Cloud Recording
  • Introduction
  • Release notes
  • Getting started
  • Guides
    • Single-stream recording
    • Mixed-stream recording
    • Set mixed-stream layout
    • Multi-sector recording (Whiteboard)
    • Capture screenshots
  • API reference
    • API overview
    • Accessing Server APIs
    • Start recording
    • Stop recording
    • Update the mixed-stream layout
    • Update the whiteboard
    • Query recording status
    • Query the recording task list
    • Pause recording
    • Resume recording
    • Callback of the recording status
    • API testing with Postman
  • Error codes
  • Documentation
  • Cloud Recording
  • Overview

Introduction

Last updated:2023-04-17 19:33

What is Cloud Recording

ZEGOCLOUD's Cloud Recording is an add-on service to record voice calls, video calls, and interactive streaming on your cloud storage by simply integrating and calling the ZEGOCLOUD APIs. With Cloud Recording, you can record the calls or live streaming for your users to watch at their convenience.

Why Cloud Recording

High reliability

Deploys global clusters to provide high-availability services. An automatic disaster recovery scheme during the recording to prevent the recordings from being lost. Automatic stores recordings upon failures of the third-party cloud storage and uploads upon recovery.

High security

Provides end-to-end security by uploading all recordings to the user-specified cloud platforms, using token authentication and AES encryption when publishing streams, encrypting transmission channels for data transmission.

High compatibility

Supports storing recorded files in third-party cloud storage, such as Alibaba Cloud, AWS S3, Tencent Cloud, Qiniu Cloud, Alibaba Cloud VOD (MP4, FLV) based on your needs.

Easy to use

Provides easy-to-use APIs for you to integrate. The recordings can be in MP4, FLV, or HLS formats, which can be replayed directly without further operations.

Flexible options

Provides rich features to be combined as needed. Enables you to use the Cloud recording Service in different scenarios.

Provides a wealth of functions. Customers can flexibly combine various functions according to their business needs, seamlessly apply them to different business scenarios, and achieve more complete services.

Features

Feature Description
Single-stream recording Records the audio and video as separate files for each user in a room.
Mixed-stream recording Generates single mixed audio and video files for multiple specified users in a room.
Multi-sector recording Records the whiteboard files and the audio/video streams (can be used in conjunction with the Single-stream/Mixed-stream recording modes).
Set mixed-stream layout In mixed-stream recording mode, you can customize the mixed-stream layout or use predefined layouts. The predefined layouts are as follows:
  • Horizontal layout
  • Vertical layout
  • Floating layout
  • Grid layout
Autocomplete video images Stay recording and display the last image of the user when the streaming operation is interrupted in the room, and connect with the latest video image once the user resumes streaming.
Capture screenshots You can take screenshots of all video streams.
PowerPoint recording Supports recording the animation effects and embedded audio and video in PowerPoint slides.
Third-party cloud storage You can store recorded files in the following third-party cloud storage services.
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS S3
  • Tencent Cloud
  • Qiniu Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud VOD (MP4 or FLV)

Use cases

Industry Description
Online education Provides high-quality voice and video recordings for one-to-one and one-to-many online courses. Students can replay recordings for review at their convenience.
Live streaming Replays the highlights of the live streaming, captures screenshots, and can be used for content moderation.
Financial industry When conducting financial management, account registration, and face-to-face businesses, the audio and video recordings can be used for record-keeping and archival purposes.
Customer service/Call centers The recordings of consultation or query service can be used for customer research and service quality evaluations.
Remote healthcare Recordings of remote diagnoses and online medical consultations enable patients to acquire medical resources in remote or inaccessible areas. And can be used as references for subsequent treatments.
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