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Find the right knowledge at the right moment
Panopto's AI capabilities make hours of recorded content easy to find, understand and use – so the knowledge your organisation has already built keeps paying off long after the recording ends.
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AI that makes your video library work harder
From intelligent search that finds the exact moment in a recording, to automatic summaries and smart navigation – Panopto's AI capabilities remove the friction between your people and the knowledge they need.
Find the exact moment – not just the video
Panopto indexes every spoken word, every piece of on-screen text and every slide in every recording – so users can search the whole library and jump straight to the point where a topic is covered. No need to scrub back and forth. No need to rewatch the whole thing. The right answer in seconds.
Give every recording a structure learners can navigate
AI-generated chapters and tables of contents break long recordings into clear sections, so learners can jump straight to the part they need instead of watching from the start. Combined with automatic summaries, every recording becomes a structured resource, not just a file.
Turn your existing library into a searchable knowledge base
Panopto's AI capabilities let users search video libraries the way they'd naturally search for anything, surfacing relevant explanations, examples and excerpts from recorded content. For organisations that have built up years of video material, this turns a passive archive into an active knowledge resource.
Cut the manual work behind every published video
AI handles the time-consuming tasks that slow down publishing – generating captions, picking out key moments and organising content automatically. Teams spend less time on post-production and more time on the work that actually needs a human eye.
Help every learner find answers, exactly when they need them
Access AI extends Panopto's core search with automatic language detection for captions, AI-generated video summaries and enhanced smart chapters – so learners can go straight to the content they need, in their own language, without having to know which recording to start with.
See more of what Panopto can do
AI capabilities are one part of a platform built to get more out of video across your organisation. Take a look at the other capabilities that make it possible.
Frequently asked questions
What does Panopto use artificial intelligence for on its video platform?
Panopto applies artificial intelligence across the whole video lifecycle – from creation and captioning to search, navigation and organising content. That means AI is active at every stage, not just one.
On the creation side, Panopto's AI Video Studio turns scripts, slides and documents into polished, avatar-based videos in minutes, with automatic translation into more than 75 languages. On the discovery side, Panopto uses automatic speech recognition (ASR) and optical character recognition (OCR) to index every spoken word and every on-screen element in every recording, making the whole library searchable at the word and timestamp level. AI also automatically generates captions, transcripts, smart chapters and video summaries at the point of publishing.
How does Panopto's AI-powered video search work?
Panopto's intelligent search indexes every word spoken and every word shown on screen across all recordings, using ASR and OCR. When a user searches for a term, Panopto returns timestamped results from across the library, so the user can jump straight to the exact moment the term occurs.
This is different from searching a video title or description. Panopto searches inside the content itself – so a student looking for a specific concept, or an employee looking for a step in a procedure, lands on the right moment without having to rewatch the whole recording.
Can Panopto use AI to automatically create video content?
Yes. Panopto's AI Video Studio, Elai, turns scripts, PowerPoint presentations and written instructions into professional, avatar-based videos. Users can choose from more than 500 avatars and 450+ voices across 75 languages, and adapt the content to match brand guidelines.
Autodesk used Elai to produce more than 5,000 minutes of training content, improving onboarding and L&D delivery across global teams. SendPulse cut voiceover production costs by more than 87% after switching to Elai for multilingual training content, based on results reported directly by these customers.
Is Panopto's AI a replacement for human review of captions and transcripts?
No. Panopto's AI-generated captions and transcripts serve as a starting point, but human review and editing remain available for situations where guaranteed accuracy is required. Panopto supports automatic, AI-generated captions for speed and scale, human-transcribed captions for Section 508-compliant accuracy, and integration with third-party captioning providers.
Organisations choose the approach that fits their accuracy requirements and workflow – AI captions for high-volume content where speed matters, and manual transcription for regulated or accessibility-critical material. Both approaches can be applied selectively across the same library.
How does Panopto handle video content in multiple languages?
Panopto supports multilingual content delivery through two distinct capabilities. Folder-based language configuration automatically applies the right captions to every recording in that folder – so multilingual libraries can be managed at scale without manual intervention for each individual video. One-click video translation localises content into more than 75 languages – including translated captions and avatar-led video narration via AI Video Studio – without requiring separate recordings for every language.
Multilingual search ensures translated content is just as easy to find as the original. LKQ Europe used Panopto to move from manual multilingual production to AI-driven translation across multiple languages, reporting significant time savings in their translation process and an 80% reduction in video production costs.
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