Work with Video
Import and play videos directly on your board. ArtDeck supports MOV, MP4, and M4V files with H.264, HEVC, and ProRes codecs.
Playback Controls
Section titled “Playback Controls”When a video is selected, the control bar shows:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Play/Pause | Start or stop playback |
| Mute/Unmute | Toggle audio |
| Speed | Cycle through speeds: 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x |
| Loop | Toggle looping on or off |
| Fullscreen | Enter fullscreen overlay (double-tap or tap the close button to exit) |
| Export Frame | Export the current frame as a still image |
Seek Bar and Frame Stepping
Section titled “Seek Bar and Frame Stepping”A seek bar appears below the video controls. Drag to scrub through the video. The current time and total duration are displayed.
On a keyboard you can also step through frames precisely:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Left / Right | Step one frame back / forward |
| Hold Left / Right | Scrub: accelerates from slow to fast, settles on release |
| ⇧Left / ⇧Right | Jump several frames (≈½ s) |
Onion Skin
Section titled “Onion Skin”Videos support onion skin overlay for frame comparison. See Onion Skin.
ToolBox
Section titled “ToolBox”Freeze any frame for analysis with the ToolBox. The frozen timecode is displayed in the ToolBox panel. See ToolBox Overview.
Large Videos and Preview Quality
Section titled “Large Videos and Preview Quality”When iCloud Sync is enabled for the board, ArtDeck chooses the video sync tier from the local video file size. Videos up to 100 MB upload the full original. Larger videos sync a smaller HEVC preview first, up to 720p, so the clip can appear and play on your other devices without uploading the original right away.
The device that imported the video keeps the original file. Other devices receive the preview until you or the source device chooses to upload the original.
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Preparing preview for iCloud | The source device is making the smaller synced preview. |
| Preview will continue when ArtDeck is open | Preview creation paused while ArtDeck was not active. Open ArtDeck on the source device to continue. |
| Full video on this device · Preview synced to iCloud | The source device has the original, and other devices can receive the preview. |
| Preview quality · Full video available from source | This device has the proxy and can request the original. |
| Full quality arrives when the source device is online | The original has been requested; keep the source device online so it can upload. |
| Full quality upload paused — will retry when connected | Upload will continue when the source device can use iCloud Sync again. |
Use the quality controls that match the device you are on:
- Source device: Choose Upload Original in the video controls or status card. On Mac, you can also choose
Video > Upload Original Video. - Receiving device: Choose Get Original in the video controls or status card. On Mac, you can also choose
Video > Request Original Video. - After requesting: The receiving device shows Original requested until the source device uploads the full file and iCloud Sync delivers it.
If the upload or request control is not available, the video is already full quality on this device, the selected video is not in a proxy state, or the source file is not available on this device.
For more details, see iCloud Sync.
Annotation
Section titled “Annotation”Annotate a video item to draw on top of it. The annotation is linked and moves with the video.