Web Videoconferencing - Record a Meeting

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Recording a Meeting

If you would like to record a meeting for playback at a later time, follow these steps:

1. With your meeting open, from the Connect Pro meeting window toolbar, select Meeting > Record Meeting.. . The Record Meeting window will open.
   
   
   
   
   
2. In the Name field, accept the default recording name or make adjustments, then click OK.
   
   The Meeting is being recorded dialog will display in the upper right corner of the window, along with a recording icon (red circle) just above it in the menu bar. Meeting attendees will also see the indicator in their windows.
   
   
   
   
   
3. When you wish to stop recording, click the Stop Recording link. The indicator disappears and the meeting recording is saved. The recording will be housed in the Tufts Adobe Connect Dashboard.
   
   

To access the recording:

1. Navigate to the Tufts Adobe Connect Dashboard and log in with your Tufts Username (UTLN) and Tufts Password (email password).
   
   
   
2. Click the Meetings tab. Your meetings will display.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Click the meeting name. Meeting information will display.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click the Recordings tab. Any available recordings will display.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Click the recording name. Recording information will display, including the URL for the recording.
   
   
   

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To view the recording:

Click the URL. The recording will play.

To disseminate the recording to people who have rights to log into the Connect dashboard:

Copy the "URL for Viewing" and send it to them.

To disseminate the recording to anyone with a browser:

Click the Recordings tab again, place a check next to the recording name, click the Make Public button, click the recording name, copy the "URL for Viewing" and send it to them. The recording is now Public instead of Private.

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Downloading a Meeting Recording (Offline Recording)

The Connect software allows you to make a meeting recording available to others who cannot log into the Connect dashboard. To do this, a *.flv (flash format) file will be created.

To create an offline recording:

1. Navigate to the Tufts Adobe Connect Dashboard and log in.
   
   
   
2. Click the Meetings tab. Your meetings will display.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Click the meeting name. Meeting information displays.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click the Recordings tab. Any recordings display.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. To the right of the meeting recording, click the Make Offline link. The Offline Recording Notes display.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Click Proceed with Offline Recording. The Save File As window opens.
   
   
   


7. Save the file as you would any other file, noting the Flash Video (.flv) file extension.
   
   
   
   
   
8. Disseminate the recording as needed.

Some computers may not have software loaded that is able to play Flash files. Two applications that can run Flash files are Real Player and FLV Player. The two players can be downloaded here:

Download Real Player

Download FLV Player

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Ending a meeting

It is important for the meeting host to end their meetings in the following manner:

1. From the Menu bar, select Meeting > End Meeting.... The End Meeting window will open.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Click OK. The meeting will end and the seats will be released.
    
   

This will release meeting seats and log out any participants who forgot to log out. If hosts quit a meeting but does not end it, the seats will NOT be released.