What is Panopto and is Hardware Lecture Capture Equipment Best?
By Adam Noyes
The Epiphan Pearl Mini is a favorite product at Broadfield- which fits perfectly into numerous markets. One of these markets is Education and lecture capture- especially with the recent Panopto integration for Pearl Mini.
Epiphan recently released a great article detailing Panopto and Pearl Mini’s place in a lecture capture setting. Take a look, down below.
So why all the fuss about the Panopto Video Content Management System (VCMS)? Panopto is an industry-leading VCMS / online video portal for businesses and educational institutions. Its comprehensive features’ list includes video recording, live streaming, video editing, built-in integrations, as well as tools to manage and distribute video content securely across organizations and the Internet with plenty of analytics.
Most predominately used in education with popular Learning Management System (LMS) integrations, Panopto is a Software as a Service (SaaS) Video Content Management System that’s hosted in the cloud. Elastic scaling adjusts as your usage and video storage needs change. Free mobile apps are also available. There’s the Panopto Mobile app for iPhone and iPad, as well as the Panopto for Android app.
Pairing Panopto with fully integrated, hardware video recording equipment is the best way to get reliable, professional looking video recordings for corporate training, lectures, and secure live event streaming.
Panopto Features Out-of-the-Box
Most notable 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. Plus Panopto has built-in integrations for popular LMSs, CMSs, and CRMs.
Here’s a breakdown of the key Panopto features included in the core product.
Panopto’s 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. If 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.
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