Panopto Recordings can be recorded or uploaded using the Panopto plugin in Canvas. Embed videos can be submitted in courses with access to text editor such as Pages, Announcements, Assignments, or Discussions.
NOTE: Uploads have to be in a video format and file.
Click on the Panopto plugin icon located in the toolbar.
Select the Panopto video you wish to embed. Choosing the dropdown selects the designated folder in your Panopto account. You are given an option to Choose, Upload, and Record a video.
Choose an Existing Recording
1. To choose an existing recording, browse or search through your available folders. Select the video to embed (Fig. 3). Note: You can embed a video from any of your Panopto folders, and when students click on it, they'll be able to watch it.
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2. Choose your embedded player preferences under Video Embed Options. Then, select Insert (Fig. 4). To learn more about the Video Embed Options, see Learn About the Video Embed Options in an LMS.
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3. The video will be embedded into the new item (Fig. 5).
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Upload an Existing File
1. To upload an existing video file (i.e. MP4, WMV, MOV) click Upload. On this page, drag and drop the video or audio files you wish to embed or click to browse your computer for files (Fig. 7). Note: For more information about supported file types, go to the Supported Files Types documentation.
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2. Panopto will use the file name as the session name, but you can rename this while the content is uploading.
3. Choose your embedded player preferences under Video Embed Options. Then, select Insert (Fig. 8). To learn more about the Video Embed Options, see Learn About the Video Embed Options in an LMS.
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Record a Video
1. Select the Record tab to launch Capture or the desktop Panopto app to record directly to the course and course folder (Fig. 9)
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2. To begin, give the recording a name and click Launch Capture or Launch App depending on which you would like use to record (Fig. 10). Note: Capture will only appear if your local Panopto administrator has enabled this feature. If you do not have the desktop application downloaded, select the Download link first to get the desktop application for Mac or Windows.
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3. When the Panopto software opens, you'll be able to select your camera, microphone, slides, and which screens you'd like to record. Note: For more information, please see the Recording Documentation on the Panopto Support site.
4. Once you have finished recording, choose your embedded player preferences under Video Embed Options. Then, select Insert (Fig. 11a). Note: if you are not happy with your recording, select Start Over to launch the player again and re-record (fig. 11b). To learn more about the Video Embed Options, see Learn About the Video Embed Options in an LMS.
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Figure 11b
Please note: When a video is embedded into a course using the tool, Panopto creates a user group where the sharing settings include a Viewer group (Fig. 12). When a student enrolled in the course loads the page where the video is embedded, they are added to the Viewer group and are able to view the embedded video.
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