Display a Panopto Video in VU Collaborate

Once you've created a video in Panopto, use this guide to add it to a document page, so students can view it.

On this page:

• Option 1: Insert Panopto (recommended)
• Option 2: Insert Embed Code
• Viewing a Panopto video

 

Watch: How to add Panopto Videos in a VU Collaborate

 

Option 1: Insert Panopto (Recommended)

This is the preferred method for sharing videos with students, particularly if you want to track viewing statistics.

1. Open or create the document page where you want to display your video.

2. In the editor tool bar, select Insert Stuff.

3. Scroll down and select Panopto for Teaching Staff.

4. Locate and select your video (1), then click Insert (2).

5. Preview the video, then select Insert to add it to the page, then click Save and Close.

 

 

Option 2: Insert Embed Code

Get the Embed Code

1. In your unit space on the navbar, select Video.
2. Locate your video, then hover over your video and select Share. 

3.  Under Who can access this video select Change and then select Public (unlisted), Anyone with the link. 

4.  Select Embed (1), then Copy Embed Code (2). 

Display video in a page

Panopto can be displayed anywhere you can access the HTML editor, such as in a document page or news item.
Create or edit you document page where you would like to display your video.

5. In the HTML editor, select Insert Stuff.

6. Scroll down and select Enter Embed Code.

7.  Paste the embed code (PC: Ctrl + V or Mac: Cmd + V), then select Next.

8. Preview the video, then select Insert to embed (display) the video in the document page.

 

9. If required, add additional text and content. When complete click Save and Close to confirm changes and leave the edit view.

 

 

Viewing a Panopto Video in VU Collaborate

When viewing embedded Videos, you can access the following features (if enabled).

From the bottom of the player:

• Download (1) - download the video
• Show captions (2) - view captions
  See Captioning for Panopto videos, to learn how to quickly create captions in your video.
• Settings (3) - including changing the playback speed
• Enter Fullscreen (4)

From the downwards pointing arrow icon (5) at the bottom of the player:

• Table of Contents (A) – to navigate the video
• Discussions (B) – add comments
• Notes (C) – allows viewers to leave private notes while watching the video
• Information (D) - description of the video
• Search (E) – search and locate keywords within the video, on spoken words, slide contents, headers, and more.