Outage in Descript
Error when trying to initiate recording
Resolved Minor
July 08, 2026 - Started 20 days ago
- Lasted about 1 hour
Incident Report
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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20 days ago - at 07/08/2026 07:07PM
Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational.
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20 days ago - at 07/08/2026 06:50PM
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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