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Panopto is our video streaming and lecture capture software that allows you to record audio, video, and your computer screen to create videos. It also has an auto-caption feature that may help with creating captions for videos. | Panopto is our video streaming and lecture capture software that allows you to record audio, video, and your computer screen to create videos. It also has an auto-caption feature that may help with creating captions for videos. | ||
You can now set up your entire Panopto course folder to create auto-captions by default. If enabled, this will automatically caption any new recordings that are added to the folder. It will not | You can now set up your entire Panopto course folder to create auto-captions by default. If enabled, this will automatically caption any new recordings that are added to the folder. It will not retroactively request captions for videos already in that folder. | ||
# Browse to the folder you wish to set up automatic captions for | == Instructions to Enable Auto-Captions == | ||
# Click the ''' | # Browse to the folder you wish to set up automatic captions for. | ||
# In the top right-hand corner, click on '''More actions''' (three vertical dots), then '''Settings''' (gear icon).[[File:Enable Automatic Caption Requests Per Folder 1778185517702.png|alt=Panopto menu and settings options, available in the upper righthand corner of the screen.|center|thumb]] | |||
Panopto’s first pass at auto | # Click the '''Settings''' tab. | ||
# Under '''Captions and Audio Descriptions''', select '''Automatic Machine Captions''' from the dropdown menu.[[File:Panopto auto-caption setting.png|alt=Panopto folder settings, highlighting the option for "Automatic Machine Captions" in the dropdown under "Captions and Audio Descriptions."|center|thumb|400x400px]] | |||
Sessions (videos) that are automatically captioned due to this setting will always send full raw streams rather than edited sessions. | |||
'''Please note:''' You will need to repeat this process to enable automatic captions for each subfolder. | |||
== Note == | |||
Panopto’s first pass at auto-captioning is '''not''' 100% accurate, so you should proofread the auto-captions and [[Auto Captioning Videos in Panopto|edit]] them when needed. If the editing job is very large (because the video is extremely long, and/or the automatically produced captions are extremely inaccurate), auto-captions might not be the right choice. If that’s the case, contact [mailto:support@swarthmore.edu support@swarthmore.edu] so we can discuss different options for you. | |||
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Revision as of 19:07, 12 June 2026
Panopto is our video streaming and lecture capture software that allows you to record audio, video, and your computer screen to create videos. It also has an auto-caption feature that may help with creating captions for videos.
You can now set up your entire Panopto course folder to create auto-captions by default. If enabled, this will automatically caption any new recordings that are added to the folder. It will not retroactively request captions for videos already in that folder.
Instructions to Enable Auto-Captions
- Browse to the folder you wish to set up automatic captions for.
- In the top right-hand corner, click on More actions (three vertical dots), then Settings (gear icon).
- Click the Settings tab.
- Under Captions and Audio Descriptions, select Automatic Machine Captions from the dropdown menu.
Sessions (videos) that are automatically captioned due to this setting will always send full raw streams rather than edited sessions.
Please note: You will need to repeat this process to enable automatic captions for each subfolder.
Note
Panopto’s first pass at auto-captioning is not 100% accurate, so you should proofread the auto-captions and edit them when needed. If the editing job is very large (because the video is extremely long, and/or the automatically produced captions are extremely inaccurate), auto-captions might not be the right choice. If that’s the case, contact support@swarthmore.edu so we can discuss different options for you.