Commenting and Markup

In addition to being a robust platform for watching assets, Flow Capture also gives you the ability to leave comments and annotations on any assets that you’re reviewing. 

Click below for a video walkthrough, or read on for written instructions that follow:

To do so, first click on the asset that you want to leave a comment or annotation on, at which point it will bring it up in our player. Once there, just click on the comments icon on the right to bring up our commenting and annotation user interface. 

Once opened, simply type in the comment you want to leave, and hit enter.  

You’ll notice that when you leave a comment, both the dynamic range and playback resolution that you were viewing the asset in at the time that the comment was made will be captured.  

You’ll also notice that the comment captures the Timecode, and will display a marker along the bottom, indicating the location of your new comment.  

Whenever you leave a standard comment on an asset while inside a folder, like we’ve done here, it will be viewable by all other folder participants, and anyone who has notifications for comments turned ON, which is the default, will receive a notification that a new comment has been made.  

If you'd like to edit or delete your comment after posting it, you can click the action menu under it and select either option.  

Mark-up Annotations 

In addition to the ability to leave text comments on an asset, you can also include in-app annotations, allowing you to get very specific with your review feedback.  

To leave an annotation while viewing an asset, first, click on the comments icon on the right-hand side as per the above workflow, bringing up the comment user interface. 

Above the “Add a Comment” field, you’ll notice several annotation icons, including a pencil for free drawing, a beacon, an arrow, a rectangle, and a circle. You’ll also be able to choose the color of your annotation, using the color picker.  

Once you’ve selected your tool and color, you can then use your mouse to annotate your asset however you’d like.  When you’re satisfied with your annotation, you can then add your comment alongside it by clicking into the Add a Comment field, typing your comment, and hitting enter, as per usual.  

If you’d like to leave an annotation without leaving a text comment, you can do so by annotating as normal, and then leaving the Add a Comment field blank. Just be sure to still hit enter, so that your annotation is saved.  

Comment & Annotation Types  

It’s important to note that there are a few different types of comments, all with these same mechanics, but that behave slightly differently in terms of their visibility. 

Public Comments 

Firstly, we have public comments, which as the name suggests, will be viewable by anyone who is a folder participant.  

In other words, if a user leaves a comment on an asset, and a colleague leaves a comment on that same asset, whenever either of them views that asset in the folder, they'll be able to see both of those comments.  

The ability to see and leave comments is available to any and all participants on that folder, regardless of their permission set.  

Private Comments 

The next type of comment is a Private comment, which you can leave by switching to the Private tab. This type of comment is completely private to you, and will only ever be viewable by you, regardless of who else has access to the folder.  

You can think of this as leaving yourself a note which you can reference later. 

Playlink / Playlist Comments

The last type of comment is a Playlink / Playlist comment. Whenever a Playlink or a share of a Playlist is sent out, the sender of that Playlink / Share has the ability to turn commenting ON or OFF.  

If it’s left ON, the mechanics and interface for leaving a comment when reviewing will be the same as if doing so within the folder, with one distinct difference.  

Whenever you’re commenting on an asset via a Playlink / Share of a Playlist, you’ll ONLY be able to view YOUR comments in the comments section.  

If you happen to be a folder participant, you’ll be able to view ALL of the comments by navigating to the folder and viewing them there. If you’re NOT a folder participant, you won’t be able to see anyone’s comments except your own.  

If, of course, comments have been turned OFF altogether on a Playlink or a Share, the option to do so won’t be visible at all