On this page you’ll find:
- Introducing Panopto (a short video)
- How to Access Panopto
- Getting Started with Panopto
- Required Browser Settings
- Advanced Panopto Features
- Request Professional Captions and Transcripts
Introducing Panopto
Matt Lewis introduces the Panopto tool to CUNY SPS:
How to Access Panopto:
Most SPS course sites will have a module in the Table of Contents named Panopto. You can click on the topic in that module to access. If you don’t see that module in your course site, it’s easy to add, see second bullet below:
- How to Access Panopto through Brightspace – shows how to access internally
- How to Create a Panopto Portal in Brightspace – shows how to create internal access, if missing from your course.
- Panopto Portal Site – This is a direct link to the SPS Panopto site, an alternative way to access. NOTE: log in with your CUNYFirst credentials.
Getting Started with Panopto:
- Learn About the Features of the Video Viewer
- Watch a recorded training demo: (webinar recording coming soon)
- Record directly into Panopto: How to use Panopto Capture
- How to Embed a Panopto Video in Brightspace
- How to Upload Media Created Outside Panopto (ex. a video made using ScreenPal)
- “Request Access” Error – option 1 – quickly update the permissions on your video to grant access
- “Request Access” Error – option 2 – sharing video with a specific class in Panopto
Required Browser Settings:
Panopto utilizes third-party cookies to cross-authenticate users from Brightspace to Panopto, so users do not have to log in to multiple sites.
Advanced Panopto Features:
- Editing: How to Trim and Cut Your Recording
- How to Create a Video Quiz in Panopto
- How to Add a Panopto Video Quiz to your Gradebook
- How to Create a Video Assignment in Brightspace (Coming Soon!)
- How to Submit a Video Assignment in Brightspace (Coming Soon!)
- How to Batch Copy and Move Videos
- How to Change a Video’s Thumbnail Image
- How to Allow Students to Record Videos Using Assignment Folders
- How to Add a YouTube Video into a Panopto Video
Adding Captions
At SPS we strive to ensure our courses are accessible to all. To that end we have secured a professional captioning service, 3Play Media, to caption all video content used in academic courses. Through 3Play and Panopto the addition of professionally captioned content is streamlined.
Do you need a video captioned? Please complete this form to request captions.
