Video Recording Tools

Tool	Great for:	Where to access:	Great for:	Automatic in Canvas	Editing
Canvas	Weekly video announcements; student-created videos, student feedback videos	Via Canvas, in the text editor toolbar	Just webcam and audio	Yes	Editing
Panopto	Pre-recorded lectures, Zoom recordings, Prep-work videos, videos with embedded quizzes, basic video editing	Can be accessed via web browser or downloaded for full-featured software capabilities.	Allows recording of multiple sources including adding content after the fact or even including multiple recording devices (such as document camera or iPhone)	Videos embed links can be created in advance. Videos can be embedded and/or shared both in Canvas and outside Canvas as required. You have complete control of how the videos are shared.	Offers web-based editing tools for creating videos. Panopto also accepts uploads of many video and audio formats. Videos can also be created in Camtasia and can be uploaded and controlled with the sharing capabilities of Panopto.
My Media (Kaltura)	Student-created videos, videos with embedded quizzes,	Kaltura tools can be found in My Media in Canvas.	Kaltura Capture allows for multiple inputs (video of self, screen, audio).	Yes, My Media allows you to access almost all Kaltura functionality from Canvas.	Very limited editing features. Closed captioning is available.
Camtasia	Pre-recorded lectures, screen recordings, editing, branding	Camtasia can be downloaded.		No, but media created in Camtasia can be uploaded to Kaltura’s media server in Canvas using My Media.	Offers a rich suite of editing tools for creating professional looking videos. Multiple inputs (video of self, screen, audio) are compacted into one video but can be edited separately.
Zoom Recordings	Recording live lectures Recording presentations	Either via ubc.zoom.us, or via Panopto (Zoom can be connected to Panopto)		No, but links can be shared in Canvas from the Panopto recording (if connected), or from the Zoom cloud feature.	Very limited editing features. If connected with Panopto, editing features increase.

Where to record videos

Teaching Space	This is great for:	Not suggested for:
Sauder Studios (DL013, HA043A)	Creating professional grade videos where editing may be needed. Conducting live online classes over Zoom using technologies like light boards, green screens, etc.	Videos that do not require a high-level of production quality (i.e. video announcements).
Learning Labs (DL005, DL009)	Creating professional grade videos where editing may be needed. Conducting live online classes over Zoom that do not require light boards or green screens.
A Sauder Office space
Your Home Office
Your Classroom

Branding your videos

There are two ways to brand your videos. One is using the automated branding service via Panopto that was developed by Sauder Learning Services. The other is for those who already edit your own videos, we have created Sauder branding templates for the two most popular video editing software suites (scroll towards the bottom for the templates. Note: you must be signed in to access the templates).

Automated branding service

Here is an example output of our automated branding service. The branding intro, watermark, and outro in this video were added automatically with our new software integration. This example is embedded using Panopto video platform:

https://ubc.ca.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=037915ab-4141-4802-bf4f-ac13017739dc

To use the automated branding tool, please follow these steps and prerequisites for your video:

Record your video and edit content as usual using a technology outlined above. Please note: ensure you have at least 3 seconds of silence at the beginning and end of your video for the transitions between the branding slides.
Upload your video to your personal folder in Panopto.
- If you have a Panopto account and you use cloud recordings for your live Zoom classes, the cloud recordings will also get pushed to Panopto and placed in a folder named “Meeting Recordings” in your “My Folder”.
Visit our web request form to tell us which video you would like branded and the text for the beginning titles.
Once processed, we will upload the branded version to your folder where you can share and embed in Canvas as usual. The processing turnaround time is 24-hours.

Self-serve templates

Note: the template files are only available to signed in users.

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Panopto

Panopto is our preferred video management platform for recording, organizing, embedding, and even live streaming course content, lectures, presentations, and recorded synchronous sessions.

Once filmed, Panopto-hosted videos can be embedded in Canvas courses.

Teaching Scenarios

What Is Panopto?

Panopto is a complete video management platform that provides a suite of web-based video editing tools for users. It is a tool for recording, organizing, embedding, and even live streaming course content, lectures, presentations, and recorded synchronous sessions. It can also be embedded in Canvas courses for video and audio course content, on top of being used for DIY lecture capture, instructional content, and screencasts.

Why Panopto?

Panopto has been an efficient and effective tool at Sauder for recording student presentations and faculty courses over the past few years. Panopto offers enhanced media features, such as student engagement tools and automatic captioning capabilities. Panopto also offers greater ease of use and better administrative management compared to other video management platforms. Panopto users are also able to leverage Panopto’s features outside of their Canvas courses.

Particular benefits of Panopto include:

Branding: Learning Services has created an automated tool for adding Sauder branding to video material. You can request branding to be added to any of your videos. Our branding service is able to add the Sauder program branding of your choice automatically.
Security: You have control over the privacy of your videos and whom you share them with. You can also control the availability time for individual videos, allowing you fine grained control over when a video is available to view.
Accessibility: Panopto offers machine-generated and searchable speech to text and automated closed captioning to improve the accessibility of your video content.
Searchability: Panopto makes it easy to search within your content. You can search for keywords in notes, bookmarks, captions, etc.

Getting Started

Requesting an account

Contact the Sauder Learning Services team with an email request to set up a Panopto account for you. To create your account, please let us know the following details:
- Your referred name within the Panopto account
- Email address (must be @ubc.ca or @sauder.ubc.ca domains AND should be the same as Zoom if you would like to use the Zoom cloud recording synchronization)
- Your primary division/group affiliation
- Whether you would like to have your Panopto account configured to automatically synchronize your cloud recordings from Zoom.
An email will be sent to you with your account information, and you will be given a temporary password.

Follow the link in the email to finish setting up your account with a new password. If the link in the email gives an error message, you can visit https://ubc.ca.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Auth/Login.aspx to connect.
Once your account is set up, you will have access to your personal folder where you can record and upload videos, get their embed codes, copy them to course folders, and share them. You can find your personal folder on the menu to the left.

User Guides & Links

Panopto Documentation

Panopto has excellent documentation for all features on their support site. Also available are help videos with walk-throughs about how to use the many available features.

After you’ve signed up for a Panopto account, follow the instructions below to help you get started.

Uploading content to Panopto

Click the “My Folder” tab on the left to access your collection of videos and folders. Find or create a new folder in your “My Folder” tab to upload your content to. You can also search for the folder you are trying to access in the search bar at the top of the page.

Click the Create button and choose “Upload media” from the options.

You can upload videos in most common file formats. You can also add PowerPoint presentations or PDF files to go with your content.

To upload media, drag and drop the files you want into the box and wait for them to load.

Once uploaded, you can review your video, manage its access, and edit it (add clips, PowerPoint presentations, or cut sections of your video).

Embedding videos in Canvas using embed codes

Click the Share button for the video you want the embed code.

Click Embed at the top of the window, and different options will appear to allow changes on how your video will be displayed in the page you embed it in.

Once you have selected your preferences, click the Copy Embed Code button.

Adjust the ‘Who has access’ option to Anyone with the link. Save changes.

Go to Canvas and the page you are going to embed your video onto. Click the Edit button at the top right corner.

Click on the three dots to view other buttons available, then click the Embed menu item or Embed button.

image of embed menu item in Canvas RCE.png

On the Embed dialog, paste the embed code you just copied.

Click Save.

Hover over the video you want to share in the list of videos in your folder, then click the Share button.
You can copy the video link and send it to anyone you want.

You can also manage who has access to your video and add or remove people.

If you want someone to have access to your video, you can invite anyone with a Panopto account, and they will be notified directly.

Panopto FAQ

Is there any Panopto training?
- Email help@sauder.ubc.ca to schedule a consultation.
Where can I find Panopto?
- The new Panopto service is available at https://ubc.ca.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Auth/Login.aspx?support=true
Can I log in with a CWL username and password?
- CWL passwords are not supported at this time. Your Panopto account will be created with your CWL username to facilitate the future integration of the CWL password logins.
How do I add Sauder branding to my videos?
- For detailed instructions please see instructions in Adding Branding to your Videos (access to Canvas required)

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