iCapture vs Impartus Lecture Capture System

iCapture is Edutech’s paid web lecture-capture solution for learners and educators at educational institutions. Edutech, headquartered in Chennai, India, says it has served academia and industry since 1991. The system connects with existing infrastructure and is described as avoiding heavy hardware and software investment. Users can schedule recordings by day and time and choose publication destinations. Its workflow encodes video and can add metadata, preview images, branding, captions, and text analysis. Recordings can be offered for on-demand viewing or download through LTI, RSS/Atom feeds, or automated YouTube publishing. The player works standalone or embedded in blogs, wikis, and content-management systems, with slide segmentation and in-video text search. Listed capabilities include live streaming during recording, continuous recording and uploading, editing, multi-perspective capture, schedule syncing, role-based visibility, copyright protection, and LMS integration. An administrator dashboard handles configuration, bulk edits, performance tracking, and distribution settings. Edutech also lists consultancy, implementation, support, training, integration, and scalable modular deployment.

Impartus Lecture Capture System records classroom audio and video, stores the recordings in the cloud, and makes them available to students on demand through web and mobile applications. Playback is adaptive, and the product says encryption helps protect recordings from unauthorized access. Multi-view capture and integration with a college timetable support classroom recording, including automated recording. The system supports live streaming and delivery through learning management systems such as Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, and D2L, as well as other LMSs. Professors can create course content using multiple cameras, audio sources, and screen sharing, then edit and preview it before publishing. They can also upload documents and presentations. Additional tools include search, analytics, bookmarks, polls, and discussion forums. Student data can be compiled into reports or dashboards to help teachers review progress and tailor teaching. The offering is aimed at educational institutions. Pricing is available on request, and the plan page suggests requesting a demo.