Department of Earth Sciences
   • Full Admin for the Online Campus

   
   

   

3. Each Sub-Administrator Role Can Be Assigned a Custom Start Page
   Each sub-administrator role can now select the default start page that is shown on login. The options listed in the drop-down will adjust based on the functional capabilities of the sub-admin role.
   

   

4. Support for Upcoming Chrome 80 Version (“The Cookie Crumbling Update”)
   In advance of the upcoming – and much anticipated – Chrome 80 release which introduces several breaking changes to most major third-party web applications, we released an update that is compatible with this new browser version. With this change, we believe your users will not be affected when the Chrome 80 browser, that is currently in beta, releases to production.
   

5. New Picture-in-Picture Viewing Mode Designed for Tight Spaces
   We have introduced a new viewing mode that is designed for tighter embedded viewports such as within an LMS. The Picture-in-Picture mode can also be enabled selectively as an additional viewing option on the primary or secondary Media Player menu. The Picture-and-Picture sources can be swapped and users can also move the embedded picture source within the window to suit their viewing preference.

   
   Note: To enable the new Picture-in-Picture capability within the Media Player, within the Admin Panel’s Branding tab, please add this option to your Media Player branding.
   

   

6. Live Streaming Infrastructure Now Scales Elastically with No Practical Limit
   As part of a larger-scale project to create elastic scalability in all key sub-systems, the Live Streaming infrastructure can now stream to any-size audience without the need for in-advance provisioning. There are some related capabilities we have planned for future releases to also elastically scale the real-time live stream transcoding sub-system.
   

7. New Video Platform Branding Options Enable Customization of the Left Navigation Bar Colors
   The Video Platform now includes the ability to customize the colors of the Left Navigation Bar to align with your organization’s brand.
   

   

8. Minor Version Update to YuJa Mobile for Android Native Application
   We released a new minor version update to our YuJa Mobile for Android application (2.0.9) that incorporates 15+ smaller bug fixes and video streaming improvements. We are actively working on a new iOS application which matches the current functionality of the Android application.
   

9. Improved Video Quiz Integration with LMS Course Copy
   To support the use of LMS Course Copy and the creation of Master Course Shells, for LMSs that support Content Item Message-based Course Copy, namely Canvas and Blackboard, previous Video Quizzes can be re-posted to the newly copied course as a new Video Quiz directly within the LMS interface. For Moodle and D2L customers, to take advantage of this capability, please contact your LMS vendor and request a status on the following open feature items: Moodle MDL-66934 and D2L LTI Copy Course Updates.
   

10. New Video Conference Start Meeting Panel
    The new Video Conference Start Panel provides quicker access to start an impromptu meeting, schedule meetings, and view the calendar of scheduled meetings.
    

11. New Video Player Capabilities including Click-to-Pause, Improved Multi-stream Mobile Compatibility and More
    The Media Player now offers some additional enhancements including the ability when viewing single-stream videos to click the video box to pause and resume the video. For multi-stream videos, there is a new hover effect to swap the primary stream. We also improved multi-stream compatibility on mobile browsers and added a new hover-glow effect for the Media Player icons.
    

12. Support for Canvas Accommodated Groups
    To provide specialized video support for designated Accommodated Groups within Canvas, the Video Platform can now interface with the Canvas LMS to pull Accommodated Group rosters and display specific sub-channel content designated only for the Accommodated Group.
    

We have released a new version of our YuJa Mobile application for Android phones and tablets that is compatible with zones in all geographies. Mirroring our recently updated iOS application, this new application version features:

1. New Manage Uploads – This new tab enables users to view the real-time upload status of both captures and uploaded media as they are transferred to their cloud-managed YuJa account.
2. Improved Recording Robustness – Now screen locks or situations where the application becomes inactive does not impede an active recording. Further, recordings are also stored into your Photos section as an added safety measure.
3. New Color Scheme – The previous green color scheme has been refreshed with a more modern blue scheme which is also consistent with our web-based Platform.
4. Minor Fixes and Improvements – In addition, we improved compatibility across iOS versions, as well as resolved about a dozen or so smaller issues.

We released a small update to the iOS and Android mobile applications that resolved a compatibility issue with certain Single-Sign-On products and zones located in Canada.