{"id":126111,"date":"2020-03-05T08:52:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T13:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=126111"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:12:59","slug":"downloading-cloud-recordings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/collaboration\/online\/zoom\/getting-started\/managing-recordings\/downloading-cloud-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Downloading Cloud Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After recording a meeting to the cloud, Zoom processes the file and sends you an email with a link to access the file. You can also access, manage, and download your recordings from Zoom&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<h2>Downloading Recordings<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.zoom.us\/signin\">Log in<\/a> to Zoom Meetings using your BU Login.<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Recordings&#8221; link, located on the sidebar to the left of the page.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2020\/03\/zoom-sidebar-recordings_highlighted.png\" alt=\"Zoom web interface personal section, recordings highlighted\" class=\" wp-image-126112 aligncenter\" width=\"198\" height=\"190\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Locate the recording you wish to download from the list. You can use the search at the top of the page to find recordings by title, ID number, creation date, or transcript text.<\/li>\n<li>Click the recording name to see all of its included files. Alternatively, you can quickly download all recording files by clicking the &#8220;\u2026&#8221; button on the right.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-list-636x57.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Zoom cloud recordings list with one recording displayed. The recording title is highlighted and an arrow points to the elipses button on the right.\" class=\" wp-image-137843 aligncenter\" width=\"580\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-list-636x57.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-list-1024x92.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-list-768x69.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-list-1536x138.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-list-2048x184.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Hover over the recording file you wish to download and click the download button that appears. &#8220;Shared screen with speaker view&#8221; is typically the main recording file.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-download-636x276.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Zoom's cloud recording details page. The primary file, Shared screen with speaker view (CC), is highlighted. An arrow points to the download button for the file.\" class=\" wp-image-137844 aligncenter\" width=\"493\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-download-636x276.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-download-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-download-768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-download-1536x668.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/11\/zoomrecordings-download-2048x890.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Files download in the following formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Video and audio:<\/strong> MP4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transcripts and Captions:<\/strong> VTT<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chat:<\/strong> TXT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sharing and Archiving Downloaded Recordings<\/h2>\n<p>A downloaded Zoom cloud recording can be published, shared, and archived in a variety of ways. Below are some options that may fit your specific need. You can always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/contact\">contact us<\/a> if you have questions about how to archive your recordings.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">Platform<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Common Uses<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Additional Information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"section-heading\">\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"padding-left: 0.75em;\">Options for Publishing Videos<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/instructional-video\/my-media\/\">BU MyMedia<\/a><\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Sharing instructional videos in a Blackboard or QuestromTools course<\/li>\n<li>Embedding videos on a web page<\/li>\n<li>Captioning<\/li>\n<li>Capturing engagement metrics<\/li>\n<li>Basic video editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">BU MyMedia allows you to upload and share videos in many ways, both internally and externally, with support for machine generated or human produced captions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can also use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/instructional-video\/my-media\/getting-started\/my-media-faqs\/course-media-gallery\/\">Course Media Library<\/a> to add Zoom recordings or other videos directly to your a Blackboard or QuestromTools course.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/instructional-video\/lecture-capture\/\">Echo360<\/a><\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Sharing instructional videos in a Blackboard course<\/li>\n<li>Linking a recurring or scheduled meeting to a course<\/li>\n<li>Capturing engagement metrics<\/li>\n<li>Basic video editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Echo360 features an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/instructional-video\/lecture-capture\/instructors\/linking-zoom-and-echo360\/\">integration with Zoom<\/a>, allowing you to automatically import future Zoom cloud recordings and transcripts as they are created. Transcripts are imported as captions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Looking to further automate your workflow? You can also associate scheduled Meeting IDs with Echo360 courses to make publishing easier.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"section-heading\">\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"padding-left: 0.75em;\">Options for Archiving Videos<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/infrastructure\/storage-backup\/cloud-file-storage\/\">Cloud File Storage<\/a><\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Long term storage of important videos<\/li>\n<li>Sharing directly with other individuals, a team, or a department<\/li>\n<li>Archiving videos in bulk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cloud recordings can be archived and shared by uploading them to our supported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/storage-options\/\">Cloud File Storage providers<\/a>. Looking to share recordings with a team? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/conf\/online\/microsoft-teams\/\">Microsoft Teams<\/a> offers large capacity storage within your group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When archiving recordings in bulk, using the provider&#8217;s file sync client is recommended. Sync clients will be faster and more reliable than uploading files through your browser. For more information, please see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>OneDrive<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Sync Files with OneDrive:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/sync-files-with-onedrive-in-windows-615391c4-2bd3-4aae-a42a-858262e42a49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/sync-files-with-onedrive-on-mac-os-x-d11b9f29-00bb-4172-be39-997da46f913f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">macOS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Save Space with OneDrive Files On-Demand:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/save-disk-space-with-onedrive-files-on-demand-for-windows-10-0e6860d3-d9f3-4971-b321-7092438fb38e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/save-disk-space-with-onedrive-files-on-demand-for-mac-529f6d53-e572-4922-a585-e7a318c135f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">macOS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dropbox<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/install\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Install Dropbox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.dropbox.com\/installs-integrations\/sync-uploads\/smart-sync\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save Space with Dropbox Smart Sync<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Drive<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/drive\/answer\/7329379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use Google Drive for Desktop at home, work, or school<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/users\/answer\/9965971?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=10078321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manage Your Files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After recording a meeting to the cloud, Zoom processes the file and sends you an email with a link to access the file. You can also access, manage, and download your recordings from Zoom&#8217;s website. Downloading Recordings Log in to Zoom Meetings using your BU Login. Click the &#8220;Recordings&#8221; link, located on the sidebar to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6864,"featured_media":0,"parent":130825,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6864"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126111"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159466,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126111\/revisions\/159466"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/130825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}