Record, read from an auto-scrolling teleprompter-style transcript above your camera, transcribe, save/delete recordings, add intro/outro music, and clean up your podcast in one place. Choose your camera and sound card, expand the recording studio, then review only the problem spots.
Best workflow: Choose your microphone or sound card first, select your camera, choose your playback output if your browser supports it, paste your script into the centered reader above the camera, record directly in the studio, replay the take before saving, save the take if you like it, delete it if you do not, then send the transcript into the caption editor.
Record: choose your look, paste your script, start camera/mic, record a short test, then replay it. This stability build locks the layout so the 1–4 bar stays usable.
1. Record studio
Record your solo episode, read from your script while recording, capture a live transcript when supported, and send the recording directly into the editor.
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Choose Start camera/mic to allow the browser to list your devices.
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When you click Test output, this bar should light up while the app plays a tone. If the bar lights up but you hear nothing, the issue is your selected output, computer sound settings, or sound card/headphone volume.
For live monitoring, use headphones connected to the sound card. Speaker monitoring can create echo or feedback.
Background + studio polish
Choose a cleaner background, a softer studio look, and a framing guide before you record.
No custom background uploaded.
Use Soft Studio and a professional preset background for a polished starting point, then run a quick studio check. For cleaner shoulders and neck edges, keep Low-light safe mode on unless your room is very bright.
How to change the background
Click Start camera/mic so the preview is active.
Choose Background mode: Preset, Blur, Uploaded, or None.
For a built-in look, choose a Preset background.
For your own image, click Upload custom background, then choose My uploaded background.
Use Brightness, Warmth, and Contrast to soften the camera image.
Click Save default look after you find a setup you like.
Reader above camera
Paste your script, outline, or transcript here. Load it, then use Presenter mode to move the reader closer to your camera lens while recording.
Scripts save in this browser so you can come back later without pasting again.
Use the preset buttons instead of dragging the slider. Try Teaching 3.5 first; then tap Slower or Faster one step at a time.
Load your script or outline to read it directly above the camera.
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While recording, use the in-reader buttons or keyboard shortcuts: P pause/resume, [ slower, ] faster, - smaller text, = larger text.
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You do not have to save first to replay. After you stop recording, click Replay last recording. Use Save recording only when you want to keep the take in this browser.
Live transcription uses your browser’s speech recognition when available. If it is not supported, the recording still works and you can import captions later.
Live transcript
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Saved recordings
Save good takes inside this browser, load them back into the editor, download a backup, or delete test takes.
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Saved recordings live in this browser only. Always download a raw backup before clearing browser data or switching computers.
2. Load episode video or audio
Use the same episode file that matches your Riverside caption file.
Local-first
3. Import captions
SRT/VTT gives each caption a start and end time, which lets the app cut the matching audio section.
SRT preferred
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4. Caption controls
These settings control how the app finds possible edits. Start with the default settings.
Visual Overlay Studio
Add Bible verse cards, quote cards, title cards, lower thirds, and image inserts to your episode timeline. This version previews overlays and exports an overlay plan for final video rendering.
New in v3.6
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Tip: Use Bible verse cards for scripture, lower thirds for quick references, and image inserts for photos or visual examples. True AI auto-placement can be added later with a transcription/API backend.
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5. Cleanup review
Review only the problem spots. Start with Play context, then Add cut or Skip.
Clearer in v4.2
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How this works: The app looks at your captions/transcript and suggests places that may need editing. Click Listen. If it sounds like a mistake or awkward pause, click Remove. If it sounds fine, click Keep.
Load captions, then click Show suggested edits.
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No suggested edits yet. After captions are loaded, click Show suggested edits.
6. Caption editor
Click a caption to hear it. Use Cut caption when that caption should be removed from the recording.
Load captions to start.
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7. Timeline and cuts
Caption cuts and pause cuts appear here before export.
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Click the timeline to jump. Rose blocks are cuts; small white marks are caption starts.
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8. Manual cut backup
Use this when you hear something the caption file did not catch.
9. Intro/outro music
Add your podcast intro and outro here. During WAV export, the app can place the intro before the episode and the outro after it.
10. Preview and download
Preview the episode with your cuts skipped, then download the edited audio. Final edited MP4 video export is not available yet.
No edited preview running. Load an episode and add cuts first, then preview the edited episode.
Edited audio downloads as a WAV file. If nothing happens, this box will show what went wrong.
Important: Download edited audio is audio-only. Download notes + transcript package is not the final audio/video file. Edited MP4 video export will need a later rendering build.