Overview
What is IBM Video Streaming?
IBM Video Streaming solutions are used to stream virtual events, executive town halls, video marketing product launches, and OTT streaming. According to IBM, the solution is built for privacy, reliability and scale, to optimize video quality, and powered by IBM…
IBM Video Streaming
A very good option in streaming service.
Advanced Video Streaming Services in a Single Package
Thanks IBM
Ustream/IBM: Very dependable, needs minor product tweaks
Service itself is good, but support from IBM is terrible and has impacted our business.
Elementary
IBM's screamin'-fast streamin'
Flexible, affordable, and powerful.
Streaming a Seminary Classroom
IBM Watson Media Review
The best streaming service for live corporate events
IBM Watson Review
I didn't know that this would be so useful at a school for the blind!
How IBM Video Streaming Differs From Its Competitors
IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
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IBM Cloud Video Business Outcomes
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IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
[Updated on 10/2020: Yes, while IBM can handle "massive concurrent viewership", if you have the budget for it, it's web and CMS infrastructure has significant glitches and, in some cases, its …
IBM Watson Media's Streaming Video Scalability
IBM Watson Media's Streaming Video Real-Time Metrics
[Updated review on 10/2020: Just this past month, …
IBM Watson Media Video Streaming Closed Captioning
[Updated review on 10/2020: I don't think we are a large enough customer to benefit from this product offering, but I can say we are getting very good quality automated live- and recorded captions from some other vendors whose prices are …
IBM Watson Media's Streaming Video Scalability
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IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
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The primary thing is realizing that anything that we want a lot of people to see will be put on a free streaming network like Youtube or …
IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
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IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
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IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
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IBM Watson Media's Streaming Video Real-Time Metrics
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IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
IBM Watson Media's Streaming Video Scalability
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IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
IBM Watson Media's Streaming Video Scalability
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IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
IBM Watson Media's Streaming Video Scalability
IBM Watson Media's Streaming Video Real-Time Metrics
IBM Watson Media Video Streaming Closed Captioning
IBM Watson Media's Video Live Streaming
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Popular Features
- Video link sharing (93)10.0100%
- Live streaming (95)9.090%
- Video quality / Bandwidth controls (92)9.090%
- Mobile compatibility (87)9.090%
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Pricing
What is IBM Video Streaming?
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- No setup fee
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Features
Video Marketing
Features related to using video marketing content, as well as marketing videos themselves.
- 6.9Lead generation(36) Ratings
Tools such as contact forms and embedded calls to action, for converting viewers into leads.
- 10Video personalization(66) Ratings
Videos can be personalized based on unique details about the viewer, such as their name, company, photo, etc.
- 1.7eCommerce(31) Ratings
The platform supports paid viewing, with a mechanism to receive payments in exchange for a media license.
- 6.9Support for advertisements(25) Ratings
Supports video advertising by integrating with ad servers or networks and allowing users to request ads and manage ad settings on their videos/players.
- 5.1Video SEO(28) Ratings
Includes features to optimize video content so that it is discoverable by search engines.
- 6.3Integration to Marketing Automation(7) Ratings
Integrates to the user's marketing automation system, so that videos can be distributed via marketing channels and/or data collected around videos can be used to feed lead scores and campaign logic within the MA system.
Video Platform Integrations
Integrations between the enterprise video platform and other business applications.
- 6.4Integration to Salesforce.com(2) Ratings
The video platform integrates to the user's Salesforce CRM system.
- 8.7Integration to LMS(2) Ratings
The video platform integrates with the user's learning management system.
Video Security
Features related to the security of an organization's content stored on an enterprise video platform.
- 9Video access controls(83) Ratings
Admins can set permissions and restrictions to control who has access to video content, from where videos can be accessed, etc.
- 9User management(79) Ratings
Recognizes different types of users, such as internal viewers (employees), external viewers (customers or prospects), administrators, content creators/editors, etc. and allows for variable access based on the type of user.
- 10Video link sharing(93) Ratings
Allows users to generate hyperlinks for sharing individual videos or players.
- 9Internal video(76) Ratings
Supports an internal use case, e.g. hosting and distributing videos to employees for training purposes or corporate communications.
- 8External video(81) Ratings
Supports using video for external use cases, e.g. broadcasting to a general audience, customer communications, advertising to prospective customers, etc.
Video Player
Features that support playing and watching video content that is hosted on the enterprise video platform.
- 6.1Player customization(79) Ratings
The video player can be customized according to the organization's desired look & feel.
- 7Embedded videos(82) Ratings
Video players can be embedded into HTML pages using embed codes.
- 9Video quality / Bandwidth controls(92) Ratings
Streaming is high quality, and users can set default bandwidth for optimal viewing.
- 9Mobile compatibility(87) Ratings
The video player allows viewers to watch videos from mobile devices.
Video Analytics
Features related to collecting and analyzing data around video streaming quality, viewer behavior, etc.
- 5.8A/B testing(12) Ratings
Includes tools for A/B testing different video content, player setups, personalization, lead forms, etc.
- 8Streaming quality reports(70) Ratings
Quality control reports are available to monitor fluctuations in video streaming quality.
- 9Per viewer tracking(78) Ratings
Tracks behavior of individual viewers as they engage with videos.
- 9Per video tracking(77) Ratings
Tracks engagement trends across all viewers of a particular video.
- 9Video analytics dashboard(81) Ratings
Includes a dashboard view of video performance metrics.
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Features related to hosting, managing, and storing video content.
- 9On-Demand video(67) Ratings
The platform allows users to store and play pre-recorded videos on demand.
- 9Live streaming(95) Ratings
The platform allows users to broadcast/stream live video feeds.
- 9Impact of streaming on network(79) Ratings
Video streaming does not overly impact the organization's network performance (for internal use cases).
- 9Video upload & format support(81) Ratings
The platform allows users to upload video files and supports a range of video formats.
- 9Video library / File management(84) Ratings
Videos can be organized in a searchable repository with a sensical file structure.
- 9Video portal(65) Ratings
Users can create a portal to showcase or highlight certain videos, either by selecting a specific video or videos and placing it in a marquee position or using data-based criteria like viewer ratings to determine video placement.
Video Engagement
Features to engage viewers around video content, particularly for live streams.
- 9Audience polling(37) Ratings
Users can poll viewers during live video events, and display the results.
- 9Audience Q&A / Live chat(61) Ratings
Allows for two-way communication between individual viewers and video event hosts.
- 9Video comments(50) Ratings
Viewers can comment publicly on videos.
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What is IBM Video Streaming?
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IBM Video Streaming Features
Video Marketing Features
- Supported: Lead generation
- Supported: Video personalization
- Supported: Audience for distribution
- Supported: eCommerce
- Supported: Support for advertisements
- Supported: Video SEO
Video Security Features
- Supported: Video access controls
- Supported: User management
- Supported: SSO support
- Supported: Password protection
- Supported: Video link sharing
- Supported: Embed restrictions
- Supported: Internal video
- Supported: External video
Video Player Features
- Supported: Player customization
- Supported: Embedded videos
- Supported: Video quality / Bandwidth controls
- Supported: Mobile compatibility
Video Analytics Features
- Supported: Streaming quality reports
- Supported: Per viewer tracking
- Supported: Per video tracking
- Supported: Video analytics dashboard
Video Hosting, Management & Storage Features
- Supported: On-Demand video
- Supported: Live streaming
- Supported: Impact of streaming on network
- Supported: Video upload & format support
- Supported: Video library / File management
- Supported: Video portal
- Supported: Video downloads
- Supported: Video editing
- Supported: High definition support
- Supported: Closed captioning / Transcription
Video Engagement Features
- Supported: Audience polling
- Supported: Audience Q&A / Live chat
- Supported: Video comments
Additional Features
- Supported: Scalability
- Supported: Enterprise Security
- Supported: Quality of Service
- Supported: Integrated Content Management
- Supported: Multi-CDN Delivery via SD-CDN
- Supported: Cloud-based Transcoding
- Supported: Social Sharing with Facebook and Twitter Integration
- Supported: Integrated Chat
- Supported: Live Analytics Dashboard
- Supported: Auto-Recording
- Supported: Custom Branding
- Supported: Lead Capture
- Supported: Live Playlists
- Supported: Support for Professional Encoding/Production Gear
- Supported: Enterprise Support Plans
- Supported: Managed Event and Production Services
- Supported: Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN)
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IBM Video Streaming Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android, Mobile Web |
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IBM Video Streaming Customer Size Distribution
Consumers | 0% |
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Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 15% |
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 50% |
Enterprises (more than 500 employees) | 35% |
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Reviews
(1-25 of 66)24/7 IBM YMMD
- Ustream is easy to deploy and manage in 24/7 video streaming scenarios. The analytics module has been helpful to provide feedback to sales and marketing teams about the success of event campaigns. The live content works everywhere with no interruptions and we have received a lot of positive feedback from viewers about there hight quality of the video playback.
- Offline playlists are a powerful and unique feature of the Ustream platform. When our headend is down, we love the fact that Ustream continues playback of programmed content to keep viewers engaged until while we work on returning service. This workflow also works well to support one-time live events such as pre-game shows.
- Channel management is easy and offers a lot of powerful options. After the success of the 24/7 CTV live video broadcast, the station manager for KCSU wanted to set up a live video broadcast DJ channel. I was able to set up a new channel and configure a camera encoder in the booth in less than a day.
- Live chat and social stream interactions are also a helpful feature. I have worked with our academic program managers to provide live feedback from online students during lesson events. Providing support for both broadcast and classroom needs speaks to the flexibility of the platform.
- Ustream is simple to manage, but I would like to see improved user data management. It would be great to allow users to sign up for premium features (such as chat or other services) so we can get a better idea of who's watching. It would also be handy to manage analytics as "event data sets." For example, a live event would include a data set. Then when the event is used for on demand purposes, a separate data set would be created. This way, I can isolate data sets without concerns over deleting anything or including erroneous outliers.
- Another feature I'd like to see is an option for adding "content resources" that can be included with the video player embed. This would help in situations where I want to deliver an audio version of the content, expand a description of the content (in the form of a simple paragraph or mini-blog entry), or just add additional files that users can download and print to use along with the video.
- I would also like see poll and quizzing options. This would probably work best with a registration system to keep track of specific interaction. Interacting with the audience is key to building better viewing habits and understanding who's watching and why.
Advanced Video Streaming Services in a Single Package
The off-air feature allows for select videos to play prior to scheduled broadcasts--essentially, it allows for teasers/trailers to play before the actual featured videos. This proved extremely useful for our organization to provide a looping informational trailer before we launched our scheduled programming.
In addition, the live feature integration is phenomenal. The platform integrates with Zoom and this feature takes precedence over scheduled playlists which is a exceptional aspect because the user has the ability to schedule transition videos of specific slides that will be interrupted when those on the Zoom side are ready to go live. My organization used this for a live Q and A session to further engage the community and spread awareness of a lesser known form of dementia.
Finally, the support team was beyond responsive and accommodating. Any and all questions we had with setting up the platform, hammering out the details, and configuring the videos to run smoothly were addressed by the communicative and attentive IBM support team.
Overall, this is an incredibly advanced and feature-packed platform that would serve any and all video requirements an organization may need. It is well worth the investment and I highly recommend it.
- Video scheduling
- Integration with live platforms like Zoom
- Off-air video capabilities for trailers and informative pre-feature clips
- Use of Q & A/chat box for delivering messages to panelists in external platforms like Zoom
- Superb technical support services
- It isn't always user-friendly or straightforward, but the technical support team will assist in any way they can to walk users through the platform.
- Pre-taped/scheduled videos
- Providing access to specific video content over a certain period of time (e.g., limiting access to a video for a week or a month)
- Provides gated features so access to content can be restricted or emails/viewer information can be collected.
- Extensive metrics to determine video reach/viewership, which proves great for reporting to marketing departments.
- Videos you do not mind having available anytime
- A library of content that you do not wish to place behind an access gate
- One area of improvement on the platform is the ability to customize confirmation email send outs to video registrants.
Ustream/IBM: Very dependable, needs minor product tweaks
[Updated review on 10/2020: I decided to update this review after IBM stripped one more piece of useful functionality (a simple YouTube integration) without notice this week, and after many months of glitches in their web CMS and cloud platform. We have been a "metal plan" (self-serve) customer for years, and unfortunately, I can no longer recommend this product that deliver excellent performance for a good price. The price now is too high for what it currently delivers, relative to market peers. Save your money and look elsewhere if you're budget is below $20K per year for a live/VOD platform for your company.]
- Rock-solid performance [updated review on 10/2020: not as reliable as 12 months ago]
- Good video management system back-end [updated review on 10/2020: glitchy, waning engineering support]
- Easy for non-technical users to grasp quickly
- Invoicing - would like to see email notification/automation [updated review on 10/2020: Improved - of course, because it helps them collect $]
- Updated templates for embedding channels on web pages [updated review on 10/2020: No major changes]
- Beefing up event notification and functionality and subscription opportunities (this was stripped away earlier) [Updated review on 10/2020: Nothing new here]
[updated review on 10/2020: IBM has very solid streaming infrastructure in place, and a live stream very seldom has any issues. But many other aspects of their streaming service has had significant glitches recently. If you're a "whale" customer looking to spend $50K a year or more on streaming, IBM may serve you well. But if you're a small to medium-sized business who wants to significantly over-pay for IBM Video's so-called self-serve, or "metal" plans, you will find great customer support but significantly lacking engineering support and product management. You could probably get a much better deal with Vimeo and other vendors in the sub-$15K annual range.]
Service itself is good, but support from IBM is terrible and has impacted our business.
- Reliable service - we hardly ever run into technical difficulties
- The back end is rather complex and has lots of unnecessary sections. It is not intuitive.
IBM's screamin'-fast streamin'
- high-definition video
- graphic capabilities
- multiple channels for streaming
- titling capabilities
- preset keying options
- I initially saw dropped broadcasts due to usb conflicts with different accepted video mixers--this could have also been due to mixer/computer incompatibility.
- A handier GUI for audio instead of adjusting audio going to the audio window separately
- Some preset titling revealers for sports livestreaming would be helpful.
- An ability to link with existing scoreboards for livestreaming
Streaming a Seminary Classroom
- The streaming platform is easy to navigate from the back end. It does not take extensive training for someone to step in as a video live stream producer.
- I like the functionality to create numerous channels to stream and host varying content.
- Although the platform has the capability to produce a complicated stream with a lot of moving parts, it is also user-friendly enough for an iPhone user to set up a simple stream on his or her phone very easily.
- When using a Remote Desktop source, it is very hard to connect the computer's audio to the stream. It has never worked well for us. And we have often had to use the audio from the room itself as opposed to directly from the computer.
- The chat feature can be more natively integrated into the video source (chats could be overlayed on the video itself as opposed to the side). It would make the interaction more prominent.
- The video editor could be significantly improved. It would be nice to be able to clip more than just the beginning and the end of a recorded video (i.e. if you want to clip a 10 second section from the middle of the video, you need to export the entire recording, import the file into a video editor, edit the video there, export the video out of the video editor, and then import the new file back into the Ustream channel).
The best streaming service for live corporate events
- Channels - Having a channel that can be customized, and having a single link that can be shared before the event without having to update links to attendees is key. Attendees then being able to access the same link to view past broadcasts is important.
- Security - Password protection on a channel is great for those looking to have limited access or monetize a stream.
- Having separate Q&A and chat windows is great. Some events use one or the other, or both.
- Increased security - I would love to have channels be inaccessible to searches on the website, but still accessible via private link.
- A separate mobile app that presenters could use just for the Q&A and Chat module would be fantastic.
- Support for multiple hardware encoders so there could be a failover.
IBM Watson Media's Video Streaming Brings Church to Travelers and Homebound Members
IBM’s video streaming service is cost-effective for us since we are such a small congregation. We are able to use open-source free products to support our video stream, making this a uniquely accessible approach to a service that is of primary importance to our mission statement.
- This service allows multiple viewers to either set up a free, ongoing account or watch anonymously without getting an account.
- Whether or not the viewer logs into an account or views anonymously, they can participate in the chat room, another feature of IBM’s software. Here, one can ask questions, make comments, and ask for technical support. Our webcasting team also uses this chat room feature to manage/test technical details related to webcast quality and other specific settings for the stream (I.e., sound, image, camera focus, etc.).
- The ability to auto-record is another useful feature for us. The company offers a generous 1000 hours of recorded content per month, which is more than enough for our roughly 4 hours of streaming per week on average. This makes it possible to save an entire year of worship and study time for playback.
- Occasionally, we experience a form of static that lasts for about 1 to 2 minutes. It appears in the live stream and in the auto-recorded file, but not in the live worship assembly. It occurs roughly 1 in every 4 hours of webcast time. I wish there was a way to trace the source of that recurring static. The diagnostic tools could be more robust.
- It would be nice if the chat room allowed a user photo/avatar for each user to personalize that a little more.
- I have wished for a way that an admin could use a “laser pointer” on the video window to point out something on the feed that other live viewers could see.
- It would be wonderful to have a mini-tutorial for viewers who are not technically savvy that would inform them of how to get to the site and explain how they can use the software. For example, how they can see and type in the chat room, how to maximize the screen and make it smaller. Some of our viewers are in nursing homes or otherwise limited in capability to learn to use this on their own.
IBM Watson Live streaming is Great for Religious Services
- It makes video streaming extremely simple. Anyone with basic computer skills can set it up.
- It is very reasonably priced and the service is much more reliable than free options.
- The quality is good.
- A few have complained about the audio quality, but I am not sure that this is an IBM Watson issue. It may be a microphone problem or an issue with users' speakers.
- I would like the system to be more compatible with Chromebooks. The audio was unacceptable when I used my Chromebook for live streaming, but good when I used my Mac.
- I'd like the silver plan to include more user hours.
Great service! Room to grow!
- Easy to set up
- Easy to customize, although there are very few options.
- The player is simple for the audience to operate
- Stream from the webcam through the browser is a great function, although we don't use it.
- It means your platform can be used with professional cameras with nothing but a BLACKMAGIC web presenter or a BLACKMAGIC ATEM Mini, both of which are cheap and affordable.
- Limited stats
- No registration options
- Vimeo is not as "well known" as other platforms
Livestreamed events
Anything that needs a "white label" player embedded.
Large audiences.
Not suitible for:
AGMs, stock holder meetings or anything that requires stats or registration and automatic reminder emails for attendees, Check the webinar add on on zoom.us, this service provides all this but the video quality and requirement to download their program is confusing and annoying to attendees.
Easy setup, great service. Our viewers love it.
- Once set up, very easy to start/stop streams
- Review saves streams, editing information
- Sharing saved streams with others
- Easy way to save streams and download later
- I do not like the free version going away. It allowed us to keep streams available when we aren't live streaming (once a year).
- Allow editing of multiple stream information (like the name).
A church's video of IBM Watson (Ustream Pro)
- It just works!
- Reliable.
- Handles different devices, formats and bit rates automatically.
- Support isn't all that helpful.
- The online interface is lacking, hasn't changed much in 9 years.
- No HLS ingest or other ultra low latency options.
Less appropriate: large streaming events (10k+ viewers), where analytics are core to your measurement of success. ULL streaming situations. I'm not aware of native app player support.
A reliable streaming service that we've only praise for.
- Storage of footage is excellent, clear and easily managed.
- Syncing to our streaming system is easy.
- Reliability is always good.
- The preview functionality of saved footage can be very laggy.
Great Company - Great Support - Innovative - Pricing Model could be Better for True Disruption!
- Customer Service
- Platform is easy to understand
- Lower price
Pretty good product.
- Stores media
- Transfers to Youtube
- Download capability
- Support
- Too Expensive
- Downloads take too long.
Sound quality could be improved. The service is mostly plug and play. When data limits are reached streaming shuts off. Users need basic understanding of editing. Could use more tutorials. Changing text is not intuitive. Menus options could be clearer.
Easy to use and reliable video streaming
- The streaming service is relatively easy to set up and is reliable.
- For those occasional weeks when we lose our internet connection, I appreciate the ability to upload our locally saved version of the video so our regular watchers can still access a video via the IBM site.
- In past years we've had occasional interruptions in our livestream (that weren't directly attributable to our local internet connection), but the reliability has improved over the last year or so.
- Some weeks I need to download the livestream video for our local archive. This process takes much longer than I would expect (multiple hours before the video is available for download).
- While this product offers many features for editing and promoting our videos, we do not use those services and will likely research less expensive options for our limited needs.
Review of IBM Video Streaming
- Time stamp feature - saves time during review
- Split screen view - great feature that shows the minutes or the agenda in a split screen view with the livestream video
- Easy to schedule live stream events - one click on the agenda build page schedules an event in YouTube
- It would be great to have the ability to pause the livestream event and then resume again. Currently you can only start/stop the event on YouTube.
- The 'show video' tab for entering time stamps on the minutes page would be more user-friendly if the video window was larger. Currently it either a very small window that is un-scaleable, or full screen mode.
- A default option to always have the 'show timestamps' button clicked for every set of minutes, so the user doesn't have to remember to click that option every time minutes are done.
School Broadcast
- Stable connection.
- Simple management controls.
- Great customer service.
- Easy editing.
- Ability to postpone subscription over summer break and not lose data.
Cost effective streaming of sport events
- Easy to integrate with many streaming software.
- Powerful statistics.
- Good control of embedded content and it makes it easy to avoid other sites embedding your content without your permission.
- I don't feel comfortable with the pricing model.
IBM Watson for broadcasting
- The streaming quality is outstanding and we have never had any issues with buffering due to a slow server. Our problems usually lie with our local internet provider.
- I appreciate the quick and easily accessible customer service. We had a couple of occasions where we needed help and I was able to access a customer service representative quickly.
- We also like the different channels available within our service. This allows us to customize our streams based on our target audience.
- We would like to see the ability to slipstream the broadcast thus allowing a viewer to join a live stream after the start time and still start in the beginning. Similar to a DVR system for home, this would be great for timing since we stream to multiple locations who may not be ready at the exact start time of the broadcast.
CCC's great experience with IBM MVSR
- Very few issues with connectivity to the servers. I think in the 10 years we have used it, we only had one case where the service was down. Can't say that for our sister church that uses Facebook. Seems to be one event per quarter with them.
- The ability to trim the video down to remove extra content from the live broadcast. Would be nice if we could trim out elements in the middle.
- Nice analytics.
- Wide range of methods to get the servers.
- The ability to edit or trim out content in the middle of the recording. The Trim feature is great for removing content from the beginning and end, nothing for the middle. If we could have in/out markers to put on the timeline, that would direct the player to only play those segments between the in/out markers.
- I can't say it does anything particularly well now, except pass the buck and make excuses as to why their stuff doesn't work.
- Videos are "jerky." Audio and video are out of synch.
- Videos uploaded to YouTube now do not have any audio. They blame this on us, but our created product has not changed.
- Videos that are downloaded are often unuseable because they are so far out of synch that it is distracting.
- Customer Service's standard response is, "We've contacted engineering." Engineering never answers.
Streaming for University Events
- Adaptability. We're able to configure our livestreams to the needs of our clients.
- Detail-oriented. There's a lot of options to look into, compared to the bare-bones packages that many of the competitors offer.
- Cost. Many other services offer similar services at no cost.
- Viewer hours. This is a confusing concept for our clients, and we don't like the idea of a limited number of viewer hours allotted each month.
- Tiered membership system. This should be simplified.
It's not great for large events with many viewers, and not great for events that may skyrocket in popularity, bringing up high viewer hours.
Getting our message to over 60,000 employees with ease.
- Love the fact that each individual can view the product at a different quality depending on their internet capacity.
- Ease of saving and posting to YouTube post-show.
- Metrics are great.
- Some parts are a bit too technical and over the head of an average person.
- Price can be a bit steep for some of the things we have.
Church Live Stream
- Clear video stream
- Useful metrics
- Ability to edit videos in the archive
- Ability to auto-caption videos is a great new feature
- Love the Call to Action option, but it is distracting to have up the whole time; wish there was a way to choose when/how long it is up.
- Sometimes support questions take a long time to get answered/solved.
- We aren't notified of changes to the software which causes things like our website integration to get unexpectedly broken.
- Cost is pretty high.