As our college transitions from VidGrid to Panopto, we recognize that faculty may have questions about why we’re making this change, how it will affect existing content, and what support is available during the transition. To help you navigate this process, we have compiled this FAQ that covers important information about this process. We encourage you to review this FAQ to gain a clear understanding of what to expect and how to prepare for the switch. If you have any questions that aren’t addressed here, please reach out to Canvas Support for additional assistance.

Q. When are we switching from VidGrid to Panopto?
A. This is already in progress and the college will be fully using Panopto for the 24/SP (March 7, 2025) Spring term.

Q. Why are we switching from VidGrid to Panopto?
A. VidGrid has ceased development on their platform making their application slowly become insecure and out-of-date necessitating a change.

Q. I don't see my VidGrid videos. Did I lose my VidGrid videos?
A. All VidGrid content has successfully been migrated to Panopto! You can access your content directly via the Panopto Video link in a course and then navigate to your personal My Folder. Migrated content will be found in a folder labeled CSV Migrations.

Q. My VidGrid content was organized into folders. Where are my folders in Panopto?
A. Unfortunately, migrating of videos to Panopto could not also include the folder structure. Panopto's article on Learn About Folder Management includes information for creating folders in Panopto and moving content to create an organization plan that works for you.

Q. My Canvas course uses videos that I have in VidGrid. Will my video content for students stop working?
A. For your non-interactive video content this transition should be seamless. Interactive content such as VidGrid Video Submission Assignments or VidGrid Video Quizzes will need to be recreated using Panopto's features. Find out more in Panopto Relinking in Canvas.

Q. I really didn't use VidGrid but I'm interested in Panopto. How do I get started?
A. How to Use Panopto with Canvas for Instructors would be a great place to start! Please reach out to Canvas Support if you have ideas for a training session on a particular use case of Panopto and we will possibly develop training on a specific area if a need is identified.