Knowledge Base » [880929] How do I use downloaded GatherPlace recordings?

Product or Service: GatherPlace, TutorPlace
Client Software: GP4, GP5
User Type: Host, Administrator
GatherPlace Premium customers can record their online meetings and play them back from our website by using a simple link (Java 1.3 or higher is required).
Playing back recordings from our site gives you more control over the distribution of your content because no file is downloaded.

If you need a copy of your recordings, we provide a way to convert your online recordings to a downloadable Flash video file (Adobe Flash Player is required for playback).
This allows you to play back a recording without Internet access, host your recording from your own website, or distribute it on a CD.

You can manage your recordings and request downloads here: http://www.gatherplace.com/recordings
Important note on downloaded recordings: The downloaded recordings have a maximum resolution of 1920 pixels in either dimension.
Any meetings that were recorded with screen resolutions larger than 1920 pixels in either dimension will be scaled down resulting in a loss of quality.

Using Downloaded GatherPlace Recordings

Playing Your Recording Locally
  1. Open your downloaded ZIP file with your favorite ZIP program.
  2. Extract all of the files contained inside the ZIP to the same folder/location.
  3. Double-click the file named: playNNNNNNNN.html where the 'NNNNNNNN' is an 8 digit number (each recording has a different number at the end).

Streaming Your Recording from a Website
  1. Open your downloaded ZIP file with your favorite ZIP program.
  2. Extract all of the files contained inside the ZIP to the same location.
  3. Upload all of the files to the same folder/location on your website.
  4. Put a link on your website to the page named: play12345678.html where the 'NNNNNNNN' is an 8 digit number (each recording has a different number at the end).

Converting Your Recording to a Different Video Format
  1. Open your downloaded ZIP file with your favorite ZIP program.
  2. Extract all of the files contained inside the ZIP to the same location.
  3. Use a program to convert the FLV file (named: NNNNNNNN.flv where the 'NNNNNNNN' is an 8 digit number) to your desired video format.
    See this article for more information on using FLV Converter to convert the downloaded recordings.

Free FLV Converters:

DISCLAIMER
GatherPlace provides the links above as is, without warranty, and does not have any affiliation with the people or companies that made the software.
Please consult their user guides and FAQs for help.


IMPORTANT NOTES
  • To edit your recordings, you must convert the FLV file to a format that your video editing software can import.
  • When selecting the audio conversion format, you may need to choose copy original audio stream or no change to sound.
  • If the screen resolution changes during the recording, higher screen resolutions will be scaled to fit the initial screen resolution in the Flash video (FLV).
  • You will have 30 days to download your recording after it is converted. After 30 days, the downloadable recording will be deleted from our servers.

Editing Your Recording after it is Converted to a Different Video Format
Most modern Mac and Windows computers include a video editing program with the operating system.
Windows has Windows Movie Maker. It can import AVI, MPEG, and WMV video files.
Macs have iMovie, which is a part of iLife. iMovie can import Quicktime MOV and MPEG-4 video files.
Please consult their user guides and documentation for help on editing the converted recordings.


Technical Specifications
Video File Extension.flv
Video CodecFlash Screen Video
Audio CodecPCM
Audio Sample Rate11025 Hz
Audio ChannelsMono
Keywords
recording, downloaded, flv, flash, video, download

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