GoToMeeting: Convert Compressed WMV Recording.

By default, on Windows, GoToMeeting uses the G2M3 compression codec on stored recordings. This can be turned off in preferences. However, if that was not done, use the following steps to convert to a normal WMV file.

Convert Source WMV G2M3/G2M4 Codec Video to WMV WMV3 Codec Video

Step One:

• Please click here to download and install the GoToMeeting codec.

Step Two:

• If you have Windows XP or Windows 7(32-bit), please go to C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToMeeting\<????> (a folder with numbers, which is the version of GTM you have installed).
• If you have Windows 7(64-bit), please go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\GoToMeeting\<????>(a folder with numbers, which is the version of GTM you have installed). There will be a file called “g2mtranscoder.exe”. This is the utility that GoToMeeting uses to convert the file to a generic WMV file after recording.

Step Three:

• Now follow the instructions below to use command line to convert the WMV G2M3/G2M4 Codec Video file:

1. Copy g2mtranscoder.exe AND g2m.dll files and paste them onto the ROOT C: drive (ie not in a folder).
2. Place the GoToMeeting recorded WMV G2M3/G2M4 Codec Video file on the ROOT C: drive as well.
3. Launch the command prompt (start -> run -> cmd).
   • Note: If you have Windows 7, please run as Administrator to launch the command prompt. Please click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command prompt, and then click Run as administrator to start (execute) the command prompt “cmd.exe” in administrative mode! If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
4. If the command prompt launches and shows a file/folder path (ie C:\Documents and Setting\etc) then type “cd..” (without the quotes) until you are seeing just the root C: in the command prompt line (will look like C:\>).
5. Now, type the following at the prompt: “c:\g2mtranscoder.exe source=c:\videofilenamehere.wmv”. (Of course put the name of your video file instead of those words and don’t forget the .wmv).