Add a custom virtual background in the studio

« To Studio visual effects and virtual backgrounds: Overview

Upload your own images to create customized virtual backgrounds that personalize your recording environment.

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, click theplus button.
4. Choose a PNG or JPG image file from your computer. The image file must be less than 4MB and should have a maximum height/width of 4096 pixels.
   The image loads in your video preview.
5. Click the X to close Visual effects panel.
   Your custom virtual background appears when you enter the studio.
   The custom background is available to anyone who joins any of the studios in the production. 

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, click theplus button.
5. Choose a PNG or JPG image file from your computer. The image file must be less than 4MB and should have a maximum height/width of 4096 pixels.
   The image loads in your video preview.
6. Click the X to close Visual effects panel.
   Your custom virtual background appears when you enter the studio.
   The custom background is available to anyone who joins any of the studios in the production. 

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. At the bottom of the screen, click theplus icon.
5. Choose a PNG or JPG image file from your mobile device. The image file must be less than 4MB and should have a maximum height/width of 4096 pixels.
   The image loads in your video preview.
6. Click the X to close Visual effects panel.

Remove custom background

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, hover over the uploaded image you wish to remove.
4. In the top right corner, of the image, click the - minus icon.
   The image is removed from all studios in your production.

Good to know

• For best results, use even lighting and a clear wall behind you.
• Custom backgrounds are available in all of the studios across the Production for all participants (including guests on different accounts) who join from the Riverside website.
• Team members and guests can upload custom backgrounds.
• 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. 

Learn more 

• Can I use custom backgrounds on the MacOS and mobile app?
• Add a virtual background to your video
• Add a background blur in the Studio
• I cannot use visual effects or add a background to my video