Smooth Stream allows you to create multiple bitrate files (standard, high, and ultra) on the client machine during recording (.isma/.ismv files as opposed to .wmv).

Smooth Stream also allows you to webcast over port 80 (where .wmv uses 8080 for webcast) and provides advanced capabilities for broadcasts (viewers can pause and rewind live recordings).

To enable this in your Panopto Windows Recorder

Note: This feature is currently in BETA

Click the Settings tab – Advanced Settings

Check box for “Use Adaptive Streaming capture format (BETA)”

Click Create New Recording to create a session using Smooth Stream.

To see the resolutions and bitrates that Smooth Stream captures at, see our documentation here.