Panopto: Selecting Video Quality

Updated on Jul 08, 2024

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When viewing a Panopto video, there is the ability to adjust the video quality to help with potential internet bandwidth issues. The instructions below will show you how to watch the video in Panopto and access the video stream quality option.

Step-by-step Directions

1. Navigate to Content in your D2L course and select the module that has the Panopto video that you want to watch. Select the link to the Panopto video

image showing a content page in a D2L course site where the content module and a Panopto video link are highlighted.

2. In the video player, you will select the Settings button in the bottom right corner of the video player

image showing the Panopto video player. An arrow highlights the Settings button which is a gear icon in the bottom right button on the screen that is used to access the video quality for the video.

3. After selecting the Settings button, you will select the video quality option.

image showing the Panopto video player's Quality options in the bottom far gith corner of the video player. The menu shows Picture quality with the following options: Automatic, Medium, and High. The currently selected quality is blue in color compared to the white of the other options. The Automatic option is currently selected for this image.

4. You can now select the quality level for the video. These are usually Automatic, Low, Medium, and High. The selected video quality will be shown with a checkmark to the right of the option. Select another option to adjust to your preferred quality.