Overview

Playlists allow videos within your Panopto site to be presented in a single, ordered list even if those videos exist in different folders. When enabled, any user with Creator access to a folder will have the ability to create playlists in that folder.

Prerequisites

• Creator access to Panopto

 Note: The last step is very important to ensure all of the videos in your playlist are properly shared with your viewers. Please follow guide to the end.

1. Create A Playlist

1.1.  Click the Create button and then select Playlist (Fig. 1).

 

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1.2.  The Create Playlist window will open. Name your playlist, choose a folder where your playlist will reside, and write a description for the playlist if needed. Click Create (Fig. 2).

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1.3.  The Overview page for the new playlist will open (Fig. 3). Here, you can edit the playlist information and description, add videos to the playlist, and delete the playlist.

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2. Adding Videos to a Playlist

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2.3.  When finished adding videos, click on Close. Under Videos in Playlist, you will see the videos added. Reorder these videos by clicking and dragging them. Close this window when you have finished editing your playlist (Fig. 6).

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3. Viewing the Playlist

3.1. Go to the folder where the playlist is located. The thumbnail for the playlist will be from the first video, and the playlist icon will be overlaid on top. Click the thumbnail or the title to open the playlist (Fig. 7).

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3.2. The video viewer will open in a new tab. The full list of videos in the playlist will be shown on the left. After 5 seconds the list will collapse, and the first video will automatically play (Fig. 8).

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3.3. Click on the playlist icon in the upper left corner to reopen the list of videos (Fig. 9).

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4. Sharing a Playlist

4.1. To share a playlist, locate your playlist and click on the Share icon (Fig. 10)

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4.2. Under People and groups, start typing the name of the person or group with whom you want to share the video. Based on the name or group you start typing, a suggested user list will appear for you to select the correct person or group from (Fig. 11a). Note: Underneath People and groups, you will notice information about whom the video is already shared with: the number of groups or people with access and where the video's permissions are inherited from.

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4.3. Under Who can access this playlist, you can change the access permissions of the playlist by selecting Change and then selecting one of the following options (Figs. 12a and 12b).

• Restricted: Share the video with specific people and groups as viewers.

• Your Organization (unlisted): Anyone at your organization with whom you've shared the link. 

• Your Organization: Anyone at your organization can find and access the video. 

• Public (unlisted): Anyone with whom you've shared the link can access the video. 

 

 

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4.4. You can also share using a link. If you have set Who can access this playlist to any option except Restricted, you can copy and share the link by selecting the Copy Link button that appears.  Link copied will appear at the bottom, indicating that you have successfully copied the link (Fig. 13). Optionally, select the checkbox next to Start at and add the timestamp at which you'd like the playlist to start when the audience opens the link provided.

 

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4.5.  Using the guidance in step 4.3., above, set the sharing option to Anyone who has the link. The options for Facebook and Twitter will appear in color, rather than greyed out. Select either the Facebook or Twitter icon for the social media site you wish to share the video on (Fig. 14). Please note: If you wish to share the video on a different site, please copy and paste the direct link using step 4.4., above, instead.

 

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4.6. If the playlist is shared more widely than the videos contained in it, some viewers may not be able to access all the videos. To give all the playlist viewers access to all the videos in the playlist, click on Access and click Synchronize Access (Fig. 15). Permissions for all videos that you have Creator access to will be synced. This will add anyone who has access to the playlist as a Viewer on the videos within the playlist.

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