With this update we want to make it easier for new users to get started with Anchorpoint.

💰 An option to buy Anchorpoint

We also need to earn money :) You have the opportunity to support us and get a 30% discount. Just click on the Buy button in the application.

📦 Demo content

Take a look at an example project to see how tasks, attributes, versions and reviews can be used. We kept the size small, so you can download it quickly and get started.

✔️ Interactive tour

To make Anchorpoint easier to explore, markers are displayed on specific buttons, each playing a short explainer video on how a feature works.

Other improvements

• Receive a notification when you are added to a project
• Hold SHIFT to drop and move files into Anchorpoint
• Create your own avatar

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With this update, all attributes are global instead of local.

⚠️ Previous attributes are no longer available and must be recreated. Sorry for this inconvenience. This is the last time we will make a system change without migration.

🏷️ Global Attributes

• Attributes of any kind (meta data, file names, custom attributes) can be sorted among each other and shown or hidden.
• Added attributes can be used in different locations

🖌️ Review Updates

• Drawings on images and videos are synchronized instantaneously. Comments are no longer required.
• New Shorctus for video playback
• SHIFT+Space: Play
• SHIFT+Left: Previous frame
• SHIFT+Right: Next frame
• CTRL+Right: Last frame
• CTRL+Left: First frame
• ALT+Right: Next keyframe
• ALT+Left: Previous keyframe
• Reviews on videos now support keyframes. Animation sequences can be drawn on videos.
• Onion Skinning option for animation feedback

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This update brings important project management features. Team members can now be notified and the task system has been further improved.

💬 Notifications

• Use @mentions to notify your team members. This works in any comment field.
• Anchorpoint shows where you have been mentioned.
• Every change that your team member makes (changing attributes, modifying tasks) will appear instantaneously on your screen.

⭐ Task updates

• Tasks now have favorites
• Drag&Drop on task entries is now possible
• Tasks have a screenshot tool to quickly attach images to a task

🎨 UX improvements

• Paste from Clipboard creates a file in the browser
• The Welcome / Home Page shows an extensive feature overview
• Background options (white, grey, black, transparent) are available in Preview

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Files in Tasks

• You can now drag files into tasklists.
• Files outside the project are automatically copied into the project
• New versions are shown automatically
• Reviews are shown automatically

⏲️ Timeline updates

• Attributes are shown in the timeline
• Entries are grouped to provide a better overview
• Reviews are shown directly in the timeline

🎨 UX improvements

• Icons look better
• Tag menu improvements
• Compact mode supports Task Activity

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This update ships with many great features:

• The Timeline shows recent activity of your Project (Reviews, Tasks, Comments)
• Shortcuts are shown in the Anchorpoint Browser
• A preference to disable autoplay videos and GIFs in the browser or preview page
• A first version of the Cinema 4D plugin, introducing a simple way to write your own plugins
• Many enhancements to the Python API:
• A simpler way to work with Visual Studio Code

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