Everything You Need to Know About Panopto as a Lecturer

See Panopto's guide to Canvas setup.

It is important that the correct language is selected for transcribing the recording. If the wrong language is selected the output of the transcription will be nonsense.

If you have set the wrong language you may generate a new transcription with another language.

The first time you set up a new course it is recommended to check that the correct language is set for the course folder. By default it will be Norwegian. 

1. Within the Canvas module page Panopto Video click on the cogwheel in the top right corner.
   

2. Click on Settings.
   

3. Find Content Language, and click on the drop down menu and choose the desired language.
   
   

Download Panopto

Download Panopto from Software Center (UiO computers) 

Download Panopto from the Panopto webpages - click Download Panopto at the top right corner of the page. Make sure to select the correct operating system.

Install Panopto

See Panopto's guide on how to install Panopto on Windows here - please use Software Center if you are using a UiO computer.

See Panopto's guide on how to install Panopto on Mac here.

If you use Linux you need to record with Panopto through your web browser.

It is recommended to record video through the Panopto application if you use Windows or Mac. To do so you need to download Panopto first.

It is also possible to record Panopto videos through your browser (e.g. Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari).

Choosing the correct folder

When recording with Panopto it is important to make sure you are recording to the correct folder. If you click on Create through Canvas in the Panopto Video page Panopto will automatically record to the correct folder. It is also possible to select the folder manually directly within Panopto.

Before recording it is recommended to make sure the correct folder is selected. This can be done as shown in the picture below.

Windows

Panopto has a guide on how to record and improve videos on Windows.

Mac

Panopto has a guide on how to record and improve videos on Mac.

Browser / Linux

If you are using Linux or don't have access to the application you may record video with Panopto through the browser. See how to record video with your browser..

Transcriptions are by default not published as the quality is not considered good enough. The quality in English is significantly better than on Norwegian.

If you wish to publish the transcription as closed captions you may read how to do so here.

If you publish the transcription it is recommended to to add the following text in the start of the video:
These captions are autogenerated