Learn about the advanced features of comments in SyncSketch: Attachments, deep links, replies and more
Text annotations are called Notes or Comments in SyncSketch, and are often an essential component of the SyncSketch workflow.
Hiding and showing the comment pane
When comments are not being used, the Comments pane is often hidden to recover the screen space for video. Click on the speech balloon icon in the upper right to hide or show comments:
Clicking a comment will jump you (and any synced Reviewers) to the frame and/or the exact camera angle where the comment was made.
Creating Comments
Comments that are specific to the exact frame you're looking at can be added using the Commenting box in the lower right.
If you don't see this box, it can be revealed by opening the Comment pane (see above), typing the C key, or hovering over the green Comment balloon icon at the lower right:
Entering text into this box and hitting Enter or the clicking the checkmark icon will create a comment. The comment is added to the list of comments in the Comment pane, sorted by which frame number it's associated with.
Comment types
The Commenting box in the lower right corner dialog provides two mode choices: General or Frame. A General Comment applies to the media item visible in the review as a whole. The Frame comment is the more typical comment. Each Frame comment is attached to (associated with) a particular frame of the video.
General comments will appear at the top of the Comment pane, and Frame comments will be sorted by frame number.
Timeline Markers
When you type a comment or draw a sketch, a marker will be added in the Timeline at that frame's position.
Comment badges
The number of annotations (both comments and sketches) that have been added to an item appears in a badge in the Shot Item List at the left.
(This pane may also be hidden; press the H key once or twice to ensure that it is open.)
The badge will turn gold when at least one annotation was added recently.
Editing Comments
To edit the text of the comment, use the pencil icon that is visible when the comment is selected. To delete it, use the comment's trash icon.
Replying
You can reply to a comment using its Reply button; replies are indented slightly:
FilteringYou can filter the list of comments to display only those by a specific author or containing a specific word using the Magnifying Glass icon at the top of the comment pane. Then begin typing your search criteria. (See left)
Comment attachmentsYou can attach images to comments and reviewers can view them superimposed over the video. See Attaching Images to Comments for details. Deep linkingYou can get a URL that you can share with others that will load SyncSketch directly to the exact Project, Review, Item, frame and Comment, even if there is more than one comment on the frame. To copy this "deep linked" URL, use link icon in the comment: Learn more at Deep Linking. |
Downloading
You can download Notes as formatted PDFs or as a CSV spreadsheet that you can use to match back to an editorial system. To access these, use the download icon in the upper left:
NOTE: These options may not all be available depending on Project settings, Review Link Sharing settings, enterprise policy settings or what your role is in the Review or Project.
Formatted PDF:
Learn more about PDF downloads at Downloading a PDF Summary
Comma-Separated Values
The CSV file has the following fields:
Project Name |
Review Name |
Item SortOrder |
Item Name |
Item Status |
Date Created |
Frame Number |
Timecode |
Comment |
|
Full Name |
Link |
Notifications
Users can be notified via email when comments are added to Reviews. Each user can individually set their notification preferences. See Notification Settings for details.