Description
Adobe Connect, a former webinar and online meeting provider, is retiring on December 20, 2024. This change will impact Adobe Connect only. No other Adobe products are in scope. The list below highlights the common uses of Adobe Connect and alternative solutions for those uses. If you have questions or need support leveraging the alternative solutions, please contact the IT service desk at servicedesk@ohio.edu.
Plan to make the necessary preparations by December 20, 2024. All content will be archived for six months and will be permanently deleted on June 30, 2025.
Note: Only content owners can save/transfer Adobe Connect content. OHIO IT can answer migration questions but is unable to perform content migration.
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Adobe Connect Retirement Time line
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Now – Dec 19, 2024
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December 20, 2024
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Dec, 2024 – June 2025
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June 30, 2025
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OHIO users will have access to Adobe Connect.
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OHIO users will be unable to access Adobe Connect.
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OHIO IT will archive Adobe Connect content for 6 months.
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Adobe Connect will be decommissioned.
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Users must save and transfer all desired content to a new technology platform.
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Users will be unable to log into Adobe Connect to create new content or access old content.
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Users must contact OHIO IT to access archived content before June 30, 2025.
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OHIO OIT will be unable to access Adobe Connect. All user content will be permanently deleted.
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Environment
Adobe Connect
Downloading Meeting Recordings
To learn how to download Adobe Connect meeting recordings
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- Review the section for "Offline recordings in Standard view" from Adobe's Record and play back Adobe Connect meetings page.
- Under, Start Recording, begin with, To download an Adobe Connect meeting for offline viewing, follow the steps below.
Note: Only the meeting owner can download the meeting.
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Hosting Online Meetings
If you still conduct online meetings in Adobe Connect, please prepare to leverage Microsoft Teams or Microsoft Teams Classes. Learn more about creating and joining a Microsoft Teams meeting, live event, or webinar.
Instruction and Training Modules (SCORM, HTML, Adobe Captivate)
- If you worked with the Office of Instructional Design (OID) to create your SCORM content:
- If you worked with an instructional technologist in the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to create your SCORM content:
- If you need to move your content independently for future use, below are the available storage options and help content:
- Canvas
- OneDrive/SharePoint
Hosting Files (PDF, MP4, Archive)
Move the desired content to an alternative and secure hosting solution like OneDrive/SharePoint.
- OneDrive/SharePoint
- Panopto
Outcome: You should now be able to migrate Adobe Connect content and host meetings alternatively.
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