Using Zoom for Personal Capture
Zoom is the university's video conferencing system which is supported by ITS. For Zoom technical support, contact help@its.uq.edu.au.
Check Zoom Settings
- Launch Zoom on your computer. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the Installing Zoom guide.
- Click on the Settings button.
- Click on the Audio tab in the menu.
- Click on the Test Speaker and Test Mic buttons to test your audio.
- Click on the Video tab in the menu.
- Click on the Camera dropdown menu to select your desired video source.
- Once you have finished checking the audio and video settings, close the Settings window.
Launch a Zoom Session
- Click on the Start with video button to launch a Zoom meeting.
- A pop-up window will appear with audio conference options.
- Click on the Join with Computer Audio button.
Share your screen
- Click on the Share button.
- Select Screen to share your entire computer screen and any apps (i.e. PointPoint) you access during the recording.
- Click on the Share button to share your screen.
- Your screen will then be shared within the Zoom session and your webcam view will be minimised.
Record your screen
- Ensure your PowerPoint is in presentation mode (i.e. not editing mode) before recording.
- At the top of the screen, hover your cursor over the Meeting ID to view the menu options.
- Select More > Record on this Computer from the menu (or Alt + R on your keyboard) to begin the recording.
Pause and resume the recording
- Select More > Pause Recording from the menu (or Alt + P on your keyboard) to pause the recording throughout the session.
- Select More > Resume Recording from the menu (or Alt + P on your keyboard) to resume the recording.
Save the recording
- Select More > Stop Recording from the menu (or Alt + R on your keyboard) to stop and save the recording.
- Select More > End Meeting from the menu (or Alt + Q on your keyboard) to end the session.
- Once the video file has finished converting, it will be saved automatically as a MP4 file on your computer within C:\Users\uqabcde\Documents\zoom in an individual folder.
- You can then edit the video file in your preferred video editing software if needed.
Note: It is recommended that you upload the MP4 file to My Media within Learn.UQ for distribution and storage. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the My Media guide.