
This will allow you to capture your screen at its native (much higher) resolution instead of being limited by Zoom’s own recording functionality. (Option 1 below)Īnother is to use a screen recording program like ScreenFlow, to record the meeting, instead of relying on the output from Zoom’s in-built recording feature. The best way to record a Zoom meeting for later editing is therefore to by-pass Zoom all together by recording the audio and video feed from each camera locally and just using Zoom to talk to each other, but not as actual media. This is because by default Zoom records the video at a low quality, low resolution 640 x 360 pixel video file, with both video/audio streams baked into one file.
Recording the Zoom Meeting inside Zoom itself (easy but very low quality results)īefore we dive in, it’s worth stating from the start that there are a couple of much better ways to get a high quality recording of your call than to use Zoom’s own ‘Record Meeting’ function. Recording the Zoom Meeting with screen capture software (better quality, not as editable). Recording the Zoom Meeting in high quality with individual video/audio sources (best!). This post will give you three different ways to record a Zoom Meeting depending on your needs and some helpful resources on how to look your best in the recording. Step 1: From within a Zoom meeting room, click the small arrow on the Stop Video button or Mute button.If you need to record a Zoom meeting or call in as high quality as possible in order to edit it later as part of a longer video, there are a couple of things you need to know to get the best results. Whether you're on a PC or Mac, the process to find Zoom recordings is the same. Mac: /Users//Documents/Zoom How to find Zoom recordings on a PC or Mac Where are Zoom recordings saved on my computer?īy default, Zoom saves video files to the following recording folders: Recording to your computer is an option, too, especially if you don't have space on Zoom's cloud or if your company has security policies against hosting company recordings in the cloud.
Recording to the cloud offers many more features since it's done on Zoom servers, which have the direct feed from all participants. Whether you record on your computer or in the cloud is a personal choice. So, where do Zoom recordings go? When recording a meeting, you can either record on your PC or in the Zoom cloud. Zoom offers a surprising number of options on how it records meetings, where the meetings are stored and how they can be shared. What happens next is a little more complicated.
You simply click the Recording button at the bottom of your Zoom window.