Category: European Union Zone

• November 27, 2021

  Enterprise Video Platform – Update 20211126 Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones

  Canada Zone European Union Zone YuJa Enterprise Video Platform

  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update provides new quiz capabilities, new enterprise connectors to third-party hardware, as well as 150+ smaller bug fixes and updates.

  1. Video Quizzes Now Offer the Ability to Assign LMS Gradebook Credit Based on Percentage Watched
     In addition to assigning credit based on Percentage Watched Threshold, users now have the ability to give credit to students based on the percentage of the video they watched. For example, if a student has watched 50% of the assigned video, they will receive a credit of 0.5 points. This Playback Quiz can also be enabled via the Video Quiz Editor. Click here to learn more about how to create a Playback Quiz.
     
  2. Ability for Users to take Video Quiz in External View
     In addition to standard view, students will now have the option to take their Video Quizzes in External View.  This allows students to fully utilize the space on their device to create an optimal viewing experience.
     
  3. Refreshed Admin Panel Platform Tab with Unified Preferences, Settings, Metadata, API and System Alerts Sub-tabs
     This update reduces the numbers of tabs in the Admin Panel and simplifies the organization, layout and usability of many of the configurations. Click here  to learn more about the Admin Panel’s Platform tab.
     
  4. Refreshed Roster Tab with New Summary Cards and Filtering Options 
     Administrators now have the ability to filter and identify users that match specific criteria. This update will now allow users to generate quick search results as opposed to manually searching for their desired results. Click here to learn more about the Admin Panel’s Roster Tab.
     
  5. Ability to Redo Actions in the Video Editor 
     Users will now be able to perform a redo of their last action in the Video Editor. This allows users to easily retrieve their edit as opposed to recreating it. Click here to learn more about using Redo in the Video Editor.
     
  6. The Media Chooser Now Offers Expanded Display of Filter Options
     This update entails displaying filter options in a horizontal window for easier navigation and selection. This feature aims to help power users, with a large quantity of diverse media, retrieve their desired content. Users can customize the filters to be as specific or general as they please, ranging from file types, including YouTube and Vimeo, to specific publication status, and location where stored.
     
     
  7. Ability to Generate Indexes Based on OCR
     Users will now be able to generate indexes based on OCR via the Accessibility tab in the Media Details panel. This will replace the previous feature which generated indexes based on the closed caption file, and based on our research creates better and more structured indexes. Better indexes allow students to easily navigate between topics within lengthy videos. Click here to learn more about how to generate indexes.
     
  8. Media Player Now Shows Video Next to Sidebar in Small Viewports (Instead of Overlay)
     To optimize the viewing experience of the Media Player for smaller windows, this update supports side-by-side viewing of the Media Player and Sidebar for users who have smaller device screens or prefer to view content in smaller windows.
     
  9. New Epiphan Enterprise Connector for Integration with Epiphan Capture Hardware
     With Epiphan Video’s Pearl integration with YuJa’s Video Platform, users will experience easy data management through automatic recordings and live-streaming of their scheduled and impromptu events. Upon completion, users’ recordings will be automatically uploaded into their YuJa media library. Click here to learn more about the Epiphan Enterprise Connector.
     
  10. New Matrox Enterprise Connector for Integration with Matrox Monarch LCS Capture Hardware 
      The Matrox hardware integration with YuJa’s Video Platform enables users to define their profiles and record video content using Matrox LCS devices. Built as a partnership with Matrox’s Product Management Team, this integration provides Matrox customers with the ability to use their Matrox hardware for classroom lecture capture use cases. Click here to learn more about the Matrox Monarch LCS Enterprise Connector.
      
  11. Ability to Disable YuJa Credential Login for Non-Admin Users
      For institutions that connect YuJa directly to an LMS and/or SSO, Administrators can now disable the YuJa Credentials direct login capability. Click here to learn more about choosing a default login method.
      
  12. Improved Live Stream Fault Tolerance with Repeated Pause/Resume Events and Improved Streaming of High Bitrate Content
      This update includes resolving minor bugs and issues to provide an enhanced livestream experience.
• November 9, 2021

  YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update 20211112 Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones

  Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform

  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update aims to provide users an increased variety of accessible tools.

  1. Ability to Access Alternative Formats for HTML pages within Moodle, Blackboard, and D2L
     To mirror the capability offered in Canvas, users now have the ability to access Alternative Formats and view Accessibility Reports for HTML pages in Moodle, Blackboard and D2L.
      
  2. Ability to Add and View Current Source Files
     Users will now be able to add and view the latest version of the original file.
     
  3. Up-to-Date Status of Audio File Request
     Users will now be able to view the conversion status of Audio Files. Average conversion time is 5-10 minutes.
     
  4. Ability to Version Lock Visualizers in Moodle for Additional Security
     In Moodle, Admins can enhance visualizer security with version locking. Admins have the option between locking the current version or using the most up-to-date version via the Panorama for Moodle Settings.
     
  5. Reduction of Calls to Moodle’s LMS
     In effort to significantly reduce the number of calls to Moodle’s LMS to enhance performance, this update implements an optimal workflow to capture the Moodle file identifiers.
• October 27, 2021

  Minor Version Update for Software Capture for Apple and Software Capture for PC

  Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone

  We have released a minor version update for the Software Capture for Apple and Software Capture for PC version to all instances located in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This version incorporates WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility-approved colors, as well as some small improvements to our Single-Sign-On capabilities within the applications.

  1. Updated UI for YuJa Software Capture for PC with Improved Alignment with WCAG 2.1 Level AA Contrast Requirements
     With accessibility in mind, we’ve given the application an updated look to incorporate approved accessibility colors throughout the application.
     

  2. Updated UI for YuJa Software Capture for Apple with Improved Alignment with WCAG 2.1 Level AA Contrast Requirements
     In parallel, we’ve updated the UI of YuJa Software Capture for Apple to reflect accessibility approved colors throughout the application. 
     
  3. Improved Single-Sign-On integration with YuJa Software Capture
     The Software Application now supports integration with multiple, separate Single-Sign-On (SSO) systems, as well as added use of the WebView 2 Control for better SSO page rendering. These improvements aim to simplify the log in process for users across organizations that use more complex Single-Sign-On infrastructure.
     
• October 10, 2021

  Enterprise Video Platform – Update RC20211008 Released to CAN and EU Zone

  Canada Zone European Union Zone YuJa Enterprise Video Platform

  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the European Union and Canada. Next week, we will perform the same update to United States-based instances.

  • 1. Redesigned Media Player Sidebar with Improved Visualizations
       The Video Platform’s Media Player now offers a redesigned experience for each of the metadata panels of the Media Player. This change was focused on optimizing the visibility and usability of each panel. Click here to learn more about the Media Player Sidebar.
       
       • The new Chapter Index panel
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       • The new Optical Character Recognition (OCR) panel
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       • The new Resources panel
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    2. Live Stream Integration Directly into Media Channels
       To make it easier for students to join course-level Live Streams, a new integration within the Media Channels provides notification of active Live Streams to the course.
       
    3. Video Editor Now Provides the Ability to Insert Video from Your Existing Media Content
       Content Owners can insert existing media into a video stream from their My Media library without having to first upload the content (as was previously the case). Click here to learn more about Insert Video.
    4. Video Editor Now Supports Simultaneous Editing of Caption Files in Multiple Languages
       Content Owners can now context-switch and edit multiple Caption Files within a single editing session. Click here to learn more about editing caption files in multiple language.
    5. Video Editor Now Supports Find-and-Replace for Editing Captions
       Caption editors now have a quick find-and-replace workflow to make editing captions more efficient.
       
    6. Video Editor Performance Optimizations (EU and CA Zone) 
       The processing infrastructure used by the Video Editor in the EU and CA zone has been optimized using the same elastic edit-processing infrastructure utilized in the US zone. The result is faster editing of long videos.
    7. Gradebook-Aligned Video Completion Scoring 
       The Video Platform now offers an LMS Gradebook-aligned video completion scoring capability previously offered within the Techsmith Knowmia product. With this product being sunset, the ability to apply a grade based on a percentage-threshold watched was a heavily requested feature by former Knowmia customers. Click here to learn more about how to create a Playback Quiz.
       
       
       
    8. Support for Organization-Approved Pre-Roll and Post-Roll (Trailer) Videos
       Organizations can now upload approved Pre-Roll and Post-Roll video content that can then be utilized by Content Owners. The goal is to allow Organizations to more easily distribute brand and compliance-aligned pre-roll and post-rolls. Click here to learn more about using Video Bumpers.
       
    9. Support for Downloading Video Podcasts with “Burned In” Captions
       Content Owners and Administrators can now opt to download their video content with a “burned in” copy of the time-synchronized caption file. For videos with multiple associated caption files, users can select which caption file to “burn in”. Click here to learn more about obtaining burn-in captions within your downloaded videos.
       
    10. Create Auto-Scheduled Placeholder Recordings That Can Be Immediately Inserted Into Instructional Content
        Auto-schedule recordings can now create placeholder videos ahead of the actual event. These placeholder objects can be inserted similar to actual videos. Click here to learn more about creating a Placeholder Video.
    11. Browser Capture Now Provides the Ability to Download a Single Stream Podcast of the Newly Created Content
        Users now have an option to immediately download an offline podcast of their newly created multi-stream content. Previously within the Brower Capture Studio, multi-stream content had to be downloaded as separate streams. Please note, the most popular workflow of saving directly to My Media is not affected by this enhancement.
        
    12. New Device Management and Integration APIs
        In an effort to continue to expand the capabilities of our Hardware Capture appliance partners, we have continued to extend our APIs to provide additional device management and integration APIs. These include: the ability to programmatically register and unregister third-party hardware capture appliances, integration of Live Stream ingestion, recording pause and resume support, and more.
    13. Support for D2L Homepage Link to Video Platform
        D2L institutions can now add a link to the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform that is not contextually associated with a course. When the LTI link is followed, the Video Platform will present the user’s My Media content and is agnostic to any specific course view.
    14. Support for Moodle Media Chooser Insertion of a Direct Link When the LMS Strips the Embed Code 
        Institutions that use Moodle can now use the Media Chooser in scenarios where the Moodle LMS strips the inserted video link, such as within a Moodle Forum post of a student. Now this scenario is detected and a link is, instead, inserted.
    15. Support for Bulk Human Caption Operation 
        Human captioned-enabled users can now bulk-select multiple videos to send for human captioning.
    16. Improved the Loading Time of the User-Level Analytics View
        Optimized the retrieval and tabulation functions of this user-centric analytics view. Now this user-level view loads, in most cases, within a matter of seconds rather than over a minute.
    17. Optimized Loading Speed of Media Player When Embedding 5+ Videos in a Page
        Now embedded videos will load much more quickly as a result of a number of packaging, caching, and localization optimizations.
    18. Continued Work on Accessibility Improvements Across Video PlatformAs part of our continued efforts to deepen the accessibility of our offerings, we have focused this release on improved Tab Ordering. For example, the Video Editor’s Tab Order is more logical and intuitive than it was previously.
• October 8, 2021

  YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update Released to All Zones

  Canada Zone European Union Zone Uncategorized United States Zone YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform

  We have successfully pushed an update to all Panorama instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update aims to provide users with more configurable settings to measure accessibility.

  1. Improved HTML Accessibility Checks
     To ensure all content meets accessibility standards, HTML WYSIWYG Editor content will be analyzed and assigned an Accessibility Score. Additionally, Panorama will guide instructors with steps to improve the Accessibility Score.
     
  2. Updated UI of Accessibility Gauges 
     To create uniformity in the Score Report, Course Report and LTI Institution Reporting, the UI of the Accessibility Gauge has been updated.
     
  3. New Configurable Course Default Settings
     To provide Admin and Instructors with more oversight in to the course, a Course Configuration Panel has been implemented. The Course Configuration Panel serves as a central location for Admins and Instructors to configure course-level settings.
     
  4. Ability for Instructors to Enable or Disable Accessibility Report Gauges
     In the Course Configuration Panel, Instructors can configure the Report settings, choosing whether to enable or disable the Accessibility Gauges from appearing in their courses.
     
  5. Ability for Admins to Review Default Settings
     In the Course Configuration Panel, Admins can set default Report settings on an institution-wide level.
     
  6. Improved Tab Order and Keyboard Accessibility
     The Tab key can be used to navigate through the Panorama Platform, including the Alternative Formats.
     
• September 14, 2021

  Video Conference Platform – Update iOS App v1.0.0 Update Released to All Zones

  Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone

  We have successfully published Version 1.0.0 of the YuJa Video Conference for iOS application to the App Store. This application provides the ability to attend video conferences on iOS phones and tablet devices. Click here to learn more about the new iOS 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 iOS 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.
      
     
• September 3, 2021

  Video Conference Platform – Update RC20210903 Released to All Zones

  Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone

  We have successfully pushed an update to all Video Conference instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release was primarily focused on internal scalability improvements and performance of key functionality.

  1. Eject a User
     With more Instructors moving to Video Conferencing to teach their classes, sometimes bad actors can get ahold of the Video Conference link. Now, Meeting Owners can Eject a User from a Video Conference Session and keep them out by preventing the user from rejoining.
      
     
  2. Spanish and Portuguese Support
     We’ve begun the work to start localizing products for Spanish and Portuguese speaking users. With this release, users are able to view the Video Conference Platform in Spanish and Portuguese. Click here to learn how to change the Video Platform’s preferred language.
      
     
  3. Click-and-Go Video Conference Scheduler
     A newly redesigned Video Conference Scheduler makes it even easier for meeting owners to start their own sessions with a few clicks. Use the latest UI to toggle session settings like Recording or Waiting Rooms, or switch between joining your personal meeting room and starting a brand new session on the fly. Click here to learn more about creating a Video Conference session.
      
     
  4. Smaller Bug Fixes and Improvements
     Multiple Video Conference improvements have been made to improve network scalability for larger video conference sessions, decrease load times for Attendees and more.
• August 28, 2021

  Enterprise Video Platform – Update RC20210827 Released to EU and CA Zone

  Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa Enterprise Video Platform

  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the European Union and Canada. Next week, we will perform the same update to United States-based instances.

  1. Video Editor Offers a Simple Mode and Advanced Mode
     The Video Editor now supports a Simple Mode and Advanced Mode making it easier for novice and experienced users alike to locate the editing tools they needed to get their recording ready for viewers. The Video Editor starts off in Simple Mode, and more experienced users can toggle the Video Editor to Advanced Mode if they prefer. The mode selection is saved for future video editing sessions. Click here to learn more about the Video Platform Video Editor.
      
     
  2. Redesigned Media Chooser with More Intuitive Workflows to Share, Upload and Record Content
     We are introducing a redesigned Media Chooser that provides users with a more structured set of workflows to: share media content in the LMS, upload content, and create a new recording.
     
     
      
     • Choose and Embed Media From Existing Collections
        
       

     
     

     • Upload Content Directly and Embed It
        
       

     
     

     • Record Content Using the Capture Tools
        
       
  3. Support for Multi-Embed in D2L Via On-The-Fly Playlist Generation
     Similar to the multiple-embed capabilities added to the Media Chooser for non-D2L LMS’s, we are now adding support for D2L. Instructors can create on-the-fly video playlists by selecting multiple videos at the same time in the Video Platform’s Media Chooser. Users can select up to 12 video at-a-time to create their playlist in any D2L Content Item. Click here to learn more.
      
     
  4. Comprehensive Video Watch History
     Ever wanted to find a video you watched before, but weren’t able to locate it? Our new Watch History feature helps viewers keep track of what they’ve watched before. Click here to learn more about Watch History.
      
     
  5. Data Management Archiving Now Supports the Creation of Recurring Policies and Actions
     As storage continues to grow for our customers, creating data policies and archiving content can be time consuming for Administrators during the busy school term. We’ve added recurring policies to our Data Management tools to help with that. Administrators can now schedule archiving policies to identify and take specific actions on data. This could include a policy to automatically delete unused transcodes. Click here to learn more about the Video Platform’s Data Archiving features.
      
     
  6. Blackboard Collaborate Enterprise Connector
     By popular demand, we’re releasing our Blackboard Collaborate Enterprise Connector to make your Video Platform the central repository for all media content generated in the Video Platform or outside using products like Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams and Blackboard Collaborate. Content from Blackboard Collaborate will automatically import into the Video Platform before being optionally deleted (to free up your Collaborate storage and reduce costs). Reach out to your Customer Success Manager to learn how to deploy this new SKU. Click here to learn more about the Blackboard Collaborate Connector.
      
     
  7. Personal Auto-Caption Dictionaries
     A new Personal Auto-Caption Dictionary is available for users – that complements the existing Organization-wide Auto-Caption Dictionary – to help users improve the accuracy of their video’s auto-captions for irregular or uncommon words. The AI Captioning engine uses the dictionary to improve the identification and spelling of words defined by the user. Click here to learn more about populating the Personal Auto-captioning Dictionary for individual users.
      
     
  8. Notifications and Alerts
     With so many new notifications for Video Conferences, Live Streams, Video Quizzes and more, it can be difficult for users to keep track of what’s completed and what’s outstanding. Now users are able to mark those notifications as read to help prioritize remaining events that require the user’s attention.
      
     
  9. Archiving Event Notification Toggling
     In our previous Video Platform release, we added a new notification to alert users when their content was archived by a System Administrator using the Data Management tools. In this release, Administrators can disable the notification if they do not want to alert users of the archiving event. Click here to learn more about all of the Video Platform’s email notifications.
      
     
  10. Geo-Location Analytics Now Available in Content Analytics
      To help Content Creators track the usage of their videos, we’ve added Locations to our comprehensive Content Analytics report available under Usage & Analytics. Previously only available in User Analytics, the geo-location analytics data helps inform Content Owners where in the world users are watching a specific video. Click here to learn more about Content Analytics.
       
      
  11. Admin Panel Responsiveness for Small Screens
      With Administrators constantly on the go and using devices with smaller displays, navigating through the Admin Panel can be frustrating as text and charts don’t always auto-resize when the user zooms in and out of the web browser. We’ve added additional support so that the Admin Panel remains responsive for all users regardless of the size of the display or the amount of zoom. Please note that this is an ongoing project with additional improvement being delivered in upcoming releases.
       
      
  12. Better Color Accessibility for Charts and Graphs
      As we continue to drive improvements to the accessibility of the Video Platform for every person, we’re refining the UI so that users with visual impairments can more easily review charts and graphs. We’ve updated the color of text, icons and charts so that they offer more contrast along with additional improvements to the legiblity of text and images .
       
      
  13. New ASR Language Support Packs including Vietnamese
      We’re adding Vietnamese as an available language for auto-captioning videos spoken in Vietnamese. This adds to our growing list of support language including English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish, Portuguese and more. Click here to learn how to request auto-captions for your video.
       
      
  14. More Accessible Inline Dialog Titles
      To assist users who use screen readers to navigate in the Video Platform, a new menu title is visible at the top of the Media Details panel and other inline dialogs. This text can be “picked up” by industry-standard screen readers.
       
      
  15. Additional Third-Party Hardware and Application Integration APIs
      New APIs allow third-party tools to pull video thumbnail images, individual video streams, check for Device statuses and more. These new APIs were released to support our partnership with Epiphan, Extron, PlayPosit and others. Click here to learn more about available Video Platform APIs.
  16. Enable LTI 1.3 For Specific LMS Courses
      We now make it possible to enable Video Platform integration for specific LMS courses using unique Deployment IDs. Previously, Organizations were only able to enable LMS-wide integration using LTI 1.3. Reach out to your dedicated Customer Success Manager to learn more.
  17. Blackboard Media Chooser LMS Extension Integration Improvements
      Recent structural changes to Blackboard have required that we update our Blackboard Media Chooser LMS Extension to continue supporting a seamless integration experience during specific actions such as Course Copy. Reach out to your dedicated Customer Success Manager to download the newest LMS Extension.
  18. Refined Support of Canvas Media Chooser for Multiple-Embed Scenarios
      The Canvas Media Chooser LMS Extension can now “sense” which Canvas rich-text boxes support multiple-embeds and which ones do not. This ensures instructors correctly embed videos in a way that aligns with Canvas’s capabilities. Reach out to your dedicated Customer Success Manager to coordinate the update of your Canvas Media Chooser LMS Extension.
• August 26, 2021

  YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update RC20210826 Released to All Zones

  Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform

  We have successfully pushed an update to all Panorama instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release is specifically targeted to improving back-end infrastructure and simplifying the implementation process.

  1. Improved Installation and Setup
     As customers continue to purchase Panorama for their digital accessibility needs, we wanted to improve the speed of the implementation by improving how Panorama integrates with an organization’s LMS.
  2. Full Automatic Synchronization
     We’ve moved Panorama from on an on-demand sync to an full automatic sync for all LMS’ to increase the efficiency of Panorama content identification. Now, alternative formats generation is even faster as we continue to focus on improving the back-end infrastructure of the Platform.
  3. More Secure Content Replacement in D2L
     We re-designed our back-end connector with D2L to improve the reliability and security of the Panorama-to-D2L connection.
  4. Smaller Bug Fixes and Improvements
     Multiple Panorama improvements were made to optimize our system interaction with third-party integrations to significantly increase system performance, prevent duplicate document and alternative formats from non-whitelisted LMS courses and more.
• August 16, 2021

  Hardware Hub Firmware – Update v6.00 Now Available

  Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa Enterprise Video Platform

  We have successfully published a Firmware update for Hardware Hubs available to all customers in the United States, Canada and the European Union. Reach out to your Customer Success Manager to schedule your firmware update.

  1. Device Profile Management
     As Organizations continue to expand their usage of the hybrid learning model, remote management of lecture capture devices becomes a linchpin to the model’s success. With new remote Device Profile Management tools for YuJa Hardware Appliances, Administrators can now define their room types and configure recording sources all from the Video Platform’s Admin Panel. Click here to learn more about creating a Device Profile.
     
     

     

  2. Real-Time Local HDMI Source Preview
     A new local preview of most sources connected to the Hardware Hub is now available for Organizations who use the YuJa Hardware Appliance to record lecture room connector. View a preview of available screen and webcam sources by connecting a display to the Hardware device’s HDMI output. Click here to learn more more about the Hardware Appliance’s Local HDMI source preview capabilities.
     
     
  3. Smaller Bug Fixes and Improvements
     Multiple improvements have been made to improve device stability, management of network disconnect situations, consistency of device previews and more.