Recording in breakout rooms

This article is for both moderators and participants in a virtual meeting/classroom.

As a moderator or participant with the permission enabled, you can record your breakout room as an individual recording file, that captures the content on stage within that individual breakout room. This article will walk you through the steps to record and access your recording.

Start recording

  1. Click the 3 Dots menu on the bottom toolbar.
  2. In the pop-up menu, click Record.
    A confirmation displays: Do you want to start recording? 
  3. Click Start recording.
    A message displays: Recording will start momentarily.
    When recording begins, a new message displays: This session is being recorded.
  4. Click Confirm.
    An indicator appears on the bottom left of your screen.

As a participant, you'll see only the red circle and RECYou won't see the time counter and square stop icon to the right.

Stop recording

As a participant:

  1. Click the 3 Dots menu on the bottom toolbar 
  2. Clicking Stop recording.

As a moderator:

  • Click the square stop icon in the recording indicator at the bottom left of your screen.

OR 

  • Click the 3 Dots menu on the bottom toolbar, and then click Stop recording.

Access recording

The recording is saved in the following locations:

  • Media Manager - in the Breakout recordings folder, which is accessible only to moderators.

    Kaltura's new Media Manager replaces the legacy File Manager. Your files will be available in the legacy File Manager until January 1, 2024.

  • My Media - if the user is a credentialed user in Kaltura's Video Portal.
  • Published to the channel from where the live room was launched - if the user is a credentialed user in Kaltura's Video Portal.

To learn more about recording in a virtual meeting/classroom, see Record your live session.

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