Overview
Yuja is a video platform that is integrated with Canvas. This page will provide information and resources on Yuja. Yuja will replace Panopto for new video content creation beginning in May 2025. The replacement of Panopto videos with Yuja videos in Canvas is tentatively scheduled August 13-22, 2025, after grades are posted from the Summer semester and before Fall courses begin.Introduction
Yuja is a video platform integrated in Canvas that is available to faculty, staff, and students. Yuja can be utilized for video capture, editing, and management. Yuja provides several advanced features including accessibility, editing, quizzing, publishing. Yuja provides 24/7 live support for users. Yuja will replace Panopto.
Yuja Information, Training, and Support Sessions
Yuja and CTLT will provide a series of face-to-face and Zoom sessions throughout the summer and fall semesters. Yuja Tutorials are also available at support.yuja.com.
- Yuja Training Sessions provided by Yuja
- YuJa Beginners Training
- YuJa Advanced Training
- Beginner Yuja Training Friday, April 25th, from 1:30-2:30 PM in Zoom
- Yuja Weekly Support Sessions - Fridays, Beginning May 2nd, from 10 AM-12 PM in Zoom
Important Dates
- March 19, 2025 - Yuja was turned on in Canvas.
- (Tentative) May 7-9 - All Panopto content will be copied and delivered to Yuja. Panopto videos will still be active in Canvas until August 12. Yuja will convert the Panopto links to Yuja links and replace the content in Canvas during the Summer to Fall break. Any content created in Panopto after May 7th will have to be manually converted to Yuja. Therefore, we encourage all new video content be created in Yuja starting May 7th.
- (Tentative) August 13-22, 2025 - Panopto video links will be replaced Yuja video links.
- (Tentative) August 13, 2025 - Access to Panopto will be removed from Canvas.
Yuja Overview
Yuja Features
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Yuja Tutorials
- Yuja Support and Training
- Quick Start for Instructors & Content Creators
- Quick Start for Students & Viewers
- Using the Media Player
- Video Editor Overview
- Overview of Video Quizzes
- Sharing Media
- Managing Accessibility Options
Yuja Support
- Yuja provides live, 24/7 support to all users.
- Contact Yuja SupportLinks to an external site.
- 1-888-257-2278
- support@yuja.com
Panopto Yuja Comparison
The decision to transition from Panopto to Yuja was based on the criteria below. Price, number of recurring and unresolved problems with Panopto, and the additional support, accessibility, editing, and content type features gained with Yuja were deciding factors. YuJa was tested with a group of faculty and student Panopto users to gather comparative feedback on features, usability, and functionality.
Panopto | Yuja | |
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Support | Support is limited to two administrators during business hours. | Live 24/7 User Support |
Accessibility | Must turn on captions for each video. | Videos are automatically captioned and a transcript is provided for viewers. |
Tools | Quiz features (multiple choice, T/F), Search feature, Zoom Integration | Advanced Quiz features (multiple choice, short answer, T/F, reflective pause, decision points, and fill in the blank), Search feature, Zoom Integration, Upload 360 Videos, Upload Virtual Reality Videos, Upload documents and links, Live Streaming, Video Library, Shared Folders, Advanced Analytics |
Price | 2024-2025: $65,000 Annually 2025-2026 Quote: $80,000-$84,000 Annually | $44,994 Annually |