Overview
Follow the instructions below to find out how to embed a Panopto video on a website outside of Canvas. If you are embedding Panopto content in your Canvas course, please follow these instructions instead.
Instructions
Finding and Copying the Embed Code for a Video
- Within the Panopto on the web or within the Panopto interface in Canvas, navigate to the folder that contains the video you want to share.
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Click the Share button for the video. This can be found by hovering over the video in the Panopto browser or by clicking on a video and looking for the share icon in the top toolbar.
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Click the Share tab on the left of the settings window
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“Link | Embed” appears at the top of the screen. Click Embed. This will open the Video Embed Options table.
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Click the Copy Embed Code button
Placing the Embed Code in Canvas or on a Webpage
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Select View and then HTML editor.
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Paste the embed code in the Canvas editor in a module, assignment, announcement, or anywhere you can edit content using the WYSIWYG HTML editor in Canvas.
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Click save
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To save on a webpage, paste the embed code on the page using the HTML editor and click Save.
Changing Settings for Embedded Videos
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You can change embed options before copying and pasting the embed code in Panopto. These settings also apply when you're adding a video to a Canvas course using the WYSIWYG content editor in Canvas.
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Things you can change before embedding a Panopto video:
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Aspect Ratio
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Width (px)
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Height (px)
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Start At (time)
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Show Captions
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Auto-play
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Enable "Watch in Panopto" button
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Shot Title of presentation
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Show Logo with presentation
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Interactivity (search and rating, comments, etc)
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Leaving search and rating on will allow viewers to use the search tool in the video. Ratings are automatically set to off system-wide in Panopto and cannot be turned back on.
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Turning off all interactivity will only allow your viewers to watch the video and nothing else.