Updates

Featuring an enhanced page for shared stories, timeline-based editing, and layout presets to get started fast.

Enhanced share page

Shared stories have some extra details available in the new layout:

• Transcripts. Navigate to specific timestamps in the story by clicking on the transcript line. Automatically generated closed captions in the video player.

• Table of contents and extended descriptions. This includes better publishing previews and with larger editor for story description.

  • Next up: Control over which chapters appear in the table of contents. Also flexibility additional resource links — similar to the existing CTA feature, but for support docs, blogs, or other related resources.

Timeline-based editing

The timeline editor shows both narrator and content tracks, so you can trim recordings or split a single card into smaller clips. Find it via "Show Timeline" toggle or the Trim option with a content or narrator layer selected.

Simplified layout presets

Simplified presets, with common layouts for arranging narration and content layers. Includes a new side-by-side layout for an unobstructed view of the presenter and presentation.

Improved

• Contextual editing controls when clicking on narrator and content layers. Builds on the control bar feature introduced last month, so you don’t have to search through a sidebar for basic changes.

• Simplified recording flow. Recording is now part of the editor instead of a separate workflow. It should feel more consistent, and a more honest preview of your recording.

• We'll now send a notification when your story is viewed for the first time, so you can celebrate accordingly.

• New authentication provider for faster login, extra security options for logging in, including passkey support.

• Added new backgrounds, including scenic views and options which resemble desktop backgrounds.

• Webcam video is now mirrored by default. You can change this from the menu after clicking on the narration bubble.

You can now add call to action (CTA) buttons when sharing a story in Rally. Use it to promote a clear next step for customers, like setting up the feature presented, or requesting a guided demo.

To add a CTA to your story, go to the editor and select +Button to set a URL and display text for the button.

We added the control bar, which makes building stories about your latest features much faster.

It's a smart little menu that appears in the editor. The control bar automatically updates based on what you're doing, so you always have quick access to contextual actions — including trimming a clip, recording a new narration, and adjusting layouts.

Highlights from October updates in Rally, including a few quality of life improvements to managing media within the collaborative video editor.

Download cards as video clips

You can now export video clips for an individual card, instead of the entire story. This is useful for grabbing part of a larger story to feature on social media, or highlight something specific with customers.

Right click the card you want to export, then select Download from the context menu. The downloaded clip will use the card's title as a file name. Keep in mind you may need to publish the story first, to capture the latest changes in the exported video.

Clip management: Rename and swap active content

Following last month's editor updates focused on layout, this month we've added a few new options to help you better manage media after uploading or recording.

This includes an option to rename content and narration media from the sidebar. It was fun trying to figure out what Alice's Recording 23.mp4 contained, but this should make managing multiple options a little simpler within your team.

Improved

• Added a context menu for cards in the editor. Right click a card to see available options.

• Added hotkeys for the video editor including Shift + to add a new card after the currently selected card. See more under the context menu.

• Added a live preview of the embed when adjusting settings via Share → Embed Settings

• Hovering over a person's avatar will now display basic identifying information.

• The preflight recording view now includes all layout options found in the editor, so you can stage and preview the framing before adding a new narration.

Fixed

• Fixed issues where cropping or looping a video would cause the preview to disappear from the editor, with zero warning or manners.

• Uploading two files with the same name will now receive different labels, instead of replacing the previous version.

• Fixed issue where an unpublished story would incorrectly show the public share icon.

• Fixed issue where viewing a story's table of contents would make the video scrubber super tiny.

• Links in the story description now respect both light and dark mode.