# Cristi Cotovan
> I teach you video and podcast editing
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## Pages
- [About this site](https://cotovan.com/about.md) - Cristi Cotovan is an independent publication launched in March 2025 by Cristi Cotovan. If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available. Your subscription makes this site possible, and allows Cristi Cotovan to continue…
- [1-on-1 Training: Riverside, Descript, Camtasia](https://cotovan.com/coaching.md) - Learn with me, one on one. Ask your questions or learn from scratch in a progressive, friendly, easy to follow way.
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## Posts
- [Riverside's New Editor: A Complete Walkthrough of the Redesigned Workspace](https://cotovan.com/post/riversides-new-editor-a-complete-walkthrough-of-the-redesigned-workspace.md) - A full tour of Riverside's rebuilt editor: the new project sidebar, resizable panels, AI workflow toggles, version history, free-form layouts, the frame-accurate timeline, transcript corrections, motion graphics, and the new music library.
- [How to Change Your Riverside Studio Invitation Link](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-change-your-riverside-studio-invitation-link.md) - Yes, you can finally change your Riverside Studio invitation link — the link you send to guests and producers so they can join you and record. For a long time this was fixed at whatever slug Riverside generated when the Studio was created. After a lot of requests, Riverside added the ability to edi…
- [How to Turn Riverside Made for You AI Workflows On or Off](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-turn-riverside-made-for-you-ai-workflows-on-or-off.md) - Until now, Riverside started working the second you stopped recording. Finish a session, upload a file, walk away for coffee — and by the time you came back there were magic clips, a magic episode, show notes, hooks, social captions and a blog post already sitting in your project. All generated wit…
- [How to Bleep Words in Riverside: Mute a Speaker and Add a Censor Sound](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-bleep-words-in-riverside.md) - Cover an unwanted word in Riverside without losing the audio around it — mute just one speaker, drop in your own censor beep, and fine-tune the timing, trimming, fades, and volume.
- [How to Add B-Roll in Riverside's New Editor Using Scenes](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-add-b-roll-in-riversides-new-editor-using-scenes.md) - How do you drop a B-roll clip, an image, or a video on top of just one part of a podcast episode, hide the host and guest for that section, and do it without cropping, stretching, or forcing the media to full screen? With the new editor that shipped as part of the Riverside 2.0 update, this is now…
- [Add AI Motion Graphics in Riverside 2.0](https://cotovan.com/post/add-ai-motion-graphics-in-riverside-2-0.md) - Riverside 2.0 adds a Motion panel that lets you build animated titles and motion graphics right inside the editor — and instead of hunting through properties panels and color pickers, you customize everything by simply telling the AI what you want. In this guide I'll show you how I take a stock sub…
- [How to Upload Riverside Exports to Google Drive](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-upload-riverside-exports-to-google-drive.md) - Riverside can now send your finished exports straight to Google Drive — no downloading to your computer and re-uploading. It's a server-to-server transfer, so Riverside pushes the file directly into your Drive in a second or two. It's something a lot of people had been asking for. One thing to know…
- [How to Touch Up Your Appearance in Riverside Studio](https://cotovan.com/post/touch-up-your-appearance-in-riverside-studio.md) - Riverside added a control inside the recording studio that helps you smooth your skin, improve your lighting, and generally look more polished before you ever press record. If you've ever missed the appearance and skin-smoothing options you had in Zoom, this closes that gap — a lot of that same pol…
- [Insert a sponsorship ad in Riverside with B-roll and music](https://cotovan.com/post/insert-a-sponsorship-ad-in-riverside-with-b-roll-and-music.md) - Insert a sponsor or coaching ad into a Riverside episode, even when the ad is just audio and an image. Add it to the timeline, lay an image over it as B-roll, balance the audio, and finish with music that fades in and out.
- [How to Record a Reaction or Commentary Segment in Riverside (Screen + Camera)](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-record-a-reaction-or-commentary-segment-in-riverside-screen-camera.md) - Drop a reaction or commentary segment into any Riverside edit: split your timeline, record yourself with your screen shared, capture the audio, and style it with layouts and scenes.
- [How to Fix Crosstalk in Riverside and Keep Both Speakers](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-fix-crosstalk-in-riverside-and-keep-both-speakers.md) - Two ways to fix overlapping speech in Riverside — mute and hide one speaker, or duplicate the overlap and play both voices back-to-back so you don't lose either one.
- [How to Create a New Riverside Edit from an Existing One (Without Starting Over)](https://cotovan.com/post/create-new-riverside-edit-from-existing-one-without-starting-over.md) - Don't start from scratch. Pull any segment of a finished Riverside edit into its own standalone edit — keeping every cleanup, scene, and camera change you've already done.
- [How to Export Edited Separate Tracks in Riverside for Multitrack Post-Production](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-export-edited-separate-tracks-in-riverside-for-multitrack-post-production.md) - You've finished editing an interview in Riverside. You've removed the filler words, closed gaps, applied Magic Audio. Now you want to send each speaker's track to a separate piece of software for further mixing or video work — but you want those tracks to carry all of your edits, not the raw, untou…
- [Riverside Studios vs Projects: How to Organize Your Account the Right Way](https://cotovan.com/post/riverside-studios-vs-projects-how-to-organize-your-account-the-right-way.md) - A common mistake I see in Riverside is creating a new studio for every episode. It seems like a reasonable way to stay organized — but it causes real problems down the line. Riverside has a better structure built specifically for this: studios for shows, projects for episodes. Here is exactly how t…
- [How to Remove Filler Words in Riverside (AI + Manual)](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-remove-filler-words-in-riverside-ai-manual.md) - Removing filler words — the ums, uhs, and occasional "likes" — is one of the simplest ways to clean up a recording. Riverside does most of it automatically with AI, but there are some nuances worth knowing: which removal method to choose, how to adjust sensitivity, how to remove words that Riversid…
- [How to Create Multiple Edits and Exports from One Recording in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-create-multiple-exports-from-the-same-edit-in-riverside.md) - One of the most useful workflows in Riverside is the ability to create multiple edits from the same recording and export each one differently. You can have a video version for YouTube, an audio-only version for podcast platforms, a shorter segment for social media — all from one set of source files…
- [How to Turn an Audio Podcast into a Video in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-turn-an-audio-podcast-into-a-video-in-riverside.md) - If you have an audio-only podcast and want to post it on YouTube or other video platforms, Riverside makes it straightforward. Upload your audio, add a cover image, and export as video — all in a few clicks. Here is the full workflow. Upload Your Audio File Start by uploading your audio file to a p…
- [How to Personalize AI Responses and Automations in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-personalize-ai-responses-and-automations-in-riverside.md) - Make the Riverside AI and Automations Yours!
- [Riverside Content Planner: Schedule Social Media Posts Inside Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/riverside-content-planner-schedule-social-media-posts-inside-riverside.md) - Riverside just rolled out a feature I've been wanting for a long time: the Content Planner. This new tool replaces the old Scheduler and brings everything related to planning, recording, and publishing into a single unified calendar view. The standout addition? You can now schedule social media pos…
- [Dynamic Zoom Edits in Riverside for Polished Podcasts](https://cotovan.com/post/dynamic-zoom-edits-riverside-polished-podcasts.md) - Have you ever watched a podcast where the camera zooms in on the speaker making a point, then pulls back to the wide shot, and thought they had a camera operator doing it live? They almost certainly did not. It is all done in post-production, and if you use Riverside, you can do it in a couple of m…
- [Courses, Memberships, Digital Products in One Platform with Thinkific](https://cotovan.com/post/courses-memberships-digital-products-in-one-platform-with-thinkific.md) - There's a specific kind of fatigue that comes from managing too many platforms. One tool for hosting video, another for taking payments, a third for your community, a fourth for sending emails to your students, and somewhere in there a spreadsheet tracking who has access to what. I've been there. W…
- [How to Activate Your Podcast Website on Riverside (FREE)](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-activate-your-podcast-website-on-riverside-free.md) - If you're hosting your podcast with Riverside, there's a feature that's been highly requested since the hosting service launched — you can now create a website for your podcast directly on the platform. It only takes a couple of clicks, and you'll have a landing page to share your podcast with the…
- [How to Add Guest Names and Titles in the Riverside Editor After Recording](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-add-guest-names-and-titles-in-the-riverside-editor-after-recording.md) - If you've recorded an interview in Riverside and noticed that your guests' names and titles are missing when you open the editor, don't worry — this is expected behavior, and adding them back is straightforward. Why Names Disappear After Recording During a live recording session, Riverside displays…
- [How to Add Intros, Outros, Hooks, and Music in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-add-intros-outros-hooks-and-music-in-riverside.md) - In this tutorial, I walk through the complete workflow for adding intros, outros, hooks, background music, and YouTube end screens to a podcast episode in Riverside. Whether you record your intro directly in the studio, import an external file from a client, or use AI-generated hooks, Riverside han…
- [How to Change the Transcript Language in Riverside After Recording](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-change-the-transcript-language-in-riverside-after-recording.md) - If you recorded a session in Riverside with the wrong transcript language selected, you might wonder whether there's a way to fix it without losing your work. Unfortunately, Riverside doesn't offer a direct re-transcribe option within an existing studio at the moment, but there is a straightforward…
- [How to Invite an Editor to Your Riverside Account Without Sharing Full Access](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-invite-an-editor-to-your-riverside-account-without-sharing-full-access.md) - Riverside’s Editor add-on lets you bring in an outside editor to work on your recordings without giving them access to your full account. Here’s how it works and how to set it up. What the Editor Add-On Gives Access To When you invite someone as an editor, they can: * Trim and edit recordings using…
- [How to Create AI Thumbnails in Riverside with Co-Creator](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-create-ai-thumbnails-in-riverside-with-co-creator.md) - Creating thumbnails used to mean opening a separate design tool, finding the right frame, and manually composing text and images. Riverside now handles it directly inside the editor through Co-Creator — the same AI assistant that generates titles, descriptions, and show notes, and works with you in…
- [How to Send Review Links to Clients in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/send-review-links-clients-riverside.md) - If you edit videos or podcasts for clients, you know the feedback loop: export the file, upload it to a review platform, wait for comments, download the notes, go back to your editor, make changes, and repeat. Tools like Frame.io and TechSmith Review exist specifically for this — but they're separa…
- [Blue Background Appears in Camera on Mac? Here's the Fix](https://cotovan.com/post/blue-background-camera-mac-riverside-fix.md) - If you're using Riverside on a Mac (or any other recording app) and a blue background suddenly appears behind you in the camera preview, it's not a Riverside bug — it's a macOS feature that's been turned on without you realising. What's Happening macOS includes system-level camera effects that appl…
- [How to Zoom and Pan the Riverside Timeline with Your Mouse](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-zoom-and-pan-the-riverside-timeline-with-your-mouse.md) - Navigating the Riverside timeline with a mouse is faster than you'd think — if you know two shortcuts. Zoom In and Out Hold Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) and scroll your mouse wheel to zoom in and out on the timeline. This lets you quickly jump between a high-level overview and frame-level precision…
- [Leave Breathing Room When Removing Gaps in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-remove-gaps-and-shorten-clips-perfectly-in-riversides-editor.md) - When you shorten or remove gaps in Riverside's editor, it's tempting to trim them down to nothing — cutting right where one word ends and the next begins - or maybe the AI does that with the automated gap removal tool. The result sounds robotic. Words slam into each other with no space to breathe,…
- [How to Export SRT Subtitles from Descript for Toggleable Captions](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-export-srt-subtitles-from-descript-for-toggleable-captions.md) - If you burn captions directly into your video in Descript, they become permanent — viewers can't turn them off. That's fine for social media clips, but for longer content hosted on Vimeo, Wistia, or YouTube, you typically want toggleable captions that viewers can enable or disable. The solution is…
- [How to Fix Choppy Audio and Video Cuts in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-fix-choppy-audio-and-video-cuts-in-riverside.md) - When Riverside removes gaps and silences from your recording, the cuts sometimes sound choppy — words get clipped, or the edit feels abrupt. The audio and video themselves are fine. The problem is in the transcription alignment. Riverside transcribes your recording at the word level, assigning time…
- [How to Select a File from Projects and Use as Podcast Episode in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-move-a-video-from-projects-to-hosting-in-riverside.md) - If you've uploaded a video to Projects in Riverside and want to use it as a podcast episode in Hosting, here's how it actually works. You Don't Move Files — You Select Them Riverside doesn't have a "move to Hosting" feature. Instead, when you create a new episode in Hosting, you choose which file t…
- [Apple Podcasts Is Getting Video - Here's What It Means for Podcasters](https://cotovan.com/post/apple-podcasts-is-getting-video-heres-what-it-means-for-podcasters.md) - Apple just announced that video is coming to Apple Podcasts this spring. For the first time, podcasters will be able to deliver full video episodes directly inside Apple Podcasts — and listeners can seamlessly switch between audio and video without losing their place. This is a big deal for video p…
- [How to Adjust Scene Break Location in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-adjust-scene-break-location-in-riverside.md) - When Riverside automatically creates scenes from your recording, the scene breaks don't always land exactly where you want them. Maybe the break comes a second too early or cuts into a speaker's sentence. The good news: you can manually adjust scene break locations directly in the Riverside timelin…
- [How to Place Captions Differently Per Scene in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-place-captions-differently-per-scene-in-riverside.md) - When you're editing a video in Riverside that switches between layouts — solo speaker, two-person interview, screen share — you probably don't want captions in the same position for every scene. A caption that looks great centered on a solo shot might overlap someone's face in a side-by-side layout…
- [Master Precision Editing in Riverside: The Complete Guide](https://cotovan.com/post/master-precision-editing-in-riverside-the-complete-guide.md) - Riverside has become one of the most powerful browser-based editors for podcasters and video creators. But recording is just the beginning — the real magic happens in the edit. In this comprehensive guide, I walk through every precision editing technique available in Riverside's editor, from AI-pow…
- [How to Cut an Animated GIF to a Specific Length in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/cut-animated-gif-length-descript.md) - Looped media such as GIFs are difficult to wrangle in Descript. In this short article, I show you how to control exactly where they start and stop.
- [How to Create Best-Of Compilations in Riverside: Extract and Combine Clips](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-create-best-of-compilations-in-riverside-extract-and-combine-clips.md) - If you've recorded multiple podcast episodes or interviews in Riverside, you can pull the best moments from each one and combine them into a single "best-of" compilation — all without leaving the platform. No need to export clips individually or use external editing software. The Big Picture The wo…
- [How to Split a Single Video into Multicam in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-split-a-single-video-into-multicam-in-riverside.md) - If you recorded a video call on Zoom, Teams, or another platform, you probably ended up with a single video file where all speakers appear in one frame. That's fine for playback, but it limits your editing options — you can't zoom into one speaker, switch between angles, or apply per-speaker layout…
- [How to Use Riverside Scene Templates to Speed Up Podcast Editing](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-use-riverside-scene-templates-to-speed-up-podcast-editing.md) - Every time you start a new episode edit in Riverside, do you find yourself rebuilding the same scene layouts from scratch? Speaker name overlays, side-by-side arrangements, solo speaker close-ups — it's the same setup every time. Scene templates solve this by letting you apply pre-built or custom l…
- [How to Save and Reuse Scene Layouts in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-save-and-reuse-scene-layouts-in-riverside.md) - When you're editing a podcast or video interview in Riverside, the layout determines how speakers are arranged on screen. But you don't have to stick with the same layout for the entire episode. You can save custom scene layouts and reuse them across projects — building a personal library of go-to…
- [How to Use Color Adjustments in Riverside to Fix Dark or Off-Color Footage](https://cotovan.com/post/quick-color-adjustments-fixes-riverside.md) - A new feature to adjust colors has been added in Riverside and it could save a lot of back and forth in color correcting.
- [Spotify episodes audio-only when hosting podcast with Riverside?](https://cotovan.com/post/add-video-spotify-podcasts-riverside-workaround.md) - I host my show on Riverside and recently ran into an issue: even when I publish a video episode from Riverside, Spotify displays it as audio-only.
- [How I prepare metadata for YouTube quickly using Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/quick-youtube-metadata-riverside.md) - I walk through the exact steps I follow so you can replicate the same process and prepare metadata for YouTube without overworking each upload.
- [What Is Aligned Video in Riverside and When to Use It](https://cotovan.com/post/what-is-aligned-video-in-riverside-and-when-to-use-it.md) - When you download recordings from Riverside, you'll notice two video options: Raw video and Aligned video. If you plan to edit in external software like Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Descript, the aligned video is the one you want, especially if you've had more than one participant in your reco…
- [How to Customize Logo and Brand in Riverside: Step-by-step Guide](https://cotovan.com/post/customize-logo-brand-riverside.md) - Let me show you how I customize logo and brand in Riverside so your podcast or show consistently displays the right logo, colors, and placement across recordings and edits.
- [How to Record in High Resolution in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-record-in-high-resolution-in-riverside.md) - By default, Riverside records in 720p. But if your camera supports it, you can bump the recording quality up to 1080p or even 4K HD. Here's how to change the resolution setting. Find the Recording Settings Go to Settings in the Riverside sidebar, then click Studio settings. Select the Recording tab…
- [How I Save Time with Captions Presets in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/riverside-captions-presets-save-time.md) - I’ll show you a straightforward, repeatable process for creating and applying captions presets in Riverside so you don’t have to style captions from scratch for every video.
- [Remove "Fluff" with Riverside: How to Quickly Cut Unnecessary Parts from Recordings](https://cotovan.com/post/clean-riverside-recordings-find-fluff-workflow.md) - This new AI Tool in Riverside allows you to remove behind-the-scenes talk, mistakes and unnecessary segments from your recording.
- [Host Your Podcast on Riverside: Migration Walkthrough](https://cotovan.com/post/migrate-host-podcast-on-riverside-guide.md) - Now you can host your podcast on Riverside and you can stop juggling downloads and uploads between recording, editing and distribution. This step-by-step guide shows exactly how to do it.
- [Unlimited Free AI Transcription with Riverside's New Tool](https://cotovan.com/post/unlimited-free-ai-transcription-with-riversides-new-tool.md) - Need accurate transcription services without breaking the bank? Riverside has just launched a great and completely free transcription tool that could be exactly what you're looking for.
- [How to Reveal More Content in a Riverside Magic Clip](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-reveal-more-content-in-a-riverside-magic-clip.md) - Here's how to reveal more content around the magic clip and include the parts that were trimmed by Riverside.
- [Riverside Invite Roles Explained: How to Pick the Right Role Every Time](https://cotovan.com/post/riverside-roles-guest-producer-audience.md) - This quick guide walks you through the three role types - Guest, Producer, and Audience - how they behave during a session, and exactly when to choose each one.
- [Upload Separate Recordings in Riverside and Edit as Multi-Track](https://cotovan.com/post/import-separate-recordings-riverside-multi-track.md) - If you record one-on-one sessions in a studio or use a different recorder, you can still bring those files into Riverside and treat them like native multi-track sessions.
- [How to Quickly Invite Guests to Record in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-quickly-invite-guests-to-record-in-riverside.md) - Getting guests into your Riverside recording studio is quick — you can share a link or send an email invite directly from the app. Here's how to do both. Open the Invite Panel From your Riverside dashboard, look at the bottom of the left sidebar. Next to the Open studio button, you'll see a people…
- [All Riverside.fm Features: The Complete Review and How to Use Them](https://cotovan.com/post/riverside-features-complete-review-for-podcasters-creators.md) - Riverside.fm features have evolved rapidly over the last couple of years. What started as a recording-first tool is now a full end-to-end production platform for podcasters, YouTubers, course creators, coaches and teams.
- [How to Create Masks in Camtasia: Media Matte Explained](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-create-masks-camtasia-media-matte-explained.md) - The Media Matte effect in Camtasia is one of the most powerful visual effects available, yet its name can be a bit misleading. In simple terms, Media Matte is just a mask — it lets you show only a specific portion of your video or image by placing a shape on top of it and telling Camtasia to treat…
- [Descript pricing changes: What You Need to Know!](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-pricing-media-minutes-ai-credits-topups.md) - If you use Descript for podcasting, video editing, or transcription, the recent Descript pricing changes that took effect on September 23rd, 2025 are worth paying attention to.
- [Descript Changing Your Audio Levels? Here's How to Fix It](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-changing-your-audio-levels-heres-how-to-fix-it.md) - You import audio or video into Descript and suddenly the volume is different from what you recorded. Maybe it's louder, maybe quieter — but it's definitely not what you expected. This is Descript's automatic volume leveling at work, and it catches a lot of people off guard. Here are three places wh…
- [Descript Export button is disabled: How I Fix the Export Button When It’s Greyed Out](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-export-button-greyed-out-fix.md) - In a recent walk-through I published, I show a quick diagnostic and fix for when the Descript Export button is disabled.
- [New Descript Timeline: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Walkthrough](https://cotovan.com/post/mastering-new-descript-timeline-guide.md) - Here's an extensive guide on the new Descript timeline - an updated interface feature that has recently been rolled out to all Descript users. Whether you’ve just been thrust into the new environment with little warning or you’ve been experimenting with it for a few weeks, this tutorial will walk y…
- [Display Speaker Names as They Speak in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-display-speaker-names.md) - When editing a multi-speaker video in Descript, you may want to show each speaker's name on screen as they talk. Instead of manually placing text and timing it, Descript's Speaker text type automatically displays the correct name based on who is currently speaking in the transcript. Setting Up a Mu…
- [How to Remove and Restore Gaps or Pauses in Riverside](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-remove-and-restore-gaps-or-pauses-in-riverside.md) - Long pauses and gaps can make podcast recordings feel slow and awkward. Riverside's Remove Pauses feature in the AI Producer panel lets you automatically cut gaps from your recording — and restore them if you remove too much. This guide walks you through using the pause removal slider, understandin…
- [Create a Typewriter Text Effect in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/create-typewriter-text-effect-descript.md) - You'll learn how to add and customize text elements, set up the typewriter effect using the latest animation features, and apply both in and out animations for a polished look.
- [How to Navigate Faster Between Edits in Riverside Studio](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-navigate-faster-between-edits-in-riverside-studio.md) - When you have multiple edits inside a single Riverside project, switching between them used to require going back to the project page each time. Riverside's updated editor now lets you navigate between edits directly from inside the editor — no need to leave your current view. The Editor View When…
- [All Descript Tools Walkthrough with Examples: A Complete Guide](https://cotovan.com/post/all-descript-tools-walkthrough-with-examples-a-complete-guide.md) - Descript packs a lot of tools into one editor — and if you're not sure what each one does, you might be missing features that could save you hours. In this walkthrough, I'll show you every major tool in Descript with real examples, so you can understand how they all work together. The Underlord Pan…
- [FIXED: iPhone Not Detected: Troubleshooting Continuity Camera Issues](https://cotovan.com/post/fix-iphone-not-detected-continuity-camera.md) - iPhone not detected when trying to use Continuity Camera on Mac: this is a common problem that many users encounter.
- [Separate Speakers from a Single Audio File in Riverside.fm](https://cotovan.com/post/separate-speakers-audio-file-riverside-fm.md) - A feature I see requested many times, and I don't know of another app that does this at the moment.
- [Crop, Reposition, Reframe: Video Editing in Riverside.fm](https://cotovan.com/post/crop-reposition-reframe-video-editing-riverside.md) - Adjust the framing and cropping of individual videos during editing in Riverside.
- [Best Settings for Your Riverside Studio: A Feature-by-Feature Guide](https://cotovan.com/post/optimize-riverside-studio-settings.md) - The best settings for your Riverside recording studio to ensure your podcasts, livestreams, and recordings are of the highest quality.
- [Fixed: Mixed-Language Transcriptions in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/fixing-mixed-language-transcriptions-in-descript.md) - Descript sometimes produces transcripts that mix English with other languages (like German), even though the audio is clearly in one language.
- [Should You Burn Captions in Descript for YouTube, or Upload Them Separately?](https://cotovan.com/post/should-you-burn-captions-in-descript-for-youtube-or-upload-them-separately.md) - When editing in Descript, you have the option to burn captions directly onto your video. But should you use that feature for YouTube uploads? The short answer: usually, no. While you can burn in captions in Descript, uploading them separately to YouTube gives you and your viewers far more flexibili…
- [How to Schedule Podcast Recordings in Riverside.fm](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-schedule-podcast-recordings.md) - Manage multiple guests without a hitch in Riverside by scheduling your recording sessions in advance.
- [Apply Branding with One Click in Riverside.fm Brand Kit](https://cotovan.com/post/apply-branding-with-one-click-in-riversidefm-brand-kit.md) - Riverside has introduced a new feature in their editor, allowing you to apply a brand kit to your edits in just one click.
- [How to Add Background Music in Riverside.fm: A Step-by-Step Tutorial](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-add-background-music-in-riverside.md) - How to easily add background music using Riverside's new editor.
- [Transcribe Your Own Files with Riverside: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://cotovan.com/post/transcribe-your-own-files-with-riverside.md) - Upload, Transcribe, Edit and Repurpose audio and video with Riverside.
- [Multi-Track Editing with Riverside.fm: A Feature-by-Feature Guide](https://cotovan.com/post/mastering-multi-track-editing-riverside.md) - Riverside's powerful multi-track editing capabilities allow you to take complete control over your audio and video editing.
- [Schedule Multiple Recording Sessions in Advance with Riverside.fm](https://cotovan.com/post/schedule-multiple-recording-sessions-in-advance-with-riversidefm.md) - Riverside announced that you can schedule an unlimited number of sessions in advance in the studio.
- [Selectively Hide Captions in Descript Using Scenes](https://cotovan.com/post/selectively-hide-captions-in-descript-using-scenes.md) - If you are looking to manage caption (or other object or layer) visibility in your Descript video for specific portions, this tutorial is for you. Whether you're creating educational content, presentations, or social media videos, there are times when you need to temporarily hide captions to preven…
- [Translate and Voice Your Videos in Another Language with Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/translate-and-voice-your-videos-in-another-language-with-descript.md) - Descript has recently updated its translation feature, moving out of beta and into a fully supported version. This update allows users to translate video compositions into different languages while also providing the option to dub the audio in the target language. This blog post will explore how to…
- [Use Legacy AI Voices in Descript Underlord](https://cotovan.com/post/use-legacy-ai-voices-in-descript-underlord.md) - In the latest versions of Descript Underlord, there have been significant changes, particularly concerning AI voices. The AI voices were redeveloped last year, and new engines were created, leading to the retirement of some old stock voices. While the new AI voices are more refined and natural, man…
- [How to Download Video from YouTube Directly in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-download-video-from-youtube-directly-in-descript.md) - Update: Descript has now disabled this feature due to various YouTube problems, unreliability of connection, etc. Not to mention, it's technically against YouTube's terms of use. Descript lets you import videos directly from YouTube without downloading them separately first. This is useful when you…
- [How to Use the New Layer Tab in Descript Underlord](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-use-the-new-layer-tab-in-descript-underlord.md) - The Descript Underlord update introduced a new Layer tab (now renamed to Properties) in the right sidebar. This is where you'll now find all the properties for whatever you have selected — whether that's your script, a shape, text, or any other element on your canvas. In this article, I'll explain…
- [Change Orientation, Resolution and Aspect Ratio of Your Project in Camtasia](https://cotovan.com/post/camtasia-change-project-orientation.md) - Need to switch your Camtasia project from landscape to portrait — or vice versa? This quick tip shows you how to change the canvas orientation, resolution, and aspect ratio in just a few clicks using Project Settings. The Default: Horizontal (16:9) When you create a new project in Camtasia, it defa…
- [Create Social Media Clips in Camtasia](https://cotovan.com/post/camtasia-social-media-clips-tip.md) - Want to turn your horizontal Camtasia recordings into vertical clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts? This quick tip walks you through the entire process in under a minute. Step 1: Import Your Video Start by importing your video clip into the Media Bin. Drag it onto the timeline to b…
- [Reorder Tools in Camtasia](https://cotovan.com/post/camtasia-reorder-tools-sidebar.md) - Did you know you can rearrange the tools in Camtasia's left sidebar? If there are panels you use more than others, you can drag them to the top so they're always within easy reach. Here's how. The Default Tool Order Camtasia ships with a set order of tools in the left sidebar: Favorites, Media, Ann…
- [How to Narrate PowerPoint Presentations Using Camtasia (Step-by-Step Guide)](https://cotovan.com/post/narrate-powerpoint-presentations-camtasia.md) - You can import your slides, narrate them one by one at your own pace, enhance the audio, and organise everything with markers for easy navigation.
- [Audio Ducking in Camtasia with the Audio Emphasize Effect](https://cotovan.com/post/camtasia-audio-ducking-emphasize-effect.md) - When you add background music to a Camtasia project, you often need the music to get quieter when someone is speaking and come back up during pauses. This is called audio ducking, and Camtasia makes it easy with the Audio Emphasize effect. What Is Audio Ducking? Audio ducking automatically lowers t…
- [How to Correctly Assemble Multi-track Sequence in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-correctly-assemble-multi-track-sequence-in-descript.md) - This tutorial covers the correct way to create a multi-track sequence in Descript.
- [Master Audio Transitions and Keyframes in Camtasia](https://cotovan.com/post/camtasia-audio-transitions-keyframes.md) - Getting clean audio transitions in Camtasia is essential for professional-sounding videos. Whether you need a smooth fade in at the start, a fade out at the end, or precise volume control throughout your project, Camtasia's audio tools make it straightforward. Setting Up Your Audio Start by importi…
- [How to Upload to YouTube Directly from DaVinci Resolve](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-upload-to-youtube-directly-from-davinci-resolve.md) - In this guide, I'll walk you through how to connect your YouTube account to DaVinci Resolve and upload videos directly from the Deliver page.
- [Invite Editors to Your Descript Project for Seamless Collaboration](https://cotovan.com/post/invite-editors-to-your-descript-project-for-seamless-collaboration.md) - If you're working in Descript and would like to collaborate with someone, like send your project to an editor to make edits while you keep your project on your drive, there is a very easy way to do that by inviting them to your project. I see this question a lot, and a lot of people don't know this…
- [3 Best Animations in Camtasia (And How to Use Them)](https://cotovan.com/post/camtasia-3-best-animations.md) - Camtasia has a lot of animation presets, but you don't need all of them. In this tutorial, I'll show you the 3 animations I use the most — and how to add them to your Favorites for quick access. 1. Custom Animation The Custom animation is the most powerful option in Camtasia. It adds a keyframe at…
- [Descript v81: Animation Updates, Effects, AI Improvements and More](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-v81-animation-updates-effects-ai-improvements-and-more.md) - It's January 23rd, 2024 and Descript has rolled out version 81. In this update, there are some significant improvements that I am excited to share. Let's dive into them! Animations with Variable Speed One of the standout features in this update is the ability to change the motion style of animation…
- [Descript Exports a Duplicate Set of Subtitles with My Video](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-exports-a-second-set-of-subtitles-with-my-video.md) - When you export a video from Descript, it will export the video but secretly add 'soft subtitles' to that video in the metadata as a subtitle track. There's no way to disable this in Descript, but you can remove them.
- [Descript Migration: Classic to Storyboard - Minicourse](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-migration-classic-to-storyboard-minicourse.md) - Don't Panic! We're About to Lose Access to Descript Classic Descript announced that their old version of the product - the Classic version - would be retired on October 1st. If you were still relying on it, unfortunately you have no choice anymore. I've been using the new version - Storyboard - for…
- [Backing Up Your Descript Work: Best Practice Advice](https://cotovan.com/post/backing-up-your-descript-work.md) - A user in the Descript Users Facebook Community asked an interesting question about backing up your Descript projects. She was worried what's going to happen to all her projects / compositions if Descript stops working or functioning someday. She has a lot of projects or compositions published and…
- [Import and Sync Transcripts from External Files in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/import-and-sync-transcripts-from-external-files-in-descript-storyboard-95.md) - If you have an external transcription ready made for your video or audio, you can import it into Descript and synchronize it with the audio or the video. You don't have to waste your transcription minutes in Descript. But first... Prevent Automatic Transcription By default, Descript will try to aut…
- [Audio Visualizers: New in Camtasia 2023](https://cotovan.com/post/audio-visualizers-new-in-camtasia-2023.md) - Techsmith just announced a set of pre-built library assets that allow you to create audio visualizers to your projects - assets that react to audio (music or speech) and can be customized.
- [Descript Acquires SquadCast: Free Online Recording for all Subscribers](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-acquires-squadcast-free-online-recording-for-all-subscribers.md) - 15 August, 2023 - Some exciting news from Descript today, it was announced that Descript has acquired SquadCast. So SquadCast is now part of Descript. If you have a Descript account, the great news is you can now link your Descript account to SquadCast and have online recording for free. How to lin…
- [Copy Files Between Projects in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/copy-files-between-projects-in-descript-storyboard-100.md) - I see this question quite a lot in the Descript communities and I thought I'd make a quick tutorial about it. It is possible to copy files from one project to another in Descript without re-uploading, re-editing or re-transcribing them. What's the problem? Most Descript beginners ask themselves thi…
- [Export Faster in the Cloud with Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/export-faster-in-the-cloud-with-descript.md) - Did you know you can export your videos or audios much faster from Descript Storyboard by using the cloud? It's very easy. Exporting your finished videos from Descript is quite slow on your local computer. You need disk space and a fast processor and it can take a long time. I tested this over many…
- [Create an Animated Customisable Flipbook with Camtasia (2022+)](https://cotovan.com/post/create-an-animated-customisable-flipbook-with-camtasia-2022.md) - I set out to create a realistic, 3D-looking, animated, reusable flipbook only with Camtasia, and I recorded the whole process for you. So here it is, for your viewing pleasure, a minicourse teaching you how to create an animated flipbook in Camtasia from scratch. You will end up with a reusable lib…
- [How to Export Markers with Timestamps for YouTube from Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-export-markers-with-timestamps-for-youtube-from-descript.md) - If you often need to export the markers from a Descript composition with timestamps, say for YouTube chapters, it's possible get the markers with timestamps from Descript and it only takes a couple clicks. Descript Storyboard doesn't have a specific "Export Markers for Youtube" function, but it doe…
- [Fix Informal or Slang Spellings in Descript Transcription](https://cotovan.com/post/fix-informal-or-slang-spellings-in-descript-transcription.md) - Descript's backend transcription service is far from perfect. At the time of writing this, both Descript Classic and Descript Storyboard use the services of Rev.com, which is an online transcription correction service. One of the things that annoy me (and many others) is the fact that Descript (or…
- [Unpublishing a Page in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/unpublishing-a-page-in-descript.md) - A recent change in Descript made it a little more difficult to unpublish a composition that you've published as a "Web Page" from the "Publish" menu. If you were confused where to find this option, read on: In the Classic version (and until recently, Storyboard version), you were able to click "Unp…
- [Upscaling Compositions from Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/upscaling-compositions-from-descript-storyboard-106.md) - A recent update to Descript has blocked the ability to export a composition at a higher resolution than it's currently set to. If you had a composition that was created as a 720p for example, you were able to choose 1080p at export and it would upscale and export in HD. Not anymore. After the updat…
- [Cinematic Expanding Text Effect in Camtasia](https://cotovan.com/post/cinematic-expanding-text-effect-in-camtasia.md) - A cool 'Hollywood' effect in my latest Camtasia video. I demonstrate how to create a cinematic text expanding effect where the distance between the letters of a word increases as time goes on. While Camtasia allows for vertical and horizontal spacing changes for words and letters, it's not possible…
- [Apply Object Properties to All Scenes in Descript Storyboard](https://cotovan.com/post/apply-object-properties-to-all-scenes-in-descript-storyboard.md) - If you have an object you added to your composition and you've created multiple scenes, it can be tedious to apply the same properties to it if you've changed your mind or modified it. Clicking through 20 or so scenes just to change one property can quickly become time-consuming. In Descript Storyb…
- [How to Change the Orientation of a Video in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-change-the-orientation-of-a-video-in-descript.md) - It's very easy to change the orientation of a video in Descript Storyboard. You can do it in a composition, you can change from landscape to portrait, square or to a custom orientation. Just hover the top-left corner of the canvas area and the orientation change drop-down should appear: You can cho…
- [What is Room Tone on Gap Clips? Hearing Static in Your Descript Compositions?](https://cotovan.com/post/what-is-room-tone-on-gap-clips-hearing-static-in-your-descript-compositions.md) - You may be suffering from 'room tone' static. Descript applies what it calls 'room tone' to gap clips by default. If you're using a gap clip to add some distance between your clips in the timeline, you may discover there's a static hissing noise. This is most likely due to room tone that Descript a…
- [Currently-Known Bugs in Descript (And Possible Workarounds)](https://cotovan.com/post/currently-known-bugs-in-descript-storyboard-and-possible-workarounds.md) - A series of bugs I've encountered and reproduced in Descript and I've seen others report - and some workarounds, where possible.
- [What's New in Descript Storyboard version 58](https://cotovan.com/post/whats-new-in-descript-storyboard-version-58.md) - A new version of Descript rolled out this week. Here are all the updates from today's update of Descript Storyboard (version 58). It seems it's mostly interface fixes and improvements as well as some export in 4K possibility in the cloud export and more. A new media toolbar When you select a media…
- [Split Long Video Into Shorter Videos Without Re-transcribing in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/split-long-video-into-shorter-videos-without-re-transcribing-in-descript.md) - If you've imported and transcribed a long video with Descript and you've discovered that Descript is too slow when editing, here's how to split that long video AND keep your transcription, without spending more transcription time. Descript doesn't work well with long videos. This is a fact. I don't…
- [Adjust Clip Speed in Bulk in Descript Storyboard](https://cotovan.com/post/adjust-clip-speed-in-bulk-in-descript-storyboard.md) - If you need to change clip properties in bulk in Descript, you'll find it's not as easy as you'd think. Once you've made cuts and edits in your composition, particularly after removing filler words or closing word gaps and such, you typically end up with tens or even hundreds of small clips. Changi…
- [How to Edit Only Text in Descript and Leave Video and Audio Unaffected?](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-edit-only-text-in-descript-and-leave-video-and-audio-unaffected.md) - In Descript, you can make text edits and corrections by editing, deleting or ignoring words, and having the audio and video kept in sync by deleting them with the words. But in some situations you might not want to affect the audio or video at all. Can you still just correct text? How can I make co…
- [Stop Wasting Descript Transcription Minutes by Enabling This ONE Setting](https://cotovan.com/post/stop-wasting-descript-transcription-minutes-by-enabling-this-one-setting.md) - Descript tends to try to 'help' you when you import audio or video files into a project by automatically transcribing them. Let me tell you why that's bad and how to prevent it. Automated transcription 'wizards' Descript's automated 'wizards' are popping up all over the place. After all, Descript i…
- [Never Delete, Always Ignore: Descript Storyboard Transcripts](https://cotovan.com/post/never-delete-always-ignore-descript-storyboard-transcripts.md) - The first advice I give to all my course or coaching students when it comes to making corrections in Descript, is to never delete, always ignore.
- [Descript Transcript Correction Doesn't Stick?](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-transcript-correction-doesnt-stick.md) - You may have come across a situation where Descript will ignore your transcription corrections. This is due to a bug that's been around for some time, but can also be due to crosstalk or a conflict in word alignment. I have several clients that request perfect transcriptions out of the episodes we…
- [Descript Has Two Recorders. They are different.](https://cotovan.com/post/descript-has-two-recorders-they-are-different.md) - Descript Storyboard has two different recorders. One runs in the system tray and is called "Quick Recorder" and the other is launched from within the application from among the 5 icons at the top. You have the same options on both recorders, such as recording your screen, microphone, camera and so…
- [Faster  Keyboard Navigation and Editing in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/faster-keyboard-navigation-and-editing-in-descript-storyboard.md) - Descript has a lot of keyboard shortcuts you can use throughout the interface. I love working on the keyboard and there are some nice little keyboard tricks I use when I want to work faster and not reach for the mouse all the time, particularly when performing repetitive tasks such as cycling throu…
- [Word Gap Removal in Descript is Not Silence Removal](https://cotovan.com/post/word-gap-removal-in-descript-storyboard-is-not-silence-removal.md) - You may have audio files that you transcribe and work with in Descript that have speech and other audio. Maybe you have a piece that has audio in more than one language or there's laughter and other sounds on the audio. If you try to remove 'gaps' using Descript's gap removal, you will sometimes fi…
- [Sequences vs Compositions in Descript](https://cotovan.com/post/sequences-vs-compositions-in-descript.md) - Sequences and Compositions in Descript are the first things you need to familiarize yourself with as they are the most important. New Descript users usually have difficulty with the distinction between the two so I'll attempt to explain in this article. What are Descript sequences? Sequences are th…

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