Capturing a presentation

If the group needs to recording presentation style videos, there may be no need to use a camera to film anything. There are a number of solutions for creating a video presentation, including dedicated presentation software such as PowerPoint. If part of your presentation requires a demonstration or narration of something other than slides then there are screen capture solutions also.

Panopto

Panopto is the university's own YouTube style video recording and hosting solution where presentations can be uploaded or recorded directly into an assessment folder, capturing your computer's screen or presentation slides with an accompanying voice over or talking head. Once uploaded/recording is completed editing functionality provides the ability to top and tail the recording and there is also a helpful auto-caption service. Initiating the submission process offers the option to download the Panopto recorder app for making "offline" recordings but also recordings/uploads can be carried out directly using your web browser.

PowerPoint:

In addition to Panopto to screen record your slides, you have the option to export your PowerPoint presentation to video (.mp4 or .wmv), this will create a video version of your presentation, including any narration, animation or transitions you've included - you can choose from UHD (3840 x 2160) to Standard (852 x 480). The highest quality will be larger file sizes and will take longer to process. Presentations exported as video files can then be shared/distributed via various platforms, for example they can be uploaded into Panopto for storage and shared as direct links or from within Canvas as video embeds.