The Panopto lecture capture service allows you to record, edit, share and stream video, audio, PowerPoint and screen capture content for audiences such as your staff colleagues, your students, and other third parties or the public.

It manages your recordings for you using a cloud based content management storage system. You can also record from within Blackboard (mymodule.tcd.ie) and post directly to your module.

 

Who can use this service

  • Trinity staff who are already setup as instructors on modules in Blackboard and who wish to make a recording available for their module(s).
  • Trinity staff who will not be using Blackboard but who wish to record, edit and share a screen-capture or video recording.
  • Where recordings are required for non-Trinity events the event will need to have a sponsor from Trinity who takes responsibility to record and distribute the recording.
  • Trinity students can the Panopto Video Assignment service within Blackboard to submit a video assignment that a lecturer sets up as an assessment.

Requirements

  • Full requirements are listed on Panopto's support site. (The Panopto Capture Web Browser Recorder usually works on all devices.)
  • All necessary hardware and software is already set-up in lecture theatres managed by IT Services. 
  • Make sure to have a mic (usually built into laptops) and a webcam if you want to record video on your own laptop.

Getting started

How to set-up the Panopto Lecture capture tool and record

This video will show you how to set-up the Panopto Lecture capture tool and use it to record within Blackboard.

Installing and Using Panopto on Windows devices

This video will show you how to download and use the Panopto application tool on a Windows devices.

This video will show you how to download and use the Panopto application tool on a Mac.

This video will show you how to download and use the Panopto application tool on a Mac.

How to copy a Panopto recording to a different module

This video will show you how to copy Panopto recordings from one module to another module. For example, if you wanted to copy a recording from a previous academic year to the current academic year.

Panopto how-to video guides

Learn about the Panopto video editor by viewing the Panopto how-to video guides.

Panopto Video Assignments feature

Staff module instructors can use the Panopto Video Assignments feature, from within Blackboard, to allow students to record, upload and submit video assignments.

For further details see Video Assignments in Blackboard.

Need Further Help?

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Still need help? Contact the IT Service Desk by one of the below methods.

Email: itservicedesk@tcd.ie
Phone: +353 (01) 896 2000
Web Portal: assist.tcd.ie

Service desk opening hours are:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:00