Record Video Lectures

Panopto is our video content management system here at Wilkes University. Everything related to video creation, editing, storing and sharing your videos you can do in one simple, easy to use place. Panopto is a robust system with lots of great features such as recording video presentations, storing and managing videos, and live streaming events. You can record from a PC, Mac, or your mobile device. You can record your screen, webcam, and even other inputs like a document camera. Panopto also includes video editing capabilities and automatically generated closed-captioning. Generated captions can be edited to improve accuracy or transcripts can be uploaded as well.

Record a Video:

1. Log in to D2L and then click into the course.

2. From your course home page, click Panopto in the Nav Bar. This will drop you into a new window in the Panopto platform.

3. Click the green Create button at the top and choose Record a New Session.

4. If this is the first time you are using Panopto, you will be prompted to download the Panopto Recorder. You will only have to do this one time per device.

5. When the Panopto Recorder launches, you will select your settings before you record. Your course folder will be listed at the top (if it's not correct you can use the drop-down menu to select the correct folder). Give the Recording a Name as well.

6. Select your Primary Sources. You can choose to use your Webcam (great for Welcome Videos and Discussions) or choose None for no video. Check the Audio for the mic you are using. The level meter next the video preview should move and display green if your microphone is picking up the audio properly.

7. If you want to record Audio over a PowerPoint presentation or your main screen, check the boxes in Secondary Sources.

8. When your settings are complete click the red RECORD button at the top. You can minimize the Panopto Recorder and begin your video. There is a Pause button in the Recorder if you need to Pause. When you are done recording click Stop. The recording will stop and begin uploading.

• TIP: For Windows you can use these hotkeys: F8 Record, F9 Pause and F10 to Stop. On a Mac use Option + Command + R: Start or Stop Recording; Option+Command+P to Pause.

Add Your Video to Course Content:

Navigate back to your course in LIVE, then:

1. Click on Content in the Nav Bar and then click one of your Modules.

2. Click Upload/Create and choose Create a File

3. Enter a Title, e.g., Welcome Video

4. Click the “Insert Stuff” button (Note: The Insert Stuff button is available in the Editor and can be used to add a Panopto Video in a News Item or Discussion Topic as well.)

5. Scroll down to Panopto Media Chooser

6. The videos in your Course folder will appear. Check the radio button next to the video you want to add.

7. Scroll down and click the green Insert button.

8. You will see a preview of the video. Click Insert again. The video now appears in the Create File editor. Click Save and Close to add it to your course content.

• How to Create Video Recordings in Panopto-Instructors - with screenshots

• Recording in Panopto-Students - Provide this guide to your students for video assignments using Panopto

• Add Captions to Your Video

For more video tutorials on how to use Panopto, visit their Support page or watch our Wilkes-specific training events found on the Trainings and Workshops page.