SJSU iSchool Panopto Tutorials
Getting Started with Panopto Focus
What is Panopto Focus? Panopto is a “Lecture Capture System” or LCS. It allows faculty to record a lecture, which is then automatically uploaded to the iSchool Panopto server. Faculty can then provide their students with a URL for viewing the lecture. General product information and tutorials for Panopto can be found on the vendor’s website and on the eCampus Panopto webpage.
Checklist
- Review the equipment guidelines below.
- Request a Panopto user account by contacting Bob Lucore, and then wait until you receive your account information and temporary password via email.
- Log in and change your password.
- Download, install and configure Panopto Recorder: Windows Users – Mac Users
- Learn how to record using the Panopto Recorder: Windows Users – Mac Users
- Learn how to check your recording status: Windows Users – Mac Users
- Learn how to edit your recordings.
- Mandatory: Learn how to submit your recording for transcription and captioning.
- Learn how to delete unusable (failed) recordings.
- Important: Learn how to allow access to your recordings and provide the recording URL to your students.
- Review the Technical Support Resources for assistance with technical issues, and for additional training materials to help you learn Panopto.
General Settings and Information
-
Server Address. When logging in via the Panopto Recorder, enter the following in the Server field: sjsu-ischool.hosted.panopto.com
-
Web Portal Login Page. In some cases, you’ll need to log into the iSchool Panopto Web Portal. The portal is available at: https://sjsu-ischool.hosted.panopto.com
-
Automatic Uploads. By default, both the Windows and Mac versions of Panopto Recorder are configured to automatically upload your presentation to the iSchool Panopto Server after the recording process has completed.
While this is convenient, please be sure to delete any unusable recordings so as to conserve space on the iSchool Panopto server. You may check on the upload status of your recordings, as well as delete recordings, using the controls on the Recording Status screen.
-
System Requirements for Viewing Panopto Presentations. The minimum system requirements for viewing Panopto presentations are available at:
https://support.panopto.com/s/article/Learn-About-Viewing-Requirements
This information will be relevant to the students in your class who will be viewing your Panopto lectures. Please pass this information on to your students and ask them to verify that they meet the minimum system requirements.
Please note that Panopto uses HTML5, which requires the most current version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Microsoft Edge. Both students and instructors will need to use a current supported browser in order to view Panopto lectures.
| First Steps | |
|---|---|
| Equipment Guide Basic guidelines for video and audio equipment that is known to be compatible with Panopto Focus. Important Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Even if your AV equipment is not listed, you may still be able to use Panopto. The only way to find out for sure is to test your current AV equipment with Panopto. |
View Equipment Guide |
| Account Information and Changing Your Password
You will receive an email containing your account information, including a temporary password. You will be required to change your password the first time you log in. |
iSchool Panopto Web Portal login page |
| Panopto Recorder for Windows | |
| Downloading the Panopto Recorder for Windows View the download tutorial for instructions on downloading Panopto Recorder for Windows. |
Downloading Panopto Recorder for Windows |
| Installing Panopto Recorder for Windows After downloading the installer, proceed to the installation tutorial and follow the instructions starting at Step 1.5 |
Installing Panopto Recorder for Windows |
| Recording your lectures using Panopto Recorder View the following tutorial to help you get started recording your lectures using Panopto Recorder. |
Recording your lectures using Panopto Recorder |
| Recording Status After recording a lecture, you can check the status of your recording, as well as upload your lecture to the iSchool Panopto server, using the controls located on the Manage Recordings tab. View the following tutorial for additional information, specifically under Step 7. |
Recording Status |
| Panopto Recorder for Mac | |
| Downloading Panopto Recorder for Mac View the download tutorial for instructions on downloading Panopto Recorder for Mac. |
Download Panopto Recorder for Mac |
| Installing Panopto Recorder for Mac After downloading the installer, proceed to the installation tutorial and follow the instructions starting at Step 1.2. |
Install Panopto Recorder for Mac |
| Recording your lecture using Panopto Recorder for Mac View the following tutorial to help you get started recording your lectures using Panopto Recorder. |
Recording your lectures using Panopto Recorder |
|
Recording Status
Note: By default, your recording will automatically upload to the Panopto server after you have completed the recording. |
Recording Status |
| Managing your recordings | |
| Editing: Basic Panopto includes a Web-based interface for editing your recordings. View the following tutorial for information on basic editing techniques. |
Basic Editing |
| Editing: Advanced Panopto includes a Web-based interface for editing your recordings. View the following support articles for additional editing practices. |
Advanced Editing |
| Editing: Splicing and Remixing If you need to add new content to an existing recording, please view the following tutorial on splicing and remixing. |
Splicing and Remixing |
| Submitting your recording for captioning After you have recorded a lecture and are satisfied with your results, please submit your recording for captioning. View the following tutorial for instructions. |
Captioning Your Recordings |
| Deleting unusable recordings If you have recordings that are unusable (for example, failed or aborted attempts), please delete the unusable recordings in order to conserve storage space on the server. To delete a recording, use the Delete button or action under Manage Recordings. |
|
| Allowing access to your recordings and giving the recording URL to your students By default, access to your recording is restricted. You’ll need to allow access to your lecture before your students will be able to view it. Please see the following tutorial for instructions on allowing access to your lecture, and giving the URL for your lecture to your students. |
Allowing access to your recordings |
| Technical Support | |
| Additional Panopto Tutorials Additional Panopto Tutorials are available on the Panopto Support website |
Additional Panopto Tutorials |
| Panopto Video Tutorials Video tutorials are available to further assist you in learning about Panopto. |
Panopto Video Tutorials |
| Panopto Technical Support Form For technical support, please complete and submit the Tech Support Form. This form will collect information regarding your problem and your computing environment and will submit it to Abigail Laufer for further investigation. |
Tech Support Form |
| Contacting Panopto Support In addition to completing the above technical support form, you also have the option of contacting Panopto Support directly. The iSchool has a contract with Panopto which allows our faculty and students to contact Panopto Support directly. When doing this, you will be working with a technical support representative at Panopto Inc. You may contact Panopto Support using one of the following methods:
|
Panopto Support Website |