{"id":7923,"date":"2021-06-08T22:45:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T03:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/?p=7923"},"modified":"2021-06-09T22:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T03:07:17","slug":"bootleg-zoom-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/?p=7923","title":{"rendered":"Bootleg Zoom Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our township has been holding meetings in Zoom, but the recordings are for the purpose of generating minutes only. It’s an end-run around document retention management (it’s not a record, so we don’t need to retain it)<\/em> … but it also means residents cannot just catch the meeting whenever they’ve got time. In theory, it seemed easy enough to use a screen recording program (I use OBS Studio) to record the meetings. Problem is, though … I’m one of the people who isn’t generally available in the late afternoon \/ early evening when they schedule their meetings. Surely I could join the meeting early & just edit out the “dead air” within the recording …<\/p>\n

(0) To configure Zoom client settings, you need to sign up for an account. Now that your client is signed in, there are<\/em> settings.<\/p>\n

(1) Audio isn’t automatically connected. In the settings window, under “Audio”, there is an option to automatically join computer audio. While you’re there, mute the mic when joining a meeting too.<\/p>\n

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(2) The window into which the main video is placed might<\/em> be 2″ across. Under “General” is an option to use full screen when joining a meeting.<\/p>\n

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(3) Disable your video when joining the meeting — there’s no reason for anyone to stare at the wall behind my desk!<\/p>\n

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Hopefully these settings allow me to successfully record a Township meeting to watch later. In OBS Studio, I’ve got the audio input linked to my speakers and have the mic disabled as a recording source … this means someone talking near my computer doesn’t<\/em> ruin my recording. There’s another meeting tomorrow … we’ll see if I’ve finally<\/em> got it!<\/p>\n

Update — this works unless<\/em> the meeting organize throws up a “this meeting is being recorded” banner. In which case, you have a big dialog box in the middle of the meeting window. I give up, and we’ll just ensue someone’s at the computer to actually set up the recording.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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