Impartus Lecture Capture System vs Viz CaptureCast

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.

Viz CaptureCast is an on-premise, network-based appliance for capturing, composing, streaming and publishing classrooms, meeting rooms and events. It automates recording, live streaming and publishing, including scheduled workflows. Across concurrent room workflows, it can record up to six NDI or NDI|HX inputs, with recording and streaming described at up to 1080/30p. During lectures, it captures presentation slides and text for searchable video and enriched playback. A browser interface and CaptureCast Workflow Wizards configure, manage and control spaces and workflows. Vizrt lists integrations with Kaltura, Panopto and Opencast, and streaming to Vimeo and YouTube. NDI can connect directly with Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Optional CaptureCast Spaces subscriptions start with one space workflow and scale to three concurrent workflows. Vizrt describes the product for educators and corporate teams. It supports Windows, searchable transcripts, multi-camera capture, live streaming, camera tracking, LED-stage, greenscreen and live-compositing workflows. Pricing is on request; a listed USMSRP is $7,995.