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December 6, 2019
United States Zone – Semi-Monthly RC20191206 Released
General Platform HTML5 Video Conferencing HTML5 Video Editor Media Management Media Player United States ZonesWe 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 165+ new features and improvements.
- Easier-to-Use and More Robust Video Uploading Experience
The Platform now integrates a new media uploading experience that’s easier-to-use, more fault-tolerant and faster. The new upload experience now includes:- Faster uploads with auto-queuing capabilities
- Better adaptation to browser capabilities and constraints
- Upload continuation even when navigating between Video Platform pages
- Better user interface with “docking” window controls
- Video Editor Now Shows Captioning Confidence Scores
Users can now highlight words within the captioning that was below a specific Confidence Score. The words that the captioning engine AI was not “sure of” are highlighted to enable a more streamlined editing experience. Users can also hover over any word to see the specific Confidence Score attained when transcribing the given word. Please note this capability is only available for newly auto-captioned content. - Multi-Level Training Dictionary Available for Improved Caption Quality
Both organizations and individuals have new tools to improve the captioning quality of the Platform’s integrated artificial intelligence-based captioning. Organizations can establish an instance-wide dictionary, and users submitting videos for auto-captioning can also include a video-specific custom dictionary. - Create Multiple Media Player Branding “Skins”
Organizations can now create multiple Media Player branding options (often called “skins”) that can be applied organization-wide or to specific videos. Customizations include primary and secondary button placements, colors, and menu option selections. - Improved Media Player User Interface
New iconography and menu style provides a more modern user experience for both instructional and marketing video use-cases alike. These improvements to the Media Player can be utilized in conjunction with the Multiple Player Branding capabilities also released in this update.
- Video Editor Supports Removal of Video Stream While Retaining the Embedded Audio Track
Users who use the capture tools to record a multi-source recording, but then wish to subsequently remove the video source that contains the audio track, can now do so. - New Video Conference Start Panel with Participant and Chat Pane
A new “Start Screen” is now available within the Video Conference that provides the ability for participants to quickly access meeting bridge, participant list, and chat information. - New Participant Panel with “Raise Hand” Capabilities
Video Conference participants now have the ability to perform a virtual “Raise Hands” within a meeting. The meeting owners and presenters receive a notification of the hand-raise as both a notification message and indicator on the Participant Panel.
- Easier-to-Use and More Robust Video Uploading Experience
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November 8, 2019
United States Zone – Semi-Monthly RC20191108 Released
HTML5 Video Conferencing Media Management Media Player United States ZonesWe 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 195+ new features and improvements.
- Users Can Now Resume Watching Where They Left Off
Viewers watching content as an authenticated user can now resume watching a video from the place they previously left off. A user’s video resumption history is retained for all videos the user is authorized to view.
- Auto-Captioning Now Offers Advanced Punctuation Capabilities for both Captions and Transcripts
Over the next two releases, we are rolling out some innovative updates to our auto-captioning capabilities. The first of these capabilities is that the captioning engine will now provide advanced punctuation when performing captioning and transcription. - YouTube Media Ingestion to “Deep Import” Content
User wishing to ingest a YouTube video can now specify a link and import the video content into their My Media account. This enables YouTube content to be ingested, auto-captioned and used in accordance with the TEACH ACT.
- New Dark Mode Branding Option for Top Navigation Bar
The Platform offers a new Dark Mode branding option for the Top Navigation Bar that also includes color customization of the top-bar’s color.
- Roster View Displays the LMS and Single Sign Linkage Attribute Information
The Roster tab within the Admin Panel now displays the dual integration parameters. This can be used by Administrators to ensure that the Linkage Attribute is being transferred correctly from the organization’s upstream enterprise systems. - Support for Enabling End-User Downloading at the Media Channel Level
Content Owners can now enable download privileges to an entire course-level Media Channel to viewers.
- Inline Action Menu Support within the List View of My Media
Users managing their content within the List View now have the same inline Action Menu as they do with the Thumbnail View.
- On-Screen Message When an Ad Blocker Could Interfere with Platform Use
With a plethora of browser-based plugins blocking webapp and website capabilities, in a situation where the Platform detects components were blocked, a clear message will be displayed informing the user of this situation. - Added Support for the oEmbed Open Format
To promote easier content exchange with third-party resources, as a content Provider, we have implemented the oEmbed protocol. This makes it easier to share content as embedding blog posts on websites and social platforms such as Twitter. - Better On-Screen Guidance for Uploading Media for the First Time
New users are now greeted with a “Happy Folder” icon that provides a succinct suggestion on how to add content to their My Media account.
- Added Native Integration Option for Microsoft Azure-based SAML
Organizations integrating with Azure ADFS now have a dedicated integration tab rather than using the generic SAML integration tab.
- New Keyboard Shortcut to Toggle Between Primary and Secondary Streams
The Media Player now supports faster toggling between sources using the lower-case v key. - Media-Level Player Branding Option to Hide Video Chapters on a Per-Video Basis
As part of a feature spanning multiple releases, we are adding media-level branding options for specific videos. The first of these capabilities is the ability to hide the left-side mini-bar of the Media Player. - Native Support for VTT and XML Caption File Ingestion
The Platform now supports the ability to ingest VTT and XML caption file formats and display them within the Media Player. All existing multi-language and caption capabilities are compatible with the new VTT and XML caption file formats. - Video Conference Now Has Audit Log Capability
To help troubleshoot Video Conferencing issues that arise, the Platform now integrates and audit log capability. Over the coming releases we will continue to add additional events and logs.
- Video Conference Has Server-Side Performance Improvements for Improved Scalability
To support additional capacity and improve stability, additional server-side performance and stability improvements were deployed.
- Users Can Now Resume Watching Where They Left Off
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October 22, 2019
Software Capture for PC Version 9.1.0 Released to US, Canada and European Union Zones
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Software Capture for PC app United States ZonesWe have released a new Software Capture for PC version (9.1.0) that introduces the SmartUpload algorithm for recording uploads, improved error alerts for remotely scheduled captures and 15+ smaller improvements and fixes. Please note that this release has been pushed out to all instances within the United States, Canada and European Union zone.
- New Software Capture Confidence Monitor User Interface
Matching the recently released user interface on Apple, the PC-based Capture application now has a similar look-and-feel with larger Action Buttons for key actions.
- SmartUpload Capability Introduced for PC
Implemented SmartUpload algorithm that is able to perform better on low-bandwidth, rural and high-latency connections. This should reduce situations where weak or intermittent connections result in slow uploads due to frequent disconnections. - Default Location for Recorded Media Changed to My Media Top-Level Folder
Changed the default location where captures go to the top-level Media Collection rather than the Default Collection. This change was made so that novice users who record will see their recording available immediately after clicking on My Media, rather than having to go into the Default Collection sub-folder. - Highlights of Smaller Fixes and Improvements
In addition to the new features, this release also includes about a dozen smaller fixes and product improvements. Highlights include: - #164422008 – More consistent behavior between PC and Appl for reporting errors when attempting capture application is logged out
- #167544937 – Resolved issue where the incorrect hover text was displayed for the New Shared Profile button.
- #164422000 – Added ability to establish a default retention period for Raw video source recordings.
- #155787342 – Updated the UI message shown after a recording is completed to clarify where to find the recording.
- #167944814 – Transitioned some outdated references to YuJa Software Station to the revised product SKU of YuJa Software Capture
- #168444677 – Resolved issue where two identical webcams of the same make and model could not always be simultaneously used for a recording.
- #168906166 – Reduced the file size of the raw audit log information used for troubleshoot or debug purposes.
- #154578548 – Resolved issue which could result in multiple YuJa taskbar icons showing up in the Windows Notification Tray.
- New Software Capture Confidence Monitor User Interface
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October 9, 2019
United States Zone – Semi-Monthly RC20191011 Released
Analytics General Platform HTML5 Video Conferencing Media Management Media Player United States Zones Video QuizzesWe 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 175+ new features and improvements.
- IMS Caliper Analytics 1.1 Certification Achieved
Our big data analytics achieved a major milestone by being awarded IMS Caliper Analytics 1.1 certification. Interested organizations can take advantage of this optional SKU that is available to all Enterprise Video Platform customers. A little more on IMS Caliper: “Caliper Analytics enables institutions to collect learning data from digital resources to better understand and visualize learning activity and product usage data, and present this information to students, instructors, and advisors in meaningful ways to help inform: student recruitment and retention plans, program, curriculum, and course design, student intervention measures”
- New Ad Astra Integration for Integration with Enterprise Scheduling Systems
A new Ad Astra enterprise scheduling integration is now available to all organizations. Room calendars can by synch-ed and then mapped to specific Software Capture and Hardware Hub capture resources. This enables fully automated scheduling, recording, publishing and distribution.
- New Reflective Pause Question Type for Video Quizzes
A new question type called Reflective Pause is now available within Video Quizzes. This question type is designed to re-focus the viewer on the video content through the use of a rhetorical and thought-provoking question. This tool is a new capability to ensure that all video content – including compliance training, security compliance, etc. – receives the focus and attention of the viewer.
- Improved Device Source Preview Window
Improved the view of the Source Preview shown within the Devices tab of Admin Panel. Also, clarified case where there is no active signal to show a status of No Active Signal instead of an error state.
- Deprecated Video Classroom Name within Platform
As we have transitioned fully to an HTML5-based Video Conferencing tool, the old tool’s name (Video Classrooms) has – for the most part – been transitioned-out from the Platform. - New Overlay Style Captioning for Single Stream Videos
A new overlay caption style, similar to Netflix and YouTube, provides viewers with the opportunity to use the full window for viewing the video instead of allocating a significant portion to a fixed caption bar. The same 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)-compliant user-selectable opacity, color and font settings are also available with this new capability. - Improved Performance for Folders with Pictures
The load-time performance for folders containing a large number of pictures is now considerably better (10x faster).
- Performance Improvements for Change Owner Capability
Improved performance within the Change Owner dialog for institutions with over 25,000 user entries. - Simplified Process to Request Data Backups
Organizations wishing to request a copy of their organization’s Storage may initiate the request directly within the Admin Panel’s Storage Quota tab. Please note that Professional Services may apply to the fulfillments of these requests. - Media Chooser LMS Extension Offers More Clear Action and UI
The available actions within the LMS Media Chooser are now shown more clearly within the Top Bar. This is aimed at improving the user experience for novice users who may be using the video tools to embed their first video or create their first Video Assignment.
- Ability to Watch a Video in Chrome within an Inactive Tab
Users watching video content within one Chrome tab, while actively navigating within another tab, can now continue to listen to the YuJa-hosted video. Previously, due to a recent Chrome update, the video would automatically pause when the Chrome tab became inactive.
- Improved Test Proctoring Workflow for Courses with Multiple Instructors
Courses with multiple instructors co-teaching can now designate where proctored test recordings should go.
- IMS Caliper Analytics 1.1 Certification Achieved
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September 25, 2019
Software Capture for Apple Version 3.1.1 Released to US, Canada and European Union Zone
Canadian Zones European Union Zones Software Capture for Apple United States ZonesWe have released a new Software Capture for Apple version (3.1.1) that introduces the SmartUpload algorithm for recording uploads, improved error alerts for remotely scheduled captures and a dozen smaller improvements and fixes. Please note that this release has been pushed out to all instances within the United States, Canada and European Union zone.
- SmartUpload Capability Introduced
Implemented SmartUpload algorithm that is able to perform better on low-bandwidth, rural and high-latency connections. This should reduce situations where weak or intermittent connections result in slow uploads due to frequent disconnections. - Improved Error Notification for Remotely Scheduled Recordings
For remotely scheduled capture sessions – both impromptu and scheduled – if the Apple Capture application is unable to use a selected source, the log will provide specific error details.
- Highlights of Smaller Fixes and Improvements
In addition to the new features, this release also includes about a dozen smaller fixes and product improvements. Highlights include:#166679532 – Clarified the branding of the YuJa Software Capture for Apple by changing the name in the installer from YuJa Software Station.
#167445173 – Improved the compatibility of the user interface with Apple Dark Mode settings.
#167986269 – During proctoring mode, using the End Recording keyboard shortcut could generate repeated messages.
#167986233 – Improved the error message when a proctoring setup is invalid. This could include not providing at least one valid camera input and valid audio input.
#168067046 – Improved source synchronization for confidence monitor review which should eliminate the likelihood of a mis-aligned confidence monitor source.
#168208229 – Resolved issue where a proctoring session’s Photo ID Preview could have a blank ID shown within the preview window.
#167343077 – Improved compatibility with advanced audio mixers such as the Scarlet 2i2 audio mixer.
#168089145 – Clarified the wording of the Days to Keep Recordings.
#168547722 – Resolved issue the Registration Window does not auto-close after the Register process is complete.
#168653924 – Minor UI improvements to the Software Capture UI including a more modern button interface for the Select Collection and Select Group options. - Small UI Improvements to Confidence Monitor Window
Minor UI improvements to the Software Capture UI including a more modern button interface for the Select Collection and Select Group options.
- SmartUpload Capability Introduced
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September 14, 2019
United States Zone – Semi-Monthly RC20190913 Released
General Platform HTML5 Player HTML5 Video Conferencing Media Management United States Zones Video QuizzesWe have successfully pushed an update to all physical zones 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 200+ new features and improvements.
- 360°/VR Video Media Player Now Moved to General Availability
By popular request, the Professional Services Team migrated the 360°/VR Video Media Player, a previously custom capability, to a feature available in all instances. The new 360°/VR Video enables the viewing of 360-degree VR content and supports perspective changes via the gyroscope (when viewed on a mobile device).
- New Advanced Visual Search Capabilities
The Visual Search capabilities introduced in the last release are now even more powerful with the following new additions that incorporate “fuzzy search”, advanced filtering options and improved performance:- Implementation of a Fuzzy Search algorithm – Established a fuzzy search that will match against a threshold of about 80%. This enables keyword searches such as engineer~ which will, for example, return engineers and engineer.
- Ability to Restrict Searches to the Current Folder – New option within the Advanced Search operations to restrict search matches to media contained in the current folder.
- Ability to Restrict Searches to a Given Channel – New option to restrict search for content to a particular Media Channel by using the channel: attribute. An example is channel:”MATH 235″.
- Searching for YouTube and Vimeo Videos Included – Linked YouTube and Vimeo videos will be searched based on the available metadata fields.
- Support for Prefix Searching – New option to search based on a keyword prefix via keyword* search operator. For instance, entering te* returns results with words starting with te including tell and test.
- Support for Owner Filter – New option to filter searches based on the owner of the media via the owner:”{Your Name}” search option.
- Custom Metadata Schema Search for Non-Videos – Visual Search now will search a custom Metadata Schema applied to non-video assets.
- Speed Improvements with Large Match Sets – When searching for words that are mentioned thousands or tens-of-thousands-of-times in a given folder, the search results will now be returned within seconds instead of over a minute.
- Go Back Folder Quick Link for Faster Folder Traversal
Within My Media’s Action Bar, a new Go Back button enables users to traverse to the parent folder of the current location.
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Capabilities Extend to Video Sources Recorded by PC and Apple Software Capture Application
To enhance our Visual Search capabilities, we now will perform a full OCR scan of video sources – not just the screen source – recorded by the Software Capture for PC and Apple applications. - Media Player’s Slide Text Section Supports Multi-Source OCR
Within the Media Player, recordings that have multiple sources with OCR results for the same time point – which is now possible with the newly introduced multi-source OCR – will now be shown. - HTML5 Video Conferencing Now Offers Breakout Room Capabilities
The Video Conferencing product now includes the ability to create and manage Breakout Sessions with attendees. Future releases will further refine this capability so we certainly welcome your feedback on features and improvements we can make.
- Extended API to Support Automatic Publishing Capabilities When Auto Scheduling
To better support end-to-end automatic scheduling and publishing workflows, the RESTFul API now supports automatic publishing when performing auto-scheduling operations. - Media Player Improvements When Viewed in Portrait Mode on Mobile Devices
This release includes improvements to the Media Player when viewed on mobile devices in portrait mode. A new top-and-bottom viewing capability for multi-stream videos ensures a crisp viewing experience irrespective of the mobile device form-factor or screen orientation.
- Better Notifications for Auto-Scheduled Software Capture Applications
To ensure that Administrators are informed on the status of auto-scheduling events when using the Software Capture applications, the Devices tab within Admin Panel now has a new status called Not Ready, as well as new notifications.The Not Ready status indicates that the Software Capture application is not in a state to record. For example, there could be a firewall issue, device conflict or perhaps the computer is logged out. Further, if an error blocks the use of a particular source, an error message will show up above the affected source. Please note: The full capabilities of this feature will be realized with the upcoming versions of the PC and Apple Software Capture applications that are forthcoming next month.
- Ability to Lock / Override Roles for Users within Specific Courses
To support scenarios where a Student role (such as a “student helper” or “course note-taker”) needs Instructor-level permissions within a given course, we now provide a manual “override” of the role value supplied by the Learning Management System.
- Video Quiz Audit Log Capabilities
To ensure the integrity of the Video Quiz-taking process, Content Creators and Administrators now have an Audit Log capability. This provides granular information on creation, editing, quiz attempts and user submissions.
- Improved Screen Reader Support for Media Player Sidebar
This release improves the screen-reader accessibility support of the Media Player’s Sidebar. Specifically, we applied user-interface changes to ensure that screen-readers can fully narrate the options in a consistent and clear manner.
- 360°/VR Video Media Player Now Moved to General Availability
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August 7, 2019
United States Zone – Semi-Monthly RC20190809 Released
General Platform HTML5 Video Conferencing Media Management United States Zones Video QuizzesWe have successfully pushed an update to all physical zones 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 160+ new features and improvements.
- New Visual Search Available to Upgrade Across All Instances
All the sub-system infrastructure and related metadata upgrades to take advantage of the new Visual Search is available to organizations. Within the next 60 days, this will be turned on incrementally to all customer instances, however we will provide the opportunity for Administrators to request it be turned on within their instances. New capabilities of the new Visual Search include:- Ability to perform full media library searches across all videos within all metadata types including captions, optical character recognition (slides) and comments.
- Capability to see all matches across the timeline of the video as clickable push-pins.
- Play All Matches feature that generates a dynamic playlist of five-second snippits of all search matches.
We will continue to refine and improve this capability over the coming months and value your feedback in improving the quality of the visual search across your production data workloads.
- Ability to Perform an OCR “Sweep” on Uploaded Media
Content Owners uploading content can now trigger an OCR sweep of their uploaded media using the same OCR-generation algorithms that run when processing content captured via our capture tools. This ensures that uploaded content displaying significant textual content can take advantage of our Visual Search capabilities.
- Improved Zoom Connector Integration
The Platform’s Zoom integration is being migrated from a traditional API integration into a Zoom Marketplace application. For organizations enabling this Product SKU within their Instance, this provides an easier installation process, as well as a more future-proofed integration via Zoom’s preferred integration method. To learn more, visit our Zoom integration steps available here.
- Sub-Channel Rosters Can Now Be a Subset of the Main Channel Roster
To provide more flexible intra-course sharing of content, Media Sub-Channel rosters can now be a customizable subset of the full course roster of the main Media Channel. This enables new scenarios such as, among other things, providing specific accessibility accommodations to subsets of course participants.
- Video Quiz Creation and Administration Now Within Media Details
Content Creators can now create and manage their video quizzes directly within the familiar Media Details view. Previously, quiz content was managed in a special section within My Account settings. Over the coming months, we will continue to introduce new quiz capabilities, as well as improved creation workflows.
- Video Quiz Creators Can Now Add Hints to Questions
Video Quizzes now support the ability to add a Hint to a question. Users who opt to view the Hint are displayed to the instructor within the YuJa Gradebook.
- Richer Video Quiz Question and Answer Fields including LaTeX Support
To support more sophisticated formatting options, the question and response fields now allow entries that can exceed 140 characters and be formatted via a built-in formatting toolbar. For users wishing to create richer formatting for STEM-based content, we have also integrated support for the LaTeX language in the question and response fields.
- More Intuitive Question Markers Below Timeline of Video Quiz
The Video Quiz timeline incorporates new question markers that “fill in” as a particular question has been completed.
- Improved HTML5 Video Conference Replay
This release, we completely overhauled the conference replay to be more robust. This should provide both a more intuitive replay experience, as well as fewer situations with video conference replay issues. - More Intuitive Thumbnail Selection Option within Media Details
Based on customer feedback, we improved the selection of custom thumbnails within the Media Details. The new selection uses an image carousel with more clear delineation of the current thumbnail being used.
- New Visual Search Available to Upgrade Across All Instances
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July 12, 2019
United States Zone – Semi-Monthly RC20190714 Released
General Platform HTML5 Video Conferencing Media Management United States Zones Video QuizzesWe have successfully pushed an update to all physical zones 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 180+ new features and improvements.
- Improved Media Channels Interface with Drag-and-Drop Channel Reordering
The release introduces a more compact, flexible and configurable Media Channels view. This includes a more compact video thumbnail, improved visibility of tabbed Sub-Channels, and most importantly, the ability to re-order published content with convenient drag-and-drop facility.
- Improved Media Thumbnails within Media Library View and Loading Performance
The new, more compact Media Thumbnail has also been incorporated into My Media and EnterpriseTube. New content will also more clearly show key attributes, including duration, using a gradient overlay which uses the available space better. We also made the entire experience load faster.
- Video Quizzes Now Offers “Skip for Now” and “Disable Fast Forwarding” Options
Over the coming months, the Product Team will be introducing over 50+ new interactive video and text quiz capabilities. This release, the Platform now offers two new quiz capabilities to disable fast-forwarding during video quiz attempts, as well as the ability to provide the answer immediately following a question submission.
- Improved Optical Character Recognition Algorithm Deployed
As part of a longer-term project to improve the searchability and quality of auto-generated metadata, the Platform now has an improved Optical Character Recognition (OCR) algorithm. New content will automatically take advantage of the improved OCR algorithm that, among other things, will read the text off recorded slides better. - Improved Auto-Generation of Table of Contents Based on Screen Transition Algorithm
As part of the same longer-term project to improve the searchability of auto-generated metadata, the Platform now has an an improved algorithm for pre-generating the Table of Contents shown within the Media Player. This algorithm leverages screen transition data to better detect truly distinct presentation segments and, in turn, generates a more relevant Table of Contents section. - Improved Iconography for Admin Panel, Analytics and My Account
The Platform now incorporates clearer and more understandable iconography for the Left Navigation Bar within the Admin Panel, Visual Analytics and My Account.
- New SIS, LMS and SSO Auto-Merge Module
Organizations now have new integration options with the ability to integrate the Platform directly into a Student Information System (SIS) while using both a Learning Management System (LMS) and Single Sign On (SSO) system. Both courses and users will be cross-matched among the systems for a consistent and unified media experience.
- New Podcast Syndication Capabilities
For organizations looking to cross-syndicate channels to other forms of distribution, Media Channel owners can now generate an RSS Feed that can be enabled on a per-channel basis. This can be “consumed” by RSS syndication tools such as Apple iTunes.
- Auto-Resizing Media Details Dialog that Fits Better within an LMS and Smaller Screens
The Media Details pane has been improved to dynamically adjust to the available size in two ways. First, the window vertical scroll adjusts to keep the Save buttons visible. Second, the horizontal space is used more efficiently with the left icon labels tucking away when there is not an ideal viewing size.
- Improved Resolution of Default Thumbnail
For new video content, the Platform now generates and associates a higher resolution thumbnail. Previously, the thumbnail generated could appear slightly grainy when viewed within a mid-sized browser window. Please note that this is not retroactive on existing media. - More Flexible External Sharing with the Share Dialog
The Share dialog now supports the ability to input an email address to send a recipient a direct link to a video. Email recipients will get an email and if they have an associated YuJa account, they can also access it within the Shared with Me section of their account.
- Folders and Channels Can Now Be Sorted by Last Viewed
Now that the Platform offers the ability to adjust the order of your content, the Product Team has also released a Sort By Last Viewed option to all production zones.
- Improved the Video Editor’s Launch Behavior
Since the Video Editor opens in a new browser tab, the Platform now provides an on-screen notification that it is being launched.
- Improvements to Media Player Layout and Multi-Source Sync Performance at Faster Speeds
The Media Player now has an improved capability to play multi-source content, in synchronicity, at faster speeds. Previously, we saw edge cases where, in certain browsers, at higher speeds (1.75x or faster), that the sources could become slightly out-of-sync. - Improved Network Quality Detection and Notification of HLS Bitrate
The Media Player now has an integrated notification of the current bitrate being streamed, as well as more reliable adherence to automatic or manual adjustments to the bitrate.
- Video Conferencing Have Ability to Change A/V Sources
The beta HTML5-based Video Conferencing product now has the ability to switch webcam and mic sources while in a video conference meeting.
- EnterpriseTube Tools Can Be Turned On-and-Off
Organizations now can selectively enable the EnterpriseTube Library and Events tab. The Product Team also moved the EnterpriseTube administrative tools into the Admin Panel Platform tab for a more consistent experience.
- Coming Soon – New “Visual Search” to Replace Existing “Intuitive Search” Capability
You may have noticed an emphasis on improved metadata generation in this release. This is part of a new Visual Search capability that the Product Team is launching soon. This will eventually replace the current search capabilities (called “Intuitive Search”). This new Visual Search will enable users to:- Perform a deep search across all their media content and see playable push-pins where there are matches in the captions, optical character recognition, index and more.
- Click Play All Matches to dynamically generate a unified playlist clip that shows all the matches. This enables a user to quickly find topics of interest and watch just those topic excerpts.
Over the coming weeks, we will be launching some new media processing “horsepower” that will re-process in the background the petabytes-on-petabytes of existing media data. The end result is that all your content will be able to take advantage of this new capability.
- Improved Media Channels Interface with Drag-and-Drop Channel Reordering
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June 2, 2019
Software Capture for PC Version 8.0.1 Released to US Zone
Software Capture for PC app United States ZonesWe have released a new Software Capture for PC version (8.0.1) that focuses on improvements to organization-wide distribution and management of the Software Capture for PC application. Please note that this release will be pushed to Canadian and European Union zones next week. To take advantage of these new capabilities, please update the installed application.
- New Shared Admin-Controlled Default Profile
New capability called Shared Default Profile enables organizations to customize the default Admin-controlled profile that appears when the Software Capture application is used by any user on the computer. This provides Administrators with greater control to manage how software captures occur within their environment. - Audit Tracking for Tracing Individual Recording Events
The new version of the Software Capture for PC now provides audit logging of actions when using the Software Capture application. This will make it possible to review and trace individual recording events and actions.
- Capture Profile Now Tied to MAC Address
Capture Profiles are now tied to the MAC Address. With many of our organizations re-imaging machines over the summer months, to ensure that Profiles persist even across system refreshes, Capture Profiles are now associated with the MAC address of the machine they were created on. - Configuration File Option for Silent Mode Installation
To provide improved installation-at-scale configurability, the Software Capture installation with silent mode can now utilize an accompanying configuration file. Currently, this configuration file supports automatic registration. In the future, new auto-configuration capabilities will be added. - HTTPS Proxy Support with Auto-Detection
Support for HTTPS proxying including auto-detection of situations where an HTTPS proxy is necessary to route traffic within the environment. - Improved Firewall Traversal
Transition of outbound port access to Port 443 to be more compatible with an organization’s existing firewall configuration. With more stringent firewalls, this capability will reduce the likelihood the Platform’s use will require a firewall change.
- New Shared Admin-Controlled Default Profile
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May 11, 2019
United States Zone – Semi-Monthly RC20190517 Released
General Platform Media Management United States ZonesWe have successfully pushed an update to all physical zones 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 110+ new features and improvements.
- Improved EnterpriseTube with Dynamic Video Masthead
The EnterpriseTube has been upgraded with some new capabilities, as well as a visual refresh, which includes:- Dynamic Video Scroller – New dynamically scrolling video bar of Featured Videos which replaces the static image masthead.
- New Branding Options – Added the ability to customize the font color in the Navigation Bar of the EnterpriseTube. We will be adding additional color customization options in the next release.
- More Modern Iconography – As part of a visual refresh of many of the icon bars in the upcoming release, we added new icons for the Home, Library and Events tab.
- Improved Ability to Edit Existing Device Schedules
We made the previously introduced Device Scheduling Editing capability more robust and have re-released it. The previous version of this had the possibility of losing a recurring schedule because it performed a full deletion and re-addition; this version truly edits the existing schedule. - New Video Monitor for Exam Proctoring SKU Available
We’re introducing a new SKU called Video Monitor for Exam Proctoring. Among other things, this workflow enables users to initiate controlled recordings during active test taking, accept configurable Terms and Conditions, capture appropriate imagery of government-issued photo ID, and record multi-sources during online test activity.
- Improved AI-based Whitespace Generation within the Transcript for Auto-Captioned Content
We’ve incorporated a sub-module on top of our existing AI-based Captioning capabilities. This aims to provide more effective whitespace within both the viewable and downloadable Transcript. Please note this is not retroactive and will only affect newly auto-captioned content.
- Better Security Timeout Notification Inside LMS Windows
Within an LMS, if the Platform’s security timeout occurs, a clearer UI notification shows up for the user. Previously it showed the Login screen which was confusing to users.
- New Custom Full URL Branding SKU
We have standardized the Full URL Branding capability as an available Product SKU. This SKU enables organizations to deploy a fully custom URL for their platform instance. Previously, Professional Services offered this as a custom service. - New Collapsible Media Sidebar within My Media
To better accommodate narrower LMS windows, such as Canvas, we have introduced a feature for users to collapse the Media Side Bar into a narrower sidebar.
- Login Activity Available on Admin Panel’s Overview Feed
Mirroring the RESTFul API for Login data, we incorporated this same capability in the Overview feed. - Improved Device Management APIs
Our RESTFul API SKU now includes improved capabilities to manage Devices including retrieving active schedules, establishing and deleting schedules, and making updates to specific device parameters. - Ability to Set Automatic Play Flag into Direct Link and Embed Codes
The Media Player now supports the ability to auto-play based on settings the following flag on or off: autostart=1
- Improved EnterpriseTube with Dynamic Video Masthead