Playback controls by role
The role decides who can play, pause, and seek. The host or presenter drives playback, and a coordinated pause stops the video for everyone at once when it is time to talk.
Smart Sync Cinema
Everyone in the room watches the same video at the same point
Viewers stay on the same frame while they talk and react. Playback starts after the host confirms the content owner's consent and policy.
- Synchronised viewing
- Playback position kept on the server
- Content-owner consent
Playback stays aligned for every viewer
The session holds one playback position on the server. It corrects drift as soon as it appears and moves a late joiner to the current moment, so the whole room sees the same frame.
- One playback position for the whole room, kept on the server
- Drift correction and late-join catch-up
- A sync health indicator shows when viewers are aligned
What shared viewing includes
The features below make a group viewing social, and each one works within the content owner's rules.
Voice, video, and chat during playback
The group reacts in the moment while the video plays. Spoiler-aware chat hides a message from viewers who have not reached that point in the video yet.
Timestamp reactions and notes
Reactions, frame stickers, and notes attach to an exact moment, so a rewatch or a training review opens on the right frame.
Synchronised quizzes
Quizzes appear at set points during playback, so a training screening or a course can check understanding inside the same session.
Themed rooms
Themed rooms change the look of a viewing, from a relaxed community night to a focused internal screening. The controls and the policy stay the same in every theme.
The content owner's rules set what plays
Smart Sync Cinema shows content that a viewing has the right to show. The host confirms the content owner's consent before playback starts, content-owner policies set what may be watched and by whom, and delivery protects files without exposing their locations. RoomHex does not encourage unauthorised use.
- Consent confirmed before playback, under clear content-owner policies
- Session watermarking on what is played
- Protected delivery that does not expose file locations
- Playback history and audit records for accountability
How organisations use shared viewing
It suits organisations that show the same content to a group at once, under clear rules. A few common cases:
- Video-based training with synchronised quizzes and shared notes
- Internal screenings and professional courses under content-owner policy
- Community viewing and restricted-access content with consent and audit records
Bring your group to the same frame
Tell us what your screenings have to run under and we will set the demo up that way, so you watch a session behave under your own content policy rather than ours.