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September 15, 2021
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Zoom recording size

  • September 15, 2021
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Does anyone know why the size of the recording files  of a meeting would suddently be two or three times as many megabytes as previously? I have a one hour meeting that I record weekly, it is usually around 230 to 270 MB when I download it afterwards. Two weeks ago I noticed it was 492 MB, and just this past week it was 745 MB. Still just a 1 hr meeting. Does anybody know why the size of the file would be so much bigger?

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    Newcomer
    June 16, 2023

    I am returning to this topic to report that I no longer have serious issues with recording file size. I have made my settings thus: always Gallery View with Shared Screen; other options de-selected. I do add a timestamp, display participants name, and save close caption as a VTT file.  The sessions I record always have screen sharing some of the time; the rest of the time is 'the gallery' of people talking. No annotating or other fancy stuff. Today's recording was 01:06:18 in length, with only 12 minutes of screen sharing; it involved 17 people at the most, and the file resolution (based on the file name) is 1920x1080. File size is 364 MB, which seems quite reasonable to me.

    Newcomer
    June 16, 2023

    Do any of you think that perhaps changes have been made by the company, or are you still have issues? I see that the last previous comment was left in February but otherwise nothing for over a year.

    Newcomer
    July 13, 2023

    So have used Zoom meeting recordings for the last few years.  450x360 wasn't great for me but it worked. Recorded a Webinar for the first time.  4054x2280 is way to big for most users/computers.  Has anyone found a way to just SET the record resolution? 

    Newcomer
    July 14, 2023

    I am having the same issue. Seems like nobody else on my team is having the same problem.

     

    Newcomer
    August 7, 2024

    Same problem here. For some time now, recordings have doubled or tripled in size. I don't understand because nothing has changed, so it can only be a change in Zoom itself