Wistia Updates

📺 New templates to make channels in a snap

2024-07-26T14:54:23.571Z

You’ve created your media and now you want to make sure they get the visibility they deserve. Channels help you do just that, by allowing you to group like content together so it plays one after the next and keeps your audience engaged. Whether you want to show off your beautiful videos or highlight your engaging podcasts, now our templates make it easier than ever to create a collection of your media in one place.

Head over to Channels to select a template and make your video library stand out!

🔇Cut silences in a click

2024-07-16T15:14:24.920Z

They say silence is golden, but not in your videos (at least sometimes)! That’s why we’re streamlining how you edit.

This update automatically detects 2+ second silences at the beginning and end of your videos, letting you remove them in a single click.

Have a webinar recording with a nice chunk of silence at the top? Or a product demo with a friendly webcam that captures you looking for the “stop recording” button? We’ve been there. That’s why we’ve got these crucial edits covered with more to come.

How does it work?

For any video you edit in Wistia, we’ll automatically scan for silences longer than 2 seconds at the beginning and end of your timeline.

✂️ To remove them: Head to “Suggestions” and click “Apply”

For recordings and live events made with Wistia, we’ll ⚡️automatically remove the silences⚡️ as soon as you bring them into the editor—saving you an extra click! (Don’t worry, you can always undo, un-trim, or revert to the original at any time).

We hope you give it a try and we’d love to know what you think!

Stay cool,

-Team Wistia

👀 Keep an eye on the “Suggestions” menu for more updates that speed up the polishing process.

📂 Share folders with your team in one click!

2024-07-08T20:48:33.033Z

We know that one of the most important parts of a successful video is the collaboration that it takes to get there. And we’ve heard your feedback that sometimes it takes just as long to share with each person on your team as it did to make the video (or almost!). So we made it easier to share folders with everyone in your Wistia account and grant access to content in just one click!

What’s changed?

Making it easier to start sharing: We introduced a new “share” button that you can access on your folder page and easily share all of the content in the folder.
Sharing with more people, more easily: You’ll find a General Access section when you select the share button that will now let you choose the “Anyone in my Wistia account” setting.

How does it work?

The new General Access section gives you the option to grant access to “Anyone in my Wistia account” which includes all users. You can also share with “anyone else with the link” which includes people who are not users in your Wistia account.

Looking to give all users in your account access to view a folder’s content? Enable the ‘Can View’ setting.

Interested in giving all users in your account admin capabilities where they can customize and manage media within a folder? Enable the ‘Can Manage’ setting.

Don’t worry, you can still lock or unlock your folder by using the new combinations in the General access section or clicking the lock icon to toggle on/off at the top of your Folders page.

Happy sharing!

🔧 Transcript edits that stick

2024-06-10T15:53:34.885Z

Great fix comin’ in hot! 🔥

We’ve improved the seamless relationship between transcripts and video editing.

How? Now, any corrections made to your video transcript and some customizations (Chapters, Turnstile, Annotation Links, etc.) are preserved when polishing up your video in Wistia’s video editor.

Nice, huh? If you haven’t tried it out yet, get in there today and start transcribing and polishing up your videos for prime time.

Psst: All Plans have free transcription and video editing. Yep. Even the Free Plan.

➕ Add more account owners

2024-05-23T16:05:35.749Z

As an account owner in Wistia, you can monitor your account, upload logos, change billing info, and a whole lot more. And thanks to this update, you can now share the power with your teammates. That means, you’re in control, but you don’t have to manage your account alone.

Now you can have a maximum of three account owners.

Owners can do everything users and managers can do, plus:

Monitor the usage of the account (bandwidth and videos)
Change the account logo, name, and URL
Connect/disconnect integrations
Create API keys
Purchase upgrade, or downgrade a subscription
Update billing information
Change account status
Control video and account access

If you’re currently an account owner, you can start adding additional owners today. Just head on over to the “Users and Permissions” page to get started.

-Team Wistia

💅 Add polish with layouts and backgrounds

2024-05-16T14:43:37.649Z

We know a good video becomes great when it’s polished up and feels professional.

Before this update, aspect ratios could throw a real wrench in your polished plans. With any aspect ratio mismatch, you end up with those pesky black bars (called letterboxing).

Backgrounds that blend

✨With our brand-new backgrounds and layouts ✨ you can elevate any video to a branded beauty.

Starting today, you can change your video's background to one of various gradients, or any solid color. Your video will play beautifully on top of your color or gradient of choice and you’ll avoid letterboxing.

Remember your brand kit? Those colors will be available as quick selections, too.

Layouts that fit

Now—for any video in Wistia—you can use our editor to present your content in different layouts. Toggle between full and tile views to introduce padding and rounded corners. (Ooh, stylish.)

You can also scale and position your video within these layouts to center your subject, fill the canvas, or even shrink it down

When you're all done, just hit “save” to export your changes. And there you have it, a polished video you’re proud to show off.

This one is available on all plans, so go ahead and try it today.

-Team Wistia

🎯Get in position: zoom in for a perfect fit

2024-05-16T13:42:38.919Z

We recently released a feature that lets you resize your videos in a single click. Now, we’re excited to introduce the ability to zoom and reposition your videos, so they look even more ✨polished✨ in every aspect ratio.

Get your video in just the right place

Zooming and repositioning your videos couldn’t be easier!

To reposition your video, just click into the video previewer and drag your video around until things look just right!
To zoom in/ out, click and drag on the corners of your video.

If you want to start fresh, click “Reset” to bring the selected clip back to its original size and position.

Get flexible zooming with recordings

For recordings made within Wistia, you can zoom and position your video the same way with both the “Camera” or “Screen”-only layouts.

If you have both your camera and screen selected, things work a little differently. If both are on screen, you can zoom and reposition your screen share while your webcam stays fixed.

And yeah, we have keyboard shortcuts

If you prefer editing via keyboard shortcuts, we’ve got you covered, too. If you have a clip selected in the timeline, you can zoom in or out using the +/ - keys, and reposition your video using the arrow keys.

This feature is available on all plans. So, get in there and check it out today!

-Team Wistia

⏫ Import more from YouTube (100+)

2024-05-06T20:09:16.171Z

We’ve updated our trusty Wistia + Youtube Integration, making it easier to manage big libraries.

Biggest news first: We’ve removed the import limit! That means you can import more than 100 videos right into Wistia. We also made it easier for you to import from multiple channels within the same account.

Best news next: Importing from YouTube is available on all plans. Connect your integration today to get the best of both worlds—YouTube’s reach and Wistia’s lead-generation perks.

Thanks!
-Team Wistia

🏀 A drag-and-drop slam dunk

2024-05-06T17:56:42.576Z

Faster and easier editing? Say less.

We’ve given our timeline a whole new look ✨

Now, the editing timeline shows thumbnails from your video, making it a breeze to scan through your clips at a glance and find the exact moment you’re looking for.

Points for drag-and-drop

We also refreshed how you add media, music, and transitions to your videos with drag-and-drop functionality! Now, you can drag these elements from the left-hand menu and…(you guessed it) drop them directly where you need them on the timeline, saving you those precious extra clicks.

Have a video that could use a quick polish? Hop into Wistia’s editor to check out these updates.

Happy editing!

~Team Wistia

🔦 ICYMI: Last month's updates

2024-05-03T20:21:11.088Z

April was all about enhancing your video creation and management experience! Dive into the latest—including our new clip manager for streamlined recording, a dynamic brand kit for consistent styling, and automatic video resizing tailored for every social platform. Plus, discover how embedded transcripts can boost both accessibility and your SEO.