Instructional video is an ever-changing component in today’s teaching environment. Educational Technology can help faculty assess their instructional video needs and assist in finding solutions and providers by leveraging video production services provided by various groups across the University.

 

Feature Comparison: Kaltura MyMedia vs. Echo 360 

Feature 

 Kaltura MyMedia 

Echo 360 
Access – 
Kerberos protected 		 Yes.   Yes.  
Access – Faculty  Yes 

Web portal, app and Blackboard. 

 Yes.  

Web portal, app and Blackboard. 
Access – Students  Yes. Blackboard only.   Yes. Blackboard only.  
Access – Staff  Yes. Web portal and app.  No.  
ADA Compliant Player  Yes  Yes 
Analytics  Detailed for viewing and quizzes. Available in web portal and Blackboard galleries.  Less detailed for viewing and quizzes.  
Blackboard – 
Publishing 		 Manual.   Automatic for class recording.  
Blackboard – 
Student Uploads 		 Yes.   No.  
Blackboard – 
Video Assignments 		 Yes.   No.  
Blackboard – Integration  Yes.  

Channels, playlists, quizzes. Viewing assignments. 

 Yes.  

Sharing ofSharing lectures or video folders. Quizzes.  
Caption and Transcript Editing  Yes.   Transcript only.  
Caption and Transcript Generation  Human (pay)  

Machine (free) 

 Machine (free) 
Captions  – Upload  Yes.   Yes.  
Captions – Download  Yes.   Yes.  
Cloud Storage  Unlimited  Unlimited (Med Campus) 

Limited (CRC) 
Digital Rights Management  Yes.   Yes.  
FERPA Compliant  Yes  Yes 
In-Class Recording  No 
– Kaltura does offer a system similar to Echo, but would have to be purchased.  		 Yes.  

– Integrated in 297 classrooms across campus.  
Laptop/Screen Recording  Yes. Kaltura Capture. 
– Very robust.  		 Limited through web portal. 
Permissions  Yes. Share with other staff and faculty, controlling their access.   No. Limited to owner and admins.  
Publishing  Publicly share links, embed playlists, or keep all media private.   Only viewable with given access in web portal or Blackboard.  
Thumbnail  – Ability to Edit  Yes.  No. 
Video Chapters  Yes.  Yes. 
Video Editing – PPT Slide Integration  Yes.  Yes. 
Video Editing  Trim, clip and splice video.   Trim, clip and splice video.  
Video Files – Download  Yes.   Yes.  
Video Files – Upload  Yes.   Yes. 

 
Video Organization   Channels, playlists, media galleries in Blackboard.  

Tags for keywords.  

 Folders.  

Auto folders for classes/semsters.  
Video Quizzes  Limited. 4 Questions.  

Statistics generated to Blackboard. 

 Limited. 3 Questions.  

Statistics generated to Blackboard. 

 

 

 

 

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