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actsleepy2day
Newcomer
Newcomer

I finished a recording a bit ago and when I viewed the videos, they switched the camera back and forth with whoever was speaking. I needed the camera to stay on me the entire time. Is there a way to get a recording that had the camera on me the whole time? 

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tobyfromrea
Contributor I
Contributor I

Hey @actsleepy2day, it depends on your recording settings. For your next recording, you might want to enable 'Record active speaker, gallery view and shared screen separately' under Settings > Recording if that helps.

Detailed instructions can be found here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360060316092-Changing-basic-and-advanced-cloud-recording-s...
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kjhartma
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

If you're recording to the cloud, your best bet might be to spotlight yourself so you always stay as active speaker.  Note that at least 3 people must have their cameras turned on for spotlight to be available.

 

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362653-Spotlighting-participants-videos

 

You can also Pin videos too, but that only affects your view, so might only work best if recording locally.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rly4y7ya9k

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362743-Pinning-participants-videos

 

I think Spotlight is the better option personally.