Zoom podcaster6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s an annoying thing about Zoom, but it acts as an incentive for people to pay for a subscription. Once that mark has been reached, everyone will be kicked out of the call. That’s the same restriction that has always applied for anywhere between three and 100 participants. But in May 2022, the company announced it would now be limited to 40 minutes. Zoom’s free tier used to allow two participants to stay in a meeting for up to 24 hours. But if you wanted to record an episode where you have more than one long-distance guest in the chat, you can totally do so using Zoom. If you have a Basic/Free, Pro, or other paid account, you can have up to 100 video participants (including the host) in any of your meetings! Of course, you probably won’t be interviewing 100 people at the same time for your podcast. But it’s nice to have that functionality on hand! It further proves our point that Zoom is very accessible. Keep in mind: the audio quality through a phone call is not as great than if your guest were using the audio from a video chat. If your guest is not able to use a computer for your Zoom chat, Zoom has a dial-up feature where your guest can call a number and join your call through their phone! The number to call is available when you’re sharing the full link to your Zoom chat with your guest. Video recordings from Zoom are fantastic for promoting a podcast episode on social media or for just starting a journey into YouTube vodcasting. However, if you enable HD recording in your video settings and use a high-quality video camera, you can finesse the footage so that it comes out cleaner. ![]() The only con to video recording on Zoom is that the video quality may not be super crisp. Once you’re done recording, Zoom will automatically download the video onto your computer. If you’re a person who likes to upload a video recording of your podcast as well as an audio recording, you can use Zoom to film your video conference. It doesn’t take a lot of work to set up, and by now, lots of people around the world are familiar with using it. Simply put, Zoom makes newbie guests feel comfortable. (However, if the host has restricted joining meetings using authentication profiles, then the participant will need a Zoom account to access the meeting.) It’s even possible to join a Zoom meeting and record with your podcast host even if you don’t have a formal account. All you have to do to start chatting with someone is create a link and send it to them. Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last two years, everyone’s heard of Zoom. Need some convincing before you make a Zoom account? Below, we have 5 good reasons why you should use Zoom for your long-distance podcast recording. Sure, there are other options available, but if you’re just starting out in podcasting and looking for a quick, easy, and relatively inexpensive way to get a guest who lives across the country to be on your show, trust us…Zoom is a smart option. If you’re looking to record a podcast with someone via long distance, Zoom is a nice place to start. That’s right – Zoom is a great tool to have if you’re a podcaster. Who would have thought that in 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, a little conferencing app called Zoom would rise in popularity? Nowadays we use Zoom for a lot of things – job meetings and interviews, gathering with friends from all over the world, and even for podcasting! ![]()
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