Hotkeys have been added to Recorder 4.1 as an extra feature to aid in session creating. Now you can use a few keys to toggle the start, pause, and stop functions on the Panopto Recorder even if it is minimized or not the currently active window.

Recording Hotkeys For Mac

This means you can stop recording while Powerpoint is still presenting. Likewise, you could also pause the recorder without minimizing other opened content, making your presentation look smoother.

***Please make sure no other programs will interfere with the hotkeys enabled by Panopto Recorder. The software uses “Option + Command + R” and “Option + Command + P” to control recording***

Option + Command + R: Start Recording

Login to your Panopto Recorder as normal. Select a folder (unless you are recording offline) and session name along with any other sources you wish to use for this presentation.

Press “Option + Command + R” to begin recording.

Important: You will want to test this hotkey ahead of time to ensure that all of your devices are working properly. This error message will only display if the Panopto recorder is in one of the active windows, otherwise it will remain in the taskbar until selected.

Your camera may have a built in light up feature to designate that it is in use.

Option + Command + P: Pause Recording

Pressing “Option + Command + P” will simply pause the recording. Just like clicking the actual Pause button, this feature is non destructive and will still record content while activated; it simply creates an edit to your presentation that can be modified under the edit tab of the web interface. Please read the details about “Pause” in our Mac Basic Recording [1] documentation if you have any more questions about this feature.

Option + Command + R: Stop Recording

“Option + Command + R” will stop recording. If you have automatic uploads enabled, your session will be uploaded to your organizations server.