Add a virtual background in the studio

« To Studio visual effects and virtual backgrounds: Overview

Virtual backgrounds hide your current background with a digital backdrop, making your space look more professional and enhancing the brand and feel of your recording.

Step by step

From the lobby

1. From your computer browser or MacOS desktop app, join a Riverside studio.
2. On the lobby page, in your video preview, click Effects.
3. On the panel under Backgrounds, choose a background.
4. Click the X to close Visual effects panel.
5. Click Join studio and enter the recording session.

From the studio

1. From your computer browser or MacOS desktop app, join a Riverside studio.
2. Ask the host to stop the recording.
3. Hover over your video tile and click the Visual effects icon.
4. On the panel under Backgrounds, choose a background.
5. Click the X to close Visual effects panel.

From the Riverside iOS app

1. Download and launch the Riverside iOS app.
2. Tap  Record.
3. In the bottom right of the lobby screen, tap the Visual effects icon.
4. Choose a background.
5. Click the X to close Visual effects panel.

Good to know

• Visual effects are not yet supported for studios set in 4K. Be sure your studio is set to 720p or 1080p to access visual effects.
• System requirements: Devices must have 8 or more physical processing cores.
• Virtual backgrounds and blurs are included in the final recording file. 

• A logged-in guest on a Pro plan has access to Visual Effects upon joining someone else's freemium studio.

• When a virtual background is removed, the recording stops and a new one starts.

• Virtual backgrounds do not work with the mobile as webcam feature.

• The background is present in both local and cloud recordings.

Learn more

• Add a custom virtual background
• Add a background blur in the Studio
• I cannot use visual effects or add a background to my video (enable Graphics acceleration)