PANOPTO NEXT STEPS Add Audio Descriptions

In January 2022, Panopto added a new accessibility tool to the Panopto Viewer: audio descriptions. Audio descriptions are an important tool for students with visual impairments; when turned on, audio descriptions pause a video and describe what is happening on screen.

Note: Panopto supports extended audio descriptions. For more information on writing audio descriptions, please visit the W3C: Web Accessibility Initiative's article, Audio Description of Visual Information.

Watch the video below or view the written documentation to learn how to add audio descriptions to a video. Note that you must be a Creator on a folder to see and use the Panopto Editor.

View Panopto's documentation: How to Add Audio Descriptions

Try It!

Now that you know how to add audio descriptions, let's apply that skill. You will be using the video you uploaded into the "Butler Pivot Pedagogy Program [assignments]" folder from the Try it! Trim a Video activity.

Navigate to the "Butler Pivot Pedagogy [assignments]" folder.
Locate your video labeled "[LastName] - Sample Edit Video."
Select the Edit button.
Select Audio Descriptions from the left-hand navigation.
Enter the audio description in the textbox that states Enter an audio description and hit enter. Note: The entry will be read at its corresponding timestamp. You can edit the timestamp by following the instructions on Panopto's linked documentation above under step 4.
Select Apply to save your changes.