Digital Samba Features
What are the features of Digital Samba?
Content Sharing
- Video Streaming
- Session Recording
- File Sharing
Collaboration
- Whiteboard
- Hand Raising
- Participation Controls
- Survey Tools
- Screen Sharing
Functionality
- Live Chat
- Markup Tools
Collaboration Tools
- Screen Sharing
- Live Chat
Meeting Coordination
- Recording
- Participant Permissions
Software Type
- Mobile
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Content Sharing
Video Streaming | Based on 14 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Live streams audio and video from both teacher and student managed devices | 75% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Session Recording | Based on 13 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Captures each session via a stream recording feature | 88% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
File Sharing | Based on 12 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. The ability to share PowerPoints, images, and other file types | 86% (Based on 12 reviews) |
Collaboration
Whiteboard | Based on 14 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Contains an interactive whiteboard for both student and teacher use | 81% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Hand Raising | Based on 13 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides a hand raising feature for students that wish to ask questions or offer insight | 87% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Participation Controls | Based on 14 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Teachers control participation permissions for students | 82% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Survey Tools | Based on 12 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Creates online polls within the classroom environment | 76% (Based on 12 reviews) | |
Screen Sharing | Based on 14 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Permits screen sharing between the teacher and students | 77% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Integrated Communications | Integrates with outside communications software so its features can be used inside the application. | Not enough data | |
Native Communications | Provides native communication channels within the application. | Not enough data | |
Board Overview | Provides a map, table of contents, or overview that organizes a given workspace for easy nativagtion. | Not enough data | |
Screen Sharing | Allows users to share their screen within the application. | Not enough data |
Functionality
Technical Support | Live technical support available for all users | Not enough data | |
Live Chat | Based on 14 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Text chat tools within the classroom | 86% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Markup Tools | Based on 13 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Ability to markup different media types within a session | 78% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Ease Of Integration | Empowers developers to intuitively integrate cloud communications functionality for their applications. | Not enough data | |
API Call Speed | Grants high speed API calls for fast communications. | Not enough data | |
Communication Varieties | Enables a wide variety of communication types such as SMS, voice, video, etc. | Not enough data |
Host Tools
Branding | Allows hosts to add official branding to their webinar. | Not enough data | |
Role-based Access | Allows hosts to gate access to specific tools based on role. | Not enough data | |
Recording | Allows hosts to record webinars for later viewing. | Not enough data |
Attendee Tools
Registration | Allows attendees to register for webinar attendance within the application. | Not enough data | |
Attendee Live Chat | Allows attendees to interact with one another via chat in real time. | Not enough data | |
Polls and Surveys | Allows attendees to participate in polls and surveys posted by the host. | Not enough data |
Post-Event Tools
Event Analytics | Provides insights into event performance (viewers, downloads, etc.). | Not enough data | |
Attendee Reports | Consolidates attendee information for analysis. | Not enough data |
Integrations
Social Media Integration | Integrates with social media sites to allow for streaming across sites. | Not enough data | |
Software Integrations | Integrates with outside software to provide other features. | Not enough data | |
CMS Integrations | Integrates with outside content management systems to save the whiteboard or pull content from. | Not enough data | |
Sharing | Allows users to share or export whiteboards to other software. | Not enough data |
Design Tools
Drawing | Allows users to draw on the whiteboard. | Not enough data | |
Marker Colors | Assigns or allows users to pick different colors to designate who is drawing. | Not enough data | |
Mind Mapping | Provides tools that design mind maps for brainstorming sessions. | Not enough data | |
Templates | Provides premade templates to organize the whiteboard. | Not enough data | |
Drag-and-Drop | Allows users to drag and drop images, videos, links, and other content onto the whiteboard. | Not enough data |
Communication Tools
Voting | Offers a built-in voting system. | Not enough data | |
Commenting | Allows users to annotate the whiteboard or comment on specific pieces of content on it. | Not enough data |
Software Offering
In-Browser | Product is available as an in-browser application. | Not enough data | |
Mobile App | Product is available as a mobile application. | Not enough data |
Conferencing Options
Group Live Chat | Provides a live chat feed during a screen sharing session. | Not enough data | |
Audio Conferencing | Allows users to communicate via audio channels. | Not enough data | |
Video Conferencing | Allows users to communicate via video channels. | Not enough data |
Presenter Tools
Live Preview | Provides a live preview of what viewers are seeing in real-time. | Not enough data | |
Notifications Blocker | Blocks notifications from other applications from appearing during a screen sharing session. | Not enough data | |
Remote Control | Allows users to give audience members control of cursors or tools on the shared screen. | Not enough data | |
Switch Presenter | Allows presenters to relinguish presenter access to another user in a call. | Not enough data |
Application Tools
Password Protection | Provides password protection to screen sharing sessions. | Not enough data | |
Recording | Allows users to record screen sharing sessions for later review. | Not enough data | |
In-Browser Application | Software is available within browsers. | Not enough data |
Software Options
Hosted Platform | Live stream is hosted on a dedicated cloud-based streaming platform. Audience members will have to visit the platform to access the stream. | Not enough data | |
Social Media Stream | Live stream is accessible on a social media website. | Not enough data | |
Multi-Platform Streaming | Allows a live stream to be played on multiple platforms or social media sites concurrently. | Not enough data | |
Embeddable | Live stream can be embedded on a webpage. | Not enough data |
Audience Tools
Live Rewind | Allows audience members to rewind the live stream. | Not enough data | |
Live Chat | Provides a live audience with a chat where they can interact with one another and with the streamer. | Not enough data | |
Pause | Allows the audience to pause then play the stream. | Not enough data |
Streamer Tools
Highlight Clips | Allows the streamer to create highlight clips of their streams that can then be hosted on the streaming platform or exported to another video hosting solution. | Not enough data | |
Video Archive | Provides an archive of previous streams that can then be accessed later by streamers themselves or audience members. | Not enough data | |
Analytics | Collects analytics on audience count, audience demographics, and audience engagement. | Not enough data | |
Monetization Options | Allows streamers to monetize their live stream through donations, ads, and paywalls. | Not enough data |
Hardware
Required Hardware | Software requires a user to have specific hardware to support usage. | Not enough data | |
Bring Your Own Device | Users can run the software on their own devices. | Not enough data |
Security
Permissions | Users can provide permissions on specific accounts or workspaces to control access for specific workspaces. | Not enough data | |
Single Sign-On (SSO) | Software provide integrated or native single sign-on (SSO). | Not enough data |
Collaboration Tools
Screen Sharing | Based on 11 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Able to share your desktop screen or an application with the rest of the conference. | 97% (Based on 11 reviews) | |
Presentations | Based on 10 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Presenters can cue up a Powerpoint presentation or other slideshow for display in the conference. | 93% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Whiteboarding | Provides a virtual whiteboard for collaborative use. | Not enough data | |
Live Chat | Based on 10 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Conferences have a text chat feature. | 97% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Hand Raising | Allows conference participants to notifiy conference hosts when they want to speak. | Not enough data |
Meeting Coordination
Scheduling | Based on 10 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Scheduling web meetings is streamlined, intuitive, and integrated into calendar and email software. | 95% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Recording | Based on 11 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Conferences can be recorded for future use with native functionality. | 95% (Based on 11 reviews) | |
Participant Permissions | Based on 11 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. The ability to grant users access to conferences as moderators, presenters or participants--individually or based on user role or group. | 98% (Based on 11 reviews) | |
One-Click Join | Based on 10 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows users to join a conference without requiring a download or a sign-in | 95% (Based on 10 reviews) |
Software Type
Mobile | Based on 11 Digital Samba reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers a mobile app or mobile optimized website to video conference from smartphones or tablets. | 88% (Based on 11 reviews) | |
Browser Application | Conferences can be launched within a browser without requiring a user to download an application to their desktop. | Not enough data | |
Desktop Application | Software is available as a downloadable desktop application. | Not enough data |
Support
Documentation | Provides clear, effective documentation for API integrations. | Not enough data | |
Community Support | Provides public user forums for support questions and help. | Not enough data | |
Professional Support | Connects users with professional support teams to troubleshoot and finetune integrations. | Not enough data |
API Features
Live Chat | Allows developers to add a live chat to their application. | Not enough data | |
Screen Sharing | Allows developers to allow app users to share their screens with one another. | Not enough data | |
Subtitles and Closed Captions | Automatically subtitles and captions video on the platform or allows app users to add their own. | Not enough data | |
Custom Video Player | Allows developers to create their own custom video players. | Not enough data | |
Live Simulcasting | Allows users to simultaneously live stream on multiple platforms. | Not enough data |
Security and Compliance
Encryption | Encrypts content on the platform. | Not enough data | |
Watermarking | Allows users to add watermarks to their videos. | Not enough data | |
HIPAA Compliance | Platform is compliant with HIPAA guidelines. | Not enough data | |
GDPR Compliance | Platform is compliant with GDPR guidelines. | Not enough data |