Video Proof Viewer

  • Updated on Mar 28, 2025
  • Published on Mar 24, 2025
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Where to find Online Proofing

The button will be available from the following locations:

  • Spreadsheet Widget – Within the search results and in the action menu for individual items.

  • Module Search View – Within the search results and in the action menu for individual items.

  • Form View – Within the actions toolbar.

Understanding the Video Proof Viewer

After clicking the icon, you will be taken to the Proof Viewer, where the experience will adapt based on the specific file format. Below is an overview of the behaviour when previewing video formats, including AVI, F4V, FLV, MOV, MPG, MP4, OGV, WEBM, MWV and MXF.

An image showcasing the Video Proof Viewer

The table below provides a quick overview of Video Proof Viewer:

Action

Visual Guide

  1. Switch between Single View and Compare View

  1. Hide or Show Annotations

  1. Change the displayed file version to a previous version.

  1. Change Item Status

  1. Change Review Status

  1. Close the Proof Viewer

  1. Collapse the side panel

  1. View Comments panel (available for both previous and current version)

  1. View Insights panel (available for both previous and current version)

  1. View Item Metadata (available for both current version only)

  1. Adjust Comment Sort Order. Options include time, timecode, frames, date added, access right colour and author

  1. Mark a Comment as Resolved

  1. Adjust playback speed

  1. Loop video playback

  1. Add Aspect Ratio Guide

  1. Adjust volume

  1. Video playback controls including rewind, play, and fast forward.

  1. Adjust the time format including standard (time), timecode and frames

  1. View the available Annotation Tools. Options include Pencil, Arrow, Oval, Line or Rectangle.

  1. Add a new comment

  1. Defines the note access right colour when adding comments

  1. Share with guest users

  1. Export Annotations (Download as TXT)

  1. Show or Hide Frames panel

Range Based Comments

Encodify allows users to add precise, range-based comments to specific parts of a video file.

To create a range-based comment, follow these steps

  1. Play or scrub to the desired timestamp to locate the relevant moment in the file.

  2. Add an annotation or comment to the file. This will define the start point.

  3. Drag the handle icons to specify the exact range the comment should apply to. This will define the end point.

  4. Enter a comment

  5. Click Post to confirm the creation of the comment.

An image highlighting a range based comment from frame 257 to 450

The time duration for each comment is visible on the timeline, providing users with a clear understanding of the comment's span within the file. When multiple comments are specified at the same range, they are grouped together on the timeline. Each group is colour-coded according to note access rights colour, and clicking on the group opens a small overlay presenting the individual comments within that group.

Once the comment’s time range is defined, users can easily extend or reduce it by dragging the handle icons on the timeline.

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