#1 2009-07-27 02:53:29

**_joekr_**

Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

Instead of choosing "Make Offline" manually in Connect Pro, is there any automated way to export the meeting recordings into FLV file?  I could not find an API doing this.

Or can we move the full set of meeting content files to other server as archives for future playback?

Thanks.

Last edited by **_joekr_** (2009-07-27 02:54:23)

**_dyun_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

I believe the answer is no.  The way the offline recording works is that it is as client-side process so the meeting needs to playback in real-time on a client machine in order to create the offline version.  Given this, there wouldn't be any APIs, because its not a server-side process.  Its not like you can call the server and say "getRecordings" because of the way that offline recordings are made.

**_joekr_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

Thanks David!

Other than combining and exporting as a single FLV through offline recording, can we locate all the recorded video files (pods such as video cconference clips, shared desktop, presentation slides, chat box transcripts) in server side batch job and copy them into other servers for storage?  Are the video files playable individually without performing offline recording?

**_gajett_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

Other than combining and exporting as a single FLV through offline recording, can we locate all the recorded video files (pods such as video cconference clips, shared desktop, presentation slides, chat box transcripts) in server side batch job and copy them into other servers for storage?  Are the video files playable individually without performing offline recording?

Yes.  If you are hosted, you can download recording files using a url like so:

http://your.connect.url/recording_name_ … wnload=zip

so, append /output/foo.zip?download=zip  to your recording url, where foo.zip is the desired name of the zip file.  This will download all of the recording files, both flv and xml.  the flv files can be played w/ adobe media player (http://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplay … moid=DJDTT).

If you are licensed, you can use the same method, or simply go to the file system.  Where is the recording?  Connect will tell you if you ask. 
Use a url like so:

http://your.connect.url/recording_name_ … r?mode=xml
this will open the recording.  scroll down to see the recording's xml data.
Use your browser

**_khweir_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

Are the video files playable individually without performing offline recording?

Yes.  If you are hosted, you can download recording files using a url like so:

http://your.connect.url/recording_name_ … wnload=zip

so, append /output/foo.zip?download=zip  to your recording url, where foo.zip is the desired name of the zip file.  This will download all of the recording files, both flv and xml.  the flv files can be played w/ adobe media player (http://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplay … moid=DJDTT).

Greg

is there a listing somewhere that tells me what each flv in the zip file does?  I think it's great to have this fast way to get recordings, but I'm not sure how to use each of the objects in the zip.

**_gajett_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

is there a listing somewhere that tells me what each flv in the zip file does?  I think it's great to have this fast way to get recordings, but I'm not sure how to use each of the objects in the zip.

no.  use something like adobe media player to view the .flvs to determine what they are.
a very important thing to keep in mind is that this is only a *portion* of the recording.
if there were files uploaded during the meeting session, they are linked from the recording, they are *not* part of this download process.
that's why the only sure way to create a fully usable recording is the 'make offline' option.  the method indicated here only gets you the building blocks.

greg

**_BeepBeep_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

This thread has answered a lot of questions. We are trying to figure out if it is possible to export meeting recordings to flv also. I thought that it was possible, but haven't been able to figure it out. Now I see that it isn't possible, that explains allot. I guess we will have to work around the issue. Thank you.

Last edited by **_BeepBeep_** (2011-01-03 13:19:29)

**_aucyris_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

I'm an administrator in the Adobe Connect application. When I click to "Make Available Offline", I get the message: "You do not have permission to access this item." How do I remedy this?

**_Jorma_at_RealEyes_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

Either make yourself a Host of the meeting room, or move the recording into the content library.

**_Snelly_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

I am still not having any luck downloading the seperate zip file.  When i attach this:

https://coryskyy.adobeconnect.com/_a104 … wnload=zip

the video just plays, no download prompt

**_Jorma_at_RealEyes_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

It looks like you have too much going on in the URL. Your link for downloading should look like this:

https://coryskyy.adobeconnect.com/p1a49 … wnload=zip

https://coryskyy.adobeconnect.com/p1a49qn4oxl/output/XXX.zip?download=zip

**_Snelly_**

Re: Automate the "Make Offline" conversion of recordings

Thanks for the help Jorma.  I am working on it now.