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Zoom Local Recording and Uploading to YouTube
There may be circumstances when you wish to record your Zoom meeting but not have it automatically
upload to MyMedia. In this case, you can record the meeting locally to your computer and then upload
the video file to the video platform of your choice.
This guide will cover how to record to your computer in Zoom, locate the video file, upload it to YouTube,
and embed the YouTube video in Canvas.
RECORD ON THIS COMPUTER
When you are ready to record in Zoom, click the Record button.
In the menu that appears, click Record on this Computer.
Recording will begin immediately. When you are finished recording, either click End to end the meeting
or click the Stop Recording button.
Once the meeting has ended, Zoom will prepare the video recording file. Once the file is ready, Zoom will
open a window with the file location.
If you need to locate the video recording file later, open the Zoom app.
1) Click Meetings.
2) Click the Recorded tab.
3) Click the meeting recording you wish to locate.
4) Click Open.
5) Zoom will open the file location on your computer.
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When the file location window opens, look for the file labelled zoom_0.mp4. This is the file you will upload
to YouTube.
You can double-click the file to open it and verify that it is the correct recording.
UPLOAD TO YOUTUBE
Go to YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/
Click Sign In in the upper-right corner of the page.
If you already have a Google/YouTube
account, sign in.
If you do not have a Google/YouTube
account, click Create Account.
Click For Myself.
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Once you are signed in, click the Create camera icon
in the upper-right corner near where you signed in.
Click Upload video.
On the next screen, drag and drop the zoom_0.mp4 file you
located earlier.
You can also click Select Files to manually browse to the
video file location.
While your video is uploading, fill in the details for
your video. Be sure to include the name of your
course in the video title so you can find it later.
When you get to the section on Visibility, click the
button for Unlisted. This allows others to view
your video when you share it with a link or embed
the video on a page, but the video will not be
visible otherwise.
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On the same pages where you enter your video information,
you will also see a preview of your video. Below the preview
window, you will see the link to your video. Click the Copy icon
to the right of the link to copy the link to your video.
Once your video has uploaded and processed, you can use this
link to open your video and retrieve the embed code. This will
allow you to embed the video on a page in Canvas.
COPY EMBED CODE
Locate and copy the embed code from
the video you wish to share. Embed code
is usually found by clicking the video’s
Share link, which is often represented by
an icon:
or
Select and copy the entire embed code.
Shown above: YouTube Embed Code
PASTE EMBED CODE IN CANVAS
1. Go to the page in Canvas where you want to use the embed code.
2. Place the cursor where you would like to insert the video.
3. Click the Embed button located at the right edge of the Rich Content Editor.
You may need to click the three dots icon at the right side of the Rich Content Editor to reveal the
Embed button icon.
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4. In the window that appears, paste the embed code you copied earlier into the box.
5. Click Submit.
6. Verify that the video has embedded correctly. You can add text before or after your video.
7. When you are ready, click Save.
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