{"id":8968,"date":"2022-01-06T14:12:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T14:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=8968"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:46:31","slug":"archived-videos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/archived-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Retention and Archiving (Panopto)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8968\" class=\"elementor elementor-8968\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef6cdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ef6cdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b189a4\" data-id=\"1b189a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f627112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f627112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/01\/J7oeuH64qMEUZnXf-stock_image-1170x536.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-htmega_size_1170x536 size-htmega_size_1170x536 wp-image-8978\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dad8e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dad8e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88fdc6b\" data-id=\"88fdc6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a3ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"51a3ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section aria-labelledby=\"archived-videos-title\" style=\"max-width: 900px;line-height: 1.6\">\n  \n\n  <!-- Key message \/ summary -->\n  <div role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Content retention summary\" style=\"border-left: 6px solid #1a73e8;background: #f6f9ff;padding: 0.95rem 1rem;border-radius: 12px;margin: 0.6rem 0 1.1rem 0\">\n    <p style=\"margin: 0\">\n      <strong>Videos not viewed in the past 13 months will be archived.<\/strong>\n      Archived videos are not available for immediate viewing, but all users can restore a video.\n    <\/p>\n    <p style=\"margin: 0.6rem 0 0 0\">\n      <strong>What\u2019s new:<\/strong> In addition to archiving, we now also have a deletion rule.\n      If a video has not been viewed for more than <strong>nine years<\/strong> (based on the <strong>last viewed<\/strong> date), it will be <strong>deleted<\/strong>.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- What is it? -->\n  <h3 style=\"margin: 1.2rem 0 0.4rem 0;padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem;background: #f2f4f7;border-radius: 10px\">\n    What is it?\n  <\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0\">\n    Archiving moves older, inactive videos into an archived storage tier. The video is still there, but it is not available for immediate viewing until it is restored.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- Why is it like this? -->\n  <h3 style=\"margin: 1.2rem 0 0.4rem 0;padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem;background: #f2f4f7;border-radius: 10px\">\n    Why is it like this?\n  <\/h3>\n  <ul style=\"margin: 0.4rem 0 0 1.2rem;padding: 0\">\n    <li style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">\n      Videos stored in the archived system use less energy than those in the live Panopto library and are therefore better for the environment.\n    <\/li>\n    <li style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">\n      To make sure users are getting the most up to date results when searching for videos.\n    <\/li>\n    <li style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">\n      To stay compliant with privacy law.\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <p style=\"margin: 0.8rem 0 0 0\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/support.panopto.com\/s\/article\/How-to-Restore-Archived-Content\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\n      Learn More\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- How does it work? -->\n  <h3 style=\"margin: 1.2rem 0 0.4rem 0;padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem;background: #f2f4f7;border-radius: 10px\">\n    How does it work?\n  <\/h3>\n  <ul style=\"margin: 0.4rem 0 0 1.2rem;padding: 0\">\n    <li style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">\n      Restoration of an archived video can take up to <strong>48 hours<\/strong>.\n    <\/li>\n    <li style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0\">\n      Once the video is restored, the user who initiated the request will receive an email alert with a link to view the video.\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <!-- Deletion -->\n  <h3 style=\"margin: 1.2rem 0 0.4rem 0;padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem;background: #fff7ed;border-radius: 10px\">\n    Deletion after long inactivity\n  <\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0\">\n    Archiving is designed to manage inactive content while keeping it available for restoration. However, if a video has not been viewed for more than\n    <strong>nine years<\/strong> (based on the <strong>last viewed<\/strong> date), it will be <strong>deleted<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- Exceptions \/ customisation -->\n  <h3 style=\"margin: 1.2rem 0 0.4rem 0;padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem;background: #f2f4f7;border-radius: 10px\">\n    Need to keep content longer, or archive sooner?\n  <\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0\">\n    If you wish to retain the content of a folder or individual video indefinitely, or want to archive content sooner (one academic year or each term),\n    you can modify the default content policy.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin: 0.8rem 0 0 0\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/support.panopto.com\/s\/article\/How-to-Use-Retention-Tiers-in-Panopto?language=en_US&amp;utm_campaign=GB_LDN_Forms_Retention+%7C+EMEA&amp;utm_content=RetentionTiers&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_source=Eloqua&amp;utm_term=ind_pawEZDaYRAPLfMYbFKmnOthGsVlVOp4FBEtvZxgFzzw#hTargetInstance6\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\n      Learn More\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin: 0.9rem 0 0 0\">\n    If you\u2019d like advice on video archiving or retention, or have any questions, please\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/contact\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">get in touch<\/a>.\n  <\/p>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Videos not viewed in the past 13 months will be archived. 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