Set custom file names for production

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Set the default naming convention for the media you download from Riverside so the files can be more easily integrated into your post-production workflow.

The custom name applies to individual high-quality tracks, shared media tracks, cloud recordings, and transcription files.

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Step by step

  1. On a computer, log in to your Riverside account.
  2. In the top left corner, click the current studio.
  3. Hover over the relevant production.
  4. Click ••• [the three dots]. 
  5. Click Settings.
    A panel opens with a summary of the production.
  6. Under Defaults, click Manage to the right of File naming.
  7. Under File name contains:, click and drag the naming elements to rearrange them.
  8. Click + Add to choose additional naming elements.
  9. To the right of the sample file name, click the - button to choose a separator: hyphens, spaces, or underscores.
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  10. Click Save.

Available naming elements include:

  • Date & time: When the recording started
  • Sequence number: A unique number assigned to the track
  • Custom text: Specific text you want to include
  • Production name: Production this recording belongs to
  • Studio name: Studio where the recording took place
  • Recording name: Name of the recording session
  • Guest names: All files, whether it's the individual track files or the All participant track file, include all the names of anyone in the recording
  • Participant name: The individual track files (i.e. the tracks created for each person recording) only include the name of the person who's track it is
  • Export type: The format of the file you're exporting (CFR MP4, WAV, MP3, MP4)
  • Media type: Whether the file is audio or video
  • Recording ID: Unique identifier of the recording
  • Platform name: Platform where the recording was made
  • Audio quality: Quality of the audio (e.g. enhanced)

Icon.svg Good to know

  • If you do not create a custom filename, the default naming for downloaded files in a Business account is Recording name + Date and time + Sequence number. By default, each recording is given a name that contains the names of all the participants.

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