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When a BigBlueButton meeting is enabled for recording, the moderator uses the Start/Stop Recording button in the live session to start or stop the recording.
Enabling recording when the meeting is created does not auto-capture the session. You must use the Start/Stop Recording button in the live session for a recording to be produced.
The recording icon sits in the top centre of the BigBlueButton interface, to the right of the session title.
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Start the recording

To start the recording, select the Start Recording button.
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The recording icon turns red and a timer counts up the recorded duration.

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Stop or pause the recording

To stop or pause the recording, select the red icon and timer.
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Recording processing takes about as long as the full session duration and only begins after the session ends or all attendees log out.
All sessions have a maximum duration of 9 hours.