# Converting meeting local recordings on linux **URL:** \ **Category:** Meeting SDK\ **Created:** [March 21, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/converting-meeting-local-recordings-on-linux/106213 "2024-03-21T06:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vaibhav-gritae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/vaibhav-gritae/32/57793_2.png) [@vaibhav-gritae](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/vaibhav-gritae)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/converting-meeting-local-recordings-on-linux/106213/1 "2024-03-21T06:42:24Z")
Hi I am using the Meeting SDK to create a bot that does local recording of the meeting and then store the recordings to my server. I use StartRecording() to record the meeting and I get the following files: - double\_click\_to\_convert\_01.meetingrec - double\_click\_to\_convert\_02.meetingrec - zoomver.tag I want a mp4 video file instead. I have read through the forums and found following tips: - Convert using zTscoder: I am on Linux and this utility seems to be available for Windows only. What would be the equivalent for Linux so that I can programmatically trigger the conversion? - Enable “Optimize for 3rd party video editor” setting: This would produce a file compatible with 3rd part video editing software, according to the docs. However, enabling this setting using the SDK through `m_settingService->GetRecordingSettings()->EnableOptimizeFor3rdPartyVideoEditor(true)` doesn’t seem to have any effect and I still get the recording files in `.meetingrec` format. How can we make this work? Thanks Vaibhav ---
**Author:** ![chunsiong.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chunsiong.zoom/32/35488_2.png) [@chunsiong.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chunsiong.zoom)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/converting-meeting-local-recordings-on-linux/106213/2 "2024-03-25T04:22:30Z")
@vaibhav-gritae > want a mp4 video file instead. I have read through the forums and found following tips: > > - Convert using zTscoder: I am on Linux and this utility seems to be available for Windows only. What would be the equivalent for Linux so that I can programmatically trigger the conversion? There is no such equivalent on Linux. I would recommending working on Raw Data instead of local recording. > - Enable “Optimize for 3rd party video editor” setting: This would produce a file compatible with 3rd part video editing software, according to the docs. However, enabling this setting using the SDK through `m_settingService->GetRecordingSettings()->EnableOptimizeFor3rdPartyVideoEditor(true)` doesn’t seem to have any effect and I still get the recording files in `.meetingrec` format. How can we make this work? This setting only affects cloud recording. ---
**Author:** ![amanda-recallai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/amanda-recallai/32/44747_2.png) [@amanda-recallai](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/amanda-recallai)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/converting-meeting-local-recordings-on-linux/106213/3 "2024-03-25T20:53:15Z")
Hey @vaibhav-gritae , As Chun Siong mentioned, the recommended approach here is to work with the Raw Data instead of a local recording. This should provide you the flexibility you need to control the video output in a format your use case requires. Our team runs meeting bots at a very large scale, and we use GStreamer to achieve a similar functionality. GStreamer is an open-source multimedia framework that allows you to work with raw data by handling video/audio streams and outputting media files in various formats. If you didn’t want to handle the complexities of implementing this yourself, an alternative is to use [Recall.ai](https://www.recall.ai/)for your meeting bots instead. It’s a simple 3rd party API that lets you use meeting bots to get raw audio/video and mp4 recordings from meetings without you needing to spend months to build, scale and maintain these bots. Let me know if you have any questions! ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav-gritae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/vaibhav-gritae/32/57793_2.png) [@vaibhav-gritae](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/vaibhav-gritae)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/converting-meeting-local-recordings-on-linux/106213/4 "2024-03-26T13:06:57Z")
Thanks. We have a call set up with Recall team and will explore it.