Downloading Zoom video

I have written before about the logistics of living way out in the country - as I do - when it comes to trying to watch webinars (here). The stuttering does get wearisome, and we do need good workarounds.

However, the habit of most webinar hosters in sending a video link afterwards is awesome, as it often means that I can download the video. Except Zoom videos. The "download" option often appears to be disabled.

But then I found that there is a way to download Zoom video, if we use the Firefox browser to do so (TQCB Loltigerflash-, 2021). Simply paste our download link into Firefox (entering our password if we require one), hold down the shift key, then select "Save Video As", pointing to the desired save location.

The file will download, and we can at last watch without stuttering. This is so good!

Sam

Reference:

TQCB Loltigerflash-. (16 April 2021). How to download ZOOM recordings from shared link (easiest way) [video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/w-XLAb0TJT8

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Zoom video processing and a power cut

Recently I finished a webinar, and - as I had screen-cast and recorded the webinar using Zoom with the 'record' function on, the video started automatically converting and saving on my PC. Perfect.

Until everything went black. We suddenly had an unexpected power cut. When the power came back on, and I was very grateful that the power hadn't gone off during the session... until suddenly realised that I had no idea whether the webinar video had finished processing or not.

I went searching on my hard drive, but the folder was not where I expected it to be. Blast: it had obviously not processed properly. However, it was an easy leap from there to simply run a Google search for "lost my video processing from my Zoom webinar due to a power cut", and find a solution.

An answer popped up from the Zoom Help Centre (2020) which gave me the perfect answer, right at the bottom of the webpage:

1. Sign in to the Zoom Desktop Client
2. Click the Meeting tab
3. Click the Recorded tab
4. Select the meeting topic with the local recording
5. Click Convert.

Ah! So easy when you know how.


Sam

• Reference: Zoom Help Centre (2020). Troubleshooting failed conversion of local recordings. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362753-Troubleshooting-failed-conversion-of-local-recordings

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