State Of The App.

It’s been a year since we introduced you to the brand new, completely overhauled PostLab. Instead of building on its predecessor PostLab Classic, we decided a new approach was needed in order to maximize stability, compatibility, and collaboration for everyone who needs to work together in a seamless post-production workflow, be it on-prem or "in the cloud."

And what a year it has been. A lot has happened, so it’s time to look back at the biggest milestones of the past year. Thanks to all of you who submitted feedback (you know who you are)! Without it, PostLab would not have been what it is now.

Resolve joins the PostLab NLE Club

Starting with our latest addition - with the release of PostLab 25.3, DaVinci Resolve users can now manage all their libraries and projects from within PostLab. We think this is a big one, because it makes collaboration a breeze.

• Need to bring in timelines from other NLE’s?
  Go get them next door in the Team Bundle.
• Need something a few steps back?
  Just revert to the version you want and fetch it.
• Need something from another Resolve Project like looks or assets?
  Just link to the Library in PostLab et voila (requires a Pro license).
• Really need to work in a Library that’s locked by a colleague?
  Just Force Unlock it (use this with restraint 😉)…(on second thought - maybe just ask the colleague to save their changes and thus unlock the Library).

Check out this video to learn how PostLab can boost your Resolve workflow.

More & more apps

Starting out with Final Cut Pro made sense due to PostLab Classic’s DNA. So that’s what we did, shipping it together with support for Logic and Motion. We couldn't stop there of course so in the fall of ‘24, Adobe users got their turn with support for both Premiere Pro and Photoshop, quickly followed by the rest of the Creative Suite. Yes, that includes After Effects with project locking and versioning!

Being audio nerds ourselves, support for Pro Tools and Ableton Live was a no-brainer so we’ve added those to the mix as well. 2025 also brings you Adobe Lightroom; finally a shared Lightroom Catalog service that works!

That's not even all - there’s a load of other apps that can be imported into PostLab. Check them out here.

Freedom of storage

Not having to commit to one specific storage provider opens up a world of possibilities. There’s a catch, though. Due to the varying architectures of different types of (mostly cloud) storage, there’s a real challenge to ensure PostLab works stable on all of them.

Over the past year, we’ve been working like ants to improve performance and stability. First stop was getting PostLab to a place at which a local NAS and a LucidLink 2.0 filespace proved to be consistent, reliable factors. The main focus was a rock solid synching mechanism that had no room for errors (= corrupted Team Bundles = work lost 😟). Achieving this gave room to adding more storage options, like Dropbox, LucidLink 3.0 and Box.

We are well underway with certifying a new bunch of providers, like Suite and Synology Drive. Don’t want to set up your own storage? We’re also turning our attention to a possible in-house PostLab storage plan. Stay tuned.

Check out this video to learn how to set up PostLab with a cloud storage provider.

Under the hood

PostLab’s core user experience is just as important as supporting every kind of creative app you can think of. Within a year a lot of features have been added that are meant to make life better, features like Document Duplication, Batch Import, and Collection Icons.

Also, a lot of work has been done to reduce Team Bundle sizes. Versioning everything tends to eat away a lot of GBs, so this is constant focus of us.

What’s next?

As said, now that we have a very good feeling about PostLab’s stability and syncing performance, we’re going to focus more on improvements and adding support for new cloud storage providers and creative apps. Expect new features to improve collaboration and keep an eye out for that other major NLE we’re not supporting yet 😉