Recorded mode plays a video of yours on a schedule, locked to the session clock so it behaves like a live airing.
Three ways to supply the video:
- Paste a link. A direct file such as an MP4 on a fast host, an HLS playlist, or an unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link. For direct files the editor probes the video and fills in the length for you. Embedded YouTube and Vimeo links cannot be probed, so type the length in seconds yourself.
- Record in your browser. Click Record in browser, choose camera, screen, or screen with a camera bubble in the corner, and use start, pause, resume and stop. A timer shows how long you have been recording.
- Choose from your Media Library. Pick a video you have already uploaded to WordPress.
How the recorder handles long sessions:
Where the browser supports it, the recorder asks you where to save the file and streams the recording straight to disk as it records instead of holding it in memory. If that is not available it keeps the recording in memory and warns you after thirty minutes that a long recording may run short of memory.
Getting the recording into the webinar:
When you stop, you can download the file or click Use as this webinar recording. The upload is sent to your site in two megabyte chunks, which gets around the single file upload limits many hosts impose, and the finished file is added to your Media Library and set as this webinar's video.
On shared hosting:
If your host limits uploads or serves large files slowly, download the recording, host it on a fast video host, and paste that link into the Video URL field instead. The recorder tells you the same thing if a chunk upload is refused.
Why the length matters:
The duration you set is what the room uses to decide when the session has ended, when to trigger the end of session segmentation, and when the follow up emails are queued. Make sure it matches the real video length.