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I have been using dropbox capture on a daily basis for the past 6+ months and have completely replaced "Snipping Tool" on windows. I love that the pictures are automatically saved in dropbox, but I believe the below features could increase productivity even further.
While most of the time I delete the unwanted pictures by directly opening the capture folder on my computer, I think it would be useful if a feature to select multiple screenshots or videos recorded directly from the dropbox capture website allowed me to delete them easily.
Also, while deleting pictures one by one on the website, it asks every time whether I want to delete or not for every picture. It would be great if it allowed an option like "Don't ask again for 30 minutes".
Also, if there is a way to change the thumbnail size on the dropbox capture website so we can see what's in the screenshot that would be great. Maybe add a hover feature to increase the size of the picture temporarily.
In addition, the capabilities to sort files stored in Dropbox Capture by Videos and Pictures would be useful. An additional option could be the time they were stored etc. I do like that the most recent one shows up at the top of the page on the website.
Lastly, another feature to maybe automatically show all screenshots on the website instead of selecting "Load More" to view additional features would really save some time.
- Walter
Dropbox Staff
Status changed:InvestigatingtoClosed YoucefDropbox Couple more ideas on the audio side for capture for both Video recordings & audio only recordings.
1. Add a compressor in case the audio from both vidoe recording or audio only recording is too low and need to be enhanced before finalizing a video. Or even an AI software that can improve the audio quality without making someone having to make adjustments manually.
2. Add basic background music options to go along with the simple videos so they don't get too boring with just the person talking in the video. Music doesn't have to be too loud so it becomes too distracting for the viewer or the person recording can adjust settings before finalizing.
3. Add additional features for audio editing and also show dB levels/meter (Lufs meter) for the audio being played.
- YoucefDropbox
rsingh3 Noted. #1 is actually something we used to have on Capture that we decided to remove until we make it better. So we will definitely bring it back in the future.
Got it for #1, I can see how helpful it could be for closing comments like you said.
As usual, thanks for your feedback! YoucefDropbox I am back with a few more ideas based on my continuous use of Dropbox Capture. I am sure others may have already submitted these, but still thought of sharing.
1. allow an option to add a virtual background for the camera feature video recording. We don't want to always share the messy room behind our video lol
2. Ability to switch the camera to cover the entire selected area for recording with short cuts. The shortcut an allow between small camera slot or exapnd it to cover the entire screen. Would be helpful when we are done showing what's on the recorded screen and want to give some remarks or closing comments.
- YoucefDropbox
rsingh3 Indeed, got it. Noted. Thank you for your feedback!
YoucefDropbox kind of, but even in a collection, they still have to look at the screenshots as separate pictures which is what I already do. I guess I am asking for a 2-in-1 screenshot option
- YoucefDropbox
rsingh3 An alternative to what you are describing is creating a collection, putting your Screenshots there, then sharing the collection with your clients. Give it at try on https://capture.dropbox.com/
YoucefDropbox Hope you are doing well. Back again with an interesting thought.
Is it possible to add an option to take a screenshot but add another screenshot to the previously added screenshot and readjust the layout of both screenshots so they show up as one picture together. Would be very useful for screenshot where for example different features of a plan are shared side by side or quotes for different plans I send to my clients. Currently I send them as two different screenshots, doing this would mean I can share quotes from two plans side by side and even add text from current options for further info.
- YoucefDropbox
Haha, I love all of this. Thank you so much for taking the time and sending over your feedback, all noted.
- On video editing, you can already select a portion of the video that you'd like to select. Just drag the bars on both sides of the videos to select the desired area, then click on "Remove selection"
- You can also already attach a link to a video. Open it, then you will find an "Add link" button under the name of your capture
Thanks again!
YoucefDropbox Thought about some more, hopefully, they'll be within scope for your project.
1. Allow recording templates for tik-toks, which will definitely be in trend so people can make videos just for TikTok and the size of the recording size will be just perfect. All a user has to do is move around the section what they want to share. This could work with shorts for youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and so on. I don't think there is a product out there that offers so could become a sticky feature for dropbox to attract new users.
2. Add similar size templates for youtube regular videos, FB videos, and any others.
3. Add simple video editing capabilities such as playing around with the colors, saturation, etc.
4. In the edit option, maybe add options to cut out certain sections from the video or even insert a section in the video. This could be useful for longer videos in case a portion is messed up so the person doesn't have to re-record the entire video.
5. Add an option to insert multiple videos into one so for longer videos people can record it in sections (which is currently done by pausing the recording).
4. Loom currently allows for the person sending the video to turn on/off certain features such as letting users leave comments, reply with video, etc. I like that they allow for the sender to update the thumbnail and even add a button next to the video where we can add a link that viewers can go to. You can even add a radio button option for calling directly from there.
5. Loom even has extra features for the camera slot while recording video. They allow pictures to be uploaded instead of just the video from the camera. They even allow to increase or decrease the size of the camera slot which would be very useful for #1 & #2 above.
If there is a position for just coming up with ideas for Dropbox, I would like to apply for that job, jk lol
