U Webinar (Windows)
The new features that are available vary depending on your company’s U subscription plan. For example, some of the features are only supported with a cooperation account. If you are interested in the premium features, you may use the link below to contact sales.
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Version 7.4 (02/15/2022)
- Updates the video streaming engine to improve live broadcast smoothness.
- Other UX enhancements and bug fixes.
Version 7.0 (09/15/2021)
- Bug fixes and UX improvement.
Version 6.9 (07/19/2021)
- Bug fixes and UX improvement.
Version 6.7 (05/19/2021)
- Now hosts can start a live webinar using desktop share or whiteboard, instead of just a webcam or slides.
- Many UX items improvements.
Version 6.6 (03/19/2021)
- New webinar registration process: now the audience can register for webinars by e-mail and don’t need to sign up for a U account.
- Adds support for PowerPoint 2010 animations on specific platforms.
- Bug fixes and user experience improvements.
Version 6.4 (11/12/2020)
- Adds the new role “Assistant”, who has the permissions to delete inappropriate comments or block participants in chat room. A webinar host can set multiple participants as assistants when scheduling a webinar or during the live webinar.
- Host and assistant now can view the participants list during the live webinar.
- Fixed broadcasting audio problems when the host uses headset.
Version 6.3 (9/25/2020)
- Adds “Roll Call” feature. A webinar host can do a roll call during the live webinar and then receive the roll call report when it
- Adds “Panel Discussion” feature. Users can host webinars with multiple panelists that interact with the audience.
Version 6.1 (7/23/2020)
- If someone joins a live webinar after it has begun, he/she can still see the full text chat conversation.
Version 6.0 (6/19/2020)
- Adds support for PDF file import for presentations.
Version 5.8 (5/19/2020)
- Adds support for saving text chats on local hard drive.
- Improves the user interface for muting mic/camera with one click.
- Other bug fixes and user experience improvements.
Version 5.7 (4/10/2020)
- Adds support for displaying the name of current speaker who is interacting with the host during a Voice Q&A session.
- Bug fix and quality improvement.
Version 5.6 (1/6/2020)
- Adds support for participants to view the chat history while watching webinar VOD (Video On Demand).
- Bug fix and quality improvement.
Version 5.5 (10/17/2019)
- Add hotkey for microphone settings.
- Add pop-up menu for microphone settings in main UI.
- Bug fixes and quality improvement.
Version 5.4 (8/2/2019)
- Bug fixes and quality improvement.
Version 5.3 (6/3/2019)
- Auto creates indexes in recorded videos when sharing other applications or presenting slides with desktop sharing.
- Adds support for showing the title and description of the webinar when generating link previews in other applications.
Version 5.2 (4/22/2019)
- Adds support for host clicking URLs in user comments.
Version 5.1 (3/18/2019)
- Adds support for Voice Q&A, allowing the host to offer the audience a chance to ask questions during the webinar.
- Adds the hotkey “Shift+C” for turning on/off for the dual camera function.
Version 5.0 (12/3/2018)
- Add new options allowing host to collect more participant information during webinar registration process, e.g. company, title, department,
- Allows host to use two webcams during webinar streams.
Version 4.9 (9/25/2018)
- Supports turning on/off webcam while presenting desktop.
- Supports customized background image in aligned mode to show a company logo or event banner.
Version 4.8 (8/13/2018)
- Supports customized BRB (Be Right Back) images.
- Supports restricting any audience from commenting during a webinar.
- Supports deleting any audience comment during a webinar.
- Supports switching to another webcam during a webinar.
- Supports importing a PowerPoint during a webinar.
- Supports downloading audience webinar comments from U website.
- Host now can download webinar recordings from U website.
Version 4.7 (7/2/2018)
- Supports hidden slides when presenting a PowerPoint.
- Supports turning off Text Chat during a webinar.
- Supports exporting webinar registrants and viewers list in U website.
- Supports importing pre-approved registrants from an Excel file on U Website.
Version 4.6 (5/2/2018)
- Supports creating a U Messenger discussion group for your webinar audience.
- Supports clicking on a URL in a PowerPoint and using a web browser to view a web site in desktop sharing mode.
- Supports playing embedded MP4 or WMV video in a PowerPoint by clicking a playback button during a presentation.
Version 4.5 (3/19/2018)
- Support for Single Sign On to sign in to U Webinar directly when starting a webinar from the U website.
Version 4.4 (2/1/2018)
- Support for creating a U Webinar with registered users when scheduling a webinar on the U website.
- Support for adding a watermark on your webinar to protect its copy-right when scheduling a webinar on U the website.
- Support for providing an analytic report after completing a webinar on the U website.
- Newly added “Be right back (BRB)” feature allows you to quickly pause the broadcasting webinar.
- Adds ability to switch microphone during a webinar.
- Two side-by-side presentation layouts to choose from.
