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Control Room features

Everything Control Room includes, from the first idea to the last render.

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Projects

Every lecture, film and idea in one place.

  • Every project in one placeLectures, films, Shorts and drafts, side by side.
  • Project previewsA frame from each project, so you know it at a glance.
  • Recent work firstThe projects you touched last sit at the top.
  • Search your projectsFind any project by its name.
  • Pick up where you left offEvery element reopens on the scene you were working on.
  • New project in a momentName it, choose a shape and start.
  • Duplicate a projectStart a new episode from the last one.
  • Rename and organizeKeep a series, a course or a client together.
  • Projects you can readEach project is an open, tidy folder of your own work.
  • Older projects keep openingProjects made before an update open and upgrade on their own.
  • Saved with every changeNothing waits for a save button.

Templates and starting points

Start from something that already works.

  • Lecture templateScenes, captions and narration ready for a long lesson.
  • Explainer templateA punchy structure for a short explainer.
  • Shorts templateVertical, captioned and ready to post.
  • Start from a scriptBegin with the words and let the scenes follow.
  • Brand kit from the startPick your colors, fonts and look before the first scene.
  • Save your own templatesTurn a finished project into the start of the next one.
  • Series setupsKeep every episode of a course in the same style.

Elements

Every element, a click away.

  • Open any element in a clickFlowmotion, Cutroom and every element that follows.
  • Opens with your projectEach element arrives with the project already loaded.
  • Only what you useAn element opens when you need it and closes when you're done.
  • Close one, keep the restClosing an element never closes the others.
  • Back where you wereIf an element closes unexpectedly, Control Room reopens it at the same place.
  • Edit in another elementJump from a scene in Cutroom straight into Flowmotion, with it selected.
  • Install as they arriveAdd new elements from Black Zero Labs as each wave opens.
  • Signed by Black Zero LabsEvery element is checked before it installs.
  • Safe by designEach element can read and change only what it's meant to.
  • Updates in one placeSee what's new and update every element together.

One shared project

Change it once. See it everywhere.

  • One project for every elementScripts, scenes, the cut and the assets all live together.
  • Change once, see everywhereAn edit in Flowmotion shows up in Cutroom on the next frame.
  • Live placementsA placed scene always shows its latest version.
  • Reload when you're readyHold a placement as it was, and update it with one click.
  • Pinned placementsKeep a version exactly as it is, on purpose.
  • Change badgesSee how many changes are waiting, and where they came from.
  • No exporting in betweenNothing is saved out, re-imported or left behind.
  • Work in several elements at onceEdits to different parts of the project never collide.
  • Last edit wins, and you're toldWhen two elements change the same thing, you get a quiet notice.
  • Always in stepEvery element catches up instantly if it was briefly away.

Shared preview

One preview that follows your work.

  • A preview on your second screenPlace it on another monitor, even a tall one.
  • Follows your focusIt shows whatever you're working on, in whichever element.
  • Plays in stepPress play in an element and the preview plays with it.
  • Full-screen reviewWatch the film as your audience will.
  • Panels where you want themMove the inspector, history or layers to another screen.

History and undo

Every change, recorded and reversible.

  • Complete historyEvery change, in order, from the first one.
  • Who and whereEach change shows who made it and in which element.
  • Unlimited undoStep back through anything.
  • Undo just your AIReverse your AI's changes and keep all of yours.
  • Undo a whole requestEverything your AI did for one request, undone as one step.
  • Undo by elementStep back through changes made in one element only.
  • RedoChange your mind again.
  • Nothing lostEvery change is kept safe the moment it's made.
  • Try a versionBranch the project to test an idea, and every element follows the branch you pick.

Renders and background work

Long jobs that look after themselves.

  • Renders keep goingClose every window and your render still finishes.
  • Progress at a glanceSee every render and job, and how far along it is.
  • Cancel any timeStop a render from the same place.
  • Render queueLine up several films and let them run in order.
  • Done noticesKnow the moment a render is ready.
  • Ready in the backgroundAn optional setting keeps the lab ready for an instant start.
  • Smooth while it worksElements in the background step aside so the one in front stays fast.

Made to be easy

Calm, clear and quick to learn.

  • Clear labels everywhereEvery control says what it does.
  • Keyboard shortcutsCommon actions are a key away.
  • No hidden controlsNothing appears only when you hover.
  • Layouts that stay putPanels don't jump around, so you always know where things are.
  • Built for two screensThe main screen for work, the second for the preview and panels.
  • Settings in one placeEvery preference for the whole lab, together.

Lab Partner in Control Room

Your AI, ready from the first second.

  • Connect onceLink your AI in Control Room and it can work in every element.
  • Start from a briefDescribe the project and your AI sets it up.
  • Choose a templateAsk for a lecture, an explainer or a Short and get the right start.
  • Find a projectAsk for last week's lesson and it opens.
  • Explain the labAsk where something lives, and it shows you.
  • Every change visibleYour AI's work appears in the history, marked as its own.
  • Always yoursEvery change is reviewable, and you can undo it.
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