About Magic Clips

« To Made for you: Overview

Riverside identifies the highlights from your audio or video recordings or uploaded files using AI. We set the pace, add animated captions, and a background image (for audio only), all of which you can tailor in the editor.

After you customize a Magic Clip to add the finishing touches, you can download and share the clip on social media or use it as an intro/outro for the main content of a recording.

Plan: All plans
Device: Computer browser

Magic Clips.gif Access a recording's Magic Clips

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
  3. Select the relevant project.
  1. From the top menu, click Made for You.
  2. Scroll down to Magic Clips.
    • To preview, hover over the video and click thePlay.svg Play icon.
    • To customize your Magic Clip click Edit. 
    • To export and share, click Export.

Generate additional Magic Clips

Pro and Business users can generate additional Magic Clips beyond the automatically generated set and customize their preferences for each clip, including duration, speaker focus, and keywords.

  • Using all recordings in a project

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. Select the relevant project.
    4. In the top-right corner, click Create.
    5. Select Magic Clips.
    6. Set your preferences for the clip:
      • Set the duration of the clip.
      • Choose a speaker(s) for the clip to focus on, based on the participants in the recording.
      • Type in keywords that you would like the clip to focus on, based on the topics discussed during the recording.
    7. Click Generate clips.

  • Using a single recording in a project

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. Select the relevant project.
    4. From the top menu, click Recordings.
    5. Scroll down to the relevant recording.
    6. Click ••• [the three dots].
    7. Click Create Magic Clips.
    8. Set your preferences for the clip:
      • Set the duration of the clip.
      • Choose a speaker(s) for the clip to focus on, based on the participants in the recording.
      • Type in keywords that you would like the clip to focus on, based on the topics discussed during the recording.
    9. Click Generate clips.

  • Using an edited recording

    You can make a Magic Clip from an edited recording by following the steps below:

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Export and download your desired clip.
    3. Upload your edited clip.
    4. From the top menu of the project's page, click Recordings.
    5. Under the video player, click ••• [the three dots].
    6. Click Create Magic Clips.
    7. Set your preferences for the clip:
      1. Set the duration of the clip.
      2. Choose a speaker(s) for the clip to focus on, based on the participants in the recording.
      3. Type in keywords that you would like the clip to focus on, based on the topics discussed during the recording.
    8. Click Generate clips.

Magic Clips scoring

Riverside ranks each generated clip with a score between 99 and 70, where 99 represents the strongest clip and 70 the least strong. The score reflects how engaging or relevant the clip is compared to others in the same batch.

Tip: Hover over a clip’s score to view a short explanation of what influenced its rating.

Icon.svg Good to know

  • If you don't see the recordings you want to be included in your Magic Clip, you can either move a recording or upload an external media file into the current project.
  • Magic Clips are automatically created for content longer than 3 minutes with a transcript.
  • Magic Clips are experimental and results may vary. Riverside typically identifies 2 Magic Clips for every 5 minutes of recorded conversation and each clip is generally 30 to 90 seconds long.
  • Every recording includes one automatically generated set of Magic Clips. Depending on your plan, you can create additional sets:

    • Business – up to 4 additional sets (5 total)

    • Pro, Live, and Webinar – up to 2 additional sets (3 total)

    • Free – 1 set (automatically generated only)

  • Deleting already generated Magic Clips does not reset the number of Magic Clips you're able to generate.
  • Web Magic Clips are not accessible in the mobile app, and mobile Magic Clips are not accessible in the web editor.
  • Magic Clips are generated for every new recording or upload added to a project.
  • Magic Clip scoring will only show for Magic Clips generated after October 2025. 

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