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Video Review Workflow Comparisons

FlowCaster Swirl

A comparison of www.flowcaster.live's real time video collaboration tool with other tools in the industry.  FlowCaster.live is the only live edit review workflow that allows for instaneous feedback of edits, high quality over the sholder monitoring, deep integration into Adobe and Avid editors, along with a secure set of web based and local tools to allow time code locked, instantaneous review of all your video assets and sequences.

 

  flowcaster evercast filestage frame io ftrack moxion streambox techex wipster ziflow
Live Edit Review X  X       X X X    
Synchronous Review X     X X          
Asynchronous Review X   X X X       X X
Live Event Review X                  
Browser Based - no install X X X X         X X
Includes Timed Comments X X X X X       X X
Includes Live Interactive Comments X X   X           X
Emoji Support X     X            
Includes Live Voice Chat X X                
Includes Live Video Chat X X                
Live edit changes during session X X         X X    
Instant update for any editor changes X           X X    
Realtime Timeline Markers X                  
High quality 3rd Monitor X           X X    
Multi Channel Audio X X         X X    
Closed Caption Support X               X  
Sub 100ms Latency X sub-200 ms       X        
Time Code Locked Draw/Comment X                  
Optional Watermark/Burn in TC X     X            
GPU Enc/Dec Support X                  
Millicast/Dolby Support X X       X        
Adobe Plugins included X           X      
Avid Plugins Included X           X      
Resolve/OpenFX Plugins Included X           X      
"Any File" Player Tool Included X X                
SRT/RIST Support X                  
RTMP Support For Large Groups X                  
HDR10/HLG Support X                  
iOS App X X   X     X      
Apple TV App X X       X X      
Android App X X                
Mobile Web Optimized Interface X   X           X X
Collaborative Drawing Tools X X   X X         X
Collaborative Comment System X X   X X X     X X
Frame IO fioxml Support X     X            
Adobe Premiere Import/Export X     X            
Adobe Premiere Live Video Panel X     X            
Export To Adobe X     X            
Export To Avid X     X            
Export To Resolve X     X            
Export To Final Cut Pro X     X            
End to End Encryption X X   X   X        
Designed for Edit X X   X            
Designed for On Set Capture X     X   X        
Guest Contributors X X X   X       X  
Optional SDI Support X         X X      
Optional IP Video Support X                  
Optional Edit While Capture Premiere X                  
Optional Edit While Capture Avid Interplay X                  
Maximum Quality 4:2:2 HEVC10 4:2:0 h.264 4:2:0 h.264 4:2:0 h.264 4:2:0 h.264 4:2:0 h.264 4:2:2 HEVC10 JPEG2K 4:2:0 h.264 4:2:0 h.264
Resolution Unlimited 1080p/60   up to 1080p 720p (4K Pro)          
Color Space SDR/HDR SDR/HDR SDR SDR SDR SDR/Dolby SDR/HDR SDR/HDR SDR SDR
Cost $ $$$ $ $ $$ $$$$ $$$$$ $$$$$ $ $
Requires External Meeting System     X X X   X   X X
Requires Rendering     X X X X     X X
Requires File Upload     X X X X     X X
Files on someone else's server     X X X X     X X
Uses OBS 8 bit desktop capture   X       X        
Requires separate acquisition hardware           X X X    
Requires Special Sync Setup         X          

 

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Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, and Copyrights

Adobe, Inc. - Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Creative Cloud, Frame.io, and Iridas are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe in the United States and/or other countries.
Autodesk, Inc. - Autodesk, Discreet, Flame, Flare, Smoke, Lustre, Maya, and Moxion are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
Avid Technology, Inc. - Avid Media Composer®, Avid MediaCentral®, Avid Interplay®, and Avid NewsCutter® are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
Drastic Technologies, Ltd. – trademarks specified here.
Evercast, LLC - EVERCAST is a trademark owned by Evercast, LLC
Filestage GmbH - Filestage is a trademark of Filestage GmbH
Ftrack AB - FTRACK is a trademark and brand of Ftrack AB
Streambox Inc. - Streambox is a trademark of Streambox Inc.
Techex Digital Solutions - Techex is a trademark of Techex Digital Solutions
WIP APP Limited - Wipster Inc, and Wipster are trademarks of WIP APP Limited
Ziflow Limited - Ziflow is a trademark of Ziflow Limited
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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