riverside.com Reviews 

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Riverside (formerly Riverside.fm) is the all-in-one platform for recording, live streaming, editing, repurposing, and publishing studio-quality videos and podcasts. Creators and businesses use it to produce broadcast-quality content without the production maze of multiple tools, expensive studios, or technical expertise. Record up to 4K video and uncompressed audio locally on every participant’s device, so quality holds up even on bad internet. Edit by editing the transcript. Turn long recordings into clips, captions, show notes, and translations with AI. Webinars scale to 10,000 attendees. Trusted by independent podcasters like Tim Ferriss, Mel Robbins, and Guy Raz, and by brands including Spotify, Marvel, HubSpot, Microsoft, and Intuit. What are Riverside's core benefits? All-in-one: Record, live stream, edit, repurpose, host, and publish from one platform. Studio-quality results, no studio needed: Up to 4K video and uncompressed audio, recorded locally so quality doesn’t depend on the internet connection. AI that does the heavy lifting: Edit by chatting or by editing text, clip automatically, enhance audio, translate, and generate show notes in seconds. Speed without compromising quality: Cut hours of post-production into minutes. Maximum reach from every recording: Built-in repurposing into clips, captions, transcripts, translations, and social formats. No learning curve: Easy enough for first-timers, deep enough for pros. Guests join from a browser link. What are Riverside's main features? Recording Local recording: Up to 4K video and 48kHz uncompressed audio, captured on each participant’s device. Separate tracks per participant: Independent audio and video tracks for clean post-production. Progressive upload: Tracks the upload as you record. Ready to edit the moment you finish. Async Recording: Guests record on their own time through a link. No meeting needed. Mobile and screen recording: Native iOS and Android apps. Screen capture for tutorials, demos, and solo content. Live streaming and webinars Multi-destination live streaming: Go live in HD to YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, and X simultaneously. Webinars up to 10,000 attendees: With live chat, Q&A, polls, audience call-ins, and registration. HubSpot and Salesforce sync: Registrant data flows directly into the CRM for lead generation. AI tools Co-Creator: AI video and audio assistant. Turn recordings into blog posts, clips, newsletters, social posts, and thumbnails through chat. Magic Clips: AI clip maker. Automatically surfaces the best moments and turns them into short, ready-to-post clips. Magic Audio: AI audio enhancer. Reduces noise, evens levels, makes any setup sound studio-grade. AI Editing: Edit video by editing the transcript. Remove filler words and silences in one click. AI Transcription: 100+ languages, 99% accuracy. AI Translation (with VideoDub): Translate and dub recordings into 30+ languages with voice cloning. AI Show Notes: Auto-generated episode summaries, chapters, and titles. AI Captions: Customizable, in 100+ languages. Smart layouts and eye-contact correction: Auto-switching speaker views. AI gaze correction for off-axis recordings. Editing and post-production Text-based editor: Edit video and audio by editing the transcript. As easy as editing a doc. Multi-track timeline: Per-speaker tracks, cross-talk removal, layout switching. Brand kit: Fonts, colors, logos, and overlays applied consistently across recordings. Premiere Pro and Final Cut export: Non-destructive XML timeline export for pro editing handoffs. Hosting and distribution Podcast hosting: Publish straight to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and other major directories. Analytics: Downloads, listening apps, and audience data. Customizable website and embedded players: Built-in podcast site with one-click distribution. What is Riverside best used for? For creators Podcast recording, editing, hosting, and publishing Remote video interviews with guests anywhere in the world YouTube videos and long-form content Live shows and live podcasts Solo recordings, screen capture, and tutorials For businesses and teams Marketing video: testimonials, case studies, social content, brand podcasts Webinars and virtual events up to 10,000 attendees Internal communications: town halls, executive updates, all-hands Learning and development: training, onboarding, internal knowledge Sales: demos, prospect calls, customer stories Product: demos, recorded user calls, walkthroughs Producers and agencies: multi-guest remote production with full producer control What does Riverside offer for businesses? Riverside’s Business plan adds capabilities built for teams running professional video production at scale. Full production control Producer Mode: Run the session without appearing in the recording. Control guests’ mics, cameras, layouts, and teleprompters. Studio branding: Lock fonts, colors, logos, and overlays so content stays on-brand at scale. Team collaboration Workspaces, roles, and permissions: Organize teams, assign access, share files inside or outside the company. In-editor comments: Feedback without Slack threads or screen recordings. Riverside API: Plug Riverside into existing workflows. Scale and speed Unlimited recording, storage, and exports Simultaneous team editing: Multiple team members record and edit at the same time. Enterprise-grade security and support SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliant: End-to-end encryption. SSO available. 24/7 live support: Plus a dedicated Customer Success Manager. Producer on demand: A Riverside producer can join mid-session if anything breaks. Who uses Riverside? Thousands of creators and teams worldwide. Independent podcasters including Tim Ferriss, Mel Robbins, and Guy Raz. Brands and enterprises including Spotify, Marvel, HubSpot, Microsoft, iHeartMedia, Charles Schwab, The Times, Intuit, GE Aerospace, and Accenture. Frequently Asked Questions: Can I use Riverside without technical experience? Yes. Riverside runs in the browser, guests can join from a link with no need to download any app or software, and the text-based editor lets anyone edit by deleting words from a transcript. No video editing background required. What AI features does Riverside include? The AI features on Riverside include: Co-Creator (chat-based content assistant), Magic Clips (auto clip maker), Magic Audio (audio enhancement), AI Editing (transcript-based editing, filler removal), AI Transcription (100+ languages, 99% accuracy), AI Translation with VideoDub (30+ languages), AI Show Notes, AI Captions, and eye contact correction. More AI features and tools are added continually. Does Riverside work for live streaming and webinars? Yes. Multi-destination HD live streaming to YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, and X. Webinars support up to 10,000 attendees with chat, Q&A, polls, registration, and HubSpot and Salesforce integrations. What integrations does Riverside support? Direct publishing to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Timeline export to Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro. Webinar data sync with HubSpot and Salesforce. Social export to LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, and Telegram. Riverside API for custom workflows. Is Riverside suitable for enterprise use? Yes. The Business plan includes SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance, end-to-end encryption, SSO, role-based permissions, unlimited storage, Producer Mode, dedicated Customer Success Manager, and 24/7 support. What are Riverside's pricing options? Riverside offers free, paid and business plans. Currently there are five available plans to choose from: Free, Pro, Live, Webinar, and Business (custom pricing). The Business plan includes unlimited multitrack recording, unlimited storage, Producer Mode, SSO, role-based permissions, and webinars up to 10,000 attendees. See more