Panopto

Panopto

Panopto is an all-in-one online video platform that gives users the flexibility to record, host, and live stream video. Within this tool users can also share and search videos.

Panopto Video Tutorials

  • Getting Started

  • Create

  • Edit

  • Share

  • Manage

  • View

  • Integrate

Logging in to Panopto

Log in to Panopto at https://ncssm.hosted.panopto.com.

When logging in, use the pull-down menu to choose the correct method to login.

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Please note: Panopto has different login methods for staff and faculty. Please be careful to only login using either the staff OR faculty method, depending on your role at NCSSM.

If you are staff and have used Panopto to store videos in the past, you may not have access to your videos after logging in with the new staff login method. If you do not see your videos, submit an ITS ticket and we will restore your access to your videos.

Panopto and Zoom Cloud Recording Guides

Panopto Self Help Guides

NCSSM’s TLC team has created a series of Panopto guides for commonly performed tasks at the TLC Knowledge Base.

Panopto Content Retention Policy

Content Type

Archived

Permanently Deleted

Content Type

Archived

Permanently Deleted

Zoom Recordings

1 year after last viewed

2 years after last viewed

All Other Videos

2 years after last viewed

3 years after last viewed

Archived videos can be restored at any time prior to their deletion date. Restoring a video can take up to 72 hours, but typically completes within 48 hours.

If you need permanent storage of videos that may not get regular use in the classroom, we recommend downloading the video from Panopto and storing it using Google Drive.

 

Copyright and Film Streaming on Panopto

Uploading full films from DVDs or other copyrighted sources to Panopto—even when access is limited to your class or available only through Canvas—is not permitted under U.S. copyright law. When you copy or “rip” a DVD and upload it online, it creates a new digital version of the film, which constitutes an unauthorized reproduction and distribution of copyrighted material.

However, there are several fully legal ways to share films with students:

  1. Show the film in class during an in-person meeting. This is allowed under the Classroom Use Exemption (Section 110(1) of the Copyright Act).

  2. Place the film on reserve through the library, allowing students to view it individually in a controlled setting.

  3. Use a licensed streaming service. NCSSM currently maintains a license to Swank, which provides access to many educational and feature films for classroom use.

Using these options ensures that we respect copyright law while still offering students meaningful and lawful access to film materials.