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Vū Studio ReleaseOctober 27, 2026

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This release adds a player-first Fleet view to the Display Dashboard, sharing and groups for Vū Intelligence sessions, a structured Vū Intelligence session report, a redesigned Experiences page, better image generation and editing in Vū AI, and a large set of new video models. It also includes a large set of fixes for canvas casting, the Vū Studio Player desktop app, and Display Dashboard player status.

Planned maintenance window: Scheduled for the afternoon on release day. There should be no interruption to website availability or your online account.

Highlights​

  • A player-first Fleet view in the Display Dashboard. The new Fleet view lists every player you can access, one row per player, including players that are not in any group. Each player's displays appear as an expandable sub-row. Filter by status, group, warnings, or players in no group, sort and choose columns, and share a filtered view by its link. Expand a row to see live status, displays and resolution, app version, and last seen. You can act on one player (sleep or wake, clear, restart the player app, identify, send logs, rename) or select several and act on them together. (VU-3144) Learn how to use the Fleet view →
  • Share Vū Intelligence sessions you create yourself. A Vū Intelligence session you create manually can now be shared by email. People you add get the same controls you have. A Vū Intelligence session created while you are working in a team is shared with the rest of that team automatically, and a view-only role lets people see the insights, mind map, and transcript without contributing audio or changing settings. (VU-3242) Learn how to share a Vū Intelligence session →
  • Groups replace breakout mode in Vū Intelligence sessions. The Devices tab is always available. Add devices and groups at any time; a device that is not in a group contributes to the main Vū Intelligence session. Each group gets a hub node on the Vū Intelligence session mind map from the moment it is created, and a group button next to Record lets one device switch which group it records to. Devices can be paused and resumed by the host. You can switch what a screen or device shows (mind map, Flow, or Cards) without touching it, and Share control gives a link that lets someone else run the Vū Intelligence session's devices without signing in. Invite people is now Add devices, and a Vū Intelligence session can be renamed from its Settings or from the Vū Intelligence sessions list. (VU-3278, VU-3276) See how devices and groups work →
  • A structured Vū Intelligence session report. When a Vū Intelligence session ends, it produces a structured Vū Intelligence session report in place of the free-form white paper. (VU-3238) See how the Vū Intelligence session report works →
  • A redesigned Experiences page. With no Experiences Session selected, the Experiences page now matches the rest of the app: the app background, a single header bar with search, Experiences Session, and display controls, and compact cards with a thumbnail, creator, and date. Experiences Sessions are edited in a side panel and can still restyle the page with their own background, logo, and title. The app navigation is hidden by default on this page and can be shown from the page menu. (VU-3330) Take a tour of the Experiences page →
  • Better image generation and editing in Vū AI. GPT Image 2 is now the default image model for anyone who has not chosen one in Settings → Models; a model you picked yourself is kept. Vū AI can now use a different model for a single request when your default is a poor fit, and tells you when it does. Image edits can also use several reference images at once, such as a style reference, a logo to place, or a second photo to combine, and an edit can change the image's shape. (VU-3327, VU-3329) See how to choose a model →
  • More video models in Vū AI. Video generation now uses Veo 3.1 Fast by default. New video models are available: Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Lite, Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, PixVerse 6, Luma Ray 3.2, Wan 2.7, Hailuo 02, P-Video 2 Pro, and LTX 2.5 Fast. Vū AI can recommend a better-suited model for a request. You can now edit an existing video, and turn an image into a transition video by giving both a start and an end image; either end can also be a video. Video generation is now priced by the number of seconds of video requested, instead of a flat price per video. (VU-3230) Learn how to generate video →

Improvements​

  • Choose which AI model Vū AI uses for each kind of generation from your model preferences in Settings. (VU-1087) See where to set your model preferences →
  • A new dictation mic next to Send in Vū AI chat and in a Vū Intelligence session's chat types your words into the message box as you speak; nothing is sent until you press Send. (VU-3361) Learn how to dictate a message →
  • Each Vū Intelligence session can have a folder. Choose it in the Vū Intelligence session's Settings or when creating it; if you don't choose one, a folder is created the first time the Vū Intelligence session saves something. The report, dashboard, insight images, and anything made in the Vū Intelligence session's chat are saved there, PDFs and PowerPoint decks in the folder are used as reference material, and an Open folder button opens it. (VU-3106) Learn about a Vū Intelligence session's folder →
  • Ask Vū AI to regenerate a Vū Intelligence session's report or dashboard from its insights, for example with a different focus or audience. (VU-3112) See how to work with the report →
  • Microsites can save data: a page can store values shared by every visitor, and forms can send submissions that only the microsite's owner can see, in a new Site data tab in the microsite editor. The owner can be notified by email when a submission arrives. (VU-3111) Learn how to collect form submissions →
  • Microsites generated by Vū AI are more visual, with more distinctive design and motion. (VU-3343) See how Vū AI designs a microsite →
  • On the Experiences page, the creator and date are hidden on experiences by default. Turn on Show attribution in an experience's settings, or set it for every experience from an Experiences Session's appearance settings. The passive-mode PIN prompt now opens with the PIN field focused and shows a number pad on phones and tablets. (VU-3368) Learn how to show or hide attribution →
  • Each group on the Display Dashboard's Groups tab has an Actions menu to wake, sleep, identify, restart, or clear every player in the group. (VU-3318) Learn how to use group actions →
  • On the Display Dashboard, Shift+click adds or removes a player from the selection and Ctrl+A (Cmd+A on Mac) selects every player. Clicking a display no longer opens the Remote. (VU-3362) See how to select several players →
  • BrightSign players can now be restarted and can send logs to support from Vū Studio, and recover on their own if their display content stops responding. (VU-3326) Learn how to restart a BrightSign player →
  • Web assets that use a camera, such as photo booths, can use the camera attached to a Vū Studio Player desktop app. (VU-3303) Learn how to use a camera in web assets →
  • The Vū Studio Player desktop app hides the mouse cursor when it isn't moving. (VU-3335) Learn more →
  • The built-in YouTube music channels now play on the Vū Studio Player desktop app. (VU-3166) See the music channels →
  • Add your own tags to Vū Intelligence sessions, reuse earlier tags, and filter and search Vū Intelligence sessions by tag. (VU-3060) Learn how to tag Vū Intelligence sessions →
  • Vū AI can list your Vū Intelligence session tags and find Vū Intelligence sessions by one or more tags. (VU-3253) See how Vū AI finds a Vū Intelligence session →
  • A new Cycle views option for a Vū Intelligence session's devices rotates an unattended screen through the mind map, Flow, and Cards views on a timer (15 seconds to 2 minutes). Touching the screen pauses the rotation. (VU-3246) Learn how to cycle views →
  • The Delete session content… option in a Vū Intelligence session's Settings clears that Vū Intelligence session's transcript, insights, mind map, and suggested-action results and returns it to not started, while keeping its title, tags, and settings. Use it to run a real test in the Vū Intelligence session you will use for an event. (VU-3277) Learn how to reset a Vū Intelligence session →
  • People who join a Vū Intelligence session on a phone with an Add their mic link can now see the mind map, insights, and transcript, and can still record. (VU-3313) Learn about recording on a phone →
  • The Vū Intelligence session mind map supports pinch-to-zoom on touch screens, including two-hand pinch on large kiosks. (VU-3325) Learn how to zoom the mind map →
  • Microsites are now served from sites.vu.studio, so a microsite link opens in a browser tab instead of the installed Vū Studio app. Organizations can also have microsites served from their own subdomain. (VU-3216) See where microsites are hosted →
  • The microsite editor is more flexible when moving blocks and building text-over-image (hero) sections, and Vū AI handles layout edits more reliably. (VU-3284) See how to edit a microsite →
  • Canvas pages and layers now share one tree in the left panel, and elements are added from the toolbar. (VU-3131, VU-3133) See the Layers panel →
  • If background music is playing on a Web Player or the Vū Studio Player desktop app, it fades out while a video with sound plays. (VU-2128) Learn how music and video audio mix →
  • The All Players group now picks up new players added to your team automatically. (VU-2724) Learn about the All Players group →
  • Images can be favorited from the slide-out media tray in the Display Dashboard. (VU-2916) Learn how to favorite from the dashboard →
  • The operator menu can be opened on a display or player that is asleep. (VU-3200) Learn more →
  • On phones, the Display Dashboard opens the classic dashboard directly instead of showing a "Not optimized for mobile" message. Small tablets keep the message. (VU-3310) See how the dashboard works on a phone →
  • The Vū Studio Player desktop app keeps persistent logs, and Send Logs sends them to support. (VU-2981) See the support options →
  • The Vū Studio Player desktop app checks for updates, notifies you, and installs them. (VU-3170) Learn how updates work →
  • The status page at status.vu.studio now shows the status of generative AI services. (VU-3045)
  • Integrations with large libraries, such as Vimeo, load faster when opened. (VU-3090) See how large libraries load →
  • The automated data purge no longer deletes NDI feeds, web links, or other dynamic assets that were not uploaded by users. (VU-3141)
  • Pages scroll and respond faster, especially on touch screens, because the blurred-glass effect was replaced with lighter equivalents. (VU-3328)
  • Keyboard access and accessible names were improved across the app as part of accessibility conformance work. (VU-3178)

Fixes​

  • As a folder owner, you can now rename and edit assets that other people uploaded into your shared folders. (VU-1342)
  • Under certain circumstances, adjusting a slider close to the edge of a touch-screen kiosk refreshed the browser; this no longer happens. (VU-1415)
  • After signing out, signing back in with Google or Microsoft now shows the account picker, so a shared computer can switch accounts. (VU-1617)
  • The Favorites thumbnail now shows your most recent favorite when it comes from Unsplash or Shutterstock. (VU-1844)
  • Screen sharing to a Vū Media Server from a phone sometimes showed a black screen; it now shows the shared screen. (VU-2436)
  • Licensing a Web Player now opens a single registration window and connects to the newly registered player. (VU-2457)
  • The Remote's layers panel now resets when you switch scenes after editing an asset's transform. (VU-2531)
  • Present Mode with Autoplay now keeps each asset's saved settings in more cases. (VU-2540)
  • Your Web Player license count now follows your plan when the plan changes or is cancelled. (VU-2969)
  • Going back after opening a folder in the scheduling folder picker now returns to the previous folder. (VU-2987)
  • In some cases, online players showed as offline the first time a group was opened in the Display Dashboard; they now show the correct status. (VU-3062)
  • In certain environments, a Web Player could show "Player Already Active" after it reloaded; this is resolved. (VU-3086)
  • Uploads that seemed stuck now finish and appear in the folder without a page refresh. (VU-3094)
  • Images and videos added to a canvas now keep their native size and aspect ratio. (VU-3134)
  • You can now connect to the second display of a multi-display Vū Studio Player desktop app from the Display Dashboard. (VU-3158)
  • The splash screen now returns after Exit Playback from the connection menu. (VU-3194)
  • Gallery assets now display on the Vū Studio Player desktop app instead of showing a 404 error. (VU-3198)
  • Canvas playback now waits for content to load before its timer starts, follows your saved order, and advances after a video ends. (VU-3203)
  • A canvas cast to a multi-display Vū Media Server may not have shown its true colors in some configurations; it no longer looks overexposed. (VU-3204)
  • The Vū Studio Player desktop app now stays licensed after the computer resumes from Sleep or Hibernate. (VU-3205)
  • Casts sent to a multi-display desktop player now go to the active primary display after Display 0 is deactivated. (VU-3207)
  • The Library now keeps your chosen folder sort order across browser sessions. (VU-3210)
  • The Display Dashboard and Remote now show when a canvas is being cast. (VU-3211)
  • Registering a Vū Studio Player desktop app now succeeds only when the player has applied its new credentials. (VU-3218)
  • When a Vū Intelligence session captures an online meeting, the meeting audio and your microphone are transcribed as separate sources, and a new Separate mics (room array) option in the Vū Intelligence session's audio settings transcribes each channel of a multi-channel room mic separately. (VU-3231)
  • The hosted BrightSign autorun package now provisions players correctly instead of looping on reboot or failing to download. (VU-3245)
  • The status page no longer reports false outages for connection services. (VU-3248, VU-3286)
  • Scanning a new Vū Media Server's QR code and signing in with a one-time code now opens the registration screen. (VU-3252)
  • The Remote no longer shows a black screen when you connect in Planning mode to a player that is already showing content. (VU-3255)
  • The gallery editor scrolls on small screens, selecting an asset in the Library opens the Remote, selectors use consistent colors when the Vū Media Server is in Session Mode, and long tag lists in Vū Intelligence sessions stay inside their box. (VU-3256)
  • Drawing and dragging pixel-mapping zones in the Remote preview now works on Android touch screens. (VU-3260)
  • A canvas cast as part of a folder now stays on screen for its configured duration. (VU-3263)
  • Vū Intelligence no longer creates extra speaker labels during long Vū Intelligence sessions. (VU-3268)
  • A Vū AI microsite link now opens for its owner before the site is published. (VU-3274)
  • The web app loads and moves between pages faster. (VU-3279)
  • A vertical (9:16) canvas used as an Experiences Session no longer shows the wide background behind it, and editing it opens the full canvas editor. (VU-3281, VU-3283)
  • Canvas targets for other displays now list all player types, not only Web Players. (VU-3282)
  • Add player → Enter a player code in Fleet and in a layout's Players in this group now adds the player. (VU-3287, VU-3288)
  • Fleet now shows a registered player's name right away, lets you connect an already-licensed player when no licenses are free, keeps loading display details, and shows sleep status correctly. (VU-3289)
  • Groups, Layout, and classic dashboard tables now show live sleep status for every player. (VU-3322)
  • Microsites now display on the Vū Studio Player desktop app, the Remote's arrow and click buttons work on web assets there, a new zoom control in the Remote's web controls zooms web pages on Web Players and the desktop app, uploads open on High Quality when it is enabled for your account, and microsite cards have a cast button. (VU-3290)
  • Galleries edited by one team member and cast by another now show the latest edits, tiles size correctly on wide walls, and gallery card buttons are visible on touch screens. (VU-3291)
  • On the Vū Media Server, some videos set to Repeat could occasionally stop on their last frame after the first play-through; they now loop. (VU-3296)
  • NDI feeds no longer flash green when switching between scenes that share the same NDI source. (VU-3261)
  • Canvas casting from the Display Dashboard and Remote is more reliable for Go Live, multi-display Vū Media Servers, previews, and microsites. (VU-3308)
  • Connecting by scanning a QR code now adds the player to your connection list, with one registration window per scan. (VU-3311)
  • Wide-aspect video uploads no longer fail during processing, and High Quality uploads are no longer downgraded. (VU-3319)
  • Image-to-video generation could sometimes add camera movement even when asked for a still camera; it now follows that instruction. (VU-2932)
  • Some experiences may not have fit the screen on the Vū Studio Player desktop app in some configurations; they now display in full. (VU-3034)
  • The Remote no longer opens by itself every time you cast a different asset or rearrange players on the Display Dashboard; it opens automatically only the first time. (VU-3306)
  • Dropdowns in the Vū Media Server menu now open, and messages such as Check for Updates appear in front of the menu. (VU-3338)
  • Identify now flashes the border of Vū Media Servers, Web Players, and every display of a Vū Studio Player desktop app. (VU-3341)
  • The Players in this group panel on the Display Dashboard now shows each player's ID and can be searched by it. (VU-3348)
  • Under certain circumstances, a Web Player could show "Player Already Active" after refreshing itself, or take its license back from another browser; both are resolved. (VU-3349, VU-3350)
  • Renaming a folder in the Library now saves the new name. (VU-3365)
  • The player connection list on the Settings page now scrolls to the end of a long list. (VU-3367)
  • After many reconnects, the Remote could occasionally fail to connect to a player until the player was restarted; this no longer happens. (VU-3382)