Recording Your Zoom Meeting

A meeting host, alternative host and co-host can record by default.

Record Your Zoom Meeting to the Cloud

Recordings in Zoom Cloud older than 365 days will be deleted due to limited storage space. However, your Zoom Cloud recordings are automatically copied into your Panopto account (Starting July 31, 2023 you will need to “opt in” to this service).

Sign in to Zoom before you start your meeting and make a Cloud recording.

Optional: Before the meeting starts review and change your Zoom Cloud Recording settings.

  1. Start your Zoom meeting.
  2. Press the Record button at the bottom of your Zoom meeting window.
    Click the Record button
  3. Select “Record to the Cloud“
    zoom cloud button
  4. You will see the text “Recording” displayed at the top left hand side of your Zoom window.
    zoom recording cloud icon
  5. To pause the recording, press the Pause Recording button.
    Press Pause to pause your Zoom recording

    You’ll see the following message:
    'Recording Paused' message
  6. When you’re ready to end the recording for your meeting, press the Stop Recording button, or simply end the meeting.
    Press Stop to stop your Zoom recording
  7. Click on the pop-up window Stop Recording button.
    Zoom cloud recording confirm stop
  8. An email notification will be sent to the meeting HOST when the recording is ready. Please review the steps below to Share Your Zoom Cloud Recording.

Hosts can access and manage Zoom Cloud recordings through the My Recordings page on the GU Zoom website.

Share Your Zoom Cloud Recording

Note: Recordings in Zoom Cloud older than 365 days will be deleted due to limited storage space. However, your Zoom Cloud recordings are automatically copied into your Panopto account (soon you will need to “opt-in” to this service).

Once the meeting has ended, the host will receive an email in their Georgetown email with links to watch (stream) and download the recording files.

The email will contain a number of links to access the recording. Make sure to copy the recording link listed below “Share Recording with Viewers,” and paste it (for example) in a Canvas course announcement, in an email, etc. to share with viewers.
Zoom Cloud Recording email notification

Note:

  • Anyone with the playback link will be able to watch the recording. If this is a concern check out how to find and share your Zoom Cloud recordings in Panopto, or contact zoom@georgetown.edu.
  • By default, only the host can download the recording (unless the host enables the download option for viewers per recording– not recommended).
  • In Canvas, pasting the Zoom Recording link in Modules using the “External URL” option doesn’t work properly unless you also select the option to “Load in a new tab.”
  • Recordings in Zoom Cloud will be deleted 365 days after they were first made due to limited storage space. However, Zoom Cloud recordings are automatically copied into Panopto, where we have unlimited storage, and you will have better control over who can access the recordings. By default, Zoom Cloud recordings in Panopto are only available/viewable to the meeting host. To locate and share your Zoom Cloud recordings in Panopto check out our support page.
  • Access and manage your Zoom Cloud recordings through the My Recordings page.

Record Your Zoom Meeting Locally on Your Computer

Local recording allows users to record meeting video and audio locally to a computer’s hard drive. Local recording is not supported on iOS and Android.

Sign in to Zoom before you start your meeting in order to record your meeting.

  1. Start your Zoom meeting.
  2. Press the Record button at the bottom of your Zoom meeting window.
    Click the Record button
  3. Select “Record on this Computer“
  4. You will see the text “Recording” displayed at the top left hand side of your Zoom window.
    'Recording' message displayed
  5. To pause the recording, press the Pause Recording button.
    Press Pause to pause your Zoom recording

    You’ll see the following message:
    'Recording Paused' message
  6. When you’re ready to end the recording for your meeting, press the Stop Recording button, or simply end the meeting.
    Press Stop to stop your Zoom recording

Share Your Local Zoom Recording

When the meeting ends Zoom will process the recording files on your computer. When complete, the folder containing the recording files will automatically open.

  • Upload the recording file to a cloud storage service like Georgetown Google Drive. Use those services to obtain a shareable link and set the sharing permissions.
  • Alternatively, upload the recording file to streaming services like Panopto and ShareStream that integrate in Canvas.

Troubleshooting

Cannot Record your Zoom Meeting?
If you’re unable to record a Zoom, make sure you’re signed in to Zoom. Once you’re signed in, the Zoom meeting room will display all host controls, including the option to record your meeting.