{"id":92484,"date":"2015-05-14T15:29:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T19:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=92484"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:51:39","slug":"instructional-video","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/instructional-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructional Video Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instructional video is an ever-changing component in today\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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Feature Comparison: Kaltura MyMedia vs. Echo 360<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Feature<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Kaltura MyMedia<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Echo 360<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Access\u00a0–\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Kerberos protected<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		Yes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access \u2013 Faculty<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Web portal,\u00a0app\u00a0and Blackboard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

Yes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Web portal,\u00a0app\u00a0and Blackboard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Access \u2013 Students<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes. Blackboard only.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes. Blackboard only.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Staff<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes. Web\u00a0portal\u00a0and\u00a0app.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nNo.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADA Compliant Player<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Analytics<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nDetailed for viewing and quizzes. Available in web portal and Blackboard galleries.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nLess detailed for\u00a0viewing\u00a0and quizzes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackboard –\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Publishing<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		Manual.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAutomatic for class recording.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackboard \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Student Uploads<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		Yes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nNo.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackboard \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Video Assignments<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		Yes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nNo.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackboard\u00a0–\u00a0Integration<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Channels, playlists, quizzes. Viewing assignments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

Yes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>Sharing<\/span>\u00a0lectures or video folders. Quizzes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Caption and Transcript Editing<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nTranscript only.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caption and Transcript Generation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nHuman (pay)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Machine (free)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

Machine (free)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captions \u00a0–\u00a0Upload<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captions \u2013 Download<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cloud Storage<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nUnlimited<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nUnlimited\u00a0(Med Campus)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Limited (CRC)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Digital Rights Management<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FERPA Compliant<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In-Class Recording<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nNo\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>–\u00a0Kaltura does offer a system similar to\u00a0Echo, but\u00a0would have to be purchased.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		Yes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Integrated\u00a0in\u00a0297 classrooms across campus.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Laptop\/Screen Recording<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes. Kaltura Capture.\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>– Very robust.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		Limited through\u00a0web\u00a0portal.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Permissions<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes. Share with other staff and faculty, controlling their access.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nNo. Limited to owner and admins.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publishing<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nPublicly share links, embed playlists, or keep all media private.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nOnly viewable with given access in web portal or Blackboard.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thumbnail \u00a0–\u00a0Ability to Edit<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nNo.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Chapters<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Editing \u2013 PPT Slide Integration<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Editing<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nTrim, clip\u00a0and splice video.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nTrim, clip\u00a0and splice video.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Files \u2013 Download<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Files \u2013 Upload<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Video Organization\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nChannels, playlists, media galleries\u00a0in\u00a0Blackboard.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tags for keywords.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

Folders.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Auto folders for classes\/semsters.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Video Quizzes<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nLimited. 4 Questions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistics generated\u00a0to\u00a0Blackboard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

Limited. 3 Questions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistics generated\u00a0to\u00a0Blackboard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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