Panopto

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Columbia College is excited to implement Panopto, the new lecture capture service for audio and video-related content. Panopto fully integrates with Canvas courses and offers a central place to house digital assets, which can include Zoom cloud recordings, lecture recordings, screen capture recordings, as well as other audio or video recordings. Panopto offers key features which include screen and lecture recording capabilities, a robust video search, closed captioning, and video statistics. Video Discussions, Quizzes, and note taking capabilities are also available within each Panopto recording.To sign up for Panopto training, visit Academic Technology's training site. For any questions regarding Panopto, submit a Team Dynamix ticket or contact Academic Technology at canvaslms@colum.edu.

Panopto Help Guides & Resources

Getting Started

Creating and Uploading Recordings

Editing Panopto Sessions

Using Panopto in Canvas

Sharing Panopto Sessions

Panopto Video Features

Accessibility in Panopto 

Academic Technology has created a video tutorial that shows how to make accessible recordings with Panopto. Topics covered include closed captioning, audio descriptions, assistive technologies with Panopto, and best practices for presentation materials.

Panopto conforms with WCAG web accessibility standards, and currently maintains WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, which adheres to the standards of the ADA guidelines. You may visit Panopto’s Accessibility Compliance report for more information.  

Screen Readers 

Panopto is compatible and regularly tested with the following screen reader tools: 

  • JAWS 
  • NVDA 
  • VoiceOver for Mac

Keyboard Access and Shortcuts 

You may use the “Tab” key to move through the different functionalities and links in the Panopto interface. This includes features such as the table of contents, slides, and video player controls. The following keyboard shortcuts are also available during video playback.  

  • Play/Pause: Spacebar  
  • Rewind 5 Seconds: Left arrow key  
  • Fast Forward 5 Seconds: Right arrow key  
  • Turn the Volume Up: Up arrow key  
  • Turn the Volume Down: Down arrow key 
  • Mute/Unmute: M key 

Closed Captioning and Audio Descriptions

Panopto has an automatic captioning feature that can be used to add closed captions to your video content. You are encouraged to generate closed captions for your video content and verify their accuracy to ensure that your content is accessible. Live Transcripts from migrated Zoom cloud recordings will also be included in Panopto. For instructions on how to add closed captions and edit closed captions within Panopto, please see this instructional guide from Academic Technology. When closed captions are available for a video in Panopto, they may be enabled with the “CC” icon in the video’s player controls.  

Panopto also has an audio description feature. Audio descriptions provide context of what is being displayed within a Panopto video for those that are visually impaired. Audio descriptions entered within a video can then be read out loud during the video's playback. For instructions on how to add audio descriptions within Panopto, please see this instructional guide from Academic Technology. When audio descriptions are available for a video in Panopto, they may be enabled with the “AD” icon in the video’s player controls.