Descript Status · History · Incident #5244

RESOLVED

Error when trying to initiate recording

Minor · Started Jul 8, 2026 · 6:50 PM

Duration

49m
Severity

Minor
Detection lead

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User reports

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Summary

Error when trying to initiate recording

This issue is now resolved.

Started

Jul 8, 2026 · 6:50 PM
Resolved

Jul 8, 2026 · 7:39 PM
Duration

49m
Severity

Minor

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

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Investigating
Jul 8 · 6:50 PM Descript

Some users are receiving a “Recorder video failed to initialize assets” error when initiating recordings with both the Editor and Screen recorders.
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Monitoring
Jul 8 · 7:07 PM Descript

Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational.
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Resolved
Jul 8 · 7:39 PM Descript

This issue is now resolved.

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