Webcasting

Summary

This article will guide you through the steps of creating a webcast.

Instructions

Log into your Panopto account here.
Click on the Create button.
From the Panopto Recorder, be sure to select an online folder, then check Webcast
Enter the webcast's name, description, and select a folder to put your webcast in.
Click on Create.
After creating your webcast, its settings page will pop up. From here you can customize settings such as the preview image and availability.
Open the Panopto app on your computer.
Click on the Webcast check box at the upper right corner.
Click on Join Session and choose the newly created webcast.
To start the broadcast, click the Record button. To end the live broadcast, click the Stop button. Your recording will then complete and upload to the server
A viewer URL is generated after your broadcast starts. This URL can share through the web user interface by clicking Share. Clicking Copy will copy the URL to your clipboard.
Users may login to the Panopto website to view any live broadcasts that may be available at that time.

If access to the content is restricted to certain viewers, they will have to login with their credentials.
The viewer can click on the session and a viewer window will open.
You can easily seek through a live broadcast to any time by dragging the slider, even if you join late. To catch up and watch the broadcast live, click the LIVE button. You may also continue to watch the live broadcast even after it has ended.