Overview
Yuja is a video platform that is integrated with Canvas. This page will provide information and resources on Yuja. Yuja will replace Panopto beginning in May 2025. The replacement of Panopto videos with Yuja videos is tentatively scheduled May 7-9, 2025, after grades are posted from the Spring semester and before Summer courses begin.Instructions
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 Overview
Yuja Features
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Training
Yuja and CTLT will provide a series of face-to-face and Zoom training sessions throughout the summer and fall semesters. Yuja Tutorials are also available at support.yuja.com.
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
Important Dates
- March 19, 2025 - Yuja was turned on in Canvas.
- (Tentative) May 7-9, 2025 - Panopto Videos will be transitioned to Yuja.
- (Tentative) May 7, 2025 - Access to Panopto will be removed from Canvas but available at https://uwf.hosted.panopto.comLinks to an external site until June 28th.
- June 28, 2025 - The Panopto contract ends.
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 |