[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":601},["ShallowReactive",2],{"docs:\u002Fdocs\u002Fgetting-started\u002Fimport-zoom-cloud-recording":3,"docs-navigation":474,"site":587},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":457,"description":458,"extension":459,"meta":460,"navigation":461,"ogImage":457,"path":464,"section":465,"seo":466,"stem":467,"summary":457,"tags":468,"updated":472,"__hash__":473},"docs\u002Fdocs\u002Fgetting-started\u002Fimport-zoom-cloud-recording.md","Import a Zoom cloud recording",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":440},"minimark",[9,13,17,20,35,38,43,48,71,74,78,88,98,123,129,133,140,143,147,151,162,179,218,225,229,240,249,253,256,293,296,302,306,309,356,362,365,369,436],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"import-a-zoom-cloud-recording",[14,15,16],"p",{},"If Zoom import has been enabled for your studio, a completed cloud recording can arrive in\nBitterClip without downloading and uploading it yourself. BitterClip creates one Capture\nSession for the meeting, brings in the available video views, and builds an editable Episode\ninside the configured Project.",[14,18,19],{},"This guide starts with the configuration check, then follows the exact buttons you will use. It\nalso includes a short confidence test for your first real meeting.",[21,22,24],"callout",{"type":23},"note",[14,25,26,27,31,32,34],{},"Zoom import is currently configured for a studio, not connected by each person from\nSettings. If the Zoom section does not say ",[28,29,30],"strong",{},"Configured",", the status underneath tells you\nwhat is missing. ",[28,33,30],{}," means the required deployment values and target Project are\npresent; it does not prove that Zoom has delivered a recording. Do not paste Zoom credentials\ninto a support message.",[36,37],"zoom-import-settings-link",{},[39,40,42],"h2",{"id":41},"before-the-meeting","Before the meeting",[44,45,47],"h3",{"id":46},"_1-open-zoom-settings-in-bitterclip","1. 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If Settings instead says that no successful delivery has been\nproven yet, use the short test meeting in this guide as your first proof and keep the Zoom\noriginal until the entire checklist passes.",[14,99,100,101,104,105,108,109,112,113,116,117,122],{},"If the row says ",[28,102,103],{},"Setup incomplete",", ",[28,106,107],{},"Targets another Studio",", or ",[28,110,111],{},"Not configured",", stop\nthere. The explanation under the status names the problem. Click ",[28,114,115],{},"Check setup again"," after\nyour deployment operator changes it, or contact ",[118,119,121],"a",{"href":120},"#if-the-import-needs-attention","BitterClip support","\nbefore recording anything you expect to import automatically.",[21,124,126],{"type":125},"warning",[14,127,128],{},"The destination is chosen before the recording arrives. Settings does not currently let you\nroute an individual Zoom meeting to a different Project. Confirm the named Project first.",[44,130,132],{"id":131},"_3-check-the-zoom-side","3. Check the Zoom side",[14,134,135,136,139],{},"This path works with a ",[28,137,138],{},"Zoom cloud recording",", not a recording stored only on your\ncomputer. In Zoom, make sure the meeting is being recorded to the cloud. End the meeting\nnormally and wait until Zoom says the cloud recording has finished processing.",[14,141,142],{},"Only record people and material you have the right and consent to record. Importing does not\npublish the meeting anywhere.",[39,144,146],{"id":145},"follow-the-recording-into-bitterclip","Follow the recording into BitterClip",[44,148,150],{"id":149},"_4-find-the-new-episode","4. Find the new Episode",[14,152,153,154,157,158,161],{},"Return to the target Project you confirmed in step 2 and reload the page. A new Episode card\nwill say ",[28,155,156],{},"Importing from Zoom",". Click ",[28,159,160],{},"View progress"," to open its Capture Session.",[14,163,164,165,167,168,170,171,174,175,178],{},"If the card has not appeared yet, use the diagnostic path: click your name or avatar, click\n",[28,166,63],{},", scroll to ",[28,169,70],{},", and click ",[28,172,173],{},"Check for updates",". Under\n",[28,176,177],{},"Recent Zoom deliveries",", the meeting should appear as one of these states:",[180,181,182,188,194,200,206,212],"ul",{},[52,183,184,187],{},[28,185,186],{},"Received"," — Zoom delivered the meeting and the import is waiting to start.",[52,189,190,193],{},[28,191,192],{},"Waiting for Zoom"," — Zoom is still preparing the cloud recording files, or the import is\nqueued.",[52,195,196,199],{},[28,197,198],{},"Receiving files"," — BitterClip is bringing the completed files into the Capture Session.",[52,201,202,205],{},[28,203,204],{},"Building Episode"," — the files arrived and BitterClip is organizing the Episode.",[52,207,208,211],{},[28,209,210],{},"Episode ready"," — the editable Episode has been built.",[52,213,214,217],{},[28,215,216],{},"Needs attention"," — the automatic import stopped and needs a retry or manual recovery.",[14,219,220,221,224],{},"From a delivery row, click ",[28,222,223],{},"Open Capture Session"," when that action appears. You can leave\nwhile an import is working. Long meetings and several video views take longer, and Zoom's\nown processing happens before BitterClip receives the delivery.",[44,226,228],{"id":227},"_5-open-the-capture-session","5. Open the Capture Session",[14,230,231,232,235,236,239],{},"The Capture Session says whether it is ",[28,233,234],{},"Receiving your Zoom recording"," or ",[28,237,238],{},"Building your\nEpisode"," and checks again automatically. Do not add the same files manually while the\nautomatic import is still working; that can create a second, unnecessary intake attempt.",[14,241,242,243,245,246,64],{},"When the page says ",[28,244,210],{},", click ",[28,247,248],{},"Open Episode",[39,250,252],{"id":251},"verify-the-first-episode","Verify the first Episode",[14,254,255],{},"Before deleting the Zoom original, check the parts that would expose an incomplete import:",[49,257,258,261,264,275,278],{},[52,259,260],{},"Play the first and last 20 seconds.",[52,262,263],{},"Find one sentence near the start and one near the end in the transcript, then play each\none to check that the words and audio agree.",[52,265,266,267,270,271,274],{},"If the meeting used screen sharing or more than one Zoom view, click ",[28,268,269],{},"Sources · Compact","\n(the ",[28,272,273],{},"Inspect sources"," control) and check that the useful views arrived once each.",[52,276,277],{},"Listen across two speaker changes and make sure the meeting audio is continuous.",[52,279,280,281,284,285,288,289,292],{},"Select a short passage, click ",[28,282,283],{},"Preview as Clip",", then ",[28,286,287],{},"Create First Cut",". When it is\nready, click ",[28,290,291],{},"Download MP4"," and play the file through once.",[14,294,295],{},"Expect the meeting's mixed audio and the completed video views Zoom made available. Separate\nper-participant audio and automatic participant-name assignment are not part of this import\nyet.",[21,297,299],{"type":298},"tip",[14,300,301],{},"For a first confidence test, use a 5–10 minute meeting with two people. Speak near the\nbeginning and end, share the screen for a minute, and switch between speakers. That one test\nexercises delivery, multiple views, transcription, Episode assembly, playback, and export.",[39,303,305],{"id":304},"if-the-import-needs-attention","If the import needs attention",[14,307,308],{},"Keep the original cloud recording in Zoom while you recover it.",[49,310,311,317,322,325,335,345],{},[52,312,313,314,64],{},"Return to ",[28,315,316],{},"Settings → Recording import → Zoom",[52,318,319,320,64],{},"Find the meeting marked ",[28,321,216],{},[52,323,324],{},"Read the recovery sentence on that row. It distinguishes a retryable delivery from one\nthat needs manual recovery.",[52,326,327,328,331,332,64],{},"If shown, click ",[28,329,330],{},"Retry Zoom import"," once. Expect the state to return to ",[28,333,334],{},"Waiting for\nZoom",[52,336,337,338,340,341,344],{},"If ",[28,339,223],{}," appears, click it. Files already received are preserved there;\nfollow the recovery sentence and use ",[28,342,343],{},"Browse files"," only for missing footage.",[52,346,347,348,245,350,284,353,355],{},"If there is no Capture Session and no retry, download the completed video from Zoom,\nclick ",[28,349,86],{},[28,351,352],{},"Add footage",[28,354,343],{},". This creates the\nmanual fallback without discarding the Zoom original.",[14,357,358,359,361],{},"If no meeting appears at all, confirm that Zoom finished processing a cloud recording, reload\nSettings, and recheck that the Zoom row still says ",[28,360,30],{},". Then contact support with the\nmeeting topic, approximate end time, and the status shown in BitterClip. Do not send the Zoom\ndownload link, passcode, or credentials.",[363,364],"support-contact",{},[39,366,368],{"id":367},"tomorrows-confidence-check","Tomorrow's confidence check",[180,370,373,383,389,401,410,418,424,430],{"className":371},[372],"contains-task-list",[52,374,377,382],{"className":375},[376],"task-list-item",[378,379],"input",{"disabled":380,"type":381},true,"checkbox"," Zoom says the test meeting's cloud recording is ready.",[52,384,386,388],{"className":385},[376],[378,387],{"disabled":380,"type":381}," BitterClip Settings shows the expected Project and either a recent successful delivery\nor the new test delivery.",[52,390,392,394,395,397,398,400],{"className":391},[376],[378,393],{"disabled":380,"type":381}," The target Project card says ",[28,396,156],{}," and ",[28,399,160],{}," opens it.",[52,402,404,406,407,409],{"className":403},[376],[378,405],{"disabled":380,"type":381}," ",[28,408,223],{}," shows progress without asking for a duplicate 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