Embed a YouTube Video

This help page explains how to embed a YouTube video into a Panopto session using the Editor.

Instructional Steps

Step 1

Open the video in the Panopto editor by selecting the edit icon in the video thumbnail.

Step 2

In the timeline at the bottom of the editor, select where in the timeline you want the YouTube video to appear.

Step 3

There are two ways to add a YouTube video.

Step 3a

On the Contents tab of the editor, select the Add a YouTube video button.

Step 3b

Alternatively, you can select the + Add Content icon from the editor toolbar, and then select Add a YouTube video from the pop-up menu.

Step 4

In the secondary stream window, a menu will appear, requiring information on the YouTube video you want to embed.

Provide the following information and select Done to insert the video.

• Link: Link to the YouTube video.
• Time: This is the time in your Panopto video when the YouTube video will start playing. 
• Start (Optional): Designate a time in the YouTube video to begin playing the video. 
• End (Optional) - Designate a time in the YouTube video to stop playing the video. 
• Show YouTube Controls: If selected, the controls for the YouTube video will appear when a user hovers over the video.
• Autoplay: If selected, the YouTube video will play automatically once the Panopto video reaches the timestamp indicated. If deselected, the video pauses and the viewer must select play. 

Step 5

The YouTube video will appear in the secondary stream window of the Viewer once reached.  

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