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May 19, 2026
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Issue with Zoom cloud recordings from meetings approximately 2–3 hours long.

  • May 19, 2026
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I am experiencing an issue with Zoom cloud recordings from meetings approximately 2–3 hours long.

For most of the session, the presenter shares their screen. Near the end, screen sharing is stopped and there is usually around 10 minutes of verbal Q&A, which is still being recorded.

Problem:
In the Zoom cloud recording playback, the recording appears normal until screen sharing stops. After that point:

  • audio continues correctly
  • thumbnail previews while scrubbing/skimming show correct video
  • but the main playback window becomes black.

Additional observations:

  • if the recording is viewed with the chat/sidebar visible, the video displays correctly
  • when switched to fullscreen mode, the final section becomes black again
  • the downloaded MP4 recording is completely fine and includes proper video for the final section
  • the issue occurs in Safari, Firefox and Chrome on Mac
  • this has now occurred across multiple recordings.

This suggests the underlying recording itself is intact, but there may be an issue with Zoom’s cloud playback renderer, indexing, or encoding transition after screen sharing ends. What can I do to fix this issue?

    1 reply

    ExpertswhoJohn
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    May 19, 2026

    Hello ​@Cathie1 ,

    Sorry for your problems.
    When you record in the cloud, you have different recording options.
    It sounds like you recorded just the screen share.
    I record the screen share and active speaker separately, but you may want to record them together.

    Go to your Zoom settings on zoom.us and just type recording to see the options quickly.

     

    Recording options

    All the best

    John