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Panopto – Audio/Screen Recording

Panopto is a recording tool used to capture screen activity, audio, and video for instructional content, presentations, and demonstrations. You might choose Panopto when you need to record a lecture, walkthrough, or explanation directly from your computer, especially when the recording needs to be shared securely with a class or campus audience. It’s well suited for narrated slides, software demos, and voice-only recordings.

1. Accessing Panopto

  • Go to the Dickinson Gateway
  • Click the green Panopto icon

Note: if using a Mac, Google Chrome works best

2. Setting Up Video Capture

  • Click Create in the top left and select Panopto Capture

3. Adjusting Screenshare Settings

  • Adjust your Audio, Video, and Screenshare settings
  • If you’re only recording your screen, remember to select Audio, and click the checkmark so that it turns to an “X” to ensure your voice won’t be captured
  • Do the same thing for Video to ensure you won’t be seen in the recording
  • Select the tab or window you want to record
  • If you want the audio to come with it, be sure to switch the Also share tab audio toggle on
  • Click Share

4. Starting the Recording

  • Hit the record button
  • You will be given a 5-second countodwn
  • Consider waiting a second or two after the countdown finishes before playing what you want to record so nothing gets cut off

5. Stopping the Recording

  • Navigate to the tab where Panopto is open and press the Stop button
  • Once you have stopped the recording, Panopto will process the file
  • In Panopto, once the processing has finished, click the gear icon on the recording preview image

6. Downloading the Audio Only

  • Select Outputs from the menu on the left
  • At the bottom, select Download Audio Podcast
  • This will download the file to your computer as an .mp3

7. Downloading the Video

  • If you want to download both audio and video, you will need to select Primary Video Only from the Type dropdown
  • From the Quality dropdown, we recommend selecting 1080p (30 fps)

Note: You will need to wait until the video finishes processing again before you will be able to download the file.

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