Recordings
Start/stop recording
Start a Zoom meeting. Make sure that you're logged in to your UW Zoom account.
On the bottom menu, click the Record button. If your settings allow both local and cloud recordings, you'll see a small arrow and will be prompted to chose a method. You can enable or disable local and cloud recordings through your account settings.
Click on Stop Recording when you are finished. Keep in mind that a new file will be created every time you start and stop a recording, and that you can start and stop recording multiple time times inside a meeting.
The recording will start processing after the meeting ends.
Access and share local recordings
Local recordings will process once the meeting ends, and once complete a folder containing the recording files will automatically open. By default, the audio/video file (MP4) will be named Zoom_0.mp4. The audio only file (M4A) is named audio_only.m4a.
You can access all of your local Zoom recordings by going to Documents > Zoom folder of your computer.
Check out our Where should I post my videos?** page for options on where you can upload and share your videos.
Access and share cloud recordings through Zoom web portal
Go to the Zoom recordings page on the Zoom web portal.
Click on the Share button to the right of the recording you want to share. Edit sharing options depending on your needs.
Share this recording: enable this option on to share.
Publicly: users don't have to be logged in to their Zoom accounts to view the recording.
Only authenticated users can view: users have to be logged in to their Zoom accounts in order to view the recording. If you choose this option, the default is UW NetID Login is required to view.
Add expiry date to the link: enable this option if you want the share link to expire after a certain date.
Viewers can download: enable this option to allows download of the recording and the transcript. If this is a class recording, we recommend enabling this option as some students may not have consistent internet connection.
On-demand (Registration Required): enable this option if you want users to register before accessing the recording.
Password protection: enable this option to add password to the recording.
Click on Copy sharing information to clipboard which includes the recording URL. You can then paste this information on an email, Canvas course, etc.
To download, click on the More button to the right of the recording you want to download, then click on Download. It's best to upload a copy to Google Drive or other file storage so you have a back up. Learn more about using Google Drive as a video repository.
Cloud Recording Auto-Delete Policy
Effective September 1, 2020, recordings stored in the Zoom cloud will be set to auto-delete after 90 days. For example, On September 1, any Zoom cloud recording created before June 1 will be moved to Zoom trash; on October 1, any recording created before July 1 will be moved to Zoom trash, and so on.
Going forward this will be a monthly process of moving recordings older than 90 days to Zoom trash, where they can be recovered, downloaded, and stored elsewhere. After 30 days in Zoom trash files will be deleted. Monthly reminders about file deletion will be sent through the end of 2020.
To learn more about these changes, including steps you can take:
Access and share recordings with Canvas Zoom LTI
Go to your Canvas course and click on the Zoom link on your course sidebar.
Click on the Cloud Recordings tab.
Click on the toggle button under the Publish column. If the toggle button is blue, that means the recording is published and students will be able to view it.