Google Drive steps up its video collaboration game with timestamped comments
Google Drive has added timestamped comments for videos as part of a Google Workspace update. Users can now attach comments to specific moments while reviewing a video, reducing the need to scrub through footage or send screenshots. The feature aims to streamline video collaboration for creators and editors.
- ▪Google Drive now supports timestamped comments that link directly to the exact moment in a video being reviewed.
- ▪A split-button interface lets users choose between a universal comment and a timestamped comment.
- ▪The new tool helps video editors and collaborators avoid manually scrubbing through clips to locate feedback.
- ▪The functionality is included in the latest Google Workspace update, enhancing productivity for content creators.
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Over the years, I’ve collaborated with many video editors and content creator friends of mine, often pointing out things like how the text isn’t visible around the two-minute mark or how the transition in the opening sequence feels a little off. However, most of the time, they would end up scrubbing through the whole clip trying to find what I meant, or they’d ask me to send a screenshot of the exact moment I was referring to. Considering I wasn’t charging anything to spot those issues, that extra effort always stung a little. Thankfully, Google’s latest Workspace update finally fixes that. Google Workspace So how does this actually work? Google Drive now supports timestamped comments on videos.
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