You can allow students to download your videos as .mp4 files
To allow students to download your videos from the Panopto viewer, you can choose to enable downloading at the folder level, which makes all recordings within a folder or subfolder available for download, or at the session level, meaning only that video can be downloaded.
It is important to note that if downloads are enabled within a parent folder and the sub-folder inherits permissions from the course parent folder, all content within the sub-folder will be available for download. This can be prevented by changing the sub-folder settings to disable downloads.
As a creator, you can also download your videos to watch offiline, save locally on your computer, upload to other platforms or edit using third-party software. Creators can change the viewing format of video podcasts. They can also download the video as an audio podcast.
Enable downloads at folder level
Enable downloads at session level
Download as a creator
View or download a podcast
Enable podcast downloads at the folder level
You will require Creator level access to the content or greater
- Access the Panopto cloud dashboard using this link https://cambridgelectures.cloud.panopto.eu/ and log in with your University account (formerly Raven) or access via the associated Moodle course from 'course settings' in the Panopto block.
- Locate the course folder or a subfolder you want to enable podcast downloads.
- Select the Settings icon from the right-hand side of the dashboard.
- Select ’Settings’ from the top left-hand side of the screen.
- From the download section dropdown list select 'Authenticated users with access'.
- Panopto will automatically save the changes as you close the settings 'Overview' window.
Enable podcast downloads at the session (recording) level
- Log into the Panopto cloud dashboard.
- Locate the video you want to enable podcast download.
- Hover over the video and select ‘Settings’.
- The settings ‘Overview’ window will open. Under the ‘Session Information’, navigate to the Downloads section and select the arrow pointing down for a dropdown list. (Depending on the size of your screen, you may need to scroll down.)
- From the list, select 'Authenticated users with access'.
Panopto will automatically Save the changes as you close the settings 'Overview' window.
Download your podcast as a creator
- Log into the Panopto cloud dashboard.
- Navigate to the course folder and find the video you would like to download.
- Hover over the video and select ‘Settings’
- From the top left-hand corner of the settings window select ‘Outputs’
- From the Video Podcast, select the ‘Download Podcast’ to download a .mp4 version of the video.
How to view or download a Panopto video podcast (.mp4)
To view or download a video podcast, follow the steps below:
- You can change the format of the video podcast by selecting the downward pointing arrow beside the title ‘Type’ and selecting the required format from the dropdown menu. The default video podcast format is ‘Picture-in-Picture’ which displays the video in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen capture. Other formats available to you are ‘Secondary Video Only’, ‘Side-by-Side’, and ‘Tile All Streams’. If you wish, you can also change the picture quality using the downward pointing arrow beside the title ‘Quality’ and selecting the options from the dropdown list.
- Select the Apply button and wait for the recording to reprocess.
- Select View Podcast or Download Podcast if you want to view or download the mp4.
Video podcast formatting options:
- Primary video only: Displays the primary video source only.
- Secondary video only: This only displays the secondary video source. In the absence of a secondary video, the recorded audio will be downloaded.
- Picture-in-picture: This will display screen/slide capture as the main view with a small primary video feed in the bottom, right-hand corner.
- Side-by-side: Will display the screen/slide capture as the main view with the primary video source as a separate smaller screen on the side.
- Tile All Streams: This will display small views of each feed on one screen. The size of the tiles will be determined by the number of feeds, the greater number of feeds the size of the tiles will get smaller.
View more information on formatting options on the Panopto support pages.
Please note, when embedding Panopto videos in Moodle, the embed code links to the podcast version of the video. Therefore, if you change the podcast format of a video in Panopto, it will change the format of the embedded video in Moodle.
Audio podcasts
As a creator, if you wish to play or download the video as an audio podcast, you can do so from the outputs tab. Scroll to the bottom of the Outputs Window and under the 'Audio Podcast' section you will see the options to ‘Play Audio Podcast or ‘Download Audio Podcast’.
- If you wish to download an audio version of the podcast, you can do so from the Audio Podcast section by clicking the ‘Download Audio Podcast’.
How students can download your podcasts
Once you have authorised users to download your recordings as a Podcast. Students will be able to download it by selecting the download pointing arrow from the top right-hand corner of the Panopto viewer.
