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Reviewables

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Reviewables were introduced in 1.3.0.

Spinning robot in a web view player

Overview​

The reviewables feature streamlines the version review process, making it both simple and powerful. Traditionally, each version could only have a single "representation" for reviewing. Reviewables revolutionize this by allowing you to create and manage as many focused review elements as needed for a single version. These reviewables can be conveniently uploaded and managed directly within the web interface.

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Here are some examples of how reviewables could be utilized:

  • A model needs to be reviewed with multiple different lighting setups.
  • A complex model needs to have be viewed close up.
  • An animation needs to be viewed from multiple angles.
  • An environment needs to show different areas in more detail.

Reviewables Tab​

Every version has a "Files" tab that can be used to view, manage and upload new reviewables. To upload a reviewable drag and drop a media file over the reviewables area or click the dropzone to pick a file.

A tab with multiple reviewables and a file upload dropzone

Default File Support​

By default the viewer supports web standard file types that don't need any conversion.

Image: png jpg webp

Video: mp4

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You will see a message to let you know if a reviewable file is not viewable, however anyone with access can still download the file.

Three reviewables, two that need converting

Transcoding File Support​

File types that are not natively supported by the browser need to be converted using a transcoder. The transcoder is only available through a subscription on Ynput Cloud.

Image: Most images types including psd files

Video: mp4 mov: 264, 265, prores mpeg webm wmv avi

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Transcoded media will have filenames with .transcoded. in them. You can always download the original uploaded file.

Three reviewables, two that need converting

Web Viewer​

You can quickly view a Reviewable by using the Web Viewer. To open the viewer:

  1. Click on a reviewable
  2. Click on any entity thumbnail
  3. Press spacebar on any selection for folders, tasks and versions.

3 different ways to open the viewer

Player Controls​

The viewer comes with all the player controls you would expect and we plan to add more advanced controls in the future.

  • Play/Pause Spacebar
  • Next/Previous frame Left and Right arrows
  • Next/Previous 5 frames Shift Left and Right arrows
  • First frame Shift A
  • Last frame Shift D
  • Full screen F
  • Mute M
  • Looping
  • Grid overlay
  • Scrubbable timeline

A video player with all the controls

Comparing Versions​

The viewer makes it incredibly easy to compare different versions of the same reviewable. Go to any frame and select the next or previous version. If there's a matching reviewable it will be displayed on the same frame.

Series of buttons for changing the version

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We recommend using the two main shortcuts A - previous version and D - next version to quickly flick back and forth between versions.

Comparing Reviewables​

Reviewables with the same label across versions will be synced allowing for comparison of two reviewables from different versions.