--- title: "2018 in Review: Kaltura’s Product Highlights!" id: "40243" type: "blog" slug: "2018-in-review-kalturas-product-highlights" published_at: "2019-01-03T04:00:43+00:00" modified_at: "2025-08-04T13:52:05+00:00" url: "https://corp.kaltura.com/blog/2018-in-review-kalturas-product-highlights/" markdown_url: "https://corp.kaltura.com/blog/2018-in-review-kalturas-product-highlights.md" excerpt: "Kaltura released an amazing number of updates and new products in 2018 for education and enterprise. So many, in fact, that we had trouble keeping track ourselves! Did you catch all the new things Kaltura can do? We made this..." taxonomy_blog_tags: - "MediaSpace" - "user management" - "search" - "VPAT" - "personal capture" - "webcasting" - "video" - "REACH" - "podcast" - "MediaSpace Go" - "analytics" - "lecture capture" - "KMC" - "Kaltura Pitch" - "interactive video quizzing" - "Interactive Video" - "editing" - "Captions" - "announcement" taxonomy_blog_category: - "Communication and Collaboration" - "Education" --- Kaltura released an amazing number of updates and new products in 2018 for education and enterprise. So many, in fact, that we had trouble keeping track ourselves! Did you catch all the new things Kaltura can do? We made this highlights reel to help you get caught up. ## Looking for more information? *Here are some of the upgrades from 2018:* - Kaltura Personal Capture replaced CaptureSpace for easier video and presentation capture than ever before. [Get more details](https://corp.kaltura.com/products/video-for-business/personal-video-capture/) and [learn how to switch](https://corp.kaltura.com/kaltura_personal_capture_get_started_administrator_guide/) . - Kaltura [Lecture Capture](https://corp.kaltura.com/products/education/lecture-capture/) added [ad-hoc authentication and more](https://knowledge.kaltura.com/kaltura-lecture-capture-release-notes) . - We switched to the new [Kaltura Editing Tools](https://site.kaltura.com/AN-2018-01-KEdit-Week-of-Training_Video-Editing-Tools.html) for easier and more intuitive trimming, clipping, chopping, and splicing. [See how](https://knowledge.kaltura.com/kaltura-video-editing-tools-editor-tab) . - Interactive Video Quizzes, now also part of the Kaltura Editing Tools, include [new question types](https://knowledge.kaltura.com/kaltura-video-editing-tools-quiz-tab) : yes/no, true/false, and reflection pauses as well as multiple choice. - Search received a huge upgrade, including a more refined, powerful, unified search in multiple languages. Learn more for [administrators](https://knowledge.kaltura.com/help/kaltura-search-module---administrators-guide) and users. - [REACH 2.0](https://knowledge.kaltura.com/kaltura-reach-v2) makes managing your captions and other video enrichment from one location easy. - The new HTML-based Kaltura Management Console (KMC) offers a vastly improved interface for admins. Start using today with [this link](https://go.kaltura.com/jG1D0d4PS00W40hcM8J0E00) or [review changes here](https://knowledge.kaltura.com/help/kmc-frequently-asked-questions) . - [Engagement and quality of service](https://knowledge.kaltura.com/help/kaltura-live---preview-live) metrics received an upgrade with the new Webcasting and eCDN dashboards. Plus, the [Preview Live](https://learning.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/0_pesvt3vv) feature in Webcasting makes sure your stream is working before you start your broadcast. - User management and entitlements include log ins through multiple identity providers. (See page 38 in the [MediaSpace Setup Guide](https://knowledge.kaltura.com/help/kaltura-mediaspace-setup-guide) .) - [Video podcasting](https://corp.kaltura.com/products/kaltura-mediaspace-go/) is now supported for both iOS and Android, making it possible for users to subscribe to video podcasts, and enjoy background playback and notifications. *And here are some new products we launched:* - New Product: [Interactive Videos](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog/interactive-video-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-why-it-doesnt-always-work/) allow viewers to choose their own path, resulting in a video that changes based on their actions. - New Product: [Kaltura Pitch](https://corp.kaltura.com/products/video-for-business/kaltura-pitch/) makes it easy to create customized video emails and landing pages, and track who watches the videos you send. *Finally, we have some new resources for you:* - [Kaltura’s VPAT](https://corp.kaltura.com/kaltura-official-vpat/) documents accessibility of core products. - [Kaltura Learning](https://learning.mediaspace.kaltura.com/) site offers quick tutorial videos on a wide range of topics. ### Topics - [analytics](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/analytics/) - [announcement](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/announcement/) - [Captions](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/captions/) - [editing](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/editing/) - [Interactive Video](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/interactive-video/) - [interactive video quizzing](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/interactive-video-quizzing/) - [Kaltura Pitch](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/kaltura-pitch/) - [KMC](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/kmc/) - [lecture capture](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/lecture-capture/) - [MediaSpace](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/mediaspace/) - [MediaSpace Go](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/mediaspace-go/) - [podcast](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/podcast/) - [REACH](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/reach/) - [video](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/video/) - [webcasting](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/webcasting/) - [personal capture](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/personal-capture/) - [VPAT](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/vpat/) - [search](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/search/) - [user management](https://corp.kaltura.com/blog_tags/user-management/) ## Was this post useful? - [Yes, thank you!](#) - [Not so much](#) Thank you for your feedback! #### Rebecca Rozakis With a background in engineering, finance, and nonprofit, Rebecca Rozakis has been focused on marketing for tech companies for more than a decade. Her passions include storytelling, strategy, creative design, and decorating really, really overly elaborate cakes.