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Panopto features

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Search within video.
Create H5P interactive content with Panopto video.
Upload 360 video to Panopto.
Video transcripts.
Curate and chunk video content.

Panopto artefacts

The following courses used Panopto:

Panopto video is highly searchable

In the image below, the term "hydraulic jump" was searched with comprehensive results for two videos in that folder.
It is also possible to search within the video:

Create H5P interactive videos using Panopto video

Hover over the video you want to use in Panopto.
Click on Share.
Select Copy Link.
You can now paste the link into your H5P interactive video:

Upload 360 videos to Panopto

Click on Panopto Video in your canvas course.
Select the Create Button:

then upload media
Once uploaded to Panopto, click on the video to convert it to the 360 setting.
On the left of the screen > select Streams:
Click on the three dots and select Edit.
The VR-type menu allows for 360 and 180 videos.
Choose the relevant option and save.

Transcripts

Panopto recordings are captioned automatically using Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR). While ASR is reasonably accurate, it may have issues with highly technical terms. Fortunately, the transcript is easily edited. The Panopto support site has comprehensive instructions for caption editing.

Captioning is important for several reasons:

Captions improve comprehension by native and foreign language speakers. An Ofcom study showed 80% of people who use video captions don’t have a hearing disability.
Captions help compensate for poor audio quality or background noise within a video.
Captions make video useful when a person is watching with the sound off or viewing in a noisy environment that obscures the sound.
Captions provide viewers with one way to search inside videos.

Curate and chunk video content

Students experience large quantities of video content in all courses. In order to support learning and reduce overwhelm, consider curating and chunking videos for your students.

Create subfolders in your course.
Whether you choose to group by module or topic, subfolders make for better curation.
The Panopto canvas course provides instructions for creating folders.
Divide large videos into smaller chunks
Panopto's non-destructive editor makes this easy.
The Panopto canvas course has detailed instructions on how to easily slice and dice video.
Label video content.
By default, Panopto labels video content with the day and time it was created. Students are unlikely to remember what was covered on a particular day.
Use keywords or themes in titles to improve accessibility.

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