Webex Recording Options

With Webex, students, faculty, and staff can customize their recordings' look and layout such that it differs from the Meeting's look and layout. Users can set up the recording to show all participants, only the active speaker, and content, or only the content, regardless of what your view was during the meeting.

Changing Recording Options

To change your recording options, 

1. Navigate to UConn Webex and sign in using your NetID.
2. Select the Preferences option in the left-hand menu, as shown in the image below. 
   
3. Click on the Recording tab. 
4. Here, you will see the option to turn off Recording Transcripts. Please note: transcriptions (captions) are required for public-facing videos. Videos created for your class, to be seen by your students, are not classified as public-facing.
5. Choose from the first set of view options. 
   • Video Thumbnails View: This option will record the content as well as the thumbnail of each participant.
   • Active Speaker View: This option puts more emphasis on the content by only showing the thumbnail of the active (i.e., speaking) participant
   • Content-only View: This option puts the most emphasis on the content by only showing the content. No participants will be seen when there is content being shared.
6. Choose the layout for when there is no content being shared.
   • Grid View View: This option will show the last (up to) 25 users who have spoken on screen.
   • Active Speaker and Thumbnails View: This option will place emphasis on the current speaker, as well as the thumbnail of the last few speakers.
   • Active Speaker only View: This option only records the Active Speaker. 
   • Blank view: no webcams will be recorded. See below:

Recording Only Audio

Record Only Webex Audio

Have the recorder focus on one Participant

To have the recorder focus on one participant regardless of who is speaking, there are a few simple steps. We recommend that you test this setup before your Meeting to find the optimal recording layout.

1. Before the session (Meeting) starts, you need the change the recorder's layout. Looking at the screenshot above, choose the appropriate recording layout that will highlight your chosen Participant.
2. Save your recording layout and then press Home in the top left of the Webex website.
3. Use this website to begin your Meeting to ensure your new settings will be applied. 
   The Desktop App syncs settings (checks for changes) at regular intervals, so it may not be updated at the time you want to begin your session. For this reason, we recommend that you begin the session from the website.
4. Once in your Meeting with the chosen participant present, change your Layout to Focus.
   
   
5. Next, click on the lock at the top of the video window. You will Lock Video Focus for Everyone on the chosen Participant. The recorder will respect this lock.
   
   
6. Press Record to begin recording.

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