Sharing Videos Outside of Canvas

There are two ways instructors can share videos outside Canvas, by:

Sharing the Panopto folder (explained on this page)
Sharing an individual recording (explained on the following page)

Sharing Your Panopto Folder

My Folder is the default location for all your Panopto recordings (unless another location was chosen when the recording was created). Note that My Folder is not shareable. If you try to share My Folder, you will receive an error message stating, "Personal folder can't be shared".

To share videos located in your Panopto folder, create a shareable sub-folder by following these steps:

Click on My Folder in the left-hand navigation menu, then click Add folder.

screenshot of Panopto folder open with "Add folder" highlighted

Name the new folder. A subfolder will appear.

screenshot of Panopto folder open with a newly created subfolder highlighted

Open the subfolder. A share icon appears in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Click on this share icon to access sharing settings for the folder.

screenshot of Panopto folder view with Share icon highlighted

Under Who has access, choose who may view content in this folder. Options include:

Specific people: allow only invited users or user groups to view the playlist
Anyone at your organization with the link: anyone at Northwestern with the link can see the content
Anyone at your organization: anyone at Northwestern is able to search for and view the content
Anyone with the link: allow anyone, without a sign-in, with access to the direct link to view the content

screenshot of Share pop-up window open with "who has access" menu highlighted

Click Save.

To share with a user, type the person's name of the person and select from Invite People.
After selecting a user to share with, add additional people (if needed).
Users will be notified via email that the video is available for viewing.