Publish to TikTok

« To Share and publish your content: Overview

Share your content straight to TikTok without extra steps. You can publish both exported clips and edits right away, or schedule them to publish at a future date and time. If your clip hasn’t been exported yet, we’ll guide you through the steps before publishing. 

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Step by step

  • Publish an export to TikTok

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. Select the relevant Project.
    4. From the top menu, click Exports.
    5. On the export you want to post, click Share.
    6. Click the TikTok icon.
    7. If you haven't already, follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in to your TikTok account.
    8. The Create Post panel opens.
    9. To connect another TikTok account:
      1. Click the plus.svg plus icon under Platforms.
      2. From the dropdown, select TikTok.
      3. Follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in.
        Every connected account across all platforms is selected by default.
    10. To exclude an account from your post:
      1. Under Platforms, click the dropdown next to the account.
      2. Select Exclude from post.
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    11. To choose a thumbnail:
      1. In the top left corner of the preview window, click the image-01.svg photo icon. 
      2. Click Choose frame. 
      3. Use the slider at the bottom of the video preview to select the frame to use as your thumbnail.
      4. Click Save.
    12. Add a Caption.
      Or click the Suggestion icon.svg Generate caption icon to auto-generate a caption for your post. 
    13. Under Who can watch this video, select your audience from the dropdown.
    14. Under Allow users to, check any interactions you'd like to allow: Comment, Duet, and/or Stitch.
    15. Toggle on Disclose video content if your video promotes a brand, product, or service.
    16. Click Publish.
      Your clip is published immediately.

  • Publish an edit or Magic asset to TikTok

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. Select the relevant Project.
    4. From the top menu, click Edits or Made for you.
    5. In the bottom-right corner of your edit or Magic asset, click Share.
    6. Click the TikTok icon.
    7. Export your edit:
      • Select Video quality.
      • Toggle Remove watermark to remove the watermark from the exported file.
      • Toggle Normalize audio levels to balance sound levels.
      • Toggle Remove background noise to reduce unwanted background noise.
    8. Click Export video.
    9. If you haven't already, follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in to your TikTok account.
    10. The Create Post panel opens.
    11. To connect another TikTok account:
      1. Click the plus.svg plus icon under Platforms.
      2. From the dropdown, select TikTok.
      3. Follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in.
        Every connected account across all platforms is selected by default.
    12. To exclude an account from your post:
      1. Under Platforms, click the dropdown next to the account.
      2. Select Exclude from post.
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    13. Add a Caption.
    14. Under Who can watch this video, select your audience from the dropdown.
    15. Under Allow users to, check any interactions you'd like to allow: Comment, Duet, and/or Stitch.
    16. Toggle on Disclose video content if your video promotes a brand, product, or service.
    17. Click Publish.
      Your clip is published immediately.

  • Publish a clip from the iOS app to TikTok

    1. Open the Riverside iOS App.
    2. Tap the Clips tab.
    3. Swipe through your clips to find the one you want to publish. 
    4. Tap Share. 
    5. On the Share your clip screen, wait for Riverside to prepare your clip and generate a caption. 
      Edit the caption if you want to change it.
    6. Tap the TikTok icon.
      Riverside opens TikTok with your clip and caption ready to post. Confirm the post from your TikTok mobile app.

Icon.svg Good to know

  • Publishing to TikTok is not available for clips that contain a Riverside watermark.
  • You can connect and publish to multiple TikTok accounts in each studio.
  • On TikTok, thumbnails can only be set by selecting a frame from your content. You cannot upload a file to use as the thumbnail.
  • Publishing a clip from the Clips tab from mobile is currently available on the Riverside iOS App only.
  • Clips you publish from the mobile app post immediately.

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