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Launching Panopto

Panopto can record videos in two ways:

Launch Panopto Capture

Panopto Capture allows videos to be recorded within a browser.

Note: Mac users will need to provide additional permissions for Capture to record the screen. See the guide from Panopto for details.

  1. Select Edit Course from the course navigation bar.
  2. Select Panopto.
  3. Select Create [A].
    screenshot of the panopto home page with a label on the create button
  4. A menu will open. Select Panopto Capture [A].
    screenshot of the panopto create options with a label on capture
  5. Panopto Capture will open in a new tab within the browser.

Launch the Panopto Recorder

After the Panopto Recorder has been downloaded, it can be used to record lectures.

  1. Select Edit Course from the course navigation bar.
  2. Select Panopto.
  3. Select Create [A].
    screenshot of the panopto home page with a label on the create button
  4. A menu will open. Select Panopto for Mac or Panopto for Windows [A].
    screenshot of the panopto create options with a label on mac option
  5. Select Launch Panopto or Open Panopto from the pop-up window, depending on what page is open. This will launch the Panopto Recorder that was just installed with the permissions already set up.


NEXT STEPS

Follow the instructions for Recording and Screencasting with Panopto for information on recording video​s.