Strada 2.0: comment on RAW, one-click transcoding, and full-featured iOS remote editing

# What happened Strada 2.0 introduces three practical features for remote post workflows: direct comments on original RAW files, automated transcoding branded "optimized media," and a mobile app that reaches feature parity with the desktop client. The changes were shown by Strada co-founder Peter Cioni on the IBC2026 show floor.

# Core capabilities Strada operates as a local application using a peer-to-peer network. That means source files remain physically where they are—on a client's internal drive, NAS, RAID, SAN, or an OWC Jellyfish—and remote editors and reviewers access the media without moving the originals.

• RAW-file commenting: reviewers can now attach comments to the original camera files rather than only to a proxy or an H.264/HEVC export. That preserves review context against the source file itself.

• Optimized media (automated transcoding): a one-click workflow converts very large camera files into much smaller, editable files suitable for remote playback and editing. In the demo Cioni showed a 350 GB source reduced to about 3 GB.

• iOS parity: the mobile app released the week of the demo now supports the same feature set as the native desktop client. From a phone you can initiate transfers, play back large raw files (including very high-bandwidth clips), add comments, and push or share files to on-premises storage.

# How the optimized-media workflow behaved in the demo

# Mobile and remote editing details The updated iOS app supports the same operations as the desktop client. Demo tasks included:

• Playing back raw files, including a clip described as 10 Gbit/s over a venue WiFi hotspot.

• Adding and sharing comments.
• Sharing or transferring files to on-premises storage.

Access to shared media uses an invitation system with four roles that can be granted or revoked instantly: viewer, downloader, editor, and admin.

# Practical implications for production and post teams Keep media on-site: teams that must keep originals on private storage can give remote contributors access without replicating large files.

Make remote editing feasible over ordinary internet connections: the optimized-media transcode is intended to convert impractically large raw camera files into much smaller, editable versions with minimal user steps.

Preserve review accuracy: commenting directly on RAW files avoids losing context when comments are applied only to proxies or compressed exports.

# When this matters most Use Strada 2.0 where maintaining originals on private, on-prem storage is a requirement, or when bandwidth makes moving multi-hundred-gigabyte camera files impractical. The feature set is aimed at teams that need quick remote playback and the ability to work against source files while keeping control of media location and access.