Overview
What is Panopto?
Panopto is a video management platform for businesses and universities from the company of the same name in Seattle, supporting the recording, sharing, live streaming, and (after recording) sharing via LMS or internal video site, video search, and virtual classroom.
Great video management software with great captioning features
Medical Practice - to Panopto or not to Panopto
Panopto - A Simple, Flexible, Reliable content capture and presentation system
Easy to use video capture and video management tool
Panopto Supports Learner Success Before, During, After a Pandemic
Panopto -- A solid lecture capture and acceptable video hosting platform
Video content for learning and teaching
Excellent user experience and support
Panopto is transforming teaching and learning
Good Product with Room for Improvement
Panopto: Potential vs Reality and Top Reasons for Concern
Panopto! A nice screen capture program with some nice bells and whistles you can use in Canvas!
Popular Features
- Video link sharing (10)10.0100%
- User management (10)9.090%
- Internal video (10)8.080%
- Per viewer tracking (10)8.080%
Reviewer Pros & Cons
Pricing
Pro
$14.99
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Features
Video Marketing
Features related to using video marketing content, as well as marketing videos themselves.
- 7Video personalization(6) Ratings
Videos can be personalized based on unique details about the viewer, such as their name, company, photo, etc.
- 6eCommerce(1) Ratings
The platform supports paid viewing, with a mechanism to receive payments in exchange for a media license.
- 7Support for advertisements(1) 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.
- 8Video SEO(2) Ratings
Includes features to optimize video content so that it is discoverable by search engines.
Video Platform Integrations
Integrations between the enterprise video platform and other business applications.
- 9.4Integration to LMS(7) 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(9) Ratings
Admins can set permissions and restrictions to control who has access to video content, from where videos can be accessed, etc.
- 9User management(10) 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(10) Ratings
Allows users to generate hyperlinks for sharing individual videos or players.
- 8Internal video(10) Ratings
Supports an internal use case, e.g. hosting and distributing videos to employees for training purposes or corporate communications.
- 8External video(9) 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.
- 7Player customization(8) Ratings
The video player can be customized according to the organization's desired look & feel.
- 9Embedded videos(8) Ratings
Video players can be embedded into HTML pages using embed codes.
- 8.8Video quality / Bandwidth controls(9) Ratings
Streaming is high quality, and users can set default bandwidth for optimal viewing.
- 9Mobile compatibility(8) 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.
- 9A/B testing(4) Ratings
Includes tools for A/B testing different video content, player setups, personalization, lead forms, etc.
- 6Streaming quality reports(4) Ratings
Quality control reports are available to monitor fluctuations in video streaming quality.
- 8Per viewer tracking(10) Ratings
Tracks behavior of individual viewers as they engage with videos.
- 8Per video tracking(10) Ratings
Tracks engagement trends across all viewers of a particular video.
- 6.3Video analytics dashboard(8) Ratings
Includes a dashboard view of video performance metrics.
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Features related to hosting, managing, and storing video content.
- 7.6On-Demand video(8) Ratings
The platform allows users to store and play pre-recorded videos on demand.
- 7.2Live streaming(8) Ratings
The platform allows users to broadcast/stream live video feeds.
- 8Impact of streaming on network(4) Ratings
Video streaming does not overly impact the organization's network performance (for internal use cases).
- 9Video upload & format support(8) Ratings
The platform allows users to upload video files and supports a range of video formats.
- 9.2Video library / File management(9) Ratings
Videos can be organized in a searchable repository with a sensical file structure.
- 7.8Video portal(8) 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.
- 10Audience polling(5) Ratings
Users can poll viewers during live video events, and display the results.
- 7.2Audience Q&A / Live chat(5) Ratings
Allows for two-way communication between individual viewers and video event hosts.
- 9.2Video comments(7) Ratings
Viewers can comment publicly on videos.
Product Details
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What is Panopto?
Panopto Video
Panopto Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
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(19)Community Insights
- Business Problems Solved
- Recommendations
Users of Panopto have found the software to be incredibly versatile for a wide range of use cases. From recording events, presentations, and demonstrations to capturing impromptu meetings, Panopto offers flexibility and convenience for content creation. Faculty and students have embraced the platform as a tool to provide anytime-anywhere access to educational content, aligning with the growing popularity of the flipped classroom paradigm. With Panopto's recording capabilities, students can control their individual progress by pausing, replaying, and adjusting playback speed, enhancing their learning experience. The software's availability for all users at UMBC, including faculty, staff, and students, further demonstrates its broad appeal in various academic settings.
Panopto's features extend beyond traditional lecture capture, serving as a versatile screencasting platform that enables users to record lectures, tutorials, how-to videos, and more. The software has been used extensively to archive webinars and organize/distribute training content. Its quick and easy media content capture and distribution capabilities cater to users with varying internet speeds and environments. Notably, Panopto has been adopted by an increasing number of staff members for recording lectures and creating short videos for students. Furthermore, dispersed student groups across different campuses have greatly benefited from the accessibility of Panopto, particularly when it comes to accessing assignment information and grappling with challenging teaching concepts. Overall, Panopto has transformed teaching and learning experiences across institutions by increasing engagement with students through searchable video recordings that greatly enhance their learning journey.
Users commonly recommend using Panopto for educational or lecture-based settings. They suggest considering it as an affordable solution for storing Zoom recordings. Additionally, they recommend taking advantage of Panopto's features, such as the notes feature for taking notes at specific times in a video, and its ability to share live streams and organize lectures with supporting materials. It is also advised to evaluate other tools before choosing Panopto, as some users have experienced performance issues on OSX. Users also recommend upgrading the support package for more end-user support and following Panopto's hardware recommendations for better compatibility. Furthermore, users praise Panopto's support, feature set, and ease of use. They suggest exploring its features through a trial and taking advantage of customer service. However, it is important to note that Panopto is not a professional editing tool. Users also appreciate the ease of use and video editing features in Panopto and find it helpful for managing and sharing educational content. They suggest checking the group before sharing content and offering training when implementing Panopto or onboarding new team members. Furthermore, users find Panopto to be a valuable lecture capture solution for easily reviewing lectures or meetings. To effectively use Panopto, users advise watching training videos and having tech support available. They also recommend Panopto for capturing tribal knowledge or educational content and suggest laying out a clean and organized structure while understanding how permissions work in the platform. Finally, users emphasize that frequent use makes using Panopto easier over time.
Attribute Ratings
Reviews
(1-4 of 4)- Great captioning features
- Easy uploads
- Timestamps for videos
- Captions aren't perfect for industry standard words
- Would like more SCORM features
- Sometimes there are delayed processing times after uploading
If you only have a few videos or care less about usage statistics, SharePoint may be a better file repository option.
- Captioning
- Video tagging/classification
- Controlling video access
- Playlists
- Lead generation
- N/AN/A
- Video personalization
- N/AN/A
- eCommerce
- N/AN/A
- Support for advertisements
- N/AN/A
- Video SEO
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Marketing Automation
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Salesforce.com
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Marketo
- N/AN/A
- Integration to HubSpot
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Eloqua
- N/AN/A
- Integration to LMS
- N/AN/A
- Video access controls
- 90%9.0
- User management
- 90%9.0
- Video link sharing
- 100%10.0
- Internal video
- 80%8.0
- External video
- 80%8.0
- Player customization
- 70%7.0
- Embedded videos
- 90%9.0
- Video quality / Bandwidth controls
- N/AN/A
- Mobile compatibility
- N/AN/A
- A/B testing
- N/AN/A
- Streaming quality reports
- N/AN/A
- Per viewer tracking
- 80%8.0
- Per video tracking
- 80%8.0
- Video analytics dashboard
- N/AN/A
- On-Demand video
- N/AN/A
- Live streaming
- N/AN/A
- Impact of streaming on network
- N/AN/A
- Video upload & format support
- N/AN/A
- Video library / File management
- N/AN/A
- Video portal
- N/AN/A
- Audience polling
- N/AN/A
- Audience Q&A / Live chat
- N/AN/A
- Video comments
- N/AN/A
- Put all our videos together in one central place
- Use playlists and security features to control who sees what
- See statistics for who is watching what
Panopto works best if you have a LOT of video content, but if you only have some or don't care about organization, SharePoint (or Microsoft Stream) might be a cheaper/more efficient option.
Medical Practice - to Panopto or not to Panopto
- Recording of lectures: You can watch these in an organized fashion, at varying speeds
- Searchability for lectures, and within a lecture, makes it particularly easy for learners to look things up
- Comments and notes available privately, or publically.
- Can only speed up to certain speeds - i.e. if someone wants to do 1.6x, they cannot.
- Could have a simpler, or prettier user interface
- Searchability
- Organization
- Video personalization
- 80%8.0
- eCommerce
- 60%6.0
- Video SEO
- 80%8.0
- Video access controls
- 90%9.0
- User management
- 100%10.0
- Video link sharing
- 100%10.0
- Internal video
- 90%9.0
- External video
- 100%10.0
- Player customization
- 90%9.0
- Embedded videos
- 60%6.0
- Video quality / Bandwidth controls
- 100%10.0
- Mobile compatibility
- 80%8.0
- A/B testing
- 90%9.0
- Streaming quality reports
- 60%6.0
- Per viewer tracking
- 60%6.0
- Per video tracking
- 80%8.0
- Video analytics dashboard
- 60%6.0
- On-Demand video
- 50%5.0
- Live streaming
- 50%5.0
- Impact of streaming on network
- 80%8.0
- Video upload & format support
- 90%9.0
- Video library / File management
- 100%10.0
- Video portal
- 60%6.0
- Audience polling
- 100%10.0
- Audience Q&A / Live chat
- 50%5.0
- Video comments
- 100%10.0
- Overall, it was particularly useful to dissseminate information for medical practice
- We appreciated the ability to broadcast findings and plans especially during the Covid-19 pandemic
It was initially used by some early adopters at the university, but gained popularity as the "flipped classroom" paradigm grew. It allowed students to have access to information at their own pace, and when they were ready to digest it. Since people process information at different rates, having a recording that can be paused, replayed, and slowed down (or sped up) provided flexibility in terms of students controlling their individual progress.
- Simple to use - It really is a click-and-go system. Log in, click on record, and you're set.
- Flexible - It allows multiple information-rich inputs to be recorded simultaneously (for example, the screen, webcams, microphones, etc.). For some demonstrations, having multiple perspectives/views can be beneficial. The ability to add multiple webcams enhanced the value of some of my recordings.
- Reliable - This is critical when an unforeseen opportunity arises and you want to capture it visually and with audio. I had multiple experiences where a unique person was available briefly and due to Panopto's reliability, I was able to capture content that would otherwise have been seen by only those physically present at the time.
- The initial cost of ownership for our facility was a point of contention until a sufficient number of faculty and students expressed their desire to have access. I'm not sure how the pricing is determined these days, so that might have been resolved.
- Tutorials for allowing multiple users to have access to content with various administrative levels would be helpful. Owners, viewers and others who aren't familiar with the options available to them might benefit from more tutorials.
- It's a stretch, but having an automated system that suggests "trimming" the length of recordings that begin prior to the important content might be useful. In some cases, I would start a recording but not get done with preliminary discussions in a class for a few minutes prior to focusing on the day's material. Including that in recordings doesn't look as professional as it could, and could be considered a waste of a viewer's time.
During covid, teachers didn't have access to their normal equipment, and students weren't always able to get access to a robust recording setup to do their recordings. Some students actually did recordings of presentations in their cars, or in the stairwells. Portability is powerful.
I think that we all run into situations where our presentation didn't go quite as well as we had intended. As Panopto grew, they focused more on allowing the user to control their content and perform some basic (I would argue more than basic) editing, which made actions like awkward pauses easy to "fix" as you could create smooth, blended transitions easily.
- Simplicity. It doesn't take much training at all to learn to use it. In fact, I created some 30-second to 1-minute videos to cover the main points needed to create recordings (and I did them using Panopto!).
- Scalability. With so many new students entering our university each year, Panopto had to be able to handle the increased load.
- Reliability. Our IT department didn't need to work quite so hard since Panopto seems to have addressed the "pinch points" that can typically occur while using such a system.
- Video personalization
- 60%6.0
- Integration to Marketing Automation
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Salesforce.com
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Marketo
- N/AN/A
- Integration to HubSpot
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Eloqua
- N/AN/A
- Integration to LMS
- 100%10.0
- Video access controls
- 100%10.0
- User management
- 100%10.0
- Video link sharing
- 100%10.0
- Internal video
- 100%10.0
- External video
- 100%10.0
- Player customization
- 50%5.0
- Embedded videos
- N/AN/A
- Video quality / Bandwidth controls
- 80%8.0
- Mobile compatibility
- 100%10.0
- A/B testing
- N/AN/A
- Streaming quality reports
- N/AN/A
- Per viewer tracking
- 100%10.0
- Per video tracking
- 100%10.0
- Video analytics dashboard
- N/AN/A
- On-Demand video
- 100%10.0
- Live streaming
- 100%10.0
- Impact of streaming on network
- N/AN/A
- Video upload & format support
- 90%9.0
- Video library / File management
- 90%9.0
- Video portal
- 100%10.0
- Audience polling
- 100%10.0
- Audience Q&A / Live chat
- 100%10.0
- Video comments
- 100%10.0
- I'm not at the level where I could provide information on ROI, but as a professor, I can unequivocally state that students were more prepared after we started using Panopto than prior to using it. I attribute that largely to information access unencumbered by time (of day), pace (recordings can be adjusted for speed), or space constraints. That made my task much easier as I could have them view materials that were previously recorded instead of inefficiently using time during class to answer questions that were asked and answered previously.
- Almost all of my students were initially either ambivalent or a bit worried about submitting presentations on video but once they did, they noticed that their presentation skills improved, as they were able to practice, review, and re-record if needed. In my opinion that prepared them better for their careers.
- A culture of cooperation grew as we increased the use of Panopto for recordings, as I would contact individuals from various departments across campus to work on interdisciplinary projects. The ability to have snippets (short recordings) from experts in their respective areas, addressing aspects of materials covered in our program enhanced the perception (and I would argue, the reality) of quality of our program.
Studio seems to be much more limited in its functionality, but perhaps it is intended to serve a different audience/market. I prefer Panopto's ability to link to multiple resources (e.g., .pdf documents, other websites, related Panopto recordings, etc.).
Tegrity was the other "lecture capture" system that I tested approximately 12 years ago and my decision to go with Panopto then was based on student feedback. They liked Panopto's ease of use and simplicity.
- Easy to set up and record desktop with dedicated application or browser tool.
- Automated speech to text generated captions for accessibility.
- Simple editing tools to snip beginning and end or edit out sections in the middle.
- Panopto doesn't fully support Ultra courses in Blackboard - we can do quizzing, which is very helpful, but we can't do video submissions like an Original course.
- There is no built-in certificate option for completing a video and its quiz questions, which requires us to use additional systems for tracking and awarding.
- Analytics are mediocre. The reporting tools are challenging to use and to get clear information on a consistent basis.
- Quizzing is limited to multiple choice or T/F -- there is no reflection point or open-ended question format.
- Support for both single-sign on AND our learning management system (e.g., Blackboard).
- Adaptable video delivery for device and bandwidth.
- Ease of recording functionality - how quickly can an instructor start recording lectures and post the links back into the Blackboard course site.
- Support for accessibility, in this case, speech to text captioning is mostly accurate.
- Lead generation
- N/AN/A
- Video personalization
- N/AN/A
- eCommerce
- N/AN/A
- Support for advertisements
- N/AN/A
- Video SEO
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Marketing Automation
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Salesforce.com
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Marketo
- N/AN/A
- Integration to HubSpot
- N/AN/A
- Integration to Eloqua
- N/AN/A
- Integration to LMS
- 80%8.0
- Video access controls
- 70%7.0
- User management
- 70%7.0
- Video link sharing
- 80%8.0
- Internal video
- 80%8.0
- External video
- 80%8.0
- Player customization
- 90%9.0
- Embedded videos
- 90%9.0
- Video quality / Bandwidth controls
- 80%8.0
- Mobile compatibility
- 90%9.0
- A/B testing
- N/AN/A
- Streaming quality reports
- N/AN/A
- Per viewer tracking
- 70%7.0
- Per video tracking
- 70%7.0
- Video analytics dashboard
- 70%7.0
- On-Demand video
- 80%8.0
- Live streaming
- 60%6.0
- Impact of streaming on network
- N/AN/A
- Video upload & format support
- 90%9.0
- Video library / File management
- 80%8.0
- Video portal
- 70%7.0
- Audience Q&A / Live chat
- 60%6.0
- Video comments
- 60%6.0
- During the pandemic, Panopto allows our faculty to quickly stage up lectures that were normally delivered in person, and these recordings reached thousands of students who could not come to campus for class.
- Both faculty and student report high satisfaction with the flexibility and convenience of having Panopto video content available in a course to watch and rewatch for learner reinforcement.
- Panopto's adaptable media distribution reduced impact on student technology and internet speeds when they might not have access to broadband connections, allowing them to continue to access essential course materials.
- Speech to text capabilities. increase accessibility compliance of media content.
- Archiving training materials in Panopto allows faculty, staff, TAs, and students to easily find recordings for reference.