Panopto is a video management platform that allows instructors and students to create and share video content (such as online lectures or narrated presentations). Panopto includes a range of useful features for video creation, storage, and delivery, and it adheres to university accessibility standards, including automatic transcriptions and video captioning, variable speed playback and screen reader support.
Panopto Help and Support
During 2021, DELTA is training support staff and developing support materials to respond to the needs of NC State faculty, staff and students.
- Panopto Basics workshop
- Panopto Advanced workshop
- Mediasite to Panopto workshop
- Ask questions or get help from DELTA's LearnTech help desk
- Phone: 919-513-7094
- Email: learntech@ncsu.edu
- Or click the "Get Help" tab above.
Panopto also provides high-quality customer service available 24/7 to all NC State faculty and staff via the Panopto Support site. To gain full access to the Panopto Support website, fill out and complete the Support Portal Registration to create a support site account (this is a separate system from our NC State Panopto instance). When asked to enter your site URL, use ncsu.hosted.panopto.com. Panopto Support includes resources like:
Implementation Timeline
For additional details about the Panopto implementation project, see:
- Panopto information on DELTA's website.
- Panopto and Mediasite Availability by Semester article.
For more information about the Panopto implementation, contact group-panopto-implementation-2021@ncsu.edu.
Signing In
To access Panopto:
- Go to ncsu.hosted.panopto.com .
- Select "Unity-Login" from the dropdown menu.
- Click "Sign in" and authenticate through Shibboleth using Unity ID and password.
Recording Content
See the Getting Started: Record a Video article for detailed instructions on how to record content through your web browser using Panopto Capture. For detailed instructions on how to record using the desktop applications, see How to Record with Panopto for Windows and How to Record with Panopto for Mac to get started.
Desktop Application
Video content can be recorded through the web browser using Panopto Capture; however, users that want more granular control while recording (or those who have limited network connectivity) can also opt to use the Panopto desktop recorder. After logging in to Panopto, select the "Download Panopto" link located in the top right corner of the video library and select the appropriate installer package for your operating system.
For more detailed instructions on how to download and install the Panopto recorders, see: