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Panopto Review
What do you like best about the product?
Stable and reliable screen casting software.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not too much. It's been pretty reliable and easy to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use this for screen casting and recording presentations for my teaching.
Excellent Tool for Instructor-Created Videos
What do you like best about the product?
The thing I love about Panopto is the quizzing feature, which allows you to insert quiz questions throughout a lecture. I have a lot of faculty members who use this feature to check students' comprehension along the way as they are watching videos. Also, I love all of the data that you are able to collect via Panopto. We have always struggled to determine how engaged our students are in video content, and the data that Panopto provides allows us to see when students tend to drop off in videos.
What do you dislike about the product?
The main issue I have with Panopto is managing the permissions for user-created videos. When we create these at my job, our plan is to use them from term to term; however, this presents a sharing problem, as each semester (and in each section) we have to manually go in and adjust the permissions so new students can view them. Perhaps this is an issue due to the integration with Canvas, but I imagine that there are a lot of other users out there using it that way, and this is a troublesome issue that results in lots of lost time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We used to spend a lot of time and money bringing instructors into our studio space, but the costs associated with that, and the time investment, just became too much. With Panopto, our instructors can create videos in the comfort of their own homes, and they don't have to waste valuable time traveling to our studio. Also, many instructors were a bit camera shy when they were actually in the studio, and this resulted in a lot of takes. With Panopto, it's easy to edit out mistakes, and instructors seem to feel a lot more comfortable recording.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Panopto has some really great features that can make your educational video content truly engaging. You can embed PDFs, websites, and even Youtube videos in your recordings.
It's only useful for specific things.
What do you like best about the product?
It's nice for assigning movies for my students.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's difficult to use unless you're posting a movie through the university library.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The software has allowed me to post movies on D2L for my students in online classroom settings.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Consider whether you can more easily upload the video on D2L using an external file link if the video is freely available on a website, like youtube.
User-focused Company
What do you like best about the product?
At a recent Panopto event, the CEO walked in and turned the session into a 2-way discussion with customers. He was dead serious about making Panopto what we wanted it to be.
What do you dislike about the product?
It would be nice to see the development speed up a bit.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Lecture capture and distance learning.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Don't interpret its lower price tag as being a lesser product. They offer everything the expensive options do, they just found a way to do it more cost effectively.
Panopto is a visionary company that serves its customers exceptionally well.
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best is their corporate culture. I have been using their product since 2009 and have never heard any of their employees describe the company as anything less than supportive. The environment they have created allows their employees to be productive and creative, which has served them well over the years as their product continues to improve and consistently offer new features. They actively solicit input from (and then listen to) their customers. I am impressed by the level of customer service they provide. Every time I have contacted them to ask about a potential future feature, they have been very engaged in asking about my needs and how they could best serve them. They seem to understand that their customers can help them identify needs, and if they provide solutions, they will build loyalty. Their response time is also commendable; I have never waited to get a communication from them about a problem I was having (even if it was due to user error). They also continue to expand their database of Panopto-based tutorials and answers to FAQ, which allows customers to find exactly what they need.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing has struck me yet to dislike, although if I had to point to something that is challenging, it might be that some of their less-well-known features (such as captioning) are not intuitive to set up. I don't have a need for it now, but it could become an issue in the future. If it is, I have no doubt they would provide me with the resources (tutorials, examples, and communications with technical staff) to address my needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
They provide a platform for communicating between parties: faculty, students, and guest presenters. Their product allows seamless integration of video, PowerPoint, captioning and additional resources. My students are creating as well as consuming content using Panopto. As we build a library of previously recorded informative sessions, students can pick up where previous cohorts left off and take their thinking to a new level - addressing problems that were beyond the reach of students a few years ago. I have noticed that the quality of the discourse has increased and the level of engagement extends far beyond what is required or even suggested. Students benefit from being active participants in their own learning, and they are better prepared for more advanced classes, which benefits everyone. When they leave our program they are ready to hit the ground running since they have had more opportunities to take in a variety of perspectives from others, as well as review standardized content as often as they feel it is beneficial. I also use it to record instructional videos and demonstrations, and their mobile app makes it easy to use anywhere, even in the field. It is extremely flexible and reliable.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
They have use cases highlighted on their website, but speaking with their customer service personnel could provide you with even more useful information specifically addressing your needs. I use their services in HIgher Education but as a former technology trainer, I can tell you that there are many more applications that make sense for this product. Providing legacy recordings and linking or associating them with each other to provide a network of resources smoothly is no easy task, yet Panopto seems to thrive on the challenge of doing just that. At their recent (and first) North American User Conference in Chicago, they provided a venue for real-time multiple customer input and critique of their product. Based on the responses they gave to every question conceivable, it is apparent that they want to service their customers, not push them into a direction the company has previously established as their goal. They are extremely accommodating, and are not hard-sell like some companies. I would recommend that anyone who is interested in their services should contact them for a Free Trial.
Easy software to use
What do you like best about the product?
I like the variety of functions that are available to use
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing, the program is very user friendly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sharing and grading presentations.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The software works well.
Best VCMS for Video Learning
What do you like best about the product?
It is simple to learn and edit videos, record, share the video within your orginisation
What do you dislike about the product?
Does not have the features likes animations, text embedding, transition effects like other editing tools have.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Video learning, Video SOP's
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is a good Video content Management tool in the current market as the features and functionality it offer are great, but if you are looking for any Video editing tool, yes it can help you do editing at some level, but it is not a professional editing tool.
Not a very good video player
What do you like best about the product?
I like that it has a variety of features including the recording of videos for online teaching.
What do you dislike about the product?
The video player reduces the original quality of the video by quite a bit. It also is not very user-friendly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I upload videos for students in my school using Panopto.
Nice program features, takes a few minutes to learn...
What do you like best about the product?
Good film quality and can link to powerpoint slides.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the editing features aren't the most intuitive. It takes some trial and error to learn.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Makes it easier to collaborate on presentations asynchronously.
Convenient for lecturers to prepare lecture videos -- if embedded to your learning management system
What do you like best about the product?
Panopto allows its users to combine powerpoint slides and video screening at once. After recording your video, you can upload it to the Panopto system easily, and then edit the video if you need to cut parts. For instructors at universities using learning management systems to organize their course materials such as Desire to Learn (D2L), Panopto allows the users to embed the videos quickly to the D2L platform, which is very convenient.
What do you dislike about the product?
The editing section is not that easy to use. It is slow, and it does not allow you to combine two videos you recorded. You need to record everything in one video and start cutting that. It also does not allow you to add images or texts to your video. It is not possible to edit voice and video separately, either; although Panopto allows you to the voice recording only.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am preparing lecture videos using Panopto for my online classes. I usually choose powerpoint screening and audio recording options, which allows me to read the printed text I have while recording the audio, and change powerpoint slides by hand while recording my audio.
Note: I recently figured Powerpoint can also be used for creating videos. Powerpoint takes time to learn how to combine videos, powerpoint slides, images and audio recordings but gives wider options. Therefore I usually prefer Panopto for videos I will publish for my online courses because it is way more convenient to use. But, if I am recording a video to advertise my class via my own webpage, then, to make it look "prettier", I switch to Powerpoint (technically because I did not invest my time on learning how to use Premiere Pro CC for professional video and film editing).
Note: I recently figured Powerpoint can also be used for creating videos. Powerpoint takes time to learn how to combine videos, powerpoint slides, images and audio recordings but gives wider options. Therefore I usually prefer Panopto for videos I will publish for my online courses because it is way more convenient to use. But, if I am recording a video to advertise my class via my own webpage, then, to make it look "prettier", I switch to Powerpoint (technically because I did not invest my time on learning how to use Premiere Pro CC for professional video and film editing).
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