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Set default settings for all newly created studios in a production by following the steps below. This allows you to configure settings for all new studios in a production from one place, rather than configuring settings for each individual studio.
Who: Account owners and admins
Plan: Business
Device: Computer browser
Step by step
- On a computer, log in to your Riverside account.
- In the top left corner, click the current studio.
- Hover over the relevant production.
- Click ••• [the three dots].
A panel opens with a summary of the production. - Under Defaults, click Manage to the right of Studio settings.
- Change the desired settings, as described below.
The new settings save automatically and are applied to new studios made in the same production. The settings of existing studios in the production are not changed.
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General
- Enable lobby waiting room: People will have to be let into the studio by a host or producer.
- Show names and titles: Turning this off will hide names and titles from everyone in the studio.
- Export notification: Toggle this setting on to see notifications from your Riverside dashboard each time an edit is exported. Note that this does not disable email notifications.
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Recording
- Recording mode: Choose between video & audio or audio only
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Audio
- Auto volume control: This adjusts everyone volume for clear, stable audio during the session
- Noise reduction: Reduce background noise like air conditioners and laptop fans for all participants. This usually ensures the best audio quality but can compress audio files.
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Audio sample rate: Choose between 44.1kHZ or 48kHZ.
We suggest 44.1kHz when recording only audio, and 48kHz when recording video and audio.
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Video
- Resolution: Choose between Standard Resolution or Advanced.
- Frame rate: Set the video frame rate between 24 FPS, 25 FPS, or 29.97 FPS
- Automatic internet backups:
- Language: Choose a language for your transcript and captions
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Recording start
- Countdown timer: A five-second countdown will start after you hit record, giving you and your guests a heads-up before the recording begins.
- Automatically start recording: The recording will start automatically as soon as the first guest joins the studio, no need to hit record. Test recording is disabled when this is on.
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Live stream
- Streaming resolution: Choose the live streaming quality, 720p or 1080p
- Hide watermark: Toggle this on to Remove the Riverside watermark when streaming to other destinations
- Public chat: Toggle on to enable public chat to integrate comments from all destinations in one place
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Advanced
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Live Call Quality
- Hosts and producers can pause uploads: Improves the studio session and reduces lag. Uploading resumes when recording stops, and everyone stays in the studio until their upload finishes.
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Raise Hand Gesture
- Let studio participants raise their hand: Participants can signal when they want to speak. Only hosts and producers can lower raised hands.
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Studio Reactions
- Let everyone join the moment: Toggle on to let hosts, guests, and audience members send reactions that appear on screen without interrupting the session.
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Teleprompter permissions
- Producer can control the teleprompter: Toggle on to let invited producers view and edit the script, control the teleprompter, and share it with guests
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Audience Info
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Audience count: Guests and audience members see how many people are in the audience. You still see the audience count when this is off.
Allow guests to share content: Guests can share their screen and presentations during studio sessions. Hosts and producers can always sharePause uploads: Hosts and producers can pause upload to improve the live session and reduce lag.
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Audience count: Guests and audience members see how many people are in the audience. You still see the audience count when this is off.
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Screen sharing
- Allow guests to share content: Toggle on to let guests share their screen and presentations during studio sessions
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Live Call Quality