Recording

How to create your recording space, invite guests, and record in Zencastr

18 articles in this collection
Written by Josh and Jeanette

Rooms and Recording Modes

Creating Rooms and Recording Modes

What rooms are and how to create them. What the 3 recording modes are and how to select and change them.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Archiving Rooms

How to archive and unarchive a room from your dashboard.

Written by Jeanette
Updated this week

Inviting Guests to Record

Inviting Guests

How to invite guests to your recording after creating an episode. Properties of episode recording links.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Can I send the recording link several days before the interview?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Audio and Video Settings

Selecting Microphones

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Selecting Cameras

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Selecting Headphones

Why headphones are recommended while recording. How the host can select their settings on the recording page.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Should I disable echo cancellation?

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Pre-Recording Health Checks

The pending recording must be successfully created and saved to the database

What health check warning ‘the pending recording must be successfully created and saved to the database’ means and how to troubleshoot

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

The recommended minimum memory is 8GB

What health check warning ‘the recommended minimum memory is 8 GB’ or ‘the recommended minimum memory is 4 GB’ means and how to troubleshoot

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

It is recommended to have at least 10GB of free local storage space for saving backups

Written by Josh
Updated over a week ago

Guest Green Room

Guest Green Room

What the guest green room is and how guests go through it. How guests can change their settings in the green room or in the recording page.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Managing Guests

Managing Guest Interactions

How hosts can manage guests while recording - muting mics, turning off cameras, dismissing hand raises, and kicking out guests.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Video

Viewing and Recording Video

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Using Footnotes

Using Footnotes

What footnotes are and how to add them while recording.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Using Soundboard

Using Soundboard

How to use the Soundboard to play audio clips during your recording. How to add and delete clips. How to adjust clip volume.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Using Transcriptions

Using Transcriptions

What transcriptions are and how to use them.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago

Using Cloud Drive

Using a Connected Dropbox or Google Drive Account

How to connect a cloud storage account to your Zencastr account. Where files are stored on the connected account after recording.

Written by Jeanette
Updated over a week ago