Set recording quality limits for screen shares

Supported editions for this feature: Business Standard and Business Plus; Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus; Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Education Plus; Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus.  Compare your edition

Recording presentations and other kinds of screen shares at 1080p makes them much easier to read than when they're recorded at lower resolutions. If saving Drive space is a bigger priority for your organization,  you can limit screen share recording quality to a maximum of 720p. 

Before you begin: If needed, learn how to apply the setting to a department or group.

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. In the Admin console, go to Menu  AppsGoogle WorkspaceGoogle Meet.
3. Click Meet video settings.
4. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how

   Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

5. Click Default video recording quality and check or uncheck the Record at highest available resolution when conditions allow (default) box.
6. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

   To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

Changes can take up to 24 hours but typically happen more quickly. Learn more

Related topics

• Record a video meeting
• Start or schedule a Google Meet video meeting
• Manage files in your Google Drive storage
• Troubleshoot Meet network, audio, and video issues as an admin