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Mar 20, 2022 2:23 PM UTC
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Recording @ 1080p

Prior to December, 2021, I recorded meetings at 1080p. The results could be posted to YouTube and it reflected HD quality. This was important to me since some of the participants were doing screen sharing of PowerPoint slides. Resolution counted.

 

Since that time, without my making any changes to my computer or Zoom settings that I am aware of, other than doing the Zoom updates, my recordings come out at 720p. A few of my friends post recordings and theirs still reflect 1080p. Is there some change on Zoom's part to the PRO accounts that are only now limiting my recording quality?

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    IP-Man
    Employee
    Employee
    Mar 21, 2022 7:51 PM UTC

    @Steve49 

    Kindly see this KB article that describe the video resolution for recordings - https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/4409490756749-Resolution-of-recorded-video

     

    Hope this helps!

     

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    Steve49Author
    Explorer
    Mar 21, 2022 8:00 PM UTC

    I had seen this before. This says that 1 or 2 person sessions are at 1080. I am not getting that. Uncle Google turned up an article today for me that dates this as a change that went into effect in January. Sources seem to differ, some saying that 1080 is available only to Enterprise, Business and Education accounts while others seem to say Pro accounts are also eligible. Another puzzling and contradictory piece is that some of my friends can record at 1080 dnd even 4k. I can accept that Zoom changed their practice, though a clearer announcement would have been a better business practice. I have a much harder time with the contradictory experiences.

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    Newcomer
    Jan 30, 2023 12:50 PM UTC

    I am still trying to figure this out with their plans, it's not very straightforward unfortunately

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    Newcomer
    Jan 30, 2023 1:03 PM UTC

    Is 1080p available on a Pro account? The suggested article about does not mention plans?

     

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    Steve49Author
    Explorer
    Jan 30, 2023 1:18 PM UTC

    It is available. I'm not sure whether it's Zoom or YouTube where I upload my videos; but sometimes it will do one thing and other times another. I've even seen a person I work with upload from her Mac and sometimes get 4k video. She has no idea how or why it happens, but just does.

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    Newcomer
    Aug 5, 2025 6:40 PM UTC

    New user 07/08-2025. Confirming Zoom is not recording at 1080P despite settings and technical support suggesting otherwise. Ridiculous. 

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