YuJa Enterprise Video Platform Update – July 2024
We have successfully pushed an update to all Enterprise Video Platform instances residing in Canada and the European Union. Zones residing in the United States, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia will be updated later this week. The highlights for this update include improvements to the Video Editor, a dedicated Overview page for Campuses under the Umbrella System, updated design interfaces across several areas of the platform, new security ID support PINs, quality-of-life improvements to the Media Chooser, automatic imports for Zoom Room recordings, analytical tracking for time jumps by users, enhanced captioning for live streams, and more.
- Unified Video Editor Slide-Out Sidebar with Access to All Advanced Editing Tools
To enhance the Video Platform’s usability, it now features a sidebar menu for Content Creators to quickly access advanced tools and settings. This consolidates the previous right-hand side panel and the advanced editing tools on the center panel into a single, unified slide-out toolbar.
- Umbrella System – Dedicated Usage & Analytics Overview Page for Campuses
For institutions deploying the Umbrella System Architecture, Administrators responsible for managing campuses within their institution’s hierarchical structure will have access to a dedicated Overview page. This page will display analytics specific to their campus, including data on top-performing videos, active users, and views.
- Updated Interface for the Admin Panel’s Branding Page
The Branding page has been redesigned to feature a more organized structure with clear headings and new icons and colors across the page. Over the coming releases, each panel of the Admin Panel will be significantly updated.
- Update Graphs and Analytic Displays for the Content Report in Usage & Analytics
We’re continuing to transition the Video Platform to our new design system by introducing it to new areas, such as the Content page, to update the visual esthetics of graphs and how data is displayed.
- Security ID PINs to Help Verify Account Access
We’ve introduced unique ID pins for each account, which automatically change every 24 hours. Users can relay their PIN to our support staff to confirm they have access to the account they need help on.
- New Third-Party Hardware Smart Connectors Required for Integration with Video Platform
Hardware Smart Connectors ensure the integrity of the Video Platform and align with permitted use, similar to integration with third-party video conference tools. Now, all third-party hardware device integrations will require a licensed Smart Connector. All users who use these capabilities should have had their Client Success Manager reach out to them to ensure continued operations of the integration. - Video Editor Supports Ability to Mute Audio Tracks of a Unified Audio-and-Video Stream
The Video Editor features the option to mute audio streams while retaining the video source, allowing Content Creators to remove unwanted audio.
- View Selected Folders within the Media Chooser
The Media Chooser allows users to view which folders they’re searching within.
- New UI to Improve Visual Distinctiveness of Playlists
Playlists feature a new UI that distinguishes them from folders, allowing Content Creators to easily recognize them within their personal library and channels.
- Media Chooser – Browse Files Within Folders When Filtering by Location in the Media Chooser
When choosing a location to filter results, users can toggle the “Show Files” option to view all media content within folders.
- Automatic Imports for Recorded “Zoom Rooms” Meetings
Our existing Zoom integration, which supports automatic imports for Zoom video conference recordings, will also support automatic imports for Zoom Room recordings.
- Video Editor – Updated the Blur Tool to a More Intense Blur Effect
The Blur tool has been updated to a much more intense blur effect to help ensure that textual material is illegible.
- Analytical Tracking for Video Timeline Jumps by Users
Administrators can view how users interact with a video by seeing parts they go back to or jump to when watching content.
- Customize the Title Tag of the Video Platform
Administrators can adjust the title tag of their Video Platform to match their institution’s branding.
- Option to Require SSO Login for Administrators
To protect the privacy and security of an institution’s Video Platform instance, we’ve added a new optional setting that requires administrators to log in through their SSO instead of their YuJa credentials.
- Improved Live Caption Quality and Stream Sync
We’ve addressed inconsistencies in live captioning, resulting in more accurate captions that will sync with the live stream.
- Video Title Preview for Embedded Media
To help viewers understand what they are about to watch, embedded videos show their titles directly on the thumbnail.
- Phasing Out Support for YouTube Video Imports
Given YouTube’s lack of official support for importing videos into third-party platforms, we will gradually phase out the option of importing YouTube videos to the Video Platform. While we phase out the feature, users who still wish to utilize it can find it under My Account > Integrations.
- Visual Display of Content When Replacing Media
We’ve created a visual display of the content that will be replaced, allowing users to more intuitively recognize the media they’re updating.
New Add On! New Drupal CMS Plugin with Media Chooser Capabilities
- Integrate the Media Chooser with Drupal to Embed Content Into Your Website
Through Drupal’s rich text editor, Content Creators can use the Media Chooser to embed videos, documents, and playlists into their websites. This will allow those navigating the website to experience faster load times due to bandwidth offloading.
