I’ve been trying Figma and Figjam to replace Milanote or Miro Board and it’s close but not quite there yet, especially for using video in either Figma or Figjam.
Below are some pros I’ve found and some suggested improvements for both Figma and Figjam when it comes to dealing with image and video especifically.
Figjam:
- Feels a bit better for sharing video for feedback because it can be played directly on the board, but then there’s no option to showcase the file name and that is very important for Motion Graphics or 3D animators because we need to be able to reference the file we have locally. Milanote displays the filename automatically and I think it would be great if we could have the option to showcase the file always, or not, or maybe only on hover.
- The fact that we can type text and DIRECTLY tag other people without needing to create a comment is great, especially for feedback.
- Playback controls to loop and scrub through the video would be amazing as well.
- Being able to see a still image filename would apply here as well if we need to reference a file that’s been approved or if we need to go back to a previous version of a file. Having the name on Figjam makes it easy to locate locally.
Figma:
- 👎 It’s counterintuitive compared to Figjam when using video because we have to play video in a separate window which is inconvenient especially if there’s several options to review.
Not to mention that in order for video to play it has to be in a Frame, so an added layer of unnecesary complexity that I understand might make sense for developing a website but definitely not for quick feedback on videos. - 👎 A comment is neccesary for tagging people so that’s an extra layer of text that I feel is unnecesary.
- 👍 Here at least we get the Layers panel to kind of see the video filename but for some reason Figma always adds a number at the end of the filename when video is embedded in a design file, not sure why that happens, but it would be ideal as well to be able to show the filename directly on the board.
Conclusion:
Figjam feels more geared towards what I’m describing which is sharing daily or weekly progress in order to receive feedback, but lacks just a couple of things to make it exceptional and a no brainer to migrate from something like Miro Board or Milanote.
Bonus points if it would be possible to leave comments at specific parts of the video (as in frame.io) as well as draw directly on these sections of the video.
It’d be great to see these improvements soon at some point if possible and I bet more people from the 3D and motion graphics community would migrate to Figma.