Panopto vs Kaltura
By Adam Noyes
Epiphan’s Pearl Mini has gained a lot of traction in the education markets recently with the addition of integrations for Panopto and Kaltura. Take a look at this article from Epiphan detailing the difference between these applications, below.
When looking for a Video Content Management System (VCMS) for your university or business, two big names jump out: Kaltura and Panopto. Both offer rich video management solutions that deliver Cadillac services with plenty of bells and whistles from interactive quizzing and multiple-source recordings to accessibility features like captions and in-video searching. These video solutions do it all.
This article unravels the Kaltura out-of-the-box features and add ons for education and business, then dives into the Panopto video solution to give you more insight into these VMCS solutions.
What is Kaltura for business and education?
The Kaltura video solution consists of a video platform and a wide range of products that enable users to create and edit videos, manage video assets at scale in a searchable library, securely share videos across the organization and out over the Internet, as well as do deep video analytics.
Kaltura’s out-of-the-box video solution is easily customizable for a branded experience. There’s an extensive selection of add on products to custom fit Kaltura to your specific video workflow needs, including integrations with popular Content Management Systems (CMSs) and Learning Management Systems (LMSs). Products are available for live streaming and other interesting functions like transcribing. Kaltura’s platform is fully integrated with global tier-1 CDNs such as Akamai, AWS, and Tata Communications or a CDN of your choice. There’s also an eCDN solution.
Kaltura can record meetings and lectures from any office space or classroom. Multiple source recordings can be automatically published to LMSs. Uploaded content can be enriched with features like like captioning, video quizzes, and advanced metadata using the integrated Kaltura platform and products.
The Kaltura SaaS Edition video solution is hosted in the cloud with various licensing options. For high security applications, Kaltura also offers a full On-Premise Edition, which supports flexible hybrid SaaS/On-premise deployment options. A free, self-hosted version called Kaltura Community Edition is also available for developers willing to integrate Kaltura using the available open source code. In addition, there’s an API-based Video Platform as a Service (VPaaS) solution for developers and tech platforms to build their own video solutions using Kaltura’s APIs, SDKs, and developer tools. Of course, for anybody not wanting to invest in developing their own video solution, the out-of-the-box Kaltura SaaS video solution is the deployment option to go with.
What is Panopto?
Panopto is an industry-leading SaaS Video Content Management System (VCMS) / online video portal for businesses and educational institutions. It’s hosted in the cloud and supports elastic scaling, which adjusts as usage and storage needs change. Use it to record, live stream, edit, manage, and distribute video content securely across organizations and on the Internet. Features include in-video Smart Search of all video assets across the library, multiple-source recording, webcasting, customizable interactive multiple-view player, auto-synchronization and indexing of slide presentations, custom thumbnails, a video editing tool, quizzing, captions, analytics, bulk uploads, and more. Uploaded content is saved in Panopto’s secure servers where administrators can define content access rights and privileges. Panopto has built-in integrations for popular LMSs, CMSs, and CRMs.
Panopto is an “all-in” video solution that’s packaged as a single web-based application, whereas Kaltura offers a suite of “pick-and-choose” add ons for a customizable video solution. Free mobile apps are also available. There’s the Panopto Mobile app for iPhone and iPad, as well as the Panopto for Android app.
Panopto features out-of-the-box
Here are the key Panopto features included in the core product.
The Panopto VCMS
Panopto’s Video CMS is an end-to-end video platform solution that offers a secure, web-based video portal in the cloud where users can create, manage, and live stream video content. It features video creation and editing, in-video searches, drag and drop video uploading, transcoding, live streaming, interactive video players, quizzing, video analytics, captioning, and the ability to custom brand your video portal.
Recording video
Recording multiple video sources directly from within Panopto. Choose from an unlimited number of camera sources, slideshows, and capture a live computer screen in full HD. For all video recordings, a table of contents with video thumbnails is automatically generated for easy navigation. Content from slide presentations, notes and comments are also automatically indexed for search. You can schedule recordings or start unscheduled ad hoc recordings at any time. External hardware encoders like those from Epiphan Video are fully supported for better quality capture. When your session ends, recordings upload automatically to your folder in Panopto. Pre-built video conferencing integrations let you record and share video assets from these video conferencing solutions: BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Skype for Business, and Zoom. Panotpo administrators can setup single sign-on (SSO) ID management to control access to the recorded content, including: Google Apps, oAuth, SAML, and Active Directory. Other integrations are also available for a seamless video recording experience.
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