Quick Start Guide: Panopto

At a Glance

Panopto is MIT’s lecture capture tool and video hosting platform that allows you to record, host, share, and search videos.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to upload, record, edit, and share video content using Panopto.

Key Features

• Unlimited video storage
• Recording, importing, and editing of video content
• AI-generated captioning of video content
• Integrates with Canvas
• Unlimited viewing of video content by MIT Sloan faculty, staff, and students

Use Cases

• Video announcements
• Course overview video
• Instructor welcome video
• View, edit, and manage your livestream and classroom recordings
• Video lectures
• Flip your classroom

How to Get Support

Panopto

Panopto provides 24/7 end-user support as part of MIT’s Enterprise license. You can contact them directly by:

• Email: support@panopto.com
• Phone: 855-765-2341
• Web: Create a support ticket by logging into https://support.panopto.com

MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning Technologies

Submit a support request for any questions related to:

• Livestreaming and classroom recordings
• Creating a video assignment
• Creating in-video quiz questions
• ADA compliant captioning
• Downloading a copy of one of your videos
• Sharing a video outside of the university or on a public website

How to Access

In your Canvas course, click on the Videos link in the Course Navigation Menu. Note: If “Videos” isn’t listed, you can easily enable it under Settings.

Guides for Using Panopto

Viewing Content

• Navigate the Video Library
• Navigate the Viewer
• View a Video

Creating Content

• Upload Video Files
• Create a Video using Panopto Capture
• System Requirements

Editing Content

• Navigate the Editor
• Edit (Trim) a Video
• Embed a YouTube Video into a Panopto Video
• Edit Video Availability

Adding Captions

• Add ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) Captions into a Video
• How to Manually Caption Sessions in the Editor
• Upload a Caption File for a Video

Copying & Moving Content

• Copy and Move a Video
• Batch Copy and Move Videos

Livestream and Classroom Recordings

• FAQ: Live Streaming and Classroom Recordings
• How to Share a Livestream and Classroom Recording in Canvas as a Teacher
• How to Join a Classroom Livestream and View a Classroom Recording as a Student
• How to Request Access to Livestream or Classroom Recording as a Student

Sharing Content

• Share a Video
• Embed a Video in an Announcement, Assignment, Discussion, Page, or Quiz in Canvas
• Add a Video to a Module in Canvas

Viewing Analytics

• View Folder and Session Level Statistics

Related Resources

• Tool Overview
• Quick Start Guide
• FAQ
• All Related Resources