Versions & re-renders

A version is a distinct render of your movie. Every time Popp produces a meaningfully different cut — a major regen, a style change, a different render pass — that becomes a new version, alongside the old one.

Where to find versions

In the studio, at the top of the chat, you’ll see a horizontal version strip: v1, v2, v3, … with the active version highlighted. Each version button shows:

• A thumbnail of that version’s video.
• A status badge:
  • Draft — work in progress, no final video yet.
  • Rendering — currently producing.
  • Published — finished and live somewhere.
  • Failed — something went wrong.

Click a version to switch the chat and preview to that cut.

When does a new version get created?

Roughly: any time Popp does a significant render or restructuring of the movie. For example:

• A full re-render at higher quality.
• A change of orientation (vertical ↔ horizontal).
• A major scene-level rewrite.
• A re-render after swapping music, voice, or visual style.

Small edits — trimming a few frames, changing a caption — usually update the current version in place rather than creating a new one.

You can also force a new version by asking Popp directly: “Make a v2 of this with a darker color grade.”

Comparing versions

Click between versions in the strip to compare cuts. Each version has its own thumbnail and its own download URL — so if v3 is the one you want to publish but v1 had something you preferred, you can pull pieces from each.

Rendering a new version

Hit the + button at the end of the version strip to kick off a new render. While Popp is rendering, the + is disabled — only one render runs at a time.

You can also just say “render the final” in chat and Popp will do it.

Publishing a specific version

Whichever version is active is the one that will get downloaded or published when you use the Download or Publish controls in the header.