Panopto – Allow students to download content

For Panopto content areas created after 19/09/17, the podcast feed is disabled. However, it is quick and easy to enable downloads.

If someone can see content on their screen they can capture it. No website can categorically stop a malicious user from downloading the video.

Allow all videos to be downloadable

To allow students to download video select the cog icon for ‘Settings’ within your Panopto folder, select “Settings” and change “Downloads enabled” to “Authenticated users with access”.

Panopto settings, enable podcast, allow students to make notes visible, email users. Downloads enabled. Drop down list Authenticated users with access.

Allow a single video to be downloadable

It is also possible to turn on downloads for a single video, to do this find the video you wish to allow downloads on and move your mouse over it. You should see some new menu options, from here select the cog icon for ‘Settings’. On the new ‘Overview’ menu that shows look at the ‘Downloads’ option.

From here select from the dropdown menu the option of ‘Authenticated users with access’ and let your students know they can now download.

 

Students – How to download videos

Launch the video and select on the download icon in the top menu.

If the button is not visible then either:

A) Your lecturer has not enabled video downloads, you will need to send them this page.

B) The course folder or session title is too long and is hiding the button, maximise your window or zoom out (ctrl -) until you see it.

highlighted arrow pointing downwards to a solid line (download button)