Good news, educators! Classroom? Classic? Both? Now you won’t have to choose! (And non-education WeVideo users — your experience is upgrading too!)
We’re excited to announce a major change to our editor experience, one that will streamline your teaching, learning, and creation workflows and give you access to ALL of WeVideo’s user-favorite features.
We’ve taken the best of WeVideo — Classic and Classroom — and combined them into one streamlined experience. No matter which platform you typically use, you’ll definitely see some immediate benefits as a result of this change.
And if you're a Power, Unlimited, Professional, or Business user, the updated space offers you optimized performance, PLUS some features that have previously been available only in our education product (automatic subtitle generator, background noise reducer, enhanced collaboration for multi-seat accounts, etc.).
Get ready for expanded opportunities to teach and learn with multimedia!
Quick summary: What’s new for everyone
Here’s what you can expect in a nutshell: a single experience with all the bells and whistles built right in. No need to choose between Classic and Classroom — you’ll now have access to all of the features of both platforms in one.
So far, you've been able to switch between this new experience and the Classic space (seen below).
However, beginning on July 15, 2024, you’ll be brought directly to the new space whe you log in, with no option to toggle. You'll also immediately see some new terminology in the dropdown menu:
- Multimedia Creation: Our flagship WeVideo editing tools. This is the default space for all WeVideo users.
- Interactivity: If you are an education user with Interactivity enabled, you'll also have the option to navigate to this toolset.
And don’t worry — no matter who you are, your normal workflow is not drastically changing. You’ll see some new features and a few new labels, yes, but the overall workflow and functionality will feel very familiar to anyone who’s used WeVideo before.
So what specifically is changing? That depends on which space you’re accustomed to using. Read on to find out what Classroom (Education) and Classic (Free, Single Teacher, Power, Unlimited, Professional, Business) users will gain from this update.
What’s new for Classroom users
If you most often use the Classroom experience, here are the biggest upsides you’ll receive from our newly unified editor:
- More access: Access all projects, media, exports, and templates to get even more opportunities to create.
- More collaboration: Join a group and share projects or media — perfect for collaborating with other educators within and across subject areas.
- More project types: Now you can export GIFs and podcasts that you've created.
- More video settings: Export videos with the right resolution and FPS so that your work looks crisp on any channel.
- More sharing: Directly share videos to Google Drive, OneDrive, Youtube, Canvas, Schoology, and our interactive space, PLUS share links to WeVideo-hosted content.
Your Classic projects are not going away. We'll show you how to easily transfer them from the Classic space when you log in on or after July 15, 2024. Learn more here.
What’s new for Classic users
Are you primarily a Classic user? Our unified experience has lots for you to love, too:
- More access: Access Classes and Assignments so it’s quicker and easier to bring multimedia into your curriculum.
- More collaboration: Use real-time collaboration tools to give in-editor feedback to students or to empower group video creation, even remotely.
- More accessible videos: Automatically generate subtitles so that your instructional videos are accessible to learners of different abilities and learning styles.
- More assignment ideas: Plan multimedia lessons quicker than ever with our Assignment Ideas library! Browse pre-built lesson plans, customize them, and assign them in minutes.
- More features: Enjoy new features like the automatic subtitle generator and background noise reducer, previously available only for Classroom users.
Your Classic projects are not going away. We'll show you how to easily transfer them from the Classic space when you log in on or after July 15, 2024. Learn more here.
A few changes in terminology
As we mentioned above, you won’t experience any disruptions to your usual multimedia workflows; however, some labels are changing:
- Projects in Classic are now called Project Folders.
- Edits in Classic are now called Projects.
- Markers in Classic and Feedback in Classroom are now called Comments.
FAQs about the new WeVideo experience
1. Why are you combining spaces?
We’re always looking to streamline the multimedia creation process for users, and having two spaces with slightly different feature sets added a layer of complexity that just wasn’t necessary.
By bringing Classic and Classroom together, we’re giving you access to all the features you know and love within the same space. And with the modernity of our new space, we’ll be able to develop new features and fix any bugs at a faster rate. We’re excited, and we hope you are too!
2. When will this change take place?
The two editing experiences will be officially combined on July 15, 2024. (Don’t worry — you’ll get plenty of reminders from us before the switchover!) Until that date, you will continue having access to both the new space (currently called "Next-Gen") and Classic.
3. Will I lose any of my work?
Nope! While some features will be lightly recategorized or relabeled, all of your current work will be saved, including projects, edits, feedback, exports, and user-created templates. When the two editors are officially combined on July 15, 2024, you'll still have the option to easily transfer projects from Classic. Learn more here.
However, please be aware that if you convert to a free account, your saved work may be affected. If you convert to a free account on Classic, you will have access to all the templates, media, and exports on your account. Classes, assignments, or projects created in the new space will be deleted once you have converted to a free account.
Classic users who want to go ahead and get organized in the new space right now are free to start transferring projects at any time. Just follow the prompts in the editor to complete the transfer process.