Dec 2024 - Transcripts, Timelines, and Templates

Featuring an enhanced page for shared stories, timeline-based editing, and layout presets to get started fast.

Highlights

• Shared stories have some extra details available in the new layout:

  • Transcripts. Navigate to specific timestamps in the story by clicking on the transcript line. Automatically generated closed captions in the video player.

  • Table of contents and extended descriptions. This includes better publishing previews and with larger editor for story description.

• Timeline-based editing. The timeline editor shows both narrator and content tracks, so you can trim recordings or split a single card into smaller clips. Find it via "Show Timeline" toggle or the Trim option with a content or narrator layer selected.

• Simplified presets, with common layouts for arranging narration and content layers. Includes a new side-by-side layout for an unobstructed view of the presenter and presentation.

Improved

• Contextual editing controls when clicking on narrator and content layers. Builds on the control bar feature introduced last month, so you don’t have to search through a sidebar for basic changes.

• Simplified recording flow. Recording is now part of the editor instead of a separate workflow. It should feel more consistent, and a more honest preview of your recording.

• We'll now send a notification when your story is viewed for the first time, so you can celebrate accordingly.

• New authentication provider for faster login, extra security options for logging in, including passkey support.

• Added new backgrounds, including scenic views and options which resemble desktop backgrounds.

• Webcam video is now mirrored by default. You can change this from the menu after clicking on the narration bubble.