Downloading and Converting Videos to Panopto
Any video directly uploaded to Blackboard will NOT be transferred in the migration to Canvas. If you have videos that are uploaded or embedded from your desktop computer and into your course modules you will need to save them to Panopto for continued and future use. If you have videos linked to an outside source, such as YouTube or a Cloud, those do not need to be converted.
If you have not configured Panopto in your course follow directions for Configuring Panopto on AskPGCC How to Configure the Panopto Video Link in Your Course (Faculty)
How to Locate and Download Videos from Blackboard
1. You will need to access your content collection. To locate videos in Blackboard, go to the left-hand navigation menu and under Course Management click Content Collection. Then select the course name.
2. You will then be in the file area of your Blackboard course.
3. Navigate to the video you want to download and click the down arrow next to the file name.
4. Select Download Package.
5. Some browsers, such as Firefox, will ask how to open the file. Choose to save the file.
Please note after clicking download it may seem like nothing is happening. It does take time to download.
6. Once the download is complete you can delete the video from your content area by clicking the chevron next to the title and selecting delete.
Uploading Video to Panopto
1. To locate the Panopto Content Area in Blackboard, go to the left-hand navigation menu and click Panopto Video.
2. In the Panopto Content area, click the blue button that is labeled Create.
3. Click Upload Media.
4. Now move the video(s). You can either drag and drop one or more files into the ChooseVideo box, or, click the box to use your computer’s file explorer to find the video(s).
5. Your video will then process. Depending on how big the video is, completion time will vary.
For more help view the Panopto Tutorial here: How to save videos to Panopto cloud [video 4:53 minutes]