Panopto
Help pages for staff on how to record, live stream, share and manage video in Panopto.
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See the Teams versus Panopto comparison below for more information.
See also the Tech hub page for more help on using Teams meetings or Panopto for teaching.
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Teams Meetings |
Panopto |
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Primary Purpose |
Live, interactive meetings and classes |
Lecture capture and video distribution |
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Live Interaction |
Full interaction (chat, video, audio, screen share) |
Limited (via Webcast chat, not real-time discussion) |
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Breakout Rooms |
Supported |
Not available |
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Screen Sharing |
Supported (presenters and participants) |
Presenter only (during screen capture) |
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Chat Functionality |
Persistent chat |
Optional moderated chat (webcasts only) and asynchronous discussion in any recording |
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Recording |
Limited interaction when stored in the Panopto video library; small presenter’s video with attendees’ video below. |
Superior interaction; large presenter’s video (swappable with secondary presentation area); time indexing |
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Storage |
Stored by default for 120 days in Stream, but can be mapped to the Panopto video library* |
Stored in the Panopto video library with class folder structure and automatic permissions |
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Editing Tools |
Basic trimming, embedded callouts and forms when stored in Stream* |
Advanced (edit timeline, insert quizzes and clips, captions) |
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Captioning |
Live transcription & closed captions |
Auto-captioning with editing and searchability |
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Analytics |
Limited (meeting attendance reports) * |
Detailed viewer analytics (who watched what, when, how long) |
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Moodle Integration |
Limited to adding URLs (links to meetings) |
Excellent (Panopto block, video and assignment activities) |
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Accessibility |
Live captions, keyboard navigation, transcripts |
WCAG-compliant video player, captions, transcripts |
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Best Use Case |
Synchronous, discussion-based classes or tutorials |
Synchronous lecture delivery and asynchronous flipped learning |
*These limitations can be overcome to some extent when Teams Meetings recordings are stored in the Panopto video library.
We have added a Panopto Video activity and a Panopto Assignment activity to Moodle.
A Panopto button is also available in the Moodle text editor, allowing you to add Panopto content to most Moodle sections.