Collaborative Software Puns

I'm hosting a short film storyboarding meetup in NYC soon, but because of Omicron *sigh* I am considering moving it to a virtual zoom meeting. Is there any kind of realtime storyboarding software for collaborating? Appreciate any thoughts or ideas. Thanks!

I’ve seen a few threads on a similar subject but they are a few years old, and we all know how software products can evolve quickly.

I have a writing partner and we both own Final Draft. We like it for solo writing, but the collaboration tool leaves much to be desired.

We both work in advertising in our day jobs, and when we write TVC scripts, we just collaborate in real time in Google Docs. It’s super easy and fluid. Can add comments as notes, etc.

Is there anything out there now that 1. Has the same industry correct formatting as FD but, 2. Has similar collaboration features as Google Docs?

Hey Guys, my name's Arya and I'm working on a cloud-based collaborative video editor(Won't name it here). We basically stream our editor from a supercomputer in the cloud onto your browser and multiple people can see and work on the same project at the same time(could help get your clients more involved, etc). We're also planning on letting you store your project-specific files on the cloud to use anywhere you want.

Was curious if any of you would be interested in testing out the software. Let me know in the comments because we're in the early testing phase but are looking to find ways to improve the product as much as possible. Would love some insights from other creators so I knew this would be the perfect community to post in.

Thanks!

I previously found a great app for exams (zipgrade) thru a question posted here so I thought I'd post again about something else:

I just got a contract offer for my first book that I will write with one other colleague. Of course we can just use Word or google Docs but I was wondering if anyone has had especially good experience with something else. My co-author is on Mac but I'm on Win.

I'm thinking that beyond just simultaneous editing, it'll also be important to use some reference management app (zotero/mendeley are what I'm familiar with but I can use something else for the book), as well as some sort of goal-tracking system (which of course we can also run independently but it'd be cool if it was integrated).

Free is always great (I live in a sinking economy) but I can pay if the software is really so good.

I've researched a bit and there are tons of options and I can't see if anything stands out.

Anyway, I'd be happy to get recommendations and thank you all in advance.

This sub lately reads like an Apple sub full of moany users, and I truly believe some of you have lost perspective on what FF is, and what's it for. This is not how a community for a collaborative, open-source project reacts to changes.

"They have no right to change what already works for me, the think they know better than I do". Yes they have, and yes they do. They know how to make a browser, you and I don't. Firefox is an amazing browser, the amount of work and talent that has gone into it is astonishing, and the fact that it's as good and sometimes better as a browser with the financial might of Google behind it is an astronomical accomplishment. They are making their best effort to make this browser better and, like it or not, the UI change is part of that. Don't like it? Go change it, it's open source. Don't have the skillset required to do that? Then accept changes as they come, provide constructive criticism when asked, and be thankful for the amazing piece of software you are given for free. When a propietary piece of software changes their design, you get annoyed and move on. But suddenly, because this is an open-source software with an open community which incoudes the devs, suddenly people feel the need to go beyond "hey, I think this should have compact mode", and throw tantrums about how the devs broke their aesthetic and workflow and they suck. You don't own the place, they can change their software for what they think is best, and unless you contribute to it, you have no right to say they're assholes for doing so. If you think developer time is better used in adding the feature you want, or tweaking the thing you don't like, instead of the things the devs are prioritizing, then fine, go do it yourself. Either redirect that energy to contribute to the project, or calm down and help construct a pleasant community that has helpful feedback and is constructive for the devs.

"This wasn't necessary! No one asked for this". Yes it was. Have you ever worked in an open-source project? Let me tell you, after years of working with a particular technology, like a ui engine, and the project evolving around it, things become messy. Extremely messy. The ui has been parched and hacked and modified hundreds of time by different people, and stretched to non-standard use cases countless time. With time, it often becomes an incomprehensible mess that weighs the project down. A full UI rewrite, in a new technology is a MASSIVE undertaking, but often the onl

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Is there a painting software that allows me to collaborate with another painter (located in a remote location), such that both of us can paint on the same painting simultaneously? The painting should sync in real time. It is preferable if it is a free program, or has a one-time purchase.

Me and my friend both love making maps. We often spend weekends together walking in the countryside and mapping out IRL things in detail. Recently, he moved further away from me, and seeing each other just for a weekend is infeasible. We started playing a few video games together in the meantime, in particular a game called project zomboid which has multiplayer. In the game, the only maps available are paper in game maps, but they aren't big enough and are sometimes hard to find. We wanted to try and produce our own map, and expand our own map as we explore more of the in game world.

What we need is:

-A tool that has an infinite canvas, as we are not sure how large the world will be, nor which direction we will expand in

-A tool that is collaborative, and updates live, so whatever i draw he can see too

-Something that doesn't require the use of premium features to work. I'm happy to host my own web server if anyone can link me to an open-source tool that i can simply drop into my Apache server.

Thanks!

I’ve tried a whole of ton of different approaches to karaoke at home but can’t seem to figure out how to “streamline” my home set up so that the “broadcast” is totally separate from the song selection process. That way a separate device or controller or whatever could search songs and add them to a queue without disrupting the karaoke feed. I want to make it seamless without having to wait until the song ends to choose the next one.

I have a separate AV system for the microphones and I’ll connect a computer or iPad or whatever up to anything. That’s not my problem. I just need to control the karaoke queue separately from the feed. I had thought using a dedicated tablet or smart phone might work but can’t find any way to sync control through an app. I had also thought that since all my guests have smartphones, maybe we could create a collaborative virtual queue with another device playing the queue. I can’t figure out any good way of doing any of this.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi all,

I help to produce a podcast for a school at the university that I work at, and I'm trying to find out if there is an editing software out there where the actual podcast host could leave notes on the draft products that my coworker and I create before finalizing the podcast and publishing it. So think something like a Google Doc - a cloud software that would allow comments on the audio from multiple parties. Does anything like this exist for the podcasting world? Thanks for any help you can give!

My friend and I have stated a worldbuilding project together. We used Google Docs for a while, but it's a complete mess.

Is there any open source collaborative softwares that could work better? Preferably browser-based.

In the fall I want my students to build a collaborative bestiary (I teach medieval lit) and I’m looking for a way where they can each create an entry and write like 4-6 well-researched pages and include images. They don’t need to edit each other’s, but I do want it all to be cohesive, collected, and viewable by the whole class. I’m thinking maybe a Wordpress site? Has anyone done something like this before and have advice?

Hey all - I am new here, so I apologize if this has been asked before, but basically the title is what I am looking for.

Most software seems to be geared for teams within the same company, or for personal use. Is there a software that allows me to structure a project, then invite collaborators into the workflow?

A lot of my work is done with filmmakers, and I don't always work with the same people. I am really seeking a way to manage creative projects with small, shifting teams.

I use Asana at my current company (not my freelance work), but haven't used it for creative projects. I have mostly been looking at Trello. Any recommendations or advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

EDIT: Specifically looking for these features:
- Kanban
- Calendar overview of deadlines
- Ability to share visual work
- Project Scheduling
- Need to be able to share/invite contributors to the project (freelancers, not working for the same company)
- Online, mobile not necessary

I am not looking to track hours, or to bill.

Specifically, I am looking for a vice-president, treasurer, and secretary for the organization. The treasurer will need to undergo annual training to learn about how to manage the organization's funds. Role descriptions are given in the organization's constitution: https://activities.osu.edu/posts/studentorgs/constitutions/2018_08_26_04_07_56_6202.pdf

Please DM me if you are interested.

My name is Javier, and I've just finished a joint BSc degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. As my final degree project in Computer Science I researched how to measure quality of software projects, and I created a tool to compare projects depending on the developer's needs or requirements. Once the tool was ready, I decided to make it accessible to everyone by creating a simple user interface and turning it into a free service.

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Codekhana offers a simple way for developers to evaluate and improve software quality. Analyze code, find its strengths and weaknesses, and calculate interesting metrics to score the projects according to the developer's priorities.

The collaborative ranking will allow developers to compare multiple libraries and decide which matches their needs best.

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I work at a commercial nuclear plant and I’ve been tasked with exploring digital upgrades to our P&ID markup process (internally called Valve Operator Number Diagrams, or VONDS). To keep track of the position of any component out of its normal position, we markup laminated drawings using grease markers and keep a paper log of who marked it up and for what reason. There are hundreds of drawings that are maintained in this manner.

Do you know of a software solution for marking up drawings that will allow for real-time collaboration, user markup tracking, and the ability to edit or delete another user’s markup? I’m exploring drawboard, however it feels like I’m trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. The ability to edit another user’s markup seems to be nonexistent in most platforms.

Any suggestions would be very appreciated! Thank you.

How would I go about making a real-time collaborative software such as Google Docs? You would need a web-socket to display the changes for everyone else but if someone refreshes all of the progress would be lost. To fix this you would add a real-time database to keep track of what's being put in. Now my question is, how do you configure updates to the database so that there's no loss? Is it every keystroke, every x seconds? Every keystroke would make each session rather expensive in terms of read/writes especially for serverless apps. What's the optimal solution for this?

I'm seeking software that will allow multiple people in a group to have a common database of journal articles. It would be great we could comment on papers, upload the PDF, and also use the software for citation purposes. I'm picturing Bibtex but with a shared and collaborative infrastructure. Does something like that exist?

About 30-40 colleagues and I would like to work on a side project together for fun. OnlyOffice would cost us like $1100 a month. Does Nextcloud have some free collaborative software which would allow the same file can be worked on by several people at the same time, without being some enterprise solution with an enterprise price tag??

I'm not quite sure if this fits this subreddit, sorry if it doesn't. Does anyone know of some good collaborative editing software for text documents that's not google based and can work on windows computers? I'm fine having to pay some for it as well, subscription or one time.

For extra context, co-authoring a book with someone in another state.

With students we are developing an online knowledge base. We looked and used a wiki, but it isn't very good for little knowledge bits and the connections between them, so we are very interested in a Zettelkasten approach.

We've looked around and most software is designed for a single user or is commercial. Does anyone know if there is multiuser zk software around somewhere that is open source, self hosted? Or other ideas on how to approach this?

Is there a software/website that allows multiple people to work on the same composition simultaneously if they both have the same software?

Thanks!

Hi folks,

TLDR - I work in legal sector and need software for video & audio editing/redaction that makes it easy for colleagues to review proposed edits before they are implemented.

For example, break in a court session needs to be deleted. Confidential section of a recording needs to be taken out.

What I need is software that will allow us to highlight sections for editing/redaction, to allow colleagues to review and approve those edits before they are implemented.

At present, the problem is that we are e.g. deleting sections of video in the first round of edits, and then it becomes difficult to cross-reference with the original recording, because the points of reference are all gone. If any further edits are needed then it becomes extremely confusing.

In the past we've contracted this editing out to professional AV contractors, but that leaves us in the same position of comparing unedited vs. edited video. So that is why we are looking to in-source it. We have a beast of a windows 10 PC just setup ready to go.

Cloud services are not an option in the first instance, although if such a thing exists the ability to share proposed edits via browser with third parties would be a nice, but not-essential touch.

Any advice gratefully received.

Hey Guys, my name's Arya and I'm working on a cloud-based collaborative video editor(Won't name it here). We basically stream our editor from a supercomputer in the cloud onto your browser and multiple people can see and work on the same project at the same time(could help get your clients more involved, etc). We're also planning on letting you store your project-specific files on the cloud to use anywhere you want.

Was curious if any of you would be interested in testing out the software. Let me know in the comments because we're in the early testing phase but are looking to find ways to improve the product as much as possible. Would love some insights from other creators so I knew this would be the perfect community to post in.

Thanks!