Flow Capture for iPad (iPadOS)

Our iPad app is a handy way to be able to stay connected to whatever phase of production you're in. Within it, you can access and review any asset that you'd normally be able to see in our web or desktop apps. iPad Pro models from the 10.5" Pro onward also support playback of HDR 10 and Dolby Vision assets which is useful for remote color review scenarios.

Login

If you're working across more than one release environment within Flow Capture and have been added using the same email address in both places, you'll be presented with an extra step when you log in. 

After signing in, you'll be prompted to create a six-digit PIN code so you won't have to go through the full authentication process every time. The PIN you create will be valid for 30 days by default.

Navigation

Getting around the iPad app is very similar to our desktop and web apps. Clicking the menu bar in the top left corner will bring up tabs for the Inbox, Assets,and Rooms sections, as well as an Offline section for any assets you've made available for offline viewing.

These mostly work the same as the ones in their less portable counterparts, so reviewing how those work could be helpful if you're unfamiliar!

Inbox

Designed to be a place with as few barriers between you and what you need to watch as possible, this view allows you to quickly switch between productions that you've been added to without having to log in and out. 

The Inbox tab on the iPad is essentially identical to the Inbox on the browser app. The only difference is that the iPad Inbox does not have different tabs for Unread messages vs. All messages at the top. You can, however, still sort by Read/Unread status using the options at the top of the header column:

Assets

Much like the full-size apps, the Assets tab is your organizational hub on Flow Capture. The main differences between the browser or desktop versions and the iPad versions is that the Assets tab does not show the folder tree while viewing on an iPad.

Instead, you can navigate around using the breadcrumb path at the top, or by clicking any folder and viewing the assets and subfolders within it:

You'll also notice that there are no options or settings available when viewing on the iPad, nor are you able to upload new content or share Playlinks.

Our iPad app is optimized for viewing as opposed to sharing and ad administration, so please use the browser or desktop app for any of these features.

Rooms

If you need to hop into a live review session, you can do that from the Flow Capture iPad app. This is a great session if you're doing anything related to color review.

All of the interactive functions are retained from the larger apps, so you can view any assets, leave temporary markup on Live assets or permanent markup against previously uploaded assets and even adjust the settings of the Room.

What you're not able to do here is add new participants or assets to the Room.

Playback

The iPad app supports playback for any asset that can be uploaded to Flow Capture, whether it's video (in HDR 10 or Dolby Vision), audio, stills, PDFs or a FLAC of ancient, possibly-cursed incantations (not advised). Whether you're watching SDR or HDR video, you can choose to take advantage of our Standardize Brightness feature if your iPad does not have reference mode.

When watching video, you have the full use of our transport controls to skip, fast forward or rewind. You can also pause playback and tap on either side of the player to advance frame by frame.

Fine controls like that and our jump to timecode function (also available in the app by tapping the timecode field), are both handy if you need to jump to a specific place in the asset.

Commenting

The entire suite of commenting tools from our full-sized apps is also available here!

You can use the native iPadOS keyboard or an external one that you've connected to write your comment, and use any of the markup options to highlight something specific. 

Once you've posted it, the comment will be saved to that frame of the timecode for everyone else to see,