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July 2, 2021
YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update RC20210707 Released to All Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Panorama for Digital Accessibility Uncategorized United States ZonesWe have successfully pushed an update to all Panorama instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union.
- Official Panorama Support for D2L Brightspace
We’re excited to announce Panorama support for D2L Brightspace to help your instructors ensure they are providing accessible course content to their students using D2L. Panorama seamlessly generates multiple accessible variants of the course-material in the background including HTML, Electronic Braille, EPUB, Audio (Speech-to-Text), High Contrast, and Tagged PDF files. Reach out to your Account Manager for additional information.
- Secure Browser Plugin for Security and Authentication
Make Panorama even more secure for your Organization by requiring instructors to install the Panorama plugin on their Chrome, Firefox or Safari web browser before they can replace files in Panorama. To turn on this requirement, navigate to Additional Settings in Panorama and enable Visualizer Enhanced Security.
- Default Prioritization for Frequently Used Courses
Improve Panorama processing times for the most frequently used courses in your LMS by specifying the Scanning Frequency and Number of Prioritized Courses.
- Smaller Bug Fixes and Improvements
Multiple Panorama improvements were made to better handle Tagged PDFs, Organization Reporting Metrics, advanced Alternative Formats usage and more.
- Official Panorama Support for D2L Brightspace
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June 26, 2021
Enterprise Video Platform – Update RC20210618 Released to US Zone
Analytics Enterprise Video Platform General Platform Himalayas HTML5 Player Live Streaming Media Management Media Player SSO United States Zones Video QuizzesWe 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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June 25, 2021
Video Conference Platform – Update RC20210616 Released to All Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones United States Zones Video Conferencing PlatformWe 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, performance of key functionality, as well as fixes and product improvements.
- Participant Waiting Rooms
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. Click here to learn more about enabling a waiting room for your next Video Conference.
- Personal Meeting Rooms
New permanent Personal Meeting Room support has been added to the Video Conference Platform. After our next Video Platform update, users can share Personal Meeting Room Links with meeting attendees that should always remain accessible. Click here to learn more about using Personal Meeting Rooms.
- Advanced Audit Logging
We’ve added additional audit logging for Video Conferences including device and browser information to provide Support teams more tools to resolve concerns reported by end-users. Click here to learn more about our advanced audit logging tools.
- Updated Meeting Info UI
With expanded support for our Video Conference Android app and Dial-in users, we’ve revamped the Video Conference Meeting Info page with all the available pathways to join an active Video conference including a Dial-in Number and Code, a Android app Meeting Code and Meeting Link. Click here to learn more about using the Video Conference Meeting Info page.
- Participant Waiting Rooms
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June 8, 2021
Video Conference Platform – Update Android App v1.1.0 Update Released to All Zones
Android App Canadian Zones European Union Zones United States Zones Video Conferencing PlatformWe 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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May 28, 2021
YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update RC20210528 Released to All Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Panorama for Digital Accessibility United States ZonesWe have successfully pushed an update to all Panorama instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union.
- Audio Podcast File Alternative Formats Now Generated By Default
Panorama now provides users the option to request an MP3 audio file as an alternative format for DOCX, PPTX, PDF and more.
- Configurable Settings to Control Panorama Scanning Frequency
Brand new settings allow Organizations to specify how often Panorama scans their LMS to synchronize content between the Accessibility Platform and LMS, then automatically queue the content for processing. Before, content was synchronized daily.
- Alternative Formats in Canvas Pages
Users can now access alternative formats directly from the Pages activity in Canvas for all digital content processed by Panorama.
- Detailed Breakdown for Panorama Accessibility Reporting
Using Panorama’s Accessibility reports to drive improved digital accessibility using AI flagged issues is now even easier. Instructors can now view a detailed breakdown of files that qualify for an accessibility error by issue type.
- Audio Podcast File Alternative Formats Now Generated By Default
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May 7, 2021
YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility – Update RC20210506 Released to All Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Panorama for Digital Accessibility United States ZonesWe have successfully pushed an update to all Panorama instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union.
- Drag & Drop Document Replacement with LMS Mirroring of Replaced Version
With a refreshed UI, the Accessibility Report allow instructors to Drag & Drop edited documents that they have improved the accessibility for. This provides a quick-and-easy way to update documents. Previously, instructors needed to edit the LMS post, remove the old document and upload the new version. - Native HTML Accessibility in Canvas
Panorama now provides accessibility reporting for HTML files and native HTML webpages in Canvas including Assignments, Discussions, Pages and Syllabus. Users can also access alternative formats of the HTML file and webpage’s text in PDF, Braille, EPUB and more.
- Configurable Feature Flags in Canvas
New settings are available to let Organizations control Panorama behavior using Feature Flags. These flags support toggling new HTML Accessibility features and Accessibility Score Weighting.
- Severity Grade Now Visible in Accessibility Reports
In our ongoing effort to provide additional transparency to accessibility scores, we’ve added Severity Scores to each accessibility issue flagged by Panorama’s AI to show Minor, Major and Severe issues.
- Customize the Severity of the Accessibility Checks
Panorama supports custom Issue Severity Scores that are configurable by an Administrator for PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT and PPTX file types. Organizations can now provide prioritization of accessibility issues that are unique to their users.
- Monitor Files Still Processing in Panorama
Panorama will now identify and mark files that have not been processed allowing instructors to monitor when a document is ready for review.
- Drag & Drop Document Replacement with LMS Mirroring of Replaced Version
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April 24, 2021
YuJa Himalayas for Archiving & Compliance – Released to US Zone
Himalayas United States ZonesWe have successfully released a new product called YuJa Himalayas for Archiving & Compliance. This product works in tandem with the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to more cost-effectively manage large volumes of media in a compliant manner. It is specifically designed to actually lower total cost-of-ownership as media usage continues to scale. To learn more about licensing this offering, please contact your Account Executive.
- YuJa Himalayas Integration with YuJa Enterprise Video Platform – Implemented enterprise integrations between YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and YuJa Himalayas so the two systems can effectively cooperate to lower effective costs.
- Integration with Data Management tab via Archive to Himalayas Option – The Data Management tab within the Admin Panel now offers an integration with Himalayas to directly archive content to YuJa Himalayas.
- Manage and Recover Archived Content – Use Himalaya’s Data Explorer tools to restore archived content within 12 hours. Future releases will include new machine learning and multi-level archiving capabilities.
- YuJa Himalayas Integration with YuJa Enterprise Video Platform – Implemented enterprise integrations between YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and YuJa Himalayas so the two systems can effectively cooperate to lower effective costs.
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April 24, 2021
Enterprise Video Platform – Update RC20210416 Released to to US Zone
Analytics Enterprise Video Platform General Platform Live Streaming 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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April 24, 2021
Video Conference Platform – Update RC20210423 Released to All Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones United States Zones Video Conferencing PlatformWe 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, performance of key functionality, as well as fixes and product improvements.
- Entry Passwords for Video Conference Sessions
Video conference owners can now require attendees to enter a password before joining an active video conference to add an extra layer of security to the session. Click here to learn more about enabling password protection for your next video conference session.
- Enable or Disable Recording When Scheduling a Video Conference Session
Meeting Owners now have additional controls to specify if their upcoming video conference session will be recorded as soon as an attendee joins. Previously, recording was enabled for all video conference events. Click here to learn more enabling or disabling recording when scheduling your session.
- Improved Stability for Users With Inconsistent Networks
With new improved stability improvements for all video conference events, users with unreliable networks who disconnect unexpectedly can now automatically reconnect to an active video conference with minimal disruption.
- Entry Passwords for Video Conference Sessions
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April 12, 2021
Software Capture for PC (v10.11.1.0) – Minor Update – Released to All Geographic Zones
Canadian Zones Enterprise Video Platform European Union Zones United States ZonesWe have released a new Software Capture for PC version (version v10.11.1.0) to all instances located in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release is specifically targeted at achieving full localization support of the PC Capture application. From here, we will continue to add new language packs.
- Full Localization of the PC Capture Application to French
The Software Capture for PC application is now fully localizable and we are introducing support for French in this edition. Future updates will include localization support for additional languages.
- Full Localization of the PC Capture Application to French