Automatically switch video tracks by speaker in Editor

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Riverside's dynamic layouts change the primary video track depending on who is speaking. Use the grid view to show all the participants at all times.

For the duration of a screen share, media board video, or shared presentation track, its video will be the primary frame.

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Step by step

On a computer, log in to your Riverside account.
In the ☰ menu on the left, click the relevant Studio.
Click the relevant recording.
In the top right corner, click Edit and choose + Create new edit.
Or scroll to Edits and click a Draft or Magic Clip.

On the Editor's toolbar, click Layout.
Choose between a static grid or dynamic layouts.

Grid layout

Choose whether to keep the original aspect ratio of the videos or leave them cropped for a more compact layout.
Choose whether to include spacing for gaps between the video frames.

Dynamic Layouts (AI Speaker Views)

Full screen (Full Frame AI)
- Active speaker's video track fills the screen.
  Other participants are not displayed.
Picture in picture (Shared AI)
- Active speaker's video track fills the screen.
  Other participants' videos float above it as smaller tiles.
Split screen (Split AI)
- Active speaker's video track is displayed largest.
  Other participants' videos are arranged smaller alongside it side-by-side.