About Panopto at UA
Panopto is UA's primary video hosting platform, integrated with D2L Brightspace. It provides automatic speech recognition (ASR) for captions, though human review is required for accuracy.
Key accessibility features
- Automatic speech recognition (ASR) captions
- Caption editing tools
- Searchable video content
- Keyboard-accessible player
- Adjustable playback speed
Enabling automatic captions
For new recordings
- Open Panopto and start a new recording or upload
- After upload completes, click on the video
- Go to Settings (gear icon)
- Select Captions
- Check "Enable automatic captions"
- Wait for processing (typically 1-2 hours depending on length)
For existing videos
- Navigate to your video in Panopto
- Click Edit
- Go to Captions tab
- Click "Import automatic captions"
- Select language (English)
- Wait for processing
Editing captions for accuracy
Important: ASR captions are typically 70-85% accurate. Human review and editing is required for compliance.
Opening the caption editor
- Open your video in Panopto
- Click Edit
- Select the Captions tab on the left
- Click on any caption segment to edit
Caption editing tips
- Watch and listen: Play the video while reviewing captions
- Fix common errors: Names, technical terms, acronyms
- Add speaker identification: [Professor]: or >> Professor:
- Add non-speech audio: [music], [applause], [video playing]
- Check timing: Ensure captions sync with speech
Keyboard shortcuts in editor
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Tab | Move to next caption segment |
| Shift+Tab | Move to previous segment |
| Ctrl+Space | Play/pause video |
Adding chapter markers
Chapter markers help users navigate long videos and are announced by screen readers.
- Open video in Edit mode
- Go to Contents tab
- Position playhead at chapter start
- Click "Add a table of contents entry"
- Enter descriptive chapter title
- Repeat for each major section
Panopto player accessibility
Keyboard shortcuts for viewers
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space or K | Play/Pause |
| ← / → | Seek back/forward 5 seconds |
| C | Toggle captions |
| F | Full screen |
| M | Mute/Unmute |
Panopto accessibility checklist
- ☐ Automatic captions enabled
- ☐ Captions reviewed and edited for accuracy
- ☐ Names and technical terms corrected
- ☐ Non-speech sounds indicated [music], [applause]
- ☐ Speaker identification added (if multiple speakers)
- ☐ Chapter markers added for long videos
- ☐ Visual content described verbally