My video is disrupted, pixelated, flickering, or glitchy

Follow these steps when:

  • Your video looks glitchy, disrupted, pixelated, flickering, or has flashing waves

Likely causes:

Flickering or glitches can be caused by poor lighting, poor connection between Riverside and your camera, or automatic features on your camera interfering with the recording process.

Suggested troubleshooting steps

  • Record on a fully-charged device that is not plugged into a power source.
  • Confirm that the cable connecting to the device and the computer is not loose or damaged.
    • Use the original cable that came with the camera, if possible.
    • Do not use any additional USB hubs or adapters, as they can reduce the data rate between the camera and computer.
  • Turn off any automatic features, like auto-exposure, automatic white balance, or auto-focus.
  • If you're recording with software or a virtual camera app, turn off any video preview in the app or software, if possible.
  • Toggle your browser's graphics acceleration setting.
  • Close all other programs and browser tabs, especially those that may be using your camera.
    • If closing a program that is using the camera is not an option, then try to turn off the video preview in that program so only Riverside displays the video signal.
  • Avoid recording in fluorescent lighting and try to find a natural light source.
  • If you're on a Business plan, you can change the studio's frame rate.

If the issue persists, please contact Support.

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