Panopto Resources
Panopto Overview and Butler University Room Configurations
Panopto is a presentation capture platform that allows you
to capture, edit, stream, archive and share recordings.
Faculty use Panopto to capture classroom interactions, lecture,
presentations, student demonstrations and role-playing
scenarios. It is also used to create learning modules to
deliver ancillary content or pre-lecture information.
Students view recordings from the Internet to review classroom
content, assess their peers' work as well as their own, and create
recordings for course work.
Panopto can be used to capture a variety of media from various
sources. It can be as simple as an audio recording or as
complex as recording from two computers, cameras, and projection in
a classroom. Over two dozen rooms on campus are
configured with the equipment to record audio and/or video.
Below we have defined the various levels of configurations on
campus for using Panopto.
For more information on the pedagogical uses of Panopto, please
contact the Center for Academic Technology (x8575).
A list of Panopto
ready rooms.
Room Configurations
Personal
This configuration is used when you are recording from your
desktop or laptop and need only to capture audio or the computer
screen and audio. The requirements are a desktop or
laptop computer (Mac or PC) capable of running the Panopto Recorder
software and a microphone. Adding a web camera to capture the
speaker or other activities in a small room is optional in this
configuration. This set up is ideal for recording learning
modules or demonstrations that include screen capture, audio and
possibly video.
Standard/Standard Video
Standard Panopto-ready rooms are mediated with a desktop
computer (Mac or PC), microphone, and a projector. The
Panopto Recorder software is already installed on the
computer. The microphone may be a lavalier microphone,
ceiling microphone or hand-held device already incorporated into
the computer system. Standard rooms can be used to capture
lectures, presentations and anything projected from the computer or
on the computer screen. A Standard Video Panopto room will
have all of these features plus a wall-mounted video camera to
capture classroom activities.
Small Room Video
Small Room Video Panopto rooms are mediated with a desktop
computer (Mac or PC), microphone and a wall-mounted video
camera. The microphones in these rooms are
ceiling-mounted. These rooms are primarily used by small
groups to capture counseling sessions, meetings, demonstrations,
and role-playing scenarios.
Mobile
Panopto can also be used to capture video in the field or away
from the classroom. Mobile Panopto-ready functions require a
laptop (Mac or PC) with the Panopto recorder installed and set up,
a microphone and a web camera. This set-up can capture
student teaching demonstrations or performances away from the
classroom where Internet access is not available. Offline
recordings can be automatically uploaded to Panopto once the
computer is reconnected to the Internet. Portability is the
main factor of this particular layout that sets it apart from the
other types of Panopto configurations.
New for Spring 2012 --
Panopto Login
Requirements for Viewing
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Operating Systems
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Microsoft
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Windows XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7
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Mac
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Mac OS 10.4.8+ (Intel-based) (PPC-based NOT
supported)
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Processor
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1.8 GHz or higher
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Memory
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512MB
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Network Bandwidth
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50 Kbps for audio only presentations. 300 Kbps for presentations
with one video stream, audio, PowerPoint and screen capture. 500
Kbps for presentations with multiple video streams.
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Applications
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Microsoft Silverlight 4.0+
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Supported Browsers
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Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari
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Note: In order to view Panopto recordings, you will need to
install the Silverlight 3.0 browser plug-in using the following
steps.
- Go to http://silverlight.net/getstarted/.
- Click on the Silverlight Runtime INSTALL NOW button on the
right side of the screen.
- Follow the prompts on the screen to install the browser plugin
for Silverlight.
Requirements for
Recording
Mac recorder
- Intel based Mac - To find out if your Mac is Intel based
select About This Mac from the Apple menu
- Operating systems supported - OSX Leopard (10.5.x) or OSX Snow
Leopard (10.6.x)
- Enough free hard disk space to store recordings
- FireWire ports for digital cameras
- USB ports for Webcams or other recording devices
- Disable sleep mode, screen savers and scheduled tasks
PC recorder
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
- Dual core 1.8ghz / 1GB RAM (recommended)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
- FireWire ports for digital cameras
- Enough free hard disk space to store recordings
- USB ports for Webcams or other recording devices
- Disable sleep mode, screen savers and scheduled tasks
Viewing recordings
From Blackboard - Video
Viewing recorded sessions - Video
How to download for offline viewing/archiving - Doc/ Video
Download the Panopto
recorder
Install Mac recorder (10.5.x or 10.6.x) - PDF
Install Windows recorder (XP, Vista, Windows 7) - PDF
Control access to
recordings
Mac
PC
Basic recording - Doc/ Video
Recorder configuration - Doc
Check recording status -
Doc
Blackboard
How to provision your course from Blackboard to Panopto - PDF /
Video
How to view recorded sessions from Blackboard - Video
Advanced Recording features for
Windows
Record from two computers at the same time - Doc/ Video
Create a live broadcast as you record a session - Doc/ Video
Attach PDF's to a recorded session - Doc
Upload an existing video file - PDF / Video
Upload an existing video file on the Mac - Video
Adjust microphone level in Windows 7 - Video
Schedule a recording - Doc/ Video
Create a broadcast URL in advance - Video
How to make a copy of a recording - Doc / Video
Delete Recordings
Taking and sharing Notes
How to view notes - Video
Create private notes using Channels - Video
Editing your Recording
Downloads
Download recordings (Pod/Vodcasts) - Doc/ Video
Moving and copying
recordings
Move a recorded session from one folder to another - Video
Copy a recording to another folder - Doc/ Video
How to merge two sessions together - Doc/ Video
Rename a session - Video
FAQs
What's changed in Panopto Focus
3.0?
- Windows Recorder
- Pause button changes colors/user state when pressed
- Windows recorder now has re-upload option
- Advanced screen capture option in Windows 7 only (beta).
Reduces CPU requirements for screen capture.
- Advanced settings tab available to creator accounts by
default
- Remote Recorder
- User session content (screencapture + slides) is now stored in
default recording directory
- Web Interface (UI) (major features)
- Completely redesigned web-based content browsing / management
UI
- Scalable management interface with sorting, filtering, paging,
etc.
- All options are now in pop up modals. The means no more lost
context by having to click back to the previous page.
- Ability to reprocess a recording from web interface
- Added ability to re-encode just the wmv
- Added ability to re-encode just the podcasts
- Session copy can now be done in one click
- Direct linking from session search results to video position +
slide in the viewer
- Batch operations (download + delete) - Applies to folders,
sessions, and users.
- Client-side history engine for navigating state within the page
(forward / back buttons)
- Thumbnail views for browsing sessions and folders
- Feedback link under Support drop down (send feedback directly
to Panopto)
- Setting to disable scheduling for creator accounts
- Setting to allow creators to add folders from recorder
- Search
- Full text search across Folders, Sessions, Users, etc.
- New Home/Portal page with recent / popular public content,
search, and inline login
- Web Based editor
- Viewer
- Search can be sorted by relevance
How
do I view recordings?
You can view recordings from the Internet. Open your
browser and go to http://panopto.butler.edu.
Click on the appropriate login - Presenters and Staff or
Viewers. Use your Butler username and password to
login. You will see the folders that you have permissions to
view. Click PLAY for the session you want to view.
What
are the differences between the Mac and Windows
Recorder?
- Mac Recorder cannot record secondary video sources (such as
document cameras, high def cameras), Windows Recorder can.
- Mac Recorder does not have live broadcast feature, Windows
recorder does.
- Mac Recorder does not have background upload service, Windows
recorder does.
- Mac Recorder user interface is smaller and simplified, Windows
Recorder layout contains preview windows and is larger
- PC Recorder does not have a "preview video" option, which
allows users to watch their video or screen capture video within
the Recorder before uploading it to the server
- Mac Recorder cannot re-upload files, Windows recorder can.
- Mac Recorder does not have a Pause button, Windows Recorder
does.
- DV Archival quality option for video is only available in
Windows recorder.
- Screen capture frames per second is limited to 12 FPS in Mac
Recorder and up to 15 FPS on Windows Recorder.
- Mac Recorder does not contain an option to adjust bit rate, PC
Recorder does.
Despite the differences, the viewer, editor and management
experience is consistent no matter which Recorder you use.
Is
Windows 7 supported?
Yes, our Panopto Recorder and Editor have been fully tested on
Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit).
Do I
have to be online to complete a recording?
No, the Recorder allows for "Offline" recordings. With this
ability, a user may record audio/video/screen cap/PowerPoint
without network connectivity. The system will capture the content
and store the material locally on the recording computer. Once
network connectivity is restored, an upload of the content to the
Panopto server will be initiated.
If you need to record offline, follow these steps:
- You must log in at least once to enable offline
recording. When you are logging into the Panopto recorder,
check the "Remember me" box.
When you are finished with the Panopto recorder, close the
application and do not log out. If you log out, you won't
be able to record offline.
Can
notes or slides be printed?
The current version of Panopto does not allow for notes or
slides to be printed.
Panopto Automatic Recording
Requests
The Panopto Remote Recorder allows Faculty to automatically
record their classes (Screen Capture, along with audio/video
depending on what room you are teaching in. See our
Panopto Ready Room page for rooms that are configured for
Audio/Video for Panopto) for viewing by students. Butler IT
Strongly recommends that you attend Panopto Training before using
Panopto in your course, check out our
training events and sign up today! To make a request Panopto
Automatic Recording setup please click
here and fill out the form