Panopto

If you have an EUV account, you do not need to apply for access to Panopto. Log in to Panopto with your university login details and select authentication via the LMS Moodle ("Moodle EUV"). You can also use the Moodle-Panopto interface directly. To do this, log in to your Moodle course and create a Panopto activity in the selected course section.

If you would like to receive live broadcasts via the central recording system, e.g. in one of our lecture theatres, you must complete an online application form.

Guest lecturers must complete apaper-based declaration of consent and submit it to IKMZ. If you have any further questions, please contact multimedia-support@europa-uni.de.

First switch on the editing mode and then add the Panopto block in the block bar. It is then important to provision the course by simply clicking on "Provision course" - a new window will then open for confirmation.

Then select the option to create activities or materials and choose the Panopto Video activity. Then save and display the activity.

 

After you have created the Panopto activity in your Moodle course, you can choose between three options: Select, Upload or Record. Uploading videos is done via drag-and-drop.

 

To create a video, navigate to Record, then select Capture (Browser) and click on the blue record button. A new window will open where you can record your video (pop-up window, please always confirm). Start by granting access to your camera and microphone. Then click on the red record button, confirm the pop-up window and start recording your video. Once complete, the video will be saved automatically. Finally, all you have to do is give the video a name.

Panopto for Windows/Mac (offline video creation): With the Panopto Recorder software, you can create videos offline. As soon as an internet connection is established, Panopto uploads all recordings to your Panopto account. To create videos with the Panopto Recorder software, click on the Create button and select Panopto for Windows/MAC. Install the software if you have not already done so. The Panopto software window will appear. When you open the programme for the first time, a tutorial will appear to guide you through your first steps in the programme.

Important! If you want to show a PowerPoint presentation, we recommend the Capture Main Screen option. This is because presentations may contain fonts that are not recognised or supported by Panopto. Disadvantage: The Panopto software will not create any presentation content from your PowerPoint presentation. We therefore recommend using Panopto Capture.

 

After you have completed the recording, you can either delete it immediately or upload the locally saved recording to your Panopto folder. There you can make it available or edit it further. You have the option of editing your videos directly after recording. To edit the videos, select the desired video file in the folder and click on Edit. Open the desired video file first and then click on the edit icon. To cut out the desired video parts, click on the scissors symbol and mark them in grey. If you cut out the slide in the lower part of the timeline, the person speaking will be displayed. After editing, click on Apply.

In the Panopto activity, you must have editing rights to edit videos.

Panopto editor: The editor in Panopto is non-destructive, which means that changes can be undone at any time. You can edit the video files again by removing the grey markers from the timeline and marking these parts differently.

Existing video content: You can upload existing video content, e.g. from Vimeo, to Panopto and then edit it, add quiz questions, add automatically generated subtitles and create statistics for it.

Intelligent chapters are automatic content that can be created for your video. Students can quickly jump to specific scenes in the video by clicking on the headings in the table of contents. You can (de)activate and edit this display. Panopto also recommends paying attention to the following points to optimise the Smart Chapters:

• Title should be at least 15pt font size

• Title should be larger than the text

• Slides that are shown for less than 5 seconds are ignored

Open the Select option in the Panopto activity. You should see your created video there and be able to select it by clicking on it. To make the video available in your Moodle course, click on Insert. This can also be done directly after creating the video. The last step is to save the activity. There are two options here: Save and add to course or Save and view.

After you have created or uploaded the video, you can manage, edit or delete it by hovering the mouse pointer over the corresponding video. You also have the option of creating folders and playlists

All recordings are available on your Panopto account. The video library allows you to manage and provide videos centrally online. If you use the Moodle-Panopto interface, you will find all recordings directly in your Moodle course under the Panopto activities.

Share videos: You can grant permissions to other users. To grant permissions, click on the cogwheel icon in your Panopto account and then on Share. Enter the name or EUV email address of the person to whom you want to assign rights. This person should have an account in Panopto in order to appear in the Add people and groups search engine. You can choose between a creator, a publisher, a viewer and a viewer with a link. You can change these roles at any time.

If you use the Moodle-Panopto interface, the roles within Panopto will be transferred from your Moodle course. To assign someone a different role as a participant, please click on Participants. From there, you can assign different roles to individual users.

Keywords: You can define keywords for your videos that you have access to. Keywords are generated if the keyword appears more than once in the video. Timestamps are also displayed in the search results. You can click on them and you will be redirected to the point in the video where the word was spoken or shown on the screen. In this way, you can search your entire video library or just a selected folder.