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Resolution of recorded video

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Resolution has an overall effect on the image quality of videos. There are various factors that can affect your local or cloud recording, including the number of participants and meeting settings. You can refer to the table provided for the resolution of your local or cloud recording.

 

Local recording Cloud recording Resolution of recorded video
  • 2 or more participants
  • Video turned ON 
  • Camera HD not enabled
 360p (640p x 360p)
  • 1 participant
  • 2 participants
    • Video turned ON
    • Camera HD enabled
    • Participant view in full screen
  • 3 or more participants
    • Group HD enabled
    • Host and any participant view in full screen
  • Gallery View less than 25
 720p (1280p x 720p)
  • 1 participant
  • 2 participants
    • Video turned ON
    • Camera HD enabled
    • Participant view in full screen
  • 3 or more participants
    • Group HD enabled
    • Host and any participant view in full screen
  • Gallery View greater than 25
 1080p (1920p x 1080p)
  • If a screen is shared, the video resolution will be dependent on the resolution of the largest screen shared. 
  • Video will still be sent at a maximum resolution of 1280 x 720p. However, the video will be resized to fill the entire recording frame.
  • If a screen is shared, the video resolution will be dependent on the resolution of the largest screen shared. 
  • Video will still be sent at a maximum resolution of 1280 x 720p. However, the video will be resized to fill the entire recording frame.
 (*)Dependent on shared screen resolution

(*) If the resolution of the shared screen is higher than the resolution of the camera then the camera video in the recording will appear with black bars on the side.

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