Create Panopto Videos

With Panopto it’s easy to record yourself and your slides side-by-side with just your laptop and its built-in webcam and microphone. Think strategically about how your slides will visually engage your audience and support your talking points, without duplicating what you plan to say. Prep your slides and structure your presentation appropriately. The secret to delivering a perfect presentation: record yourself practicing.

Check out our Video Best Practices on tips to make yourself look and sound better in recordings.

Step 1 - Create Course Folder(s)

Before you begin see Sharing Panopto Videos to set up folders in advance that will help you stay organized and make life much easier going forward.

Step 2 - Navigate To The Course Folder

Before you hit record you’ll want to be sure you are in the appropriate course folder.

Step 3 - Click Create

Click the blue Create button in upper-left and select Panopto Capture

Open

Open

Step 4 - Adjust Settings

a. Click the gear icon in the lower-right

b. Select the following settings

• Recording options → Ultra HD

• Stream output → Capture streams separately

• Video layout → Picture in picture

• Background → Off

• Smart Camera → Off

Step 5 - Select Your Audio and Video Sources

Panopto will automatically detect any connected audio and video feeds, whether you’re using your computer’s built-in devices or an external webcam or microphone that you’ve plugged into your USB ports. Simply toggle the automatically detected audio and video sources to choose the media inputs you want to capture. Be sure to test the audio and video quality before you deliver your full presentation.

Step 6 - Open Your Presentation and Capture the Screen

a. PowerPoint

Make sure you have your PowerPoint presentation open. You can record your presentation by clicking the screen capture icon in the upper-right, select ‘Window’ from the dialog window that appears in your browser, select your presentation, and click ‘Share’ button.

Once shared you’ll see yourself and your presentation as it will be recorded. After going into presenter view (fullscreen) or turning on presenter mode, you can jump back to your browser with Panopto recording by hitting alt+tab to verify what’s being recorded.

b. Google Slides

Make sure you have your Google Slides presentation open in your browser. You can record your presentation by clicking the screen capture icon in the upper-right, select ‘Chrome Tab’ from the dialog window that appears in your browser, select your presentation, and click ‘Share’ button.

Once shared you’ll see yourself and your presentation as it will be recorded. After going into presenter view (fullscreen) or turning on presenter mode, you can jump back to your browser with Panopto recording by hitting alt+tab to verify what’s being recorded. You can also use Presenter View if needed for notes and select the presentation tab for your recording.

Additional Options

You’ll notice that you can add multiple video sources and capture multiple screens, which means you have a lot of flexibility to record more than just you and your slides. You can share your screen to show a live walk-through or demonstration along with your slides on another screen, and you can even capture multiple video feeds at the same time. Panopto syncs all of your media in the cloud so you can capture every element of your presentation, no matter the complexity.

Step 7 - Press Record And Start Presenting

After selecting your media inputs, you’re ready to press record and start presenting.  

Step 8 - Title Your Recording

Now that you’ve finished your recording:

1. Title it (e.g. What Is A Hypothesis Test?)

2. Choose your course folder to store it in (e.g. BIOL 101)

3. Add a description (optional)

Done! You can always manage your videos later if you need to change anything. To learn more see other Panopto articles or refer to Boise State Helpdesk for troubleshooting issues.

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