Recording is available if you would like the option to view your Centra sessions at a later date. To set up your event to be recorded, submit our help request form, or choose it in the Centra Request form by saying "yes" to "class to be recorded and archived."

Once your event is set up for recording, log in to your assigned Centra domain and click lead under the event you have set up for recording. After clicking the Begin you will begin the event as well as the start the recording. Again, please keep in mind that the Centra software currently only supports one recording per day.

When the session has begun The record and pause button will become active. Click the Pause button to pause any recording. Click the record button to resume a recording. The recording status will be indicated by either or being displayed in the lower left under the Agenda window.

End the session by closing the Centra window. A pop up window will ask whether or not you want to publish the recording. Chose yes to publish, or cancel to resume the event. If you have recorded this Event before you will be asked if you want to overwrite the previous copy. Choose yes. Centra will send the recording to the IDDL Centra server and report that the file has published successfully.

After you have published your recording, Centra confirm that you wish to exit. Choose yes.

To view the most recently recorded Centra session log in to your assigned Centra domain. Choose the Ongoing tab and click Playback under the session you wish to review. You will be offered the choice to either playback the file, or download it to your machine.

If you choose playback, Centra will open the session and begin playing it back. Use the controls at the top of the screen to rewind, fast forward, pause, and play the session as it plays back. Close the window when you are finished.

If you choose to download the file, a File Download pop-up window will open. Select Save from the File Download pop-up. Choose a location for the file to be saved, and select Save. The file will then download to your computer and alert you when it has completed. Close the Download Complete window and locate the downloaded file. Double click on the file to view your Centra recording. You may view this file at any time.

To view a recorded Centra session other than the most recent session, log in to your assigned Centra domain. Along the top header image, select the Download Archived Recordings link in the toolbar. Open the folder for the course you wish to review. Right click on the file you wish to download, and choose copy to folder. Choose a location for the file to be saved, and select OK. Once the file has been downloaded, locate the downloaded file. Double click on the file to view your Centra recording. You may view this file at any time.

Note: if password protection was requested for archived recordings, only the instructor will have access to the archived recordings for the class. Most instructors who do so will post the recordings on the courses' Blackboard website.