By default, all Panopto videos inherit their viewing permissions from the module they have been created in/uploaded to. This means a video can only be watched by those viewers with access to the module containing that video.
If a Panopto video’s unique web address is shared outside a module area, the person trying to view it will be prompted for their Blackboard Learn login. If they enter their login details correctly, but are not enrolled in the module containing the video, they will be denied access.
Please Note: These are the default settings for Panopto videos. Videos can be made public and the requirement for authentication before viewing can be turned off. However, doing so may allow your videos to be re-distributed outside the University. |
What this means for staff trying to copy videos from one module area to another, using either the Blackboard Learn copy tool, or Panopto HTML embed code, is that videos retain their original viewing permissions.
As a result, while an Instructor will always be able to view their own videos, other users trying to watch a copied video will see a message telling them that they don’t have access to the video. They will be prompted to Request Access (shown in screenshot below).
This is because a video’s viewing permissions are inherited from the module it was copied from.
If the viewer doesn’t have access to the original module that hosted the video, they will be unable to view the video in its new location.
Please Note: Panopto videos that have been copied as part of a content migration will automatically have the correct permissions and should not have these issues. |
If a student selects the video’s Request Access link, an e-mail will be sent by Panopto to the Instructor with a request to Grant Access (see image below).
The Instructor can choose to grant access to the video. This will need to be done for each new request and in large cohorts, these access requests can quickly overwhelm your inbox.
Instead, staff should consider copying videos using Panopto’s built-in copy feature and embed the copied video(s) in the learning content.
Before following these steps, make sure that the destination module (where you will be copying the video to) has been set-up and provisioned with Panopto.
Now that the videos have been copied over, you can embed them in the new module’s learning content.
To embed your newly copied videos in the module content:
Alternatively, Panopto videos can be embedded anywhere you see the text editor e.g. Blackboard items, discussions, wiki pages etc. This is done using the text editor’s Mashups tool.