Capture

To get the best sound quality from your lectures, you'll need to borrow a microphone from the IT Service Desk in the library. The microphone simply plugs into the USB socket on the front of the classroom PC. Included with the microphone will be a guide in case you have any issues.

Before you record your lecture you MUST:

• Ensure no content is recorded that you do not own, e.g pictures, video etc.
• Have the consent of anyone who may be featured in the recording. (See guidance in Legal and Copyright section)

For more information on these issues please see the legal and copyright guides.  

 

Before you start:

Check that recording equipment is available. Lecture theatres are equipped with microphones that are connected to the installed PC and ready to record. Other teaching rooms require portable 'plug and play' USB microphones which can be borrowed from the IT Service Desk in the Library.

Check that the recorder is installed on your PC/Mac. All UoD Classroom and staff desktops should have the recorder installed, if it is not please contact the IT Service Desk (ext. 1234 or email: ITServiceDesk@derby.ac.uk).

 

1. Double click the desktop icon to open the Panopto recorder

 

2. Click the 'Login with Course Resources' Button

 

3. Enter your Username and Password and click the 'Login' button
The recorder will redirect you to the Course Resources login page.  When you have logged in you will be directed back to the Panopto Focus Recorder.

 

4. Click the 'arrow' button to find your record folder in the list and click

• 'add a new session'
  
• Click on the arrow to reveal a list of your folders.  

Scroll through the list and locate the folder you wish to record to.  Hover the mouse pointer over the folder's name and click on the "Add New Session" button that appears.

 

5. Enter a name for the session
The recorder will automatically enter the date and time as the session name.  However it is better to enter a meaningful name for your session at this stage, it will help you later on when you want to publish your recording.

 

6. Check the capture sources

 

Primary Sources

 

Video - Most UoD teaching rooms do not have a camera available for you to use.  This is ok for most purposes but if you are using the recorder in your office or at home you can capture a webcam as your primary video source.

Audio - This is the most important setting to check as most recordings will require audio as a minimum.  If not set already, select the microphone you are using from the drop down list.  Test that the meter is registering an audio level when you speak into the microphone. 

Quality - The 'Standard' setting optimises recordings for publishing to the web and suits most purposes.

 

 

Secondary Capture Sources 

Capture PowerPoint and Capture Screen - Check these boxes to capture PowerPoint, screen or both.  It doesn't matter whether you open a PowerPoint presentation before or after setting up the recorder.  The Panopto recorder will import and index the text on all of the slides used in a session, making the published recording searchable on the Panopto web interface.

Add Another Video Source - A secondary video source can be added that will capture at a higher quality than the primary video source.  This might be especially useful if you want to use a visualizer to capture an object in detail.

 

7. Click the 'RECORD' button.  When the session is complete, click the 'STOP' button

 

Click the 'RECORD' button to start your recording.  The recorder will minimize clearing the screen for you to load your presentation content.

 

 

Clickthe 'PAUSE' button to suspend the recording, to continue click the 'RESUME' button.  When the recorder is paused it will continue to record in the background (you will see the time counter continue to count up).  But, when the recording is published it will appear as if recording was stopped and started again.  If you forget to resume recording a session, the 'cut' content can be recovered in the Panopto editor.

 

 

Clicking the 'STOP' button ends the recording session.

 

8. Click the 'OK' button, wait for upload to finish and close recorder.
Once your recording session has stopped, click the 'OK' button on the confirmation message that appears and it will automatically begin uploading to the server for processing.   It is best to wait for the upload to finish before closing the recorder.

When you've captured your lecture it's automatically uploaded to Course Resources (Blackboard) and will be available almost immediately.

 

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