Captioning in Panopto

Every time you record or upload a video, Panopto will automatically generate captions; however, you still need to edit them for accuracy, punctuation, and clarity. Here's how:

Editing Captions

To edit a video's captions:

Enter the Video Editor, by hovering your mouse cursor over the video in Panopto and clicking the Edit button.
Click Captions on the left.
Click inside any caption to edit its text and punctuation.
When finished adjusting all captions, click Apply in the upper right to save your changes.

💡 Pro Tip! I like to set my video playback speed to 2x, and then click play, and watch through the captions quickly to find ones that need editing.

Learn more at Panopto's Support Site: How to Edit or Delete Captions

Create a New Caption

If you accidentally deleted a caption you needed, or if you want to break a larger caption into smaller captions, you can add additional caption blocks in the Caption Editor.

Step 1

Pause the video at the moment you want the new caption to appear, or click anywhere on the video timeline where you want the new caption to appear.

Step 2

At the bottom of the Caption Editor, type a caption in the empty box, and click the Enter/Return key.

Step 3

The new caption will appear in the captions timeline. Click the three dots to the right of your caption.

Step 4

Select Edit.

Step 5

Adjust the Start and End Times if/as needed for the caption to properly fill the space of the video you need it to fill.

Step 6

Click Save.

Learn more at Panopto's Support Site: How to Manually Caption Your Videos