Creating Voiceover PowerPoint Videos using Panopto

Creating Voiceover PowerPoint Videos using Panopto

How-to-Guides
Creating a voiceover PowerPoint video using Panopto works well. As with any recording, try a recording with a couple slides to make sure the audio and video are working as you expect. 
Related Topics: Panopto

Preparing to Record - PowerPoint Set-up

In your PowerPoint presentation, select Slide Show [A] from the ribbon and then select Set Up Slide Show [B]. In the pop-up that appears, select Browsed by an individual (window) [C].

This set-up prevents the presentation from opening in full screen when you select it in Panopto.

powerpoint slide show setup options

 

When you're ready to record, put your presentation in ​​​Slide Show mode [D].

powerpoint slide show option

Preparing to Record - Panopto Set-up

  • In Canvas, Click on the Panopto Recordings link on the Course Navigation Menu.
  • Click on the Create [1] button at the top right of the Panopto page.
  • Select Panopto Capture [2].
panopto interface create button option menu with panopto capture selected

Recording

You'll need to do some set-up when Panopto Capture opens.

Audio

  • To set the audio source you'll be using, first select the Audio option [3].​​ Panopto will automatically select your default device. However, you can set an alternate audio device by clicking on the Audio Device you'll use from the available options [4].

Video

  • Select the Video source [5] if you want to be visible on the recording.
  • If you do not want to use video, select the X at the bottom of the screen [6].
panopto audio set-up
panopto video set-up

 

Screens and Apps

Select which screens and/or applications you'll be sharing in the Screens and Apps section. You can opt to share your entire screen, an open application on your desktop, or, if you're using Chrome, any Chrome browser tabs you have open.

Panopto in Chrome:

  • To share your PowerPoint presentation, select the Window tab [7] in Panopto and select your open presentation [8]. 

  • Select the Share button at the bottom of the screen to see your presentation in Panopto.

panopto share screen options in chrome

Panopto in Firefox:

  • Select the Window or screen [7] drop-down menu and then select your PowerPoint slide show [8].

  • Select the Allow button at the bottom of the dialogue box to see your presentation in Panopto.

Your presentation will appear in the Panopto screen

  • NOTE: Changing the size of the PowerPoint window on your desktop also changes the presentation size displayed in Panopto, so play around with this as needed to ensure your presentation is captured correctly in Panopto.
panopto share screen options in firefox

 

When your audio, video, and screens are all set-up in Panopto, select the red Record button [9] at the bottom of the Panopto screen to start recording.

Navigate back to PowerPoint and present as you normally would, using PowerPoint to advance your slides.

When you are finished recording, select the Record button again (it will be a red square) to stop the recording. The video processing window will then appear.

Panopto interface with shared powerpoint displayed and record button highlighted

 

In the video processing window you can Record a new video or Redo the video you just recorded [10] as necessary.

  • Record New allows you to record an entirely new video
  • Redo allows you to delete the video you just recorded and record a new version

You can also edit the video name and select the course the video should be in [11], as well as Manage Access to the video [12]. These things can also be done through Panopto Recordings in Canvas. 

panopto interface video upload screen with options

 

When you are finished, exit out of Panopto Capture by closing the browser window it opened in.

To view and edit the video, select Panopto Recordings again from the Course Navigation menu in Canvas. Hover over the video to see the options for Settings, Share, Edit, Stats, and Delete [13].

panopto recordings video options

Your video is now ready to be embedded or linked in your Canvas course. More information on this is available in the  Adding Panopto Videos to a Canvas Course resource.

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

  • In-Person: Room 68 PLC
  • By phone: (541) 346-1942
  • By email: uoonline@uoregon.edu
  • Submit a Service Portal Ticket (opens in a new tab). This form can also be accessed in Canvas from the Help button at the bottom of the Global Navigation Menu.