Panopto: Record from a Second Device

Instructors using Panopto can record from a secondary device in order to share from a personal laptop screen while utilizing a classroom's camera and microphone. 

Initial Setup

1. Navigate to your Panopto folder
2. Click the 'Create' button
3. Select the first option, “Panopto for Mac/Windows”
4. Follow the instructions to install the Panopto recorder application to your computer

Recording Instructions

The instructions below assume that an automatically scheduled recording has been set up.  If that is not the case, you'll need to first start recording  on the classroom computer before completing the following steps.  

• Open the Panopto application on your laptop/secondary device
• Log in if requested

1. At the top, under Session Settings:
   1. Set the Folder to the class the recording should save to
   2. To the right of the session name, select 'Join Session' and choose the active recording (if not immediately visible, wait until the exact class start time)
2. Review the device setup. You may choose to set the video option to 'off' since video will come from the classroom camera
3. Review the Secondary sources to make sure you're capturing Slides or Computer screen, or both depending on your preference.  Note that Powerpoint capture is static, and any on-screen demonstration will require capturing the 'Main screen'.
4. When ready, click the red record button in the top left of the application.