Editing a Session

To begin, open the Panopto Recorder and go to the Recording Status Tab.

From this page, there are two options: Click "Edit My Recordings" which will allows you to pick and choose the folder/session or clicking "Edit" next to already created session. Clicking edit next to an already created session takes you directly to edit options for that recording. The below documentation assumes that the "Edit My Recordings" option is being used.

Select the class/folder and then the lecture/session you wish to edit.

The Panopto Editor lets you create multiple versions, called "edits", of recorded sessions.

The edit called "default" is created automatically, and contains the entire recording. You can modify "default" or create additional edits without affecting the original session content.

If you want to create a new edit click on "Create New..." and give your new edit a name.

This is the normal editor layout.

There are some basic instructions built into the lower left hand corner of the editor.

To create a Segment (the video you want to INCLUDE in the edit) hold the CTRL key and Left-Click to set your initial Segment point.

To set the end Segment point hold the CTRL key and Left-Click again. You should see the newly created Segment highlight in Blue.

If you check the “Preview selected segments” box the individual Segments can be viewed. (Note: when this is selected, you will ONLY see the segments you’ve created).

Segments can easily be merged together by dragging the caret symbol to the Left or Right.
 --- Caret Symbol

Before Merge (drag caret to the right):

After Merge:

Zooming in can also be useful. Select the Zoom In/Out buttons in the toolbar below the Audio Histogram




If you Right-Click on an individual Segment there are additional options.

Seek to Beginning – Takes you to the beginning of the selected Segment.
Seek to End – Takes you to the end of the selected Segment.
Delete - Deletes the selected Segment.
Edit – Allows you to fine tune your Segment.

The edit is named Default automatically. If you are planning to only have one edit, it’s recommended to leave it named Default. Additional deliveries could be necessary for showing a particular section of a lecture/presentation.

Select Save and Quit.

Select OK.



Multiple Edits

** Each new edit creates a new unique URL**

It may be necessary to break a presentation up into multiple sessions. For example you may want to break presentation up by presenter or even topic. Because CourseCast employs non-destructive editing the original source video is never altered.

To create a new edit, click on "Create new..."


When asked for an edit name, type in a name for your new edit, then click create.