# Publish Publishing a project produces a shareable view of the sequence. The viewer sees the rendered shots in playback order, with optional commenting. Use it for client delivery, link-based sign-off, and any case where a colleague or client should review a project without having an Intangible account or editor access. ![Share dialog with the Publish tab active, showing the Title field (Cars in City), the Content to Publish selector with shots from Manhattan city street selected, and the Publish button on the right.](/files/6mJbUwMnTeu641Sl3cMM) ## How to access it 1. **Click Share** in the top-right of the editor (next to the credit counter and the presentation play button). 2. **The Share dialog opens** with two tabs: **Share** for collaborator email invites, **Publish** for the public-link flow. 3. **Click the Publish tab.** ## What's in the Publish tab ![Publish tab open in the Share dialog with Title, Content to Publish dropdown expanded into a "Select Shots, Images, and Videos" multi-select panel grouped by scene, plus Allow comments and the Publish button](/files/6mJbUwMnTeu641Sl3cMM) * **Title.** The name shown on the published page. Defaults to the project's name; override for a client-facing title. * **Content to Publish.** A dropdown selector for what gets included. Click it to open a multi-select panel ("Select Shots, Images, and Videos") with All Scenes / All Types filters and the project's shots and renders grouped by scene. Pick the specific shots, images, or videos you want in this publish. * **Allow comments.** A toggle that lets viewers leave comments on the published view. On by default; turn it off for client-facing publishes where you don't want public commenting. * **Publish button.** Generates the shareable link. After you publish, the dialog updates with a **Published successfully** indicator, the live URL with copy and open-in-tab actions, a "Last updated by \[name]" timestamp, and an **Unpublish** button. The Allow comments toggle stays adjustable so you can flip commenting on or off for an already-live link. ![Publish tab in its post-publish state – Published successfully header, the published URL visible with copy and external-link icons, an Unpublish button at the bottom right, and the original render still selected in the Visualize gallery on the left](/files/pJ8CL0fLvIxIGDc0jXce) ## Picking shots and alternate takes The Content to Publish selector defaults to **Entire sequence**. The other option, **Selected shots, images, and videos**, opens a per-shot picker that's worth knowing in detail. Two things to know: * The **first shot you pick gets a red star.** That marks it as the publish's opening shot. The audience lands on it when they click play; the cover slide also reads its poster image (see [Poster](/publish/poster.md)). * **Picking a second take on the same shot adds it as an alternate.** The audience sees a single shot in the sequence, but the published viewer exposes an alternate-media switcher (covered below) so reviewers can choose between the takes you supplied. ![Selecting shots in the Publish tab: clicking the first shot gives it a red star, additional shots fill the remaining slots, and selecting a second take on an already-picked slot adds it as an alternate](/files/Kg7RqVwtkgZv5P3ZGlms) Use the alternate-take mechanic for genuine choice presentations, not for hedging. Two takes is the right number to ask a director to compare; three or more turns review into a survey. ## How viewers experience the published link The published link opens a stripped-down viewer with no editor chrome and no sign-up. Three interactions worth knowing about, since you may want to walk a viewer through them. ### The cover slide and Press play The first shot's poster image fills the background under the title, the publisher's avatar and name, and a **Press play to watch.** instruction. Click anywhere on the cover to start playback. See [Poster](/publish/poster.md) for the full cover behavior. ### Switching between alternate takes When a shot has alternates, the viewer surfaces an **alternate media** control. The viewer can switch takes, hit play, and compare. This is the audience-facing payoff of the alternate-take mechanic above. ![A director using the alternate media switcher in the published viewer to swap between two takes of the same shot before pressing play](/files/vm618pCpB8W7QvQzMjyf) ### Posting a comment When you publish with **Allow comments** on, viewers can drop placement-based comments anywhere on a shot. The viewer opens the comments panel from the bubble icon in the top-right, clicks anywhere on the playing video, types, and posts. Comments come back to you in the project's comment surface, where you can review them as part of sign-off. ![Director opening the comments panel on the published viewer, clicking on the video, typing "I prefer the night shot," and posting the comment](/files/8EK4TFIu4BVeEyqGVnWA) Turn comments off for client-facing publishes where you don't want public commenting, or for portfolio links that aren't soliciting feedback. ## When to reach for it * **Client delivery.** A polished link that opens to the rendered sequence, no editor chrome, no sign-up required. * **Asynchronous review.** Send the link with comments enabled; collect feedback in-context. * **Showcasing finished work.** A portfolio link that doesn't expose the working file. When not to reach for it: * **Inviting a collaborator to edit.** That's the **Share** tab of the same dialog – it sends an email invite that grants editor access. * **Downloading a file for offline delivery.** Use the export flows ([Export Video](/publish/export-video.md), [Export shot video](/publish/export-shot-video.md)) instead. ## Related * [Presentation mode](/publish/presentation-mode.md) * [Poster](/publish/poster.md) * [Export Video](/publish/export-video.md) * [Sharing and collaboration](/overview/reference/sharing-and-collaboration.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.intangible.ai/publish/publish-tab.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. 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