EdUHK Panopto Portal User Guide

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1 Panopto Portal User Guide Panopto is a service which you can use to share video files to your students for teaching and learning purposes. You can use the Panopto recorder in classrooms and LTs for lecture recording. It helps for sharing institutional knowledge with solutions that are easy, comprehensive, and beloved. Everything from video creation to sharing and viewing is optimized for learning environments. This user guide contains step by step instructions on uploading and publishing videos on the Panopto Portal. A. How to access the Panopto Portal? To access the Panopto Portal, please visit with any modern web browsers and login with your network account and password. B. Upload publish a video 1. Make sure you have a video file ready for upload. 2. After login, select My Folder from the left-hand navigation, select Add folder on the lefthand column to create sub folder if you need Page 1

2 3. Select Browse from the left-hand navigation, select All Folders or My Folders on the lefthand column, and then locate and select the folder to which you want to record your video. 4. Click the Create button, then select Upload Media. Page 2

3 5. Please drag and drop video or audio files into the box, or select the box to locate the audio/video files you want to upload. (Note: You may drop multiple files into the video upload window at one time to create multiple sessions.) 6. The uploading process may take a few moments to finish, based on the size and number of files. Page 3

4 7. The video sessions will be processed for playback in Panopto. After processing, you will be able to edit your videos. You will receive an notification when the sessions are ready to view or edit. C. Get a video link 1. In the video library, click over the video you want to share and click on the Share icon. This will open your sharing options. Page 4

5 2. You can copy and share the link by selecting the Copy Link button that appears. Link copied will appear at the bottom, indicating that you have successfully copied the link. D. Security Control Besides sharing the video to the public, the system allows users to set up access control of your video to the following groups of users. Group Name _Staff _Students _functional_accounts Description only staff can view the video after login only student can view the video after login only users of functional accounts can view the video after login. 1. Grant access for a group You can also share the video with a wider audience. Select Change from under Who can access this video to change the sharing option. A pop-up list will appear with the following sharing options. Restricted: Share the video with specific people and groups as viewers. Your Organization (unlisted): Anyone at your organization with whom you've shared the link. Your Organization: Anyone at your organization can find and access the video. Public (unlisted): Anyone with whom you've shared the link can access the video. If you have set Who can access this video to any option except Restricted, you can copy the link by selecting the Copy Link button. You may also select the checkbox next to Start at and add the timestamp at which you'd like the video to start when the audience opens the link provided. Page 5

6 If you set the sharing option to Public (unlisted). The options for Facebook and Twitter will appear in color for you to select. (Note: If you wish to share the video on a different site, please copy and paste the direct link.) Page 6

7 2. Grant access to specific users Under People and groups, please type the name of the person or group with whom you want to share the video. Based on the name or group you start typing, a suggested user list will appear for you to select the correct person or group from. Once selected, you can opt to do the following: Notify people, which sends them an to let them know they have access to the video Include table of contents and transcript if available, which adds the video's table of contents and transcript to the sent Message, where you can type in a custom message to send to them regarding the video. Once you have done this, select Send to share the video Page 7