How to Copy and Move a Video in Panopto

Panopto allows you to copy a session and move a session to a new folder. This article will show Creators (instructors) how to copy and move sessions.

  1. Choose the video that you wish to copy and click the settings gear.
  2.  Click Manage and select Copy under Copy Session. The copied session will inherit the same permissions from the original folder. Note that it will still be in the same folder as the original video.
  3. To move the video you just copied to another course folder, click the box in the upper left corner of the video thumbnail of the session you want to move.
  4. Click Move at the top of the Panopto page.
  5. You will see an area the says Move Sessions To...
  6. If you click the downward arrow at the right of the text 'Choose a folder or start typing to search' to reveal a list of available destination folders.
  7. When the correct folder is selected, click Move to move the session.

Here is a video from Panopto for more information.

Tips for moving a Panopto video to a new Canvas course folder.

  1. Every Canvas course has a Panopto video folder associated with it, but in order to activate it, you need to click the Panopto Video link from within the Canvas course.
  2. After clicking the link, note the exact name of the folder. It might be a long name, such as Fall 2024 - Full Term UG. Var. Credit - MUSC-1234-01. It is easiest if you can copy it to have ready for pasting.
  3. Locate the previous course folder or personal folder that you want to copy the folder from.
  4. Select the video by checking the box on the upper left side.
  5. Select the Copy or Move icon.
  6. Write out or paste the name of the new Panopto course folder from step 2.
  7. Click Copy.

Here is a short video that demonstrates the process.







 

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