Riverside

Remote production has become a standard part of the film and television workflow. Casting sessions, producer interviews, documentary subject conversations, podcast recordings, and creative development calls all happen remotely, and the quality of those recordings directly affects post-production workload and final product quality. Riverside is a remote recording platform designed specifically for high-quality audio and video capture, recording each participant's media locally and uploading studio-quality files to the cloud.

The fundamental advantage of Riverside over video conferencing tools like Zoom or Teams is recording quality. Standard video calls compress the audio and video stream to accommodate bandwidth, producing recordings at much lower quality than the source. Riverside records each participant's audio and video locally on their device at up to 4K video and 48kHz uncompressed audio, then uploads the high-quality files in the background. The result is broadcast-quality source files for each participant, regardless of internet connection quality during the call.

For documentary producers and long-form content creators, this local recording approach means that an interview subject with a slow internet connection still produces a broadcast-quality audio and video file. The live call quality may vary, but the recorded output reflects the participant's actual device capability, not the stream quality.

Riverside's producer dashboard gives the recording director control over the session: you can see each participant's recording status, audio levels, and connection quality in real time. Text-based editing from the transcript lets you make rough cuts of recordings by editing the auto-generated transcript, without opening a traditional NLE.

For productions that conduct talent callbacks, virtual table reads, director interviews, or remote behind-the-scenes content, Riverside's combination of high-quality output and browser-based access makes it the professional standard for remote production recording.

Access your Riverside discount through the Saturation Card perks portal. Create a Riverside studio for your production and invite guests via link, no app download required. Start the recording session and confirm that each participant shows green on local recording status before beginning. After the session, download the individual audio and video tracks for each participant and bring them into your NLE for editing. Use the transcript editor for quick assembly cuts.