Monthly Montage: May 2024
New export setting controls, fixed A/V sync, public screening links
Navigating the Startup Rollercoaster
For the past two years the team at Sequence has been working hard to bring the best collaborative video editing tool to life. The thing about this grand vision of ours is that it turns out, building a professional cloud-based video editing tool is really, really tough.
In last month's newsletter we touched on why we haven't launched yet and what we need to do to get there. Since there was a lot more we could speak to on this topic, we decided to make a full video on it. In case you missed it, you can watch it here.
Throughout the month of May our focus has been on how we can start to bring Sequence into the hands of more users. The main difference in the way we've been thinking about things this month is that we've placed a heavier focus on enabling more use cases for early users in Sequence.
In other words, is there opportunity in the short term to make collaboratively video editing easier with what features we already have built out?
Building out a world-class, multiplayer editing tool takes time but there are smaller pieces of that vision that we can start to make an impact with.
Product Updates
🚀 An improved export experience
This month we've begun revamping the export settings modal within Sequence to provide you with more flexibility when it comes to exporting videos. Choose from an export preset or specify your codec, quality, resolution, and frame rate preferences!
🔔 More comprehensive notifications
We've improved notifications in Sequence starting with a more organized view for email notifications. With these updated notifications, you can easily see who left a comment on what timeline and click the comment to navigate to the respective timeline. In-app notifications are also coming soon!
🔓 Public access for screenings
Screening links for feedback and review can now be shared publicly. Previously, Screening links could only be shared among those invited to your original project. With public screenings, anyone can view your Screening.
📥 Full screen drop zone
Sequence now has a full screen drop zone! This means that you can now drop files and assets anywhere in Sequence, not just within the Uploads tab.
🪄 Improved A/V sync
After weeks of internal testing Sequence now has improved A/V sync! Trimming clips more precisely and syncing audio is now easier than ever with this new update.
Movies We're Obsessed With
We don't just want to make movies, we love watching them too 👀. Our team has a Slack channel called #movies, here's a roundup of some of the films we've been raving over:
Challengers (2024) - the team got front row seats to watch Challengers in theatres at the beginning of May 🎾
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) - A crime/thrillermovie directed by Justine Triet that Chethan watched
The Fall Guy (2024) - An action-comedy about a stuntman that Luke coins as his movie of the summer
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) - A film following two troubled friends whose favourite TV show got cancelled
Moscow on the Hudson (1984) - A mix of comedy, romance, and drama, this movie is about a Russian saxophonist visiting New York City
Where We're Headed
As we enter into June, the team is continuing to focus on bringing Sequence into the hands of more users. We're hoping to finish building out some exciting new features so that anyone who wants to use Sequence for file management, collaborative video editing, or feedback and review can do so even easier than before.
That's a wrap for this month's update, we hope to see you in the timeline soon!
Cheers,
Mylene & the cast & crew @ Sequence