Wistia Updates

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New Video Customize and Channel Editor Options

by Meg Salisbury

We've rolled out three new updates to Wistia - an option to manage transcripts for your videos, control their appearance in Channel embeds, and an update to our default alignment behavior in Channel embeds. Video Transcripts When we...

Removing Beta Flag to Disable the Accessible Player and Checklist

by Meg Salisbury

Starting today we are beginning the removal of our "Disable Player Accessibility and UI Updates" beta flag in Account Settings. Only a small number of accounts that had this flag checked will be impacted. The removal of this flag will...

Updates to Channels

by Meg Salisbury

Today we deployed a few changes to our Channels. Changed "Start watching" to "Play" This adjustment reduces button size and addresses feedback we've received about the button copy. Note that if you have a trailer on your Channel, you...

Resumable Video & Viewer Preferences

by Meg Salisbury

Today, we released a set of new features that improve the viewer's experience with your video content: Resumable Video and Viewer Preferences. Resumable Video Resumable Video allows viewers to pick up where they left off in your video...

Use your own font in Channels

by Molly, Product @ Wistia

When you embed a Channel on your site, it can now take on the font you use across the rest of your pages! Use our developer documentation to set the font of your channel to one that is hosted on your site. P.S. It's now easier to see...

Use your own font in Channels

Light Mode in Channels

by Molly, Product @ Wistia

You can now flip the switch on your Channel between light and dark! 💡 Light Mode Dark Mode You can turn this in Edit > Color > Background when you're viewing a project as a Channel.

Light Mode in Channels

Email Collecting in Channels

by Molly, Product @ Wistia

We're excited to add the option to collect emails using Turnstiles in your Channels. You have a few options: Off (Default) - This option will make sure no email collection forms show up on the videos in your channel, regardless of what...

Email Collecting in Channels

Introducing: Wistia Channels

by Molly, Product @ Wistia

With Wistia Channels, you can easily turn a collection of videos into a show-stopping experience. Read more here: https://wistia.com/learn/product-updates/introducing-wistia-channels.

Introducing: Wistia Channels

Player Animation & Behavior Improvements

by Molly, Product @ Wistia

We have two small but delightful updates to the Wistia player live now: A more refined and smooth play / pause animation Standard embeds now behave much better with CSS transforms and zoom