Recording a Class or Meeting
How to Record a Zoom Meeting
During a Zoom meeting, if you are the host or co-host you can begin recording by clicking on the Record button at the bottom of the Zoom window. If you are a participant, you may request permission to record from the host.
You may be prompted to choose local or cloud recording (only hosts with a Fuller Faculty & Staff account may record to the cloud). Local recordings are stored directly on your computer, in the Documents folder under Zoom and the date and time of the recording. Cloud recordings are stored in your Zoom account at https://zoom.us/recording, and from here you can view, edit, and share them.
The recording will only become available after the meeting has ended and a short processing time. If it was a local recording, you will see the processing bar appear on your screen, after which the folder with the recording (named zoom_0.mp4) will open.
In order to share a local recording, it is best to upload it to YouTube following these instructions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ILYVgPSaV4n261369_44Cr-8XIDNDP3T
In order to share a cloud recording, find the recording at https://zoom.us/recording then click on Share. You will have several options, but for most cases make sure that “Share this recording publicly” and “View recording on demand” are off. Next to Sharing Information click “Show” (or “Copy”) and copy the full link and passcode. Everyone will need both to view the recording.
Cloud recordings will only be stored for 120 days. Click here for details on downloading and archiving your cloud recordings.
For pre-recorded lectures, Loom is the preferred method, but sometimes Zoom might be necessary (e.g. if you are recording an interview). To pre-record in Zoom, simply start up your own Zoom meeting, share your screen with the content, and begin recording. If it is a local recording, the speaker’s video will appear in the upper right corner on top of your content. If it is a cloud recording, the layout will be determined by your settings at https://zoom.us/profile/setting?tab=recording
If you have scheduled a class meeting through Canvas, any cloud recordings will be available for all students to view. You can use this to pre-record a lecture by scheduling a meeting in Canvas then joining it and recording your lecture. You can then delete the scheduled meeting in order to prevent confusion, but the cloud recording will remain.
If you should be the host of the meeting, but do not see the host controls, it is likely that you are not signed in. Please click on the Participants button, then in the lower right corner of the Participants panel click on Claim Host. You may then sign in to claim your host role.
Advanced Options
You can adjust the settings for your recordings at https://zoom.us/profile/setting?tab=recording
For cloud recordings, this is where you choose various layouts that will be recorded as separate files. For more information about cloud recordings, go to https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/203741855-Cloud-recording. For more information about the layouts, go to https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360025561091. For more information about managing your cloud recordings, go to https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205347605-Recording-Management
When recording several speakers at the same time, e.g. a student presentation, you may spotlight multiple speakers so that they all show up on the recording. Here are the instructions for spotlighting: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362653