Adding Panopto Videos to a Canvas Course
Adding Panopto Videos to a Canvas Course
Panopto videos can be added to most Canvas tools by either embedding or linking to the video.
- Embedded videos are visible/watchable on the Canvas page/quiz/discussion/announcement/assignment, etc. This allows you to provide framing information about the video and the purpose of watching it.
- Linking to a video in the Rich Content Editor (RCE) is another option. This will open the video in a new tab in the Panopto Viewer, and thus provide access to all the Panopto viewing tools.
Related Topics:
Panopto
To Embed a Video
In any Rich Content Editor (Page, Announcement, Discussion, Quiz, Assignment, etc.) complete these steps:
- Write an introduction for the video.
- Click on the Panopto icon on the editor.

- Scroll through the list of videos and select the video to embed. [1]
- In the Video Embed Options
- Leave all settings except the size of the video which can be reduced to 350 wide x 197 high. (Note that changing the width of the video will update the height automatically, retaining the Aspect Ratio) [2].
- Click on Insert to embed the video[3].

When embedding videos, remind students to use the Watch in Panopto button (shown below) on an embedded video toolbar to open the video in a new browser making all the Panopto Tools available to the viewer.

To Link to a Video
Linking to the video will open the Panopto Viewer in a new tab in the browser. Because the viewer is opened, the students will have access to Captions, Notes, Discussions and other Panopto Tools.
To link to a Panopto video in Canvas:
- Select Panopto Recordings on the Course Navigation Menu
- Hover the mouse over the video to link to and select the Settings button

- Select Share on the Settings Menu. [1]
- Click on Link and copy the link. [2]
- Click on the X to close the window. [3]

- Return to the Canvas course and the tool where the link should be added.
- If it is in the Rich Content Editor (RCE), type a descriptive name for the link, select the text , and click on the Link to URL button to insert the link.

For further assistance, UO Online & Canvas Support is available.
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