Make a manual Panopto recording – Using the desktop recorder

Please watch the following videos provided by FET LIU, Panopto and the Learning Development Centre. With the learning & Development Centre training videos you may be prompted to log into Blackboard Train to watch the video’s – please use your UWE login details. Also please bear in mind the notes below:

FET LIU – Use Panopto to make a desktop recording

Panopto - Recording with Panopto on Windows or a Mac

Important points to note

  1. If you are using a PowerPoint presentation, the file must be saved to the desktop. If you open a PowerPoint file from any other location on the PC, the recording may fail to upload.
  2. From the teaching room main PC, launch Panopto by clicking on the desktop icon.
  3. When prompted to log in, select the “Log in with Blackboard” option.
  4. Ensure you select the appropriate course from the ‘Folder’ drop down list.
  5. We recommend that you retain the date and time information in your Session Name to help identify recordings.
  6. It is recommended that you test your Primary sources (video and audio) prior to the start of each recording.
  7. If you are intending to record PowerPoint with animations, please insure you select to ‘Capture Screen’.

    If you intend recording anything other than PowerPoint, including recording from a visualiser, please select ‘Capture Main Screen’.

    Where Visualisers are available they can be added by selecting the 'XI100' or 'Inogeni' option in secondary sources.
  8. If you have ‘Capture Main Screen’ selected and also a PowerPoint presentation, the screen recording will capture the PowerPoint and your clicks through it. If you later want to remove slides, you will need to remove the slide from the PowerPoint presentation and also the relevant section in the screen recording.
  9. When you have stopped the recording and have uploaded the file, you will be taken to the ‘Manage Recordings’ tab. You can now log off / sign out of the PC - do not shut down the PC as this will delay the processing of your recording.
  10. In order for students to view your recording you will need to create a Panopto course folder, embed or individual link within your Blackboard course.

    Note: Creating a Panopto course folder will automatically publish any recordings in Blackboard for that course. Before using this option, it must be agreed across the teaching team for that course.

The Learning & Development Unit have provided a Panopto event leaflet and a Panopto event manual which you can download.

Note: If you are unable to use the Panopto desktop recorder you may be able to record using Panopto’s Browser recorder – Panopto Capture

Note: If you are unable to download the Panopto recorder, use Panopto Capture or apps anywhere, you may need to update your operating system

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