Hi @Librarycat! As the webinar host, you can set the default view for attendees with these steps:
- Click the View button at the top right corner of the Zoom window.
- Select Attendee View -> Speaker
Alternatively, you can also enable and use the Spotlight feature that lets you highlight up to 9 participants as primary active speakers during a meeting or webinar:
- Hover over the video of the person(s) you want to show.
- Click the three dots (...)
- Select Spotlight for Everyone
- Only the spotlighted videos will be visible to the attendees, effectively hiding everyone else, including co-hosts with their video off.
As for the hard drive/local recording, it typically captures the same view you are seeing at the time. To change the settings:
- Click the arrow up (^) next to Video in your host controls.
- Select Video Settings
- Scroll to the bottom of the video settings window and check the box for "Hide non-video participants"
- Ensure your personal view is set to Speaker View during the recording
If you are using Cloud Recording, you have much more control over the layout of the file:
- Log in to https://zoom.us
- Go to Settings > Recording > Cloud Recording
- You'll see options for different recording layouts like Active Speaker, Gallery View, etc. You can enable/disable your preferred options
In addition to more layout options, you can also download recordings saved to the cloud. I hope this helps!
