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We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. For a complete summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding release tag.

We have successfully pushed an update to all Enterprise Video Platform instances residing in Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This release provides our users with over 200+ updates. Highlights include: the ability for institutions to customize their EnterpriseTube menu tabs and carousels, a brand new Image Editor, direct live stream integration with the internal CampusTube, QR Code-based media consent forms, and much more. This update will be released to US zones next Friday.

1. Deep EnterpriseTube Customizability Including Adding Custom Menu Tabs to Video Channels and Adding Video Carousels
   Institutions can now more deeply customize their EnterpriseTube with the ability to create a more tailored viewing experience. New capabilities include the ability to create Custom Tabs to Video Channels, as well as add additional video carousels to a given EnterpriseTube page.
   
   
   
   • • Custom Menu Tabs – Custom-created tabs for Video Channels will be displayed in the navigation bar for users to access easily.
       

    

   • • Add Additional Carousels – Multiple video carousels of custom playlists can now be placed on a given EnterpriseTube page.
       
     • Customized Ordering – EnterpriseTube Configuration settings allow administrators to set up customized tabs and carousels, adjust the order of the tabs, and link tabs and carousels to the EnterpriseTube.
       
2. New Image Editor to View and Edit Photo Resources
   Complementing our Video Editor, we are now extending our media editing to include images. Here are a few key features of our new Image Editor:
   
   
   • Crop, rotate, and flip images.
   • Add shapes, texts, and shadows.
   • Adjust the size of the image to any resolution.
   • Choose from a range of filter styles to transform images.
   • Fine tune images by adjusting the brightness and contrast.
   • Add custom watermarks.
     
3. Interchangeable Pre-Rolls and Post-Rolls to Align with Updated Institutional Branding Guidelines
   Complementing our ability to add fixed pre-rolls and post-rolls to videos, we now have the option to create interchangeable rolls by preserving the original video. This capability allows Content Creators to define branding guidelines for an institution, yet modify these guidelines without having to reprocess large amounts of video content.
   
4. YuJa User IDs Can Now Match Your Single-Sign-On or LMS Username
   To provide a consistent and streamlined process when identifying users on the Video Platform, we now can match the auto-generated YuJa User ID with your Single-Sign-On or LMS system usernames. Additionally, we’ve given administrators more control and flexibility by allowing them to rename existing user IDs within the Roster Panel.
   
5. Delegate EnterpriseTube Folder Management to Non-Admin Users
   As part of our initiative to further the capabilities of EnterpriseTube, administrators can now delegate folders for non-admins to manage media content within. By editing the permissions of a folder, administrators can allow edit access to specific users, groups, or roles (i.e., all students or instructors). This enables non-admins to efficiently manage EnterpriseTube within a designated location.
   
6. Link External Resources to Video Quiz Decision-Point Questions
   Quiz creators can now seamlessly add videos, documents, and links to decision-point questions, providing students access to relevant resources when selecting a decision.
   
7. Video Quiz Slow-Down Controls Available
   In our previous release, we provided instructors with the option to disable speed controls for their video quizzes to prevent students from playing videos at increased speeds. This release enhances the feature by enabling slow-down controls when speed controls are disabled (but not speed-up controls).
   
8. Set Embargo Dates for Digital Assets Through Metadata Schema
   To ensure digital assets are only shared with the intended audience at the appropriate time, all media can now be tagged with an Embargo Date using a defined metadata schema. Embargoed media will be uploaded and labeled as such until the intended release date.
   
9. CampusTube now Supports Viewing Live Streams
   Building upon our initiative to broadcast and publish RTMP live streams across the Video Platform, Content Creators can now live stream to an internal audience using the the internal-facing CampusTube.
   
10. RTMP Streams Now Support Fixed Stream Keys
    To provide a consistent integration point for third-party RTMP encoders, RTMP streams can now be integrated into the video platform with fixed stream keys. This enhancement ensures a consistent integration experience and allows administrators to maintain the same stream key for each session, enhancing the efficiency of their workflows. Further, to provide an added layer of security, the stream key token can be regenerated.
11. View Real-Time Analytics for Individual Stream in Multi-Live Stream
    Live stream real-time analytics now provide more granular reporting for multi-stream sessions with details regarding Stream Health, Download Bandwidth, and Transcoding Status for each stream within the session.
    
12. QR Code-Based Consent Form Distribution
    Institutions can now easily distribute consent forms using a simple and convenient QR code system. This simplifies the consent process and ensures that all necessary forms are obtained efficiently.
    
13. Bulk-Merge Videos into a New Video Using Shared Folders
    We have expanded our Bulk Merge feature to allow users to merge media content within a shared folder. With this new functionality, the owner of the folder can merge multiple videos into a single video without having to launch the Video Editor.
    
14. Automatically Add the YuJa LTI Link to New Moodle Courses
    Administrators can now set up their LTI configuration within Moodle to automatically enable YuJa for newly created Moodle courses.
    
15. Improved Folder Navigation Capabilities for Media Chooser
    Our previous breadcrumb-based navigation system has been replaced with a more intuitive tree-navigation system that allows Content Creators to view and transition between hierarchical folders more easily.
    
16. Optimized Media Transcode File Size
    We have made several backend improvements to handle media transcode size and quality while retaining the quality of their content.
17. New APIs for Managing Content and Folders
    We have added new APIs to manage video content. To learn how to use these and any of our other APIs, please visit our API Support guide.
    
    
    • Publish/Unpublish Content: Allow users to publish or unpublish content from both the EnterpriseTube and CampusTube libraries.
    • Group Folder Assignment: Assign groups of users to a given shared folder within the CampusTube.
    • Enable RSS: Folders with public permission on the EnterpriseTube can have an RSS feed enabled.
    • Edit Folder Permissions: Edit sharing permission of a CampusTube or EnterpriseTube Folder.

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. For a complete summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding RC20230224 release tag.

We have successfully pushed a minor follow-up release to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update allows Content Creators to broadcast and publish RTMP live streams to multiple locations.

1. Broadcast and Publish RTMP Live Streams to Multiple Locations
   We have redesigned how media is distributed to the Video Platform to provide Content Creators with more options for where to publish and stream their media. When activating an RTMP session, Content Creators may now select multiple locations, including EnterpriseTube and CampusTube, to publish and view their recordings. To learn how to set up and use RTMP streaming, please visit our Overview of RTMP Live Streaming guide.
   
   
   

We have successfully pushed an update to all Enterprise Video Platform instances residing in Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This release provides our users with updates to delay a Video Platform release cycle, add non-video content to the EnterpriseTube, enable automatic human captioning, add custom resolutions to images, faster load times for the Media Library, the option to suspend users, download audit logs, disable speed controls for video quizzes, live caption usage, and over 200+ improvements and optimizations. This update will be released to US zones next Friday.

1. “Blue-Green Version Self-Selection”: Ability to Delay a Video Platform Update by One Release Cycle
   Originally dubbed our “Blue-Green Version Self-Selection” to complement our Continuous Update Architecture, institutions can now opt to delay their Video Platform by one release cycle. By providing the flexibility to align version updates to an institution’s academic calendar, admins may choose to remain on an older version of the Video Platform.
   
   To learn more about this feature, please visit our guide on Delaying a Video Platform Release Cycle.
   
2. EnterpriseTube Now Supports Non-Video Content
   In expanding the content available for users to publish on EnterpriseTube, we have added support for documents such as PDFs, text files, Word documents, and Excel spreadsheets. Future releases will focus on adding support for additional media content, such as images.
   
3. Automatic Course-Level Human Caption Requests
   Institutions that are required to provide a human-captioning accommodation for a particular set of student(s), may now setup their course to automatically send videos for human captioning. To learn how to request human captioning for your course, please visit our guide on Enabling Automatic Course-Level Human Captioning.
   
4. Accelerated Image Loading with Support for Industry-Standard SRCSET Capability
   Content Creators can now predefine resolutions for images using the industry-standard srcset. By using the srcset, users can create responsive images to help save bandwidth by only displaying the correct resolution for their screen. Whether that be on mobile or computer devices, Content Creators can let the browser decide which predefined resolution is best for the user’s viewing experience. To learn how to add custom sizes for images, please visit our support guide on Adding Custom Sizes for Images.
   
5. New Design for My Media Enables Faster Load Times for Media Library
   Users with large volumes of images in their Media Library will notice significantly faster response times when navigating their content.
   
6. Suspend Users After a Specified Number of Days
   Admins can automatically suspend users who have not accessed the Video Platform after a specified number of days. To learn how to use this feature, please visit our guide on Changing the Account Status of Users.
   
7. Download Filtered Audit Logs
   Admins can now download a filtered list of audit events for use in third-party analysis tools to gauge activity on particular events on their Video Platform instance.
   
8. Disable Speed Controls for Video Quizzes
   To ensure that students pay full attention to video quizzes, instructors can now disable video-speed options to prevent students from watching video quizzes at an increased speed.
   
9. Video Ownership Changes Also Change Associated Video Quiz Owner
   Content Creators who wish to change the ownership of a video will now have any associated video quizzes moved to the new owner as well.
10. Video Quiz Sync Reports with Bulk LMS Gradebook Re-Send
    In providing admins with greater insight into their video quiz integration, a report containing a list of completed video quizzes that still need to be synced to the Learning Management System grade book can be generated. Admins can then attempt to synchronize the grades to the LMS using our new Bulk Grade Book Sync option located within the interface.
    
    The impetus of this feature was a customer situation where their Learning Management System had an outage and a large number of video quizzes could not be synced and were also hard to pinpoint which ones needed re-synchronization.
    
11. Metadata Tags Copy Over to Newly Saved Videos and Duplicated Media
    Content Creators who wish to duplicate or save their media as a new video using the Video Editor will also have their metadata tags copied.
12. Enhanced Thumbnail Status for Browser Capture
    The status of Browser Capture recordings is accurately updated in real-time allowing Content Creators to view whether their recording is in progress, uploading, or has been uploaded to the Video Platform.
    
13. Optimized Handling for Sub-Admins of Devices Tab within Admin Panel
    We have optimized handling to only allow sub-admins access to view and manage Device Schedules within their assigned sub-organization.
14. View Live Caption Usage
    Admins can now access an overview of live ASR caption usage. We also improved the look-and-feel of all captioning usage summary interfaces.
    
15. Improved Permissions-Based Consistency for Actions in Search Results
    Previously, users searching for media content would be presented with inconsistent actions they could perform for media within their search results (e.g., Play, Share, Publish, etc.). We have now improved upon this feature to allow admins, instructors, and students to receive consistent actions based on their roles and permissions for specific content.

We have successfully pushed an update for Software Capture for PC binary to all instances residing in the US zone update. This update provides our users with the new Microsoft Media Foundation engine, improved compatibility for DirectShow capture cards, improved workflow for profile creation, new architecture for Remote Profile Management, horizontal and vertical orientation for cameras, updating the engine for proctoring, the ability to publish recordings into multiple channels, audio gain adjustments, and other optimizations.

For details, please review the corresponding Release Note for the EU/CA/AU zone.

At approximately 10pm Eastern Time, we noticed unusual CPU spikes across many US-based Video Platform instances. Our first attempt to mitigate this by manually scaling the sub-system did not resolve the issue. Further investigation identified a code defect in a particular database query. A hotfix was implemented and deployed about 45 minutes late which has mitigated the issue. All instances are currently stable and we believe we have fully mitigated the situation. We will continue to monitor the situation.

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. For a summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding tag for the most recent Canadian and EU zones release.

We have successfully pushed an update to all Enterprise Video Platform instances residing in Canada and the European Union. This release provides our users with updates to managing and embedding videos, editing published video quizzes, importing device schedules to new devices, viewing analytics for individual videos within a playlist, and several optimizations. This update will be released to the United States zones next Friday.

1. Infrastructure for Continuous Update without Down-Time Deployed
   The Video Platform has been updated with the core infrastructure to perform a zero-downtime maintenance model for routine product updates, fixes, and improvements. This model enables us to perform most types of system upgrades and patches without having active users impacted. Over the coming releases, we will be adapting our release processes to transition from an update-window model to
   a “no down-time update” model.
2. Video Quizzes Now Shared When the Underlying Video Is Shared
   In unifying video assets and video quiz sharing, once a video is shared, all quizzes associated with the video will automatically be shared as well (previously Video Quiz sharing was a separate action). This simplifies shared quiz creation workflows, especially those where Instructional Designers work collaboratively with Instructors to create video quiz content.
   
   
3. Ability to Edit Video Quiz Settings After the Quiz Has Been Published
   Content Creators can now edit settings for their video quizzes even after they’ve been published to their courses. This enables them to make minor corrections and adjustments that don’t affect the scoring of the video quiz.
   
   
4. Grade Book Shortcut in Video Quizzes
   To streamline the workflow for instructors when using Video Quizzes, we have added a Grade Book button that allows users to jump directly from the Video Quiz to the Grade Book page in Usage & Analytics. 
5. Support for the Creation of Multi-Video Dynamic Playlists in Rich Textboxes of the LMS
   Content Creators can now multi-select videos to embed as a unified video playlist, as well as multiple, single videos. The specific capabilities vary slightly depending on the capabilities of your LMS’s Rich Text Editor region.
   
   
6. Ability to Track Analytics for a Playlist of Videos
   Alongside the new dynamic playlist capability using the Media Chooser, Content Creators can now track analytical data on dynamic playlists that have been inserted using the Media Chooser.
7. The Video Editor Will Now Allow Users to Merge Multi-Stream Videos with Other Multi-Stream Videos (Beta)
   Content Creators can now merge multi-stream videos to make the process of creating and uploading media as smooth as possible. This feature will release next Friday with the scheduled United States release. Please note that this capability requires a Processing Sub-System update that will be performed in all zones next Friday.
   
   
8. Institutions Can Now Reference Email Addresses in Place of YuJa User ID
   Institutions can now show their Email ID in place of the YuJa User ID on most interfaces within the Video Platform. This will allow admins to identify and distinguish between users under the same name.
   
   
   
9. Enhanced Data Traceability for LMS and Single-Sign-On Attribute Data
   To provide enhanced debugging capabilities to configure and manage SSO and LTI integrations, admins can use the Admin Panel to view logs showing user sign-ins.
   
10.  Support Multiple, Simultaneous LTI 1.3 Configurations
    A single Video Platform instance can now be integrated with multiple LTI 1.3 LMS products simultaneously. This feature is primarily for supporting larger state and system-wide universities with independent LMS solutions.
11. Improved Audio Only Player UI
    The experience for audio-only playback has been updated to provide a modern look.
    
12. Improved Performance of Large Data Sets for Users
    We have optimized the Video Platform to provide faster load times for large sets of roster data.
13. Ability to Swap Schedules from Registered Hardware Hub or Software Capture
    In an effort to make the replacement of devices seamless, we have added the ability to copy schedules from one device to another to prevent the existing schedule from being lost. The newly registered device will then continue recording as previously scheduled.
    
14. Improved Navigation for Inter-User Collection
    We have improved our Media Chooser’s navigation for User Collections. Admins who need to move across User Collections when finding content to embed may use our new search bar to filter through users, cycle back through folders, and navigate back to the User Collection menu after viewing a folder.
    
    

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. For a summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding tag for the most recent Canadian and EU zones release.