I couldn't find any best-practices for converting from ARF to MP4 - particularly removing background bar due to the strict 1024x768 size imposed by the ARF converter. This is the highest quality process, I was able to come up with
- Windows machine with WebEx ARF Player
- Windows, Linux or Mac machine with ffmpeg
- Record session
- Edit recording in WebEx to set start and end times
- My Event Recordings > Recording Actions dropdown > Modify
- Recording File Info > Playback control > Recording Playback Range > Partial
- Adjust start and end times
- Download "editing" recording
- On a windows machine, open the recording and convert
- File > Convert Format > MP4
- Uncheck all content options
- Video Quality > High
- Convert Now
- On a Mac or Linux machine, crop recording
ffmpeg -y -i input.mp4 -vf "crop=1024:575:0:0" -acodec copy output.mp4
- Adjust the crop size to match your format
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Sign into Webex -> My WebEx -> My Reports
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Registration Report 1. Click Registration Report -> Erase "Search By" Field -> Click Display Report 1. Click on your Event Name (if duplicates, pick the one with the most in "Attended" colum) 1. Click Export and share downloaded CSV with organizers.
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In-Event Activity Report 1. Click Registration Report -> Erase "Search By" Field -> Click Display Report 1. Click on your Event Name 1. Click Export and share downloaded CSV with organizers.
Thanks. It is a shame that the Webex Network Recording Player cannot export a higher quality MP4