Audio & Video
Zoom will soon require users to keep their copies of Zoom apps updated to within nine months of the most recent release. Any copies of Zoom older than this will prompt the user to upgrade to the current version before launching.Read more
On September 14, 2021, Zoom awarded Cornell its Zoomtopia Innovation Award for Dynamic Education during the company's annual Zoomtopia conference. This award was given in...Read more
Enhancements were recently made to Cornell’s Video Hosting and Sharing service that allow users to adjust font, size, color, and background color of the captioning in the video player. This improved ability to control the appearance of captioning is intended to allow users to make captions more...Read more
As the university moves forward into the Fall 2021 semester, Zoom will continue to be an important part of the lives of students, faculty, and staff. Be sure you are prepared for online collaboration by reviewing these important tips.Read more
Seven suppliers have been granted new contracts to provide captioning services to Cornell. The contracts These contracts accommodate Cornell’s requirements for insurance, indemnification, web accessibility, and European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, as well as data...Read more
Starting August 8, 2021, Cornell Zoom accounts will allow users to create optional gender pronouns in their profiles. A new “Pronouns” field will let users enter set of personal pronouns, such as “she / her / hers,” which can be shared with others during meetings and webinars.Read more
New AV services rates have been posted for FY 22.Read more
Zoom has announced significant increases to participant limits for webinar licenses. Specifically, hosts with webinar licenses allowing them to host up to 100 participants will see the limit increased to 500. Similarly, hosts with “Webinar500” licenses will be able to host webinars for up to 1,...Read more
Changes are coming to Skype for Business as the service shutdown nears.Read more
On Thursday, May 27, 2021, a number of changes have been planned for the Zoom and Video Hosting and Sharing (formerly Video on Demand) services. These changes are intended to improve usability and accessibility for Cornell meeting and webinar hosts and hosted video users.Read more