Technical Sheet: Basic recording using Panopto on a PC: rev 2.0: Date: 21/09/2015
*Please Note*:
Before you record for the first time, make sure you have logged into Moodle and
provisioned your course in the Panopto block
BASIC RECORDING
The Panopto Recorder is very flexible in how and what you can record. A presenter may wish to record alone
(with one computer) or with the help of a camera person using a separate computer. This section will cover
aspects of recording with one computer. In this recording scenario, all presentation content (PowerPoint
and/or screen capture) and video/audio is recorded from one computer.
1. Logging In
Creators are able to log in to the Recorder with their credentials and record video,
audio, PowerPoint presentations and also add Screen Capture functionality.
The first step in capturing presentations with the Panopto Recorder is to open the
application on your computer. Panopto can be run from either the desktop icon or from the
Start button on the PC in the lecture/seminar room:
The Panopto login screen will appear with the server
address gre.cloud.panopto.eu filled in.
Use your UoG username and password login details to
login. Optionally select Remember Me if you would like
your logon details preserved for future logins. (This is not
recommended for lecture theatre/seminar PC’s).
2. Selecting Inputs
Choose what you would like to record. Select a video capture device such as a
webcam or video camera. Choose an audio source, this could be a
microphone or web cam if it has a built-in mic.
3. Screen Capture and PowerPoint
After you have selected your video and audio inputs, you can choose to also capture what is displayed
on your screen and/or PowerPoint presentation. You can add an additional video source here if you
have more than one camera plugged into your computer.
Note: In order to properly record PowerPoint presentations, after you have launched PowerPoint,
you must have it in full screen presentation mode.
If you see it on the screen it is being recorded
To adjust screen capture resolution simply click the drop down menu to the right of "Max Resolution" and
choose the resolution you desire. You can also adjust the bit and frame rate per second by dragging the
sliders shown below. Click Apply to save changes.
Technical Sheet: Basic recording using Panopto on a PC: rev 2.0: Date: 21/09/2015
4. Recording, Stopping, and Pausing
Once you have everything set, you can begin recording. This is of course done by clicking on
the RECORD icon to start everything running. Once your recording has started, that icon will
change into PAUSE and STOP.
Clicking on Stop will stop the recording and upload it to your
folder. If you had picked a folder before you started, it will then
begin to upload the recording to whatever folder you had
chosen.
The Pause button will in a sense pause your recording. However, everything Panopto does is nondestructive, which basically means, even though you’ve paused your video, it will continue to record, but
will not show up in the final version on the website. You can, however go into the editor and get this
recorded time back if you, for example, forgot to un-pause and didn’t get the end of your recording.
5. Recording Status
Once everything has been recorded and you have stopped your
recording, you will be taken to the recording status page which will show
you something that looks like:
Offline Recordings: Recordings that unassigned to a folder so they are just on your computer.
Currently Uploading: Will show the video that you just completed and its status. Recordings are not
lost as Panopto continues to upload even after a user logs off.
Uploaded: Will show the recordings that you have already recorded, picked a folder for, and uploaded
to the server.
You can see that it is possible to delete recordings. If they have been uploaded already, you can delete
the local copy and the recording will still be located on the server. If you delete a recording that has not
yet been uploaded, that recording will be lost.
On lecture theatre/seminar PC’s, it is recommended that your do not delete your
recordings manually as they are stored securely in your local profile.
To ensure available disk space recordings will be kept up to 30 days before being
automatically deleted.