Panopto is an easy-to-use and flexible recording package, integrates closely with Blackboard, and allows for easy online content sharing. Log into Panopto using your TU NetID to record, access, and share videos.
This service and vendor documentation are cloud hosted. Updates are not controlled by Towson University. TU-specific documentation is reviewed quarterly to bring it into alignment with the most recent version of the service or software.
All courses auto-create Blackboard course folders, which should be used to house their content. If you need a departmental folder or a separate place for research or other materials, you can request a separate Panopto folder by emailing blackboard AT_TOWSON or creating a ticket with this info:
Panopto: Downloading the Recorder for PC (PDF) and Mac (PDF)
You must download the Panopto Focus recorder before using Panopto.
Panopto: Recorder Login (PDF)
Learn how to re-login to the Panopto recorder (ie. after you change your TU NetID
password).
Panopto: Introduction to Panopto Capture (VIDEO) and (PDF)
Panopto Capture allows users to easily record audio, video, and entire screens or
application windows with a web browser and an internet connection. No need to download
an application.
Panopto: Using the iPhone App (PDF)
Get a basic overview of how to record and view sessions in Panopto using the iOS application
on an iPhone or iPad.
Panopto: Provisioning Your Blackboard Course (PDF)
For Faculty: Provisioning your Blackboard course integrations your Blackboard course
with a Panopto course folder. Each course that you want to incorporate with Panopto
has to be provisioned. Only faculty can provision courses.
Panopto: Recording from a PC (PDF)
Learn how to record a computer screen, video, audio, PowerPoint/Keynote or a combination
of them, using the Panopto PC recorder.
Panopto: Recording from a Mac (PDF)
Learn how to record a computer screen, video, audio, PowerPoint/Keynote or a combination
of them, using the Panopto Mac recorder.
Panopto: Understanding Folder Management (PDF)
Learn the different folder types and how to create new folders in Panopto.
Panopto: Uploading a Pre-recorded Video (PDF)
If you've recorded a video in Collaboate Ultra, Zoom, WebEx or other recording software
you can upload the video to your Panopto folder.
Panopto: Auto Caption (PDF)
See how to turn on the free auto-captioning feature in Panopto.
Panopto: Moving or Copying Videos (PDF)
Here's how to create a copy of a video or move it to another folder.
Panopto: Moving a Zoom Recording (PDF)
When recording a Zoom Session to the cloud, a copy of the recording is made available
in your Panopto Meeting Recordings folder. Locate and move your recording to any folder
you would like.
Panopto: Share Settings for Panopto Videos (PDF)
Videos can be shared in a Blackboard course or outside of Blackboard.
Panopto: Deleting a Video (PDF)
Deleting a video helps keep storage space low, allowing for easier content management
and searching.
Panopto: Create and Share a Live Webcast in Windows (Panopto Support Webpage)
Learn how to setup a live webcast and start broadcasting
Panopot: create a Webcast URL and Waiting room in Advance (Panopto Support Webpage)
Larn how to crea and share a webcast URL prior to a live broadcast, and start the
broadcast on Windows or Mac. You can also add a preview image to display in the waiting
room
Panopto: Create a Grade Assignment (Panopto Support Webpage)
For Faculty: Create a video submission assignment in your Blackboard course. It will integrate into your Blackboard Grade Center and allow your students to submit a video directly
to the assignment.
Panopto: Creating an Assignment Folder (PDF)
For Faculty: Enabling/creating an assignment folder grants students the ability to
record and submit content to a Professor's folder. This does not integrate into your Blackboard Grade Center.
Panopto: Copy a Video from an Assignment Folder to Parent Course (PDF)
For Faculty: Students cannot access or view other student’s content while in the assignment
folder. If you want students to be able to view each other’s recordings, you must
first copy those recordings from the drop box to the parent course in Panopto. After
that, you can add the video to the Blackboard course.
Panopto: Student Assignment Submission (PDF)
For Students: Students can only submit to an assignment folder once it has been created
by the instructor. Learn how to submit a video.
Learn how to access Panopto, locate your folders, record videos, and how to move or reuse videos. Watch the video.
Learn how to use the video editor, explore sharing options, how to auto-caption, and use a Panopto Assignment folder. Watch the video.
Learn how to log into Panopto without a Blackboard class, manage folders and share videos, record in Panopto, download videos from Zoom, and how to upload videos to Panopto. Watch the video.
Learn how Zoom and Panopto interact, including how to log in and locate your Zoom recordings in Panopto, download and delete videos from Zoom, upload to Panopto, and move and share videos in Panopto. Watch the video.
Faculty and staff who intend to use instructional lecture capture resources supported
by Towson University are to adhere to the Instructional Lecture Capture Guidelines to ensure the FERPA regulations are not violated.
If a faculty/staff member intends to reuse recordings where the image, voice or materials
of students are captured, the Instructional Lecture Capture Release Form must be used. *Be sure to read the guidelines (above) first.
INSTRUCTIONAL LECTURE CAPTURE GUIDELINES AND RELEASE FORM
Guidelines
Release Form