Category: YuJa

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New Zoom YuJa Connector Makes Saving and Sharing your Zoom Recordings Easier!

YuJa and Zoom company logos being added together
 

ITS has just implemented a connector linking our Zoom web conferencing tool with our video capture and media management system, YuJa. Moving forward, all recordings made in Zoom will automatically import into your personal media space within YuJa for storage and sharing.

What does this mean for you? First off, you are no longer limited by the 30-day retention policy for recordings within Zoom. You can feel confident that any recordings made during Zoom meetings will automatically and seamlessly transfer to YuJa for permanent storage and retrieval. In addition, you can take advantage of many features within YuJa to autocaption, edit, clip, and share recordings with individual students, classes, external colleagues, or to the public. If you use the Zoom tool within Canvas to schedule your class Zoom sessions, resulting recordings will even automatically publish to your course channel, making them immediately accessible to your students from within Canvas. 

You can access your imported recordings by navigating to YuJa from your MyApps page or by clicking the YuJa link in any of your Canvas courses. Once in YuJa, look for a folder in your personal media area titled “Zoom Recordings”.

Questions? Want to know more? Contact Brandon Bucy or drop by my office in the Harte Center (Room 117, Lower Level 1 in Leyburn Library).

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How do I share a YuJa video with another W&L user?

Sharing your YuJa content with a direct link is a great way to allow other W&L users to view your video. Whether it’s a classroom lecture, tutorial, or Zoom meeting that you need share, here’s how you go about it:

1. Go to myapps.wlu.edu and type in your W&L credentials. Click on the YuJa tile.

2. Hover over the media you would like to share.

3. Click on More… to open the Media Details pane:
Hovering over the desired YuJa video

4. Click on the Links tab:
clicking on the Links tab in the Media Details pane of a YuJa video

5. Click the Copy to Clipboard button next to the Direct Link field.

6. Share the Direct Link with any user that you wish!

7. Pat yourself on the back!

Note that the default security setting is set to platform authentication which means that only those who can log in to YuJa with W&L credentials can view the shared video. If you need to share media with someone outside of W&L, on the Links tab,  click on the Security Settings button, uncheck Password or Authentication Restriction, and click the Save button.

The above steps also work if you have a folder of media you want to share! Hover over the folder, click on More…, then click on the Links tab.

Need help with or have questions about using Digication? Contact the ITS Information Desk at help@wlu.edu, 540.458.4357 (HELP), or stop by the ITS Information Desk, located on the Main Level of Leyburn Library.

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How to Create Classroom Recordings of Lectures

Pick YuJa or Zoom, whichever video conferencing tool you are more comfortable with using. Both will work.

I pick YuJa!

YuJa Method #1: I want to record my class to YuJa and make it available to my students in Canvas.

  1. Enable YuJa in your Canvas course.
  2. Record class in an YuJa-enabled classroom and save directly to your course channel. 
  3. Tell students to click on YuJa in the course navigation of your Canvas course to watch videos published to the course channel.

YuJa Method #2: I want to edit my YuJa class recording before I make it available to my students in Canvas.

  1. Enable YuJa in your Canvas course.
  2. Record class in an YuJa-enabled classroom. 
  3. Use the Video Editor to make simple edits. (optional)
  4. Publish to your course channel.
  5. Tell students to click on YuJa in the course navigation of your Canvas course to watch videos published to the course channel.

I pick Zoom!

  1. Enable YuJa in your Canvas course.
  2. Create and start a Zoom meeting. (Read this if you’ve enabled Zoom in your Canvas course.)
  3. Record the Zoom meeting to the cloud.
  4. Download the Zoom cloud recording and upload to your YuJa course channel.
  5. Tell students to click on YuJa in the course navigation of your Canvas course to watch videos published to the course channel.

Need help? Have questions? Contact the ITS Information Desk at help@wlu.edu, 540.458.4357 (HELP), or stop by the Main Level of Leyburn Library. We’ve got you.

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Time for Spring Cleaning! How to Download Videos from YuJa

The past year has seen an unprecedented growth in the use of YuJa. ITS is very pleased at the role this service has played in facilitating teaching and learning on our campus despite the impact of the global pandemic. That said, we are rapidly approaching our allocated storage maximum and need to recover space for the continued functionality of the service.  

You may have already been contacted by ITS asking you to allow us to remove all recordings made or uploaded prior to the start of the Undergraduate Winter 2021/Law Spring 2021 term.

Even if you haven’t, it would be prudent to review your videos and download any that don’t need to remain in YuJa.

Here’s how!

To download multiple recordings:

  1. Log into YuJa at https://yuja.wlu.edu with your W&L credentials and click on Manage Media at the top of the screen:
    red circle around "Manage Media" at the top of the screen when logged into YuJa
  2. Select multiple video files by using shift-click, ctrl-click, or command-click. Choose ctrl-click to add media one selection at a time, or use shift-click to select an entire section of content. You may also navigate to  and choose Select All to choose all content within the folder.multiple videos selected in YuJa using control+click
  3. Click More Actions at the top of the screen.
    Select the desired bulk option. Options include: Bulk Delete, Bulk Move, Bulk Download, Bulk Publish, Bulk Unpublish, Bulk Share, Bulk Owner and Bulk Tag.
    Each option works in the same way as managing a single file; however, actions are applied to all selected files.

    red rectangle around "More Actions" and "Bulk Download" in the menu that appears when you click on "More Actions" at the top of the screen in YuJa

To download a single recording:

  • Log into YuJa at https://yuja.wlu.edu with your W&L credentials and click on Manage Media at the top of the screen:
    red circle around "Manage Media" at the top of the screen when logged into YuJa
  • Mouse over the desired video and click on More …
    red rectangle around "More ..." in menu that appears when you hover over a video in YuJa
  • Choose Downloads from the left-side menu.red rectangle around "Download" in the menu that appears after you click on "More..." in YuJa

    You have a number of choices for your download, depending upon the type of media:

    • Download Media: download an mp4 copy of your video file.
    • Download Original: download the original manually uploaded video file.
    • Download Audio-Only Content: download an mp3 audio file of the video.
    • Download HLS: download a m3u8 download.
    • Download SCORM 1.2: download a SCORM file.

    • Need assistance with YuJa? Contact the ITS Information Desk at 540.458.4357 (HELP), email help@wlu.edu, or stop by Leyburn Library!

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    How to copy videos in one YuJa course channel to another YuJa course channel

    Do you have videos already published to a Fall term YuJa course channel in Canvas that you want to make available to a Winter term Canvas course?

    Just follow these steps!

    1. First, enable YuJa in your Winter term Canvas course.
        • Log in to Canvas by going to myapps.wlu.edu, enter your W&L credentials, and click on the Canvas tile.
        • Go to the desired course and click on the Settings link in the course navigation.
        • Click on the Navigation tab.
        • Drag and drop YuJa from the bottom group of tools to the top list of tools.
        • Click the “Save” button.

       

    2. Next, create a new YuJa course channel.
        • Click on the YuJa link in the course navigation. 

       

    3. Last, publish videos from an existing YuJa course channel to the newly created YuJa course channel.
      • Click on My Media (on the left side of the page).
      • Hover over any video you want to share.
      • Click on Publish.
      • Click on the newly created course channel (and any other course channels, if desired).
      • Click the “Select” button.
      • Pat yourself on the back.

    Tah-dah!

    See https://support.yuja.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049114773-Using-Multi-channel-Publishing for more information.

    Have questions? Need further assistance? Contact the ITS Information Desk at 540.458.4357 (HELP) or email help@wlu.edu.

     

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    FYI! Auto-captioning in YuJa will no longer be automatically generated!

    Dear Faculty,

    In order to accommodate the dramatic increase in usage for our YuJa video management service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to adjust some of the default settings for video recordings and uploads to the service.  In particular, auto-captions will no longer be generated for all recordings and uploads by default.  

    All videos added to YuJa still will have the option of auto captioning — it will just need to be requested by interested faculty on a video-by-video basis.  The request is made through YuJa and an email will be sent to you when captioning is complete.  

    Instructions for requesting auto captions for a video are available at: https://wlu.box.com/s/4mwhkswgrgydhbsqnqa8ojm566resava.

    We apologize for any inconvenience this adjustment may cause.  

    Please email the ITS Information Desk at help@wlu.edu or call 540-458-4357 with any questions or concerns.  

     

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    How do I create a YuJa recording on a PC?

    Here’s how! Watch this short video tutorial (created in Camtasia) by Director of Academic Technologies, Julie Knudson:

    Still need help? Contact the ITS Information Desk at 540.458.4357 (HELP), email help@wlu.edu, or stop by the ITS Information Desk on the main level of Leyburn Library.

    P.S. Those big ol’ eyes belong to sweet little Molly, Julie’s fur baby, the cutest little cocker spaniel!

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    Lecture Capture with YuJa

    W&L is transitioning from Tegrity to YuJa, an all-in-one service for recording, editing, storing and streaming multi-formatted video and audio content, including screen capture, across any device. (This transition is taking place because McGraw-Hill is discontinuing Tegrity.)

    In addition to lecture capture, YuJa (pronounced “you-jah”) can be used for video management, live streaming, video conferencing and creating video quizzes. YuJa offers the same major features as Tegrity, but with additional flexibility and capabilities, and can be used from within the classroom or from a personal computer or mobile device.

    It is available to all faculty, staff, and students and is integrated with Canvas. 

    Looking for the YuJa Recording Nuts and Bolts Handout that Brandon distributed at the Fall Academy sessions, “New and Improved! Lecture Capture with YuJa”? Look no further!

    Contact the ITS Information Desk at help@wlu.edu or 540.458.4357 or Senior Academic Technologist Brandon Bucy if you have any questions about using YuJa or lecture capture in the classroom!