Panopto for Business

What do you like best about the product?

Love that it integrates well with Blackboard. Also general ease of use for instructors and students.

What do you dislike about the product?

Support has been below par the last few months. We've had some problems and the reply time on tickets and general lack of communication has been less than expected.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is solving the need for a video creation, storage solution to integrate with our LMS. It has great streaming, data analytics as well as accessibility captioning solution.

What do you like best about the product?

Panopto provides Madonna University faculty with an easy-to-use, all-in-one platform for recording, editing, captioning, and securely sharing course videos directly within the learning management system. Panopto – Zoom integration is one of the features that our faculty really appreciate. Panopto allowed our faculty to come up with alternative options for creating assignments.
For students, Panopto is a resource that does not require heavy training. It is very easy to learn.

What do you dislike about the product?

I can't speak to that, as I am a big fan of the tool. I did hear a couple of comments from our adjunct faculty stating that Panopto's editing interface feels a bit overwhelming. However, these faculty also said that Panopto's training materials are great. Reviewing them helped figure things out relatively quickly. I think Panopto, as any other tool, requires a minute or two to get used to, but once you do, you realize how intuitive Panopto is.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Before adopting Panopto, Madonna University used Knowmia for video creation and hosting, but it lacked several features that faculty and staff needed. One major improvement with Panopto has been its seamless integration with Zoom, allowing cloud recordings to be automatically transferred into Panopto for editing, captioning, and secure sharing. Panopto’s tight integration with Bb Learn is another significant advantage: faculty can embed videos directly into their courses, and students access them without needing separate links or accounts. Faculty also appreciate that they can edit videos in Panopto without changing the video URL, which is especially helpful when courses are copied from one semester to the next.
The Instructional Design and Development department not only supports Panopto, but relies on it extensively to create training videos for faculty and students. Because recording and editing are so straightforward, other departments across campus, including the library and TRIO, have also adopted Panopto for tutorials, workshops, and support materials. In short, we previously struggled with multiple disconnected tools and manual processes, but now we have a single, easy-to-use platform that has improved efficiency, reduced support complexity, and expanded the use of video throughout the university.

What do you like best about the product?

Reliable, robust performance paired with brilliant customer service.

What do you dislike about the product?

Embedding media into Moodle activities is a faff

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's a one-stop shop for lecture capture and media storage

What do you like best about the product?

Generally just absolutely rock solidly reliable which is what I need from lecture capture.

What do you dislike about the product?

Lack of branching video, assignment plugin needs refinement.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Automatic captioning and dictionary saves a lot of time. Capture is very reliable, reducing number of queries

What do you like best about the product?

I have used Panopto for recorded lectures at the University of Liverpool and appreciate being able to easily rewatch lectures, which is particularly helpful for recapping later in the semester. I also like the ease of use for lecturers, allowing them to easily record without excessive effort. This ease means lectures are recorded more often rather than skipped because it's difficult or time-consuming. I found the layout and instructions intuitive, so I had no issues with the initial setup.

What do you dislike about the product?

The subtitles are very useful, but for physics, they are very frequently inaccurate due to advanced technical vocabulary.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Panopto to rewatch recorded lectures with subtitles, which helps me recap later in the semester. Its ease of use encourages lecturers to record sessions without much effort, ensuring lectures are consistently captured.