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- Go to the Dickinson Gateway <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click the green Panopto icon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Panopto-icon.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNote: if using a Mac, Google Chrome works best<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Setting Up Video Capture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Click Create<\/strong> in the top left and select Panopto Capture<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Panopto-In-Browser-Instructions.jpeg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n3. Adjusting Screenshare Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Adjust your Audio, Video, and Screenshare settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- If you’re only recording your screen, remember to select Audio<\/strong>, and click the checkmark<\/strong> so that it turns to an “X” to ensure your voice won’t be captured<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Audio-uncheck.jpeg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- \n
- Do the same thing for Video<\/strong> to ensure you won’t be seen in the recording<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Video-uncheck.jpeg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- \n
- Select the tab<\/strong> or window<\/strong> you want to record<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- If you want the audio to come with it, be sure to switch the Also share tab audio toggle on<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Share<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Share.jpeg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n4. Starting the Recording<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Hit the record <\/strong>button<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- You will be given a 5-second countodwn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Consider waiting a second or two after the countdown finishes before playing what you want to record so nothing gets cut off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Recording.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n5. Stopping the Recording<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Navigate to the tab<\/strong> where Panopto is open and press the Stop<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Once you have stopped the recording, Panopto will process the file<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Panopto, once the processing has finished, click the gear icon on the recording preview image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Gear-icon.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n6. Downloading the Audio Only<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Select Outputs from the menu on the left<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- At the bottom, select Download Audio Podcast<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- This will download the file to your computer as an .mp3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Audio-Only-.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n7. Downloading the Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- If you want to download both audio and video, you will need to select Primary Video Only <\/strong>from the Type dropdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- From the Quality dropdown, we recommend selecting 1080p (30 fps)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/mediacenter\/files\/2026\/01\/Downloading-video.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNote: <\/strong>You will need to wait until the video finishes processing again before you will be able to download the file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- From the Quality dropdown, we recommend selecting 1080p (30 fps)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- If you want to download both audio and video, you will need to select Primary Video Only <\/strong>from the Type dropdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- If you want the audio to come with it, be sure to switch the Also share tab audio toggle on<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select the tab<\/strong> or window<\/strong> you want to record<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Do the same thing for Video<\/strong> to ensure you won’t be seen in the recording<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Click Create<\/strong> in the top left and select Panopto Capture<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n