- Author: Michael L. Poe
If you are a frequent user of Adobe Connect at UCD or ANR, you already know there will be a system upgrade from version 7.5 to 8 tomorrow. Adobe inserted a pop-up for the past week as you enter a Connect meeting room as Host. This upgrade is taking place on Adobe's server where they host our accounts. It's all up to Adobe to make it happen.
This upgrade is actually a migration. Our stuff is moving. There will be some significant changes, but the previous recordings and links you may have generated from Adobe Connect use over the past few years should not change. Adobe will be redirecting everything to the new URL we will be using and we will still provide access through the ANR Portal.The Adobe Connect Pro 8 features list includes a few things we've been looking for including the ability to integrate ReadyTalk audio conferencing, a desktop application for easier download of recordings, better audio and video quality, keyboard shortcuts, and rich text formatting in the note pods.
For more and frequent details about the impact on ANR, subscribe to Mike's Adobe Connect Blog where Connect-specific info is posted. This blog is also found in your ANR Portal (top of right-hand column) when you click on Adobe Connect Help.
- Author: Michael L. Poe
The upgrade on the Adobe-hosted server UCD and ANR uses will be upgraded this Saturday. This will mean two things: The URL will change and the look and operation will change.
We know the change will take place this Saturday May 7, but we don't know how meetings will be affected that day. We do know that Adobe has been updating servers all over the world to version 8 since last October, so they are experienced at it. It is not new to them, it is just new to us.
We are positioned to make sure you still have access through your ANR Portal so that will continue to be the most convenient method to get into Adobe Connect to host a meeting.
All hosts and presenters will need new Adobe Connect add-ins installed. This will occur as it does now; if you need it, the system will notify you, you will accept the suggestion, and it will install automatically. This will be needed for every computer/browser you use with Adobe Connect, just as you have done before.
New tutorials will be available for the new features and will also be available through your ANR Portal.
If you have questions, please contact me at mlpoe@ucdavis.edu