Tell us what you think about the features discussed during the Sneak Peek webinar held on June 15th and 16th. Click here to access the recording.

New features of Elluminate Live! 9.5 include:
1. VoIP audio:

• Improved fidelity
  
• Significantly reduced audio lag for high bandwidth users (> dial-up speeds)
  
• Near lip sync with video

2. Video:

• Significantly reduced bandwidth requirements
  
• Much smoother frame rates
  
• Increased default frame rate
  
• 30 fps rates at highest resolution is now practical

3. Improved Whiteboard:

• Text editor tool redesigned
  
• Much more predictable cursor behavior
  
• Easier to add content and edit on the fly
  
• New Elluminate icons tab in clip art:
  
• User Help
  
• Training Material preparation
  
• Graphical or text Screen Explorer
  
• Drag and drop screen re-ordering

4. Improved Application Sharing:

• New highlight function frames in the region being shared when a region or application is being shared
  
• Includes stop / pause / screen capture
  
• Adornment” for mouse of person app sharing
  
• App Share window “grounded”

5. Other general improvements:

• Added support for WMV file playback in the Multimedia Library
  
• Allow multiple participants to be promoted to Moderator simultaneously

6. Improved Breakout Rooms:

• Selectable rooms for content distribution
  
• Content movement functions also available in Elluminate Plan!
  
• Retrieve content from breakout rooms without entering them
  
• Instructor can easily copy an exercise to all breakout rooms or just selected ones
  
• Instructor can easily get work products from breakout rooms into the main room
  
• Easier distribution of participants to and from breakout rooms
  
• Drag and drop
  
• Option to allow participants to self-distribute
  
• Example: for hosting Academic Fairs

7. Enhanced Record and Playback:

• During session
  
• Recording Reminder for Moderators
  
• Audio Notification on Recording Start and Stop
  
• During recording playback
  
• Faster seek on fast forward and rewind during playback
  
• More obvious index markers

8. Extended Accessibility:

• Improved navigation for JAWS users
  
• Tabbing
  
• Option for accessible whiteboard text
  
• Can be directly imported from speaker notes in PPT and Open Office
  
• Will be selectable by student in Personal Notes window

9. Global Collaboration Enhancements:

• International-format dialing numbers in telephony interface
  
• Reduced client download for users using translated interface
  
• Professional translations for three languages; volunteer translations for many others
  
• Support for users on Ubuntu Linux client desktops and laptops

Elluminate Plan v2 Enhancements:

• Significantly expanded session plan command set
  
• Drag and drop construction & editing
  
• Plan validation troubleshooting tool
  
• Greatly expanded command set
  
• Audio
  
• Video
  
• Telephony
  
• Content to and from breakout rooms
  
• Session Settings included
  
• Set multiple talkers, cameras, etc.
  
• Set profiles to visible by all
  
• Drag & drop plan assembly and editing
  
• Reduces creation time by half
  
• Plan validation tool
  
• Easier to find and correct plan errors
  
• Improves first time user success

Elluminate Bridges:
Elluminate Bridge for ANGEL Learning (SAS)
ANGEL 7.4 support
Elluminate Bridge for Blackboard Learning System – Enterprise (SAS & ELM)
Blackboard Learn Release 9 support
Elluminate Bridge for Blackboard Learning System - CE/Vista Enterprise (ELM)
Support for CE Enterprise version 6 or higher
Support for Vista Enterprise version 4 or higher