Product Journal

Updates from the RemoteRoom team

Major feature launches, workflow upgrades, and platform improvements designed to make collaboration faster, clearer, and more client-ready.

Release Highlights

13

Core Workflows

Review • Stream • Collaborate

Platform Standard

Secure • Fast • Client-ready

Infrastructure

Global playback and downloads now feel dramatically faster

Review playback, thumbnail previews, and file downloads now run through edge delivery, giving teams and clients quicker starts and steadier sessions across regions.

  • Preview media and thumbnails now load from the CDN for more consistent speed.
  • Large download delivery now uses optimized edge paths for smoother handoff.
  • Playback startup and buffering behavior were tuned for fewer interruptions.
Color Pipeline

High-end EXR review is now available directly in the browser

Color teams can now review EXR imagery with ACES-aware controls in-session, while protected room access and edit permissions were tightened for safer approvals.

  • Introduced EXR viewing with exposure controls suited to color workflows.
  • Strengthened permissions around color edits and saved grade data.
  • Improved connection support and room security for distributed teams.
Review

Creative reviews now include built-in LUT and CDL controls

Color intent can now be explored live inside review sessions, making it easier to align stakeholders before final finishing passes.

  • Added in-viewer LUT/CDL controls for faster look development feedback.
  • Improved room consistency during collaborative grading sessions.
  • Hardened protected-room behavior around host and tracker state.
Media Pipeline

HDR workflows gained wider format support and cleaner previews

The platform now handles modern HDR media more reliably and generates display-friendly previews, so review rooms stay visually consistent for all viewers.

  • Expanded support for HEVC10 and HDR source material.
  • Added automatic thumbnail tonemapping for consistent visual previews.
  • Improved storage cleanup and retention behavior behind the scenes.
Delivery

Secure transfer links and clearer account controls are live

Delivery handoff is now easier to manage with one-time transfer links, while account billing controls were expanded for teams on managed plans.

  • Added one-time links for safer client and vendor delivery.
  • Strengthened transfer privacy and lookup behavior for shared files.
  • Expanded billing entitlement controls for managed account workflows.
Collaboration

Remote Rooms became a richer day-to-day collaboration workspace

Planning, visual discussion, and shot tracking all took a major step forward, reducing context switching during live sessions.

  • Added collaborative Kanban boards for live coordination and status tracking.
  • Expanded whiteboard tools with version history, grouping, minimap, search, and export.
  • Improved reliability of media workflows that power collaborative sessions.
Review

Review experience refresh: PDF annotation and smoother ingestion

Review sessions now feel cleaner and more predictable, with better support for document-based feedback and mixed media uploads.

  • Added page-based PDF annotations inside review workflows.
  • Refined layout and interaction patterns for faster feedback rounds.
  • Improved media processing consistency across varied source formats.
Access

QuickCall and host access improvements made sessions easier to start

Starting and recovering sessions became much easier for hosts, with fast-link calls and clearer access paths for scheduled or disabled rooms.

  • Launched one-click QuickCall links for fast ad hoc meetings.
  • Improved host access flows for scheduled and temporarily disabled rooms.
  • Added account lifecycle emails for onboarding and password reset.
Tracking

ShotTracker launched as a complete planning and review module

Teams can now track shot progress, comments, and lifecycle updates in one place, with realtime behavior designed for active productions.

  • Released full ShotTracker UI and data model across the platform.
  • Enabled realtime updates so teams stay aligned during active reviews.
  • Opened external API support for pipeline integrations.
Security

Security hardening sprint delivered stronger protection by default

A focused security phase expanded authentication coverage, addressed common web vulnerabilities, and introduced optional two-factor authentication.

  • Expanded auth requirements across critical API and realtime surfaces.
  • Patched multiple vulnerability classes, including access-control gaps.
  • Added optional TOTP 2FA with recovery and admin support tools.
Feature Release

A major media workflow release made review rooms feel desktop-native

Media organization and review now feel faster and more intuitive, with richer controls for both internal teams and client-facing review sessions.

  • Introduced Finder-style browsing, compare views, and smarter media controls.
  • Added virtual folders, marquee selection, and undo for file operations.
  • Enhanced annotation capture, export options, and viewer permission controls.
Announcement

Remote Rooms private beta opened for modular collaboration

Private beta launched with modular workspaces for calls, review, and collaboration, built to simplify day-to-day coordination across distributed teams.

  • Launched configurable rooms that adapt to each team workflow.
  • Added shared notes and playbook editing for live collaboration.
  • Streamlined setup with cleaner media upload and room controls.
Foundation

Early review foundations: editable comments and export workflows

The review foundation phase introduced comment editing and export workflows that later powered deeper client handoff and finishing integrations.

  • Enabled direct comment editing in active review sessions.
  • Added flexible export workflows for downstream post-production tools.
  • Stabilized early review behaviors for more dependable collaboration.

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