About Panopto Recordings

Panopto is a tool used by many instructors at South Seattle College to record and distribute their own instructional videos. Instructors may record brief video presentations from their homes or offices, or even use Panopto to record full-length classroom sessions. Some instructors even ask students to use Panopto to create their own recordings. Panopto is available through Canvas and does not require a separate login to view instructional videos, but you may have to log in if you are recording videos yourself.

To watch Panopto videos in your course:

Make sure you are using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari all have trouble loading Panopto videos
Look for the video in your course
- Some instructors will load the video directly onto a Page, while others will supply you a link
- Others may ask you to go into the "Panopto Recordings" navigation option
You may be prompted to authorize Panopto access--click OK to authorize access so you can watch the videos
If you see a gray box, click "Panopto Recordings" in the course navigation menu and authorize your Panopto access, then return to your video and it should display

For help using Panopto, please consult the following tutorials:

About the Panopto Viewer
Accessibility Features in Panopto
Take a Quiz in Panopto
Recording a Video
- Note: By default, only instructors can record with Panopto. Instructors who wish their students to record Panopto videos must configure their classroom to allow this. If your instructor has not made this configuration, you will be unable to record videos for that class using Panopto.
- Recording a Video on a Windows device
- Recording a Video on a Mac device
- Recording a Video on an iOS device
Installing the Panopto Client
- Note: You only need the Panopto client if you will be recording videos. You can view Panopto videos through your Canvas classroom.
- Installing the Panopto Client for Windows
- Installing the Panopto Client for Mac
- Installing the Panopto Client for Android
- Installing the Panopto Client for iOS

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