Wistia Updates

🎨 The whole brand kit and caboodle

2024-03-28T13:56:29.485Z

Your brand kit in Wistia offers a brand new, powerful way to apply your business’s branding across all your video assets. We’ve made it delightfully easy to ensure your colors, fonts, and logos are always consistent and are available when you go to customize your media.

So, what’s included? You can set your:

Colors 💅
Fonts ✍️
Logos 👋

Your selections will be saved at the account level. Next, anywhere you customize today, you’ll see your brand kit show up! We’ve made it less manual and a lot easier to maintain your brand consistency. Stay tuned for more as we continue to bring the brand kit throughout more of Wistia.

-Team Wistia

🤯 Translate transcripts in a click

2024-03-22T19:51:25.993Z

We're absolutely pumped to announce this sweet, sweet update to help you reach a global audience effortlessly. Now, with Wistia, you can seamlessly translate your transcripts into multiple languages and offer a truly inclusive viewing experience to your audience. All it takes is a click. Let’s dive into everything you can do with this update.

What's new?

Translate transcripts into a language of your choice
Create multiple translations for a single transcript
Display translated transcripts as multi-language caption options
Choose which transcript to display in the Media Page

How It Works:

Navigate to your Media Page and click on the Transcript Panel.
From the Drop-Down Menu, select the "Create New Translation" button.
Choose your desired language from the list or search for it.
Once selected, the UI will refresh automatically upon completion of the translation, showcasing the translated transcript in the panel.
The newly translated transcript is also instantly available as a caption option in the Media Player.
Easily switch between languages by selecting the "Select Language" button from the Transcript Panel's dropdown menu.

Language should never be a barrier to interacting with your brand. By offering seamless translation capabilities, we're empowering you to connect with diverse audiences without the hassle or expense of external tools.

This marks the beginning of a new era in video accessibility and global outreach. Start translating your content today and unlock the full potential of your audience reach with Wistia! 🌍✨

Thanks!

谢谢

merci

धन्यवाद

danke

شكرا

The Wistia Team

⏰ Time Zone Picker for Live Events

2024-03-20T15:31:04.033Z

New Feature Alert: Introducing Time Zone Picker for Live Events!
We’re excited to share a new feature that allows hosts to set the time zone for their Wistia live events!

What’s New?
Now, hosts have the flexibility to select the desired time zone for their Live Events.

Simply start by creating a new Live Event. From there, you'll find the option to search and designate the preferred time zone.

If you change your mind, you can conveniently adjust the time zone directly from the Overview page of your Live Event.

Stay On Top of Time Zones!
As a Host or Panelist, keeping track of time zones is now easier than ever. The selected time zone will prominently display in the top corner of your Set Up page, ensuring clarity and accuracy throughout the event setup.

Communication Made Clear
Any communication regarding the Live Event, including emails, will prominently display the designated time zone in the body of the message. Say goodbye to time zone ambiguity!

A Note for Attendees
While the Registration Page and Form will showcase the time selected by the Host, it will adjust automatically to the time zone of the viewer's browser, ensuring a seamless experience for all participants.

We're excited to roll out this enhancement, making event planning and participation smoother and more convenient for our users. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to enhance your experience with Wistia Live Events!

Wistia Live is available to users on our new Advanced and Premium Plans! Don’t have one of these plans? Make the switch, or start a trial to le arn more.

-The Wistia Team

📱Resize your videos for social

2024-03-20T14:37:32.771Z

Got a video that would be perfect for social, but it doesn’t quite fit the grid? Maybe you want to share a snippet from your most recent webinar, but it’s not the right size for a LinkedIn post. Thanks to our latest feature, you can now resize your videos with a single click, ensuring they look polished and professional no matter where you share them.

To get started, just open up the editor from any video in your account, and you’ll see a new dropdown right below the video preview. From here, you can easily adjust the aspect ratio to suit your preferences. Whether you're aiming for the cinematic appeal of horizontal, the snug fit of square, or the mobile-friendly charm of vertical, it's all just a click away. Once you choose an aspect ratio, it’ll apply to your entire video, ensuring that every clip seamlessly aligns with your chosen format.

Get more value out of the content you already have by resizing it and resharing it on new platforms.

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

🎁 Present Media during a Live Event

2024-03-19T16:40:35.598Z

A new way to present media during a Live Event!
Hosts rejoice! Now you can seamlessly play videos directly from your Wistia account during live events. Wave goodbye to those laggy screen shares and the hassle of juggling multiple tabs just to share your content with audio. 🎉 With this latest feature, you can curate a playlist of your favorite Wistia videos for each live event, elevating both the quality of playback and viewing experience for your audience!

What’s New?
As a Host, upon entering the event room, you'll notice a shiny new "Media" tab nestled under the chat panel.

Then click on “Select Media”

From here, simply cherry-pick the videos from your Wistia account to craft a playlist, ready to dazzle your audience at any moment during the live event. Pro-tip: You can pop into the event room ahead of time to prep your playlist with media goodies.

Ready to roll? Hit "play on stage" to seamlessly bring your selected video to the forefront and kick-start playback automatically.

Click on “Remove from stage” to stop playing the media on stage. You can also click “Play on stage” on a different media to play it.

While a video is playing, the stage is all yours; panelists take a back seat until you're ready to bring them back into the spotlight.

Get ready to captivate your audience like never before with Wistia's Present Media feature. Let's elevate your live events together! 🌟

Wistia Live is available to users on our new Advanced and Premium Plans! Don’t have one of these plans? Make the switch, or start a trial to le arn more.

- The Wistia Team

🎬 Record the perfect video, clip by clip

2024-03-14T17:23:49.606Z

If you’re anything like us, it can be tough to nail a video recording on the first try. From flubbed lines to sharing the wrong screen, we feel the pain of having to re-record multiple clips just to get it right.

Stop starting over
Enter our newest recording game-changing, mid-recording switching feature: Clip Management. Now when you click pause while recording, your progress is saved as a new clip. That means you can record, retake, and even record again without creating multiple videos.

Control your clips
Now it’s a whole lot easier to create a polished video in just one session.

All you need to do is press pause. Then you can review your clips, rename them, or even delete the bad takes. You can also change your recording settings—like your camera, mic, shared screen, and teleprompter script. Then, just click the red recording icon to pick it back up.

Edit it all on one timeline

When you edit your recording, you'll see all your clips on the timeline with the names you gave them during your recording session. Neat, huh?

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

-Team Wistia

📈 Compare performance trends across multiple videos

2024-03-12T19:57:51.278Z

📢 Exciting news! Now, on the Compare Media analytics page, you'll find a brand-new chart feature that lets you effortlessly compare media trends over your selected time period.

With our new line chart, you'll be able to visualize and compare performance trends at a glance, making it easier to spot peaks and valleys across multiple videos over time.

Head over to the Compare Media page, and you'll find the new line chart waiting for you. Customize your analysis by selecting a time range of up to 2 years and filter your metrics with the Metric dropdown. Plus, you can specify the granularity of time increments to suit your needs, whether it's by Day, Week, or Month.

📈 Dive in and start exploring this new comparison tool today!📈

📈 Track video form conversion trends

2024-02-28T22:04:39.763Z

We're thrilled to introduce a powerful addition to our video Conversion analytics page; a form conversion chart! 📈

Now, tracking your form conversion trends over time is easier than ever. This new chart allows you to visualize your form submissions, empowering you to identify patterns, spot trends, and optimize your lead capture strategies for maximum impact.

'Focused Attendee' engagement analytics for Live events

2024-02-28T21:07:05.170Z

📢 Exciting news! Understanding live event audience engagement just got better. Introducing 'Focused Attendee' engagement tracking to our Event Recap analytics. Now, you can see attendee engagement by browser tab activity for your live events.

Focused Attendee engagement data is available for events completed after 2/26/2024 for users on new Advanced and Premium plans. Optimize your presentations with deeper insights! 🚀

📊 Event Registration Analytics

2024-02-22T21:54:41.030Z

Say hello to our new analytics feature designed to supercharge your event management strategy. With enhanced analytics tailored for Live events, tracking registration performance has never been easier. From publication to completion, keep a close eye on key metrics like Impressions, Registrations, and Registration Rate, all in one convenient dashboard.

Plus, dive deeper into Referral sources and UTM campaign metrics to fine-tune your promotional efforts. Whether you're hosting solo or co-hosting a co-marketing event, these insights will help you collaborate effectively and maximize your event's impact!

Take your events to the next level with actionable registration insights at your fingertips! 🎉