Browse other versions of the cut
Switch between the cuts the sender published with one click, or lay two side by side with linked playback.
When the sender publishes more than one cut, a Versions rail appears under the player. Every cut is named by its actual filename, the live one is marked Latest, and one click moves you onto any of them. If you see no rail, the sender has published a single version, which is the normal case for a first round.
Switch versions
Each chip on the rail is one cut. Click a chip.
Expected result: the player swaps to that cut. The comment panel keeps every note in view, and comments never blend across cuts: a note made on a different version wears a badge naming the cut it was made on. A filter above the comments (This version / All) narrows the list to the cut on screen or opens it back up.
Each chip is a cut, named by its filename. The live one is marked Latest.
Compare two cuts side by side
Click Compare near the rail and pick any two items. They open side by side with linked playback: press play or pause on either side and both respond together, while each side scrubs independently. That lets you line both cuts up on the same beat, then roll them in step and watch the difference. The Sync toggle switches to fully independent playback, and Esc exits.
Compare rolls two cuts together: play and pause move both sides at once.
Your feedback lands on the cut you are watching
Comments and approvals stamp themselves to the version on screen. That keeps a comparison honest, and it means one habit matters: before you approve, glance at the rail and confirm you are on the cut you mean to sign off.
Why the names look like export filenames
Because they are. HoldFast shows the sender's real filenames rather than inventing "v1, v2, v3" numbering, so the name you reference in a call is the same name the editor sees in their timeline. Quote the chip name in conversation and everyone is talking about the same file.
Questions
What does Latest mean on a version chip?
That chip is the cut the link plays by default, the sender's current live version. The other chips are cuts they chose to publish alongside it.
Do my comments carry over to a new version?
No, and that is the point. Each note stays on the cut it was made on, with a badge naming that version, so feedback about last week's cut never gets mistaken for feedback about this week's.
Why is there no Versions rail on my link?
The sender decides which cuts reviewers can browse, and many links deliberately show a single live version. If you expected options, ask the sender to publish them.
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