Recent updates to ShootHive — new features, improvements, and fixes.
Signers and operators can now open the entire unsigned document before putting their name to it — available on both the remote signing link and the in-person signing wizard. The preview is strictly view-only: opening it creates no audit event, no state change, and no database write.
Signers can tap "Read this release in your language" to open a human-readable translation of the standard release text in any of six languages: English, Russian, German, Spanish, Ukrainian, or French. The language can be switched freely inside the panel. The English version remains the document that is actually signed — the translation is a comprehension aid only.
Everything you need to control your account now lives at /me/security. Two-factor authentication (2FA) — set it up with any authenticator app (Google Authenticator, 1Password, Authy, and others), with recovery codes for a lost phone. Sessions — see every device you're signed in on and end any of them except the current one. Email change — switch your address from settings; the new mailbox is confirmed by email. Recent activity — a log of meaningful security events (sign-in, password change, 2FA enabled, token issued). A new /me/privacy page also gives you self-serve data export and full account deletion — no support tickets required.
A new Help entry in the sidebar opens a searchable, multi-language guide to every part of ShootHive — what each area is for, how it works, and how to get common tasks done. Updated every time the product changes.
We've added Deutsch, Español, Українська, and Français alongside English and Russian. Change your interface language from your profile — your choice follows you on every device.
Run your post-production work on a board: drag batches between stages your studio defines (Selection, Edit, Color, Delivery, …), see who's holding what, and configure per-target uploads to each stock provider. A new My Work view shows just the batches you own.
Every document row has a Download button now — PDF for signed releases, working file for drafts. No need to open the document detail first. The Generate PDF button was also renamed to Render because the output isn't always a PDF anymore.
The documents list now shows each item's shoot, the shoot date, and a friendly 3 hours ago style timestamp for the last update. Easier to find the contract you need without opening five rows.
If a model updated their address or ID number since you started the release, hit the new Refresh participant data button on the document and the latest profile pulls into the release. No need to start a fresh draft.
Drafts stay editable until someone actually signs. That means you can fix a typo or update a fee right up to the moment talent puts pen to paper, without sending a fresh round of links.
Create documents from reusable templates, send them to talent or vendors, and capture signatures right inside ShootHive. Works for on-set fast-sign on a tablet and for remote signers via a private link. Every signed release is attached back to the shoot it came from.
Tight on horizontal space? The sidebar now collapses to icons only. Hover or focus an icon to see its label and reveal its sub-menu without losing the icon column.
Every page now adapts to your phone — list views become tappable cards, dialogs become bottom sheets you can swipe down, and a bottom tab bar puts Shoots, Calendar, Projects, and People one tap away. Tested down to iPhone SE. The desktop layout is unchanged.
We've moved the whole interface onto a cleaner design system with consistent spacing, typography, and dark-mode support on every page. New accounts default to light mode; flip to dark from the footer whenever you want it.
A new + button in the top right opens a menu to start a project, shoot, or other entity from anywhere in the app. Faster than navigating to a list page first.
Archiving a project, shoot, or document now opens a confirmation dialog showing what will be hidden and what links to it. One less chance for an accidental click to hide a week of work.
For each member set their employment type — employee, contractor, salaried — and their cost and bill rates. Assignments inherit the rate automatically, so the budget always knows what each booking actually costs.
Mark a budget line as paid, partially paid, or paid late. The new organization-level P&L dashboard rolls income, costs, and margin up from every project so you can see where the money actually is.
Define the cost categories your studio bills against — production fees, equipment, travel, talent — and the rates you charge for each. New budgets pre-fill from these so you're not retyping numbers every project.
Plan what a job should cost. Build a budget from cost categories, set rates per crew member, and watch committed totals roll up from individual shoots to the parent project to the whole organization. Lock the budget when it's approved so numbers don't drift.
