Table of contents
Getting started
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Instructors are given Creator access in Panopto which allows them to record, edit, and change video settings.
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Students using Blackboard are given Viewer access in Panopto and can only view videos, unless completing a Panopto Assignment.
Setting up your access in Panopto
Instructors using Blackboard Original
The instructions below go along with this quick Panopto Demo (video hosted on Panopto).
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Log in to Blackboard at blackboard.ohio.edu.
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Navigate to the course for which you would like to create the recorded lecture or presentation.
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Configure your Blackboard course with Panopto to set up an integrated account.
Note: Performing this action creates a course folder in Panopto and provides your account with Creator access to the folder. You will complete this same action for each course using Panopto.
Instructors using Blackboard Ultra
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Log in to Blackboard at blackboard.ohio.edu.
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Navigate to the course for which you would like to create the recorded lecture or presentation.
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Configure your Blackboard course with Panopto to set up an integrated account.
Note: Performing this action creates a course folder in Panopto and provides your account with Creator access to the folder. You will complete this same action for each course using Panopto.
Students
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Log in to Blackboard at blackboard.ohio.edu.
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To view Panopto recordings within your course content, navigate to your course and click on the appropriate link.
Non-instructional staff
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Go to https://ohiouniversity.hosted.panopto.com/
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Select Ohio University Single Sign-on from the drop-down.
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Select Sign in.
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Upon authentication, your Panopto account is automatically created with Viewer access.
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If you need Creator access, complete steps 1-3 above, then contact the IT Service Desk and request non-instructional staff Panopto Creator access.
How-to basics
Navigating Panopto
Downloading the recorder from Blackboard Original and Ultra
The Creator role is required to access and download the Panopto Recorder app. As Viewers, students are only provided access to the recorder app through Panopto Video Assignments created in Blackboard. The following procedure must be performed on each device to be used for recording. However, once the Panopto app is installed on a device, you need only repeat these steps when an update is required.
Instructors: Downloading the recorder in Blackboard Original
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Click Tools from the course menu on the left.
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Select Panopto Content.
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On the Panopto Content page, click the Create button, located to the right of the search field.
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Choose the first option in the drop-down menu, Record in Application.
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From the pop-up window, choose from the Download Installer list to download the appropriate app to your computer.
Instructors: Downloading the recorder in Blackboard Ultra
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Click Books & Tools on the left navigation panel under "Details & Actions."
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Select Panopto for Ultra Courses.
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On the Panopto Content page, click the Create button, located to the right of the search field.
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Choose the first option in the drop-down menu, Record in Application.
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From the pop-up window, choose from the Download Installer list to download the appropriate app to your computer.
- Follow the prompts to download and open the Panopto app.
Creating and sharing your Panopto video
Recording a video
Adding captions, audio descriptions, and editing a Panopto recording
Adding tags and smart chapters to a Panopto recording
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How to use tags - Add tags to videos as a way to help users browse and explore specific content on a Panopto site.
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How to enable smart chapters - Smart Chapters are not automatically added on your videos, but there is an option to enable them on a per-video basis.
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How to use smart chapters - Add, remove, and edit smart chapters from your Panopto videos to create an automatic table of contents.
Sharing a Panopto recording, assignment, or quiz
Sharing inside Blackboard (instructors only)
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Note: When viewing a Panopto recording with embedded quiz, it is necessary to watch the entire video from start to finish. To ensure the grade transfers back to the Blackboard Grade Center, do NOT skip ahead or jump to the quiz questions.
Sharing outside of Blackboard (anyone with Creator access)
Managing discussion notifications
How to use discussion notifications - Receive daily email notification if any comments were added to your videos or replies were made to your comments.
Restoring archived Panopto content
Get help from OIT
Additional resources