Dropbox creó una herramienta de mensajería de video que permite a los usuarios grabar y enviar clips cortos a colegas, una de las tres nuevas funciones destinadas a conectar trabajadores distribuidos.
With Dropbox Capture, users record short films up to five minutes long with their webcam, with options to also record their screen, create a GIF, or send a voice message. The content, which is uploaded to the user's Dropbox account, can be sent to colleagues via a hyperlink and viewed or viewed on demand.
Dropbox Capture is another example of asynchronous communication, which means messages are accessible at any time convenient to the recipient. This is in contrast to real-time voice and video meetings that require instant response and which businesses have relied heavily on as companies adjust to the rise of remote work during the pandemic.
"For many, working remotely has meant endless hours of video meetings, constant chat messages and lengthy emails instead of the kind of dynamic communication that comes from being in the same room," he said. performance on Tuesday. . “Customers who work across multiple time zones told us they needed new ways to provide context to their content without adding more meetings and emails. Adding asynchronous video communication features has become a growing trend among software companies of late: Slack recently announced the general availability of its “clips” feature, while Cisco and Zoom have added similar features to their suites. of productivity. Work management platforms Asana and Trello have also partnered with asynchronous video startups to allow users to send and access video messages in their apps.
Dropbox Capture offers the same benefits to its users as the file storage and sharing software provider is increasingly focused on facilitating collaboration between office workers.
“Innovations like the asynchronous video recording tool introduced by Dropbox can address the need for team collaboration while helping employees overcome distance and time constraints,” said Raúl Castañón, a senior analyst at 451 Research, a division of S&P. Global market intelligence.
He added that Dropbox's roots as a content repository and content management tool allow it to embed asynchronous video directly into users' workflows "rather than employees hopping between communication and communication apps.
"As we move toward hybrid work, we expect asynchronous collaboration to gain relevance, and real-time collaboration in the form of chat, voice calls and video conferencing will be used more selectively," he said.
Dropbox Capture is currently available in beta for Dropbox business and personal customers.
Dropbox also announced Replay on Tuesday, which helps the team communicate around video content. The number of video editing files on Dropbox increased by almost 50% between 2019 and 2020, the company said. Coming in beta "soon" (sign up here for the waiting list), Replay provides a unique tool for sharing and managing videos, as well as commenting and replying to comments.
Also expected to hit beta soon, the Dropbox Shop allows content creators to sell content stored on Dropbox.
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