Our campus transition from Panopto to YuJa is now complete and all migrated video content is available in our new library.

If you continued to use Panopto (linking videos or creating content) in late FA2025 or early SP2026, we want to make sure you are aware that these videos were not included in the automated migration to YuJa. UMBC's access to Panopto will end on March 23, 2026. After this date, any videos that have not been moved to YuJa will no longer be accessible.

Key Actions to Take

To ensure a smooth transition for your video content, please review the following:

• Self-Migrate Your Recent Videos: Any content you uploaded to Panopto after November 10, 2025, must be manually moved to YuJa before the March 23 deadline to retain access. Log in to Panopto to download your recent videos, then re-upload them to YuJa at umbc.edu/go/yuja. Once uploaded, be sure to update any links or embed codes in your courses or sites with the new YuJa versions.
• Check for "Orphaned" Content: If you cannot find a specific video in your YuJa folders, it may have been "orphaned" during the move. Please open a support ticket with Instructional Technology so we can reassign the content to your account.

Support & Resources

We have a variety of resources available to help you navigate the new platform:

• YuJa FAQ Collection - Answers to common questions about the move.
• YuJa Content Organization Tips - Best practices for placing YuJa content on your site or in Blackboard.
• Training & Webinars - Recordings of Sessions focused on mastering YuJa features.

Please reach out to the Instructional Technology team via RT with any questions or concerns.

Now that your media has migrated from Panopto to YuJa, you have access to all your videos in your new YuJa media library. While the migration preserved most of Panopto's course folder structure, faculty may want to review, reorganize, and prepare media using Yuja's user-based structure for the spring semester. This article provides two key strategies for organizing and sharing your videos, and how to get help if you have questions.

1. Organizing Your Migrated Content

Your migrated videos arrived in folders that mirror your Panopto structure, and depending on how you used Panopto, you may find a mix of content that represents prior courses (named by courseID) and folders created manually (e.g., weekly lessons, meeting recordings, etc.). Now is an ideal time to audit and reorganize for the semester ahead. Here's a practical approach:

Start with a content audit. Review what you have and sort videos into categories:

• Media to use immediately this semester
• Media that needs revision or re-recording
• Media to archive or delete (deleted videos remain in your Recycling Bin for 60 days)

Create a folder structure that works for you. In your YuJa "My Media" library, click "New Folder" to build an organizational system. Consider creating folders for each course section, topic theme, or semester. You can create subfolders by double-clicking a parent folder and repeating the process.

Use bulk actions for efficiency. Rather than moving videos one at a time, select multiple items to move  or copy them into folders at once. You can also apply tags to groups of videos to make them easier to find later.

Improve your metadata. Give your videos descriptive titles that make sense to both you and your students. Instead of "Video_0001," try "Week 1 Lecture - Intro to Marketing." Adding descriptions or tags also improves searchability across your library.

2. Sharing Your YuJa Content in Blackboard

Once your media is organized, you'll want to make it available to students. However, when it comes to sharing your videos with students, how you link them matters for both accessibility and security. YuJa offers flexible options depending on how you want students to access your content:

Embed videos directly in your Blackboard course. Use the YuJa Media Chooser to embed videos exactly where you need them -- within an Ultra Document, directly on the Content page, in an announcement, test, or discussion. This option gives you the most control over where and how students encounter your media, and ensures that permissions are automatically handled. Learn how to insert YuJa videos in Blackboard.

Publish to your YuJa course channel. When students open YuJa in a Blackboard course, they'll see a channel specifically for your course. If you publish videos to this channel, you'll create a centralized library of course media that students can browse on their own. This works well for supplemental resources or recorded lectures students might want to revisit. Learn about publishing to channels.

Share folders with specific users. Need to share media with colleagues, teaching assistants, or users outside your course? Create folders in your YuJa library and share them with specific permissions (read-only, edit, or full access). You can also generate shareable links for external users. Learn about folder sharing.

3. Getting Hands-On Support: YuJa Video Production Labs

Need dedicated time and one-on-one assistance? Join us for a YuJa Video Production Lab where our instructional technology team will help you upload, organize, and manage your course media. We're offering three sessions in ENG 102:

• Tuesday, January 20 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM - register (in person)
• Thursday, January 22 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM - register (virtual)
• Thursday, February 13 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM - register (in person)

Faculty can sign up for a 30-minute appointment to meet with Instructional Technology staff for a personal consultation about organizing content with folders and tags, optimizing video settings, adding captions for accessibility, and publishing media to courses. We're also offering other sessions on getting to started with YuJa, recording, and editing.

Questions?

If you have questions about YuJa or need help with your migration, check ourYuJa FAQs oropen a support ticket.

The migration of our campus video library from Panopto to YuJa is now complete. While the data export process from Panopto took longer than initially anticipated, the import into YuJa was finalized as of January 5, 2026.

All users can begin using YuJa for recording and hosting video content now (via Blackboard or your myUMBC login at umbc.edu/go/yuja). As we transition fully into the YuJa environment, please review the following information regarding your imported content and the next steps for managing your media.

1. Locating Your Content

You can now access your migrated videos by logging into YuJa and navigating to Media Management. Your content now includes migrated videos and has been organized into a folder structure that reflects your previous Panopto setup, including folders for specific courses and any custom folders you manually organized.

2. Identifying "Orphaned" or Missing Content

While the vast majority of content migrated successfully, we are aware of some minor issues regarding "orphaned" videos -- content that may not have successfully migrated to your account due to the way it was stored in Panopto. Instructional Technology is prioritizing SP2026 faculty who used Panopto to ensure their content will be available by mid-January.

• If you find that content is still missing after January 16: Please open a support ticket with Instructional Technology.
• The Instructional Technology team will conduct a review of orphaned content to identify your videos and reassign them to your YuJa account.

3. Content Created After November 10, 2025

The automated migration captured content existing in Panopto up through November 10. If you created or uploaded videos to Panopto after November 10, including the Spring 2026 semester, this media will not not appear in your YuJa Media Management unless you self migrate that specific content.

Faculty and staff have until March 23, 2026, to complete any necessary self migration before our access to the Panopto archive ends. After that date UMBC will no longer have access to any Panopto content. 

4. Next Steps and Support

Although Panopto will continue to be available in Blackboard until March 23 for video linkage, we strongly advise faculty to use YuJa for new media creation. To help you navigate and organize your new YuJa library, please refer to our YuJa FAQ collection and review our follow-up article about organizing content. 

• Upcoming training and webinars focused on YuJa features.
• Best practices for linking YuJa content within Blackboard.
• Tips for organizing your imported content and managing your Media Management folders.

We appreciate your patience throughout this complex migration. Our goal is to ensure that your instructional media is preserved and even more accessible in its new home. 

If you have immediate questions, please reach out to the Instructional Technology team via RT.

As we prepare for Winter 2026, we need to update the campus on our transition from Panopto to YuJa as UMBC's new video capture and hosting platform. While you can begin using YuJa for recording and hosting video content now (via Blackboard or your myUMBC login at umbc.edu/go/yuja), the bulk migration of all UMBC content from Panopto to Yuja will likely not be ready for the start of Winter 2026 classes. We expect it to be completed in mid-January. 

First and foremost, I want to apologize to faculty for the angst this may cause in preparing for Winter or Spring 26 courses. We know the timing of this transition – and now this delay – is challenging. However, I want to keep you informed of a change we're making as a result: 

Access to Panopto Inside Blackboard

• The Panopto tool/link inside Blackboard will remain enabled until our license ends on March 23, 2026. Originally, DoIT announced it would be disabled on December 22nd, in part so as to not confuse faculty about which tool to use afterward (Panopto vs. Yuja).
• However, DoIT strongly recommends that faculty only use this tool for linking to existing Panopto videos and only creating new videos or editing existing ones in Yuja.

• Also, if you grade embedded quizzes with Panopto, the grade may disappear when our license ends after Spring Break. We are investigating this, but recommend that faculty download their Spring 26 Panopto grades to date beforehand. 

• Faculty and staff with small video collections (especially those without complex edits or quizzes) can self-migrate their own content at any time. It is not required or difficult, but it may be helpful to ensure your content is available for winter classes.

Campus Migration of All Panopto Content

Panopto is allowing for a free, one-time bulk migration of all existing video content to YuJa.

• Migration Timeline: The process began in late November, and we estimate it will conclude around mid January, allowing for the holiday break and technical delays. 

• Phase 1 (Panopto Export): Compiling a list of videos to migrate including associated metadata (titles, captions, edits, quizzes). 

• Phase 2 (YuJa Import): Importing and processing video content. Once YuJa has the list of videos from Panopto, we will notify the campus that import has started. 

• Access During Migration: You do NOT need to wait for the entire migration to finish. If you self-migrate before the bulk migration (Phase 1) begins, your imported Panopto content will simply be duplicated in your YuJa Media Management page. 

IMPORTANT: If you choose to create new videos in Panopto during or after the bulk migration, you will need to move your media to YuJa once the media is restored, and before our Panopto license expires, as there will not be a second bulk migration.

When Will Panopto Access End?

• Blackboard and myUMBC Access will end March 23, 2026 to download and move any remaining video content.

• Final Decommission: UMBC's contract with Panopto ends on March 25, 2026.

Training and Support

Instructional Technology is offering workshops and labs to help you get started with YuJa. Please review our upcoming schedule on myUMBC to register for an event.

• Log into YuJa: umbc.edu/go/yuja

• Review Documentation/FAQs:umbc.edu/go/yujafaqs

• Submit a Request Tracker (RT) support ticket: help.umbc.edu

Again, I want to acknowledge the challenge this transition has caused, but also thank you for patience as we work to complete it. If you have any questions or concerns not addressed above, please let me know.

Sincerely,

John Fritz, Ph.D.
Assoc. Vice President, Instructional Technology
Division of Information Technology (DoIT)

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