With the recent introduction of the DubBot service, SMU websites have already seen marked improvements in accessibility, content quality, and content accuracy. Not only that, DubBot also helped OIT notify a major vendor of an accessibility issue with one of their products that was quickly resolved for customers worldwide! Continue reading OIT’s Accessibility Checks Spur Panopto Improvements
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Updated Retention Policies for Panopto Coming Soon
Beginning January 1, 2023, SMU’s retention policy for instructional videos hosted in Panopto will be regulated with a new automated retention policy:
- Panopto Active videos not accessed within 12 months will automatically change to Panopto Archive
- Panopto Archive videos may be restored to Panopto Active at any time within 12 months
- Panopto Archive videos not recovered within 12 months will be permanently deleted
Panopto content creators will Continue reading Updated Retention Policies for Panopto Coming Soon
Canvas Zoom Integration 2.0 Now Available
A new and improved version of our Zoom integration tool is now available in Canvas! This new version automatically imports Zoom meeting recordings that are scheduled in your course into that course’s Panopto folder for easy retrieval, sharing, and automatic closed captioning. Continue reading Canvas Zoom Integration 2.0 Now Available
Easily Create and Edit Closed Captions with Panopto
We have all been there, you are trying to listen to something, and you miss it. “What is that? What did they say?” These days, my daughters prefer to watch TV with the closed captions enabled because the other one is always “making too much noise.” While for them it is a convenience, but for others, it is a necessity. In this post, we are going to look at how easy it is to add closed captions to your Panopto videos to make them accessible to all. Continue reading Easily Create and Edit Closed Captions with Panopto
SMU Launches Panopto for Campus-wide Video Content Management & Capture
As announced during the fall of 2019, SMU’s Academic Technology Council selected the Panopto video platform for campus-wide video content management, recording, and streaming. As part of the announcement, SMU and Panopto are converting over 10,000 hours of existing content from the University’s legacy video platform, Kaltura. Continue reading SMU Launches Panopto for Campus-wide Video Content Management & Capture
