VALT Reviews & Product Details

VALT has been a great tool for many of our departments and colleges here at Minnesota State University. Capture has been clean and straightforward, with consistently reliable hardware that has lasted more than double the life expectancy of what we expected. The ease and convenience of SSO, along with the ability to import and manage class lists, has helped us quickly expand our offerings.

Our nursing simulation has completely changed its processes and workflows because we can manage everything from any space. Control rooms may be a thing of the past with this technology.

The price point is probably the biggest reason we moved from our previous products to VALT. The recurring low annual subscriptions, along with VALT not moving away from on-premise storage, has allowed us to get the most bang for our buck while we plan for the future.

Last, but definitely not least, VALT’s support is incredible. At every level, we’ve felt supported from installation through nearly eight years of using the platform. Technical issues are resolved in minutes, and larger, more robust feature requests are not only heard but implemented within the next few releases. This has helped our faculty continue to accelerate both synchronous and asynchronous learning. Overall, the product has stood the test of time and continues to outperform products we previously paid over five times more for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The downsides of VALT are the high costs of storage, whether on-premise or in the cloud. That isn’t really a fault of VALT itself—just the world we currently live in. Managing groups and users can also be a bit challenging, especially once you get into the hundreds or thousands of users and dozens of groups. Beyond that, the only other things we don’t like about the current iteration of VALT are the minimal lag due to HTTPS and the inability to use the talk back feature adequately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VALT has given us the state of the art technology we needed to train new counselors. It does everything we need it to be able to do, and we are so happy to have this tool for working with our students. We also have loved working with the VALT staff. They are super helpful, and when I have had any technical issue, they have solved it within a few minutes. We also have made suggestions for the future, which they then built into subsequent upgrades. When we chose VALT, we reviewed a half dozen or so similar type companies, and none were able to do all that VALT offered for the price that they offer it. It is worth every penny we spend. When I give tours to new students, I get to highlight the equipment we have, and then also show them how we are able to put comments directly in videos, cut videos to make skills demonstration clips, use the bug in the ear tech for supervision, and just how easy it is to start and stop recordings (with multiple options for doing so). This is a big selling point for new students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have not had any complaints. Any issues we have had have been resolved, so there is nothing I can think of as a downside. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that VALT is extremely accessible and very user-friendly. It's easy to jump in and out of sessions, delete them, and retain them for education, learning, and review. I find it user-friendly for both students and clinical faculty, which is great since some of us are seasoned saints needing easy technology access. The support from VALT's service members and IT is astounding and much appreciated. I value the options VALT provides, like retaining sessions on the server for research and education, and its features that allow both students and clients to review past information to enhance their understanding and reflection. The initial setup was extremely easy, and VALT communicates well with our IT team, simplifying everything. I appreciate all these aspects a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing at this time we dislike about VALT Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most helpful thing about VALT is how user friendly it is. Their platform provides everything you need to run a simulation in any environment. We also use their carts for simulation labs that can't quite afford the full simulation room. The next best thing is their customer service. They are patient, kind, and quick to respond. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The least helpful thing about VALT is the safety of traveling with the camera. At times we want to use the camera at different hospitals but it's difficult because the camera doesn't break down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find VALT to be very easy to use and user-friendly, making it simple for me to teach other faculty members how to run the system. There are a lot of features within the product that I haven't even fully utilized yet, which shows its potential. At the graduate level, the templates and grading rubrics are really nice and add value. The initial setup was fairly easy once I got through the health systems security with their IT department, and VALT was very accommodating to our timeline. Overall, we really enjoy using this product. Customer support is one of the top priorities when selecting a product to use in our simulation space and VALT's support is top notch! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can't think of anything that sticks out at this time. It fits our needs to what we are using the system for! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VALT possesses a system that rarely encounters any problems. The only issue we faced was the synchronization of time stamps on cameras. They promptly provided a solution to overcome this lag time from viewing to laptop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The customer support is highly responsive but sometimes overlooks features and fails to provide satisfactory solutions. Occasional glitches and technical issues have also hindered the functioning of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When we (the Children's Advocacy Center) were moving location, we knew it was time to spend money on a quality recording system for our Forensic Interviews. VALT immediately replied with beneficial information and the cost to install for our project. They explained everything very well. It was easy to understand what they had to offer. They walked us through everything and helped us get trained well on their system. The support staff have been excellent; they are always delightful to work with. They usually figure out any problems and then explain the issue and the fix they applied. They have excellent customer service and a great product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not too much to dislike. I am having trouble even thinking of something. The only issue we have had with VALT is syncing up the time stamp on the covert and overhead cameras. They seem to have a robust system, and we don't have any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the flexibility of the system in regards to locations of use. As long as we have a laptop and a camera, we can view, record and debrief from any location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lagtime from live (viewed from a one-way glass control room) to viewing on a laptop. I understand this is due to the time it takes for the signal to go through the entire network. I appreciate the VALT folks provided a solution to this issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VALT creates software to capture video for training, law, etc. It could be especially useful for a nursing simulation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some parts of the software can seem a little complicated for the average folk. However, through some trainings, it is straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When I started my position over a decade ago, our counseling education clinic was using a sports analysis system to record their sessions. That system was getting old, and we replaced it with a security video system. As we used the security video system, it always felt like we were trying to pound an oversized square peg into a small round hole. As we were very dissatisfied with that system, I started looking again for a video system for our clinic. This is when I found Intelligent Video Systems. After a demo and talking with the folks at IVS, we decided that this was the system we really needed a few years before. Our first installation was pre-VALT, but it was vastly superior solution for our clinic. At that time, IVS as a company was just starting to grow. When the VALT system was introduced, implementing it on our users' computers was even easier than before. This system allows for live viewing of the session, watching the recording later, and adding tags both live and when reviewing. Recordings can be scheduled to start and end automatically, or they can be started and stopped manually. Overall, this system has been easier for me to support than the previous security video system. I liked the VALT system so much that when our literacy clinic was having some struggles with a system designed for classroom use (I was not involved in the original selection of that system), that I was able to convince the literacy clinic to implement a VALT system, which actually ended up meeting their needs better, at about a third of the cost of the previous system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The one downside I currently see about VALT is that when something happens to the system and it needs attention (which is not very often), that as the company has grown, the wait time for technical support has increased a bit. In retrospect, I was spoiled when IVS as a company was smaller, I knew the main set of employees, and could get help by just emailing or calling them up. As IVS has gone through these growing pains, they have adjusted by increasing the number of staff available for technical support, and support time frames are constantly improving. I will say though that the quality of technical support has always be very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.