Use Record Now

Now that you have set up your rooms, your users can begin using Record Now. They can launch Record Now from a Podium PC using the Record Now Launcher desktop shortcut. Alternatively, they can launch it directly from a web browser using its URL. 

Record Now URL

The Record Now URL has the following format:
https://myserver.mynetwork.net/Mediasite/RecordNow/<room-ID>

Note

You can obtain a room’s Record Now URL by launching Record Now from Management Portal and copying the URL.

Record ad-hoc presentation using Record Now

Users launch Record Now on a Podium PC using the Record Now launcher.  When you launch Record Now, you select a recording type based on a room’s recording capability.

When a user starts a Record Now session, the scheduled presentation is automatically created and placed within their user folder. For example, if the recording is done by someone logged in as dmanly@sofouniversity.edu, the presentation is in the Mediasite Users/dmanly@sofouniversity.edu folder. Since these presentations are in user folders, users manage them from My Mediasite.

To record presentations using Record Now:
  1. Log into the Podium PC and launch Record Now using the Record Now Launcher. You may be required to enter your Mediasite credentials.
  2. Once Record Now is connected to the room, enter a presentation title and the duration of the presentation.

  1. Click Begin Recording under the template that best fits the type of presentation you want to record.  Record Now creates and syncs a schedule for recording. The recording automatically opens and begins recording using the device that can record the selected recording type.
  2. You can use the Record Now controls to pause and stop the presentation as well as extend the presentation beyond the specified recording time:
  • Pause/Resume - click to stop the recording temporarily. Keep in mind that the timer continues to run in respect to the presentation’s allotted time. For example, if a two-minute presentation is paused after one minute, the presentation still ends at the two-minute mark despite a pause occurring. After pausing, click Resume to continue recording your presentation.
  • Stop - click to stop recording your current presentation. After a recording is stopped, it is automatically uploaded to Mediasite.
  • Extend - click to extend the length of your recording. You can extend a presentation while it is recording and when it is paused. Once you have extended a recording, you must stop it manually. When a scheduled recording has less than three minutes left, you see a warning saying you may want to extend your recording.

For more information about the room Location Metadata server settings, see Add room location labels (optional).