{"id":13356,"date":"2020-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost:10083\/uncategorized\/how-to-record-video-calls-on-zoom-skype-hangouts-or-with-your-computer-en\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T09:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T07:26:47","slug":"record-video-call-zoom-skype-google-meet-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberscript.com\/en\/blog\/record-video-call-zoom-skype-google-meet-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to record video calls on Zoom, Skype, Google Meet, Hangouts, or with your computer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Don\u2019t want to miss anything about your video call? Here is how to record video calls with Zoom, Skype, Google Meet, Hangouts, and with your own computer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Why it is inevitable to record your calls and meetings<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How to record a Zoom call<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How to record video calls on Skype<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. How to record Google Meet or Hangouts video calls<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. How to make a video recording from my computer<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. How to transcribe your calls with Amberscript<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Why it is inevitable to record your calls and meetings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Working from home, flexible working hours, or remote work are trends that  Since it is simple to get an internet connection almost everywhere in the world, costly business travels are unnecessary. Empoloyees can work across borders with little to no effort, flexible work schedules are possible, and people may therefore easily juggle work and other responsibilities, such as family life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While working from home may seem perfect, it may be difficult to coordinate communication across teams and throughout the entire organization. Online conferences and meetings are possible, but how does one spread information or training content to those that cannot be present in a video call at a particular time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    At Amberscript<\/strong><\/a>, we offer transcription and subtitling services by combining artificial and human intelligence. Our AI engine can create automatically generated transcripts from your meetings and calls that will help individuals save time and effort while still keeping a record of the most important information. Thus, to generate transcripts, you will first need to record your calls. Here are four guides on how to record your business meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. How to record a Zoom call<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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    Recording calls<\/a> is a feature available to all users on Zoom. Free users have access to local recording, meaning that the audio or video file could be saved locally to their computer, while paid users have the option to store it in the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    1. Open<\/strong> a Zoom meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Click<\/strong> on “Record” on the lower bar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. The recorded files can then be uploaded to Google Drive,<\/strong> your dropbox<\/strong> or uploaded to streaming platforms like Vimeo<\/strong> or Youtube<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Go to\u00a0Zoom<\/a>\u00a0for more detailed instructions and features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      2. How to record video calls on Skype<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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      The recording function is only available for Skype to Skype calls (not when using skype to call a land phone number). One of the nice features of Skype is that the other speaker(s) receives a request for permission, so there is no need to verbally ask for consent. These are the steps to take to record and save your Skype call:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Open<\/strong> a Skype Call<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        2. If you are on a desktop, click on Start Recording<\/strong>, for mobile users, you can tap on the Start Recording icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          3. All people in the call will receive a pop-up announcing<\/strong> that the call is going to be recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The recorded file will be kept in your chat for 30 days. If you want to keep it longer than that, you can download it and save it on your computer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          4. Files from Skype will be saved in an MP4 format<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Check out Skype\u00a0information<\/strong> about\u00a0recording (video) calls<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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          3. How to record Google Meet or Hangouts video calls<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Google Meet, Hangouts, or Chat?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Google has introduced some significant changes for users: Google Hangouts users will be eventually migrated to the new Google Chat platform. Right now only a few types of G Suite domains can record a Hangouts Meet. This is only available for Enterprise and Enterprise for Education<\/a>. Classic Hangouts\/video calls via classic Hangouts do not have a recording feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Can you record a Google Meet video call?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Yes, if you are using one of the Google Workspace editions mentioned in the official Google support article<\/a>. But that’s not all – additional settings must be met, in order to be able to record a meeting with Google Meet. To record a meeting you need to make sure that a Google Workspace administrator has enabled the recording feature for your account. If it’s enabled you can record only if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n