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March 9, 2022
YuJa Himalayas for Data Archiving and Compliance – Update RC20220309-Midcycle Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Himalayas United States ZonesWe have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. This release focuses on new Zoom import options, as well as a refreshed UI for the Zoom Enterprise Connector.
- Admin Option to Modify Streams for Zoom Imports
After a user records a video on Zoom they are given different display views of that recording. This update allows Administrators to select the specific display of imported Zoom recordings. To learn more about this feature, please click here. - Refreshed User Interface for the Zoom Integration Settings
This update refreshes the look of the Zoom integration settings by organizing the layout and usability of the configurations. Splitting the layout into three separate tabs: Integration Setup, User Provisioning, and Import Configuration.
- Admin Option to Modify Streams for Zoom Imports
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February 18, 2022
YuJa Himalayas for Data Archiving and Compliance – Update RC20220218 Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Himalayas United States ZonesWe have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release focuses on providing users the ability to Undo a completed Archive Job, new Data Policy attributes, improvements to the WebEx Enterprise Connector, Archive Alert customizations, and more.
Keep in mind that many of the capabilities provided by YuJa’s Himalayas Team are also available to customers that license only the Enterprise Video Platform.
- Ability to Undo Archive Jobs in Job Management Dashboard
To easily revert an Archive Job, Administrators can now Undo archive Jobs directly from the Job Management dashboard. This will undo all files included in the Job. To learn more about this feature, please click here.
- Policy Creator Now Offers the Ability to Filer by Locked Videos Attribute
This update provides Administrators the ability to filter and display Locked Videos (locked videos are those submitted as a video assignment by students). To learn more about this feature, please click here.
- CSV Report Now Includes User’s First + Last Names and E-mail Addresses
When Administrators export a CSV file from the Data Management tab, the e-mailed file will now contain the user’s first and last names, alongside their e-mail addresses. This allows Administrators to easily follow-up with users.
- Ability to Customize Media Archive Alert Notification to Content Owners
Administrators will now be able to customize notification e-mails to inform Content Owners of their media being sent for archiving purposes.
- Additional Details Provided for Archive Jobs
Administrators will now be able to view additional details of an archive Job, including: Total Job Duration, Status, and current Progress Percentage. To learn more about this feature, please click here.
- Ability to View All Files Associated with Job
Users are now able to View All Files associated with an archive Job, alongside the Status for each individual file. For unsuccessful archived files, an explanation will be provided and remedies will be suggested in the Message column. To learn more about this feature, please click here.
- Bulk Enrollment for Webex Users
Administrators will now be able to Bulk Enroll users to receive imported Webex videos in their Media Library. To learn more about this feature, please click here.
- Notifications for Blackboard Collaborate & Webex Bulk Enrollment
Administrators can now receive a notification in the Audit Log when a user has performed a bulk enrollment for the Blackboard Collaborate and Webex integrations.
- Ability to Undo Archive Jobs in Job Management Dashboard
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February 5, 2022
Enterprise Video Platform – Update 20220128 Released to US Zone
Enterprise Video Platform United States ZonesWe 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.
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February 4, 2022
YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update 20220204 Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Panorama for Digital Accessibility United States Zones- Ability to Regenerate Alternative Formats with Latest Accessibility Engine
Users can now reprocess the Alternative Format(s) of their documents to take advantage of the latest accessibility engine. Users have the option to reprocess either a single, or all Alternative Formats.- Reprocessing a Single Alternative Format File
- Reprocessing All Alternative Formats Files
- Reprocessing a Single Alternative Format File
- Improved Accessibility Engine to Better Detect Language and Color Contrast Issues
We have improved the underlying engine that is responsible for detecting Language and Color Contrast issues present in documents. This includes doing a better job of Instructors when a portion of a document is written in a language different than the default for the document. We also have tuned the sensitivity of our Contrast checker to ensure that the probability of a false positive is reduced. - Improved Speech-to-Text Engine for Multi-Column Microsoft Word Documents
The Accessibility Engines have been improved to better detect column formatting when performing speech-to-text operations on Microsoft Word documents. The result is more accurate narration of the file.
- Optimized Integrity and Security
Taking the concern of users’ privacy and security seriously, we have made significant improvements to Panorama’s integrity and security.
- Ability to Regenerate Alternative Formats with Latest Accessibility Engine
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January 21, 2022
Video Conference Platform – Update RC20220121 to all Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones United States Zones Video Conferencing PlatformWe have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release focuses on providing users a refreshed UI layout that is aesthetically and functionally pleasing.
- Refreshed UI Layout + Increased Number of Video Participants In addition to providing users a refreshed UI layout, we have increased the number of on-video participants to 20 (with up to 200 total participants as before). This allows for the easier exchange of ideas and enhance overall collaborative experience. For future releases, we intend to increase the number of participants to 25 and incrementally through the course of 2022 attaining 200 on-video participants.
- Ability to Switch Between Sidebar View and Gallery View Users can now select a view type that best caters to their needs. Participants can opt to hold their meetings in the Sidebar View (as depicted above), allowing them to easily view all participants through the pagination feature. Or, they can opt for the traditional Gallery View. For future releases, we intend to provide more functional opportunities such as the ability to pin viewers.
- Optimized Performance & Resolved Minor Bugs To provide our users an enhanced Video Conference experience, we have resolved several minor bugs and issues.
- Refreshed UI Layout + Increased Number of Video Participants In addition to providing users a refreshed UI layout, we have increased the number of on-video participants to 20 (with up to 200 total participants as before). This allows for the easier exchange of ideas and enhance overall collaborative experience. For future releases, we intend to increase the number of participants to 25 and incrementally through the course of 2022 attaining 200 on-video participants.
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December 15, 2021
YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update 20211215 Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Panorama for Digital Accessibility United States ZonesWe have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release prioritizes making Panorama accessible to users of Blackboard 3800 and higher versions. This release also focuses on providing users easier management of content, enhanced security, and a number of optimizations.
- Panorama Now Supported on Blackboard 3800+ via Browser Extension for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Apple’s Safari
We have now made Panorama available for users of Blackboard 3800 and higher versions through a downloadable browser extension. Users can download the extension on a browser of their choice, including: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Apple’s Safari. Moreover, while we currently support non-ultra courses, we intend to support Blackboard Ultra courses for future releases. To learn how to download the Panorama browser extension, please click here. - Ability to Remove Documents
To allow for easier management of content, users will now be able to remove documents from Panorama through the LTI application. This will not remove users’ files from their Learning Management System. To learn more about this feature, please click here.
- Optimized Security, Accuracy, and Efficiency
In addition to resolving minor bugs, we continue to stand firm on our promise of making learning accessible for all students. Thus, we have strengthened the efficiency and accuracy of issue detection for doc(x) files. Moreover, taking the concern of users’ privacy and security seriously, we have made significant improvements to Panorama’s integrity and security.
- Panorama Now Supported on Blackboard 3800+ via Browser Extension for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Apple’s Safari
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December 15, 2021
Resolved – US Region Network Connectivity Issues
United States ZonesAWS has resolved their network connectivity issues that caused intermittent and slow access to the Video Platform. As of now, all system functionality has returned to normal operation.
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December 11, 2021
YuJa Himalayas for Data Archiving and Compliance – Update RC20211210 Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Himalayas United States ZonesWe have successfully pushed an update to all Himalayas instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update focuses on providing users an enhanced data management experience by offering new sorting and filtering capabilities, and, automatically uploading and organizing users recordings from a variety of third-party video conferencing software.
Keep in mind that many of the capabilities provided by YuJa’s Himalayas Team are also available to customers that license only the Enterprise Video Platform.
- Support for Zoom LTI Pro Provides Automatic Uploading of Zoom Meetings in Media Channel (Available to EVP Customers Too)
When an instructor completes a Zoom meeting in their course using the Zoom LTI Pro connector (available in the Zoom Marketplace), this update will now provide an option to automatically upload their recording and make it visible for students. This removes the responsibility off instructors in having to upload their Zoom media.
- Policy Creator Now Offers the Ability to Add File Size and Video Length as Rules (Available to EVP Customers Too)
This update provides Administrators the ability to filter content by File Size and Video Length. When selected, users will be able to refine their search by entering a video length and file size value.
- Distinguish Between Blackboard Collaborate Recordings with the Inclusion of a Timestamp (Available to EVP Customers Too)
To help content owners distinguish between Blackboard Collaborate recordings, Administrators can enable the inclusion of the date and timestamp in video titles. To learn how to enable this feature, please click here.
- Designated Folders for Imported Webex, Blackboard Collaborate, and Microsoft Teams Recordings in Media Library (Available to EVP Customers Too)
To replicate what was offered for imported Zoom recordings, designated folders will now be created in users Media Library for imported Webex, Blackboard Collaborate, and Microsoft Teams videos.
- Bulk Enrollment for Blackboard Collaborate Videos (Available to EVP Customers Too)
Administrators will now be able to bulk enroll users to receive imported Blackboard Collaborate videos in their Media Library.
- ‘Delete Optional Transcodes’ Notification in Audit Logs (Available to EVP Customers Too)
This update will provide Administrators a notification when the ‘Delete Optional Transcodes’ rule has run with a policy. Users will be able to filter results by selecting ‘Recurrent Action Performed’.
- Ability to Sort Files by Date Added and Last Viewed (Available to EVP Customers Too)
This update allows Administrators to easily sort content by Date Added (oldest to newest) and Last Viewed.
- Support for Zoom LTI Pro Provides Automatic Uploading of Zoom Meetings in Media Channel (Available to EVP Customers Too)
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December 3, 2021
Video Conference Platform – Update RC20211119 to all Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones United States Zones Video Conferencing PlatformWe 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 enhanced experience through optimization upgrades on their PC and on their Video Conference applications on Android 1.2.0 and iOS 1.1.0
- Increased Number of Video Presenters
We has successfully increased the maximum capacity of presenters that can participate in a Video Conference from twelve to sixteen (in addition to about 200 more non-video participants). This update will facilitate greater collaboration and allow for the easier sharing of ideas. We intend to further increase the number of presenters in future releases.
- Enhanced Microphone and Audio Selection
Prior to joining a video conference, users can opt to join with their default microphone and speaker or choose from the connected sources available. The Video Conference also supports dynamic source switching during an active video conference, allowing users to make changes to their microphone and speaker source.
- Optimized Loading and Downloading
We performed a webpack integration to reduce bundle sizes in order to allow for users to experience faster loading time and reduced memory storage. - Update Reflected in Mobile Applications
In order to provide mobile users the same enhanced experience, the Video Conference application has been updated, which entailed resolving minor bugs and making general improvements, to support this release.
- Increased Number of Video Presenters
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November 9, 2021
YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update 20211112 Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Panorama for Digital Accessibility United States ZonesWe 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.
- 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.
- Ability to Add and View Current Source Files
Users will now be able to add and view the latest version of the original file.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ability to Access Alternative Formats for HTML pages within Moodle, Blackboard, and D2L