

Select “Browse”, then go to the folder where you want to save the file to. Next, give a Destination where you want the resized file to be saved to.Go to the Zoom recording that you want to resize (These are normally stored in Documents -> Zoom), click it and press Open.


Download the Handbrake application from their official website.Alternatively, you can follow along with the step-by-step instructions below. Here is a video to illustrate how to resize your video files. The quality of the recorded video and audio will be the same as they were in the Meeting itself, when it was live.īy reducing the quality of this recording only slightly, we can also often reduce the file size by a significant amount (we should be careful not to reduce the quality by too much, however)! Handbrake allows us to do this easily, with one tickbox! See how to do this below. This MP4 file is essentially unprocessed, “raw” footage of the Zoom Meeting. Zoom then processes the recording, converts that footage to a file called an MP4, and then stores it either on your computer or on the Cloud (depending on which option you chose when you started recording). When you select Record in Zoom, Zoom begins recording your Meeting in from that point until you either a) Pause/Stop Recording, or b) the Meeting is ended. Before/After: What actually happens when your file is resized? This is not necessarily the case for rural centers or overseas locations.īecause of this, we recommend that you consider how large your files are before sending these to participants, and resize these files if appropriate. In New Zealand, most residential homes have access to good quality internet with fast speeds and large (or non-existent) data capacity. Click to Download Handbrake Why should I reduce the size of my video file? We recommend using the application, Handbrake, to resize your video files before sending these to other people. If your Zoom recordings are too large, it is possible to reduce their file size using third party applications.
