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Give the work room to be compared.

Creative reviews bring together cuts, storyboards, references and earlier versions. Polaris puts live shares side by side so your team can discuss the differences with the work in view. Clients can present from a laptop browser, and remote reviewers can join the shared workspace.

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The rooms you actually have

Keep the comparison in view.

A review can move between a rough cut, a reference and a client presentation. Give each person a way to contribute while keeping the material you need on screen.

✕The reference disappears when the cut goes up

Switching between sources makes it harder to discuss small differences. Someone has to remember the previous frame, layout or version.

✓ Put the cut, the boards and the reference side by side. Pro supports a practical ceiling of around 10 simultaneous workspace sources, limited by the device's memory. The layout adjusts as shares join and leave.
✕The client cannot install another app

A visiting client may arrive with a managed laptop and no permission to install presentation software.

✓ They can open app.mersive.com in a supported laptop browser and enter the key on the room display. No app installation or admin rights are needed. Cross-network sharing lets them use a separate network, subject to your deployment's network requirements.
✕Unreleased work needs a clear data path

Before an embargoed campaign or unreleased cut goes on screen, your team needs to know what the room stores and what reaches the cloud.

✓ Polaris Cloud manages rooms and brokers sessions; it does not store workspace content. The room device assembles shared content for display without writing it to storage, and overwrites temporary session data when the session ends. Review the data path with your IT team for work that has specific handling requirements.
✕The remote reviewer needs the work in view

A camera pointed at the room display makes it difficult to follow the details everyone else is discussing.

✓ Remote participants see the workspace laid out by the same code as the room display, at their own screen's resolution. Check the wired-input setting before a review: direct bypass (full-screen pass-through) is outside that shared workspace.
The recommended stack

Choose the hardware for the review.

Pro gives busy review rooms more capacity for simultaneous shares and connects the room's camera and mic for hybrid calls. Essentials runs the same Polaris software in a smaller chassis. Choose around the work, the room and the connections you need.

Polaris Pro
Review rooms · Edit suites · Client presentation rooms
  • Around 10 simultaneous workspace sources, with a practical ceiling set by the device's memory.
  • The shared workspace for comparing live work from several machines.
  • An HDMI source joins the workspace as a tile by default. Direct bypass takes the glass full screen and keeps that feed in the room.
  • Link is a software bridge between the laptop in BYOM and the Pro, and the Pro is what controls the room's cameras and peripherals. That is why Link needs a Pro.
Explore purchase optionsFull warranty while on active subscription; on a perpetual license it is capped at seven years.
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Polaris Essentials
Pin-up walls · Breakout rooms · Smaller review spaces
  • Essentials runs the same Polaris software as Pro: the same workspace, the same cloud, the same security posture. The differences are the chassis, not the platform.
  • Around 5 simultaneous workspace sources, with a practical ceiling set by the smaller device's memory.
  • Drives a single display.
  • No USB input for the room's camera and mic, so Essentials does not support Polaris Link or true wireless BYOM.
Explore purchase optionsFull warranty while on active subscription; on a perpetual license it is capped at seven years.
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Hybrid meetings HOST: PRE-LAUNCH
Reviews with clients and colleagues on a call
  • Polaris Link is released and included in Pro. Link is a software bridge between the laptop in BYOM and the Pro, and the Pro is what controls the room's cameras and peripherals. That is why Link needs a Pro.
  • Link supports Teams at release. Check the hybrid product page for other meeting platforms and their release plans.
  • Polaris Host is prelaunch, expected in Q4 2026 and not orderable yet. It is planned to run the meeting on room hardware, using the native Teams, Zoom, Webex or Meet client.
  • Host works with Pro or Essentials. With Pro: Peripherals connect directly to the Pro, so the cables stay at the front of the room. With Essentials: Peripherals cable to the Host, and the Host and the Essentials unit are paired, which means a cable to the table.
Link included with ProHost pricing and packaging are not yet confirmed.
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Check the product pages for current pricing, terms and availability. Your partner can quote the room setup you need.

Creative reviews with Polaris

Plan for the work and the people reviewing it.

Start with the material you compare, the devices people bring and the way remote participants will join. Then check the content-handling requirements with your IT team.

Compare live sources side by side

Keep the boards, the cut and the reference in the workspace together. Pro's practical ceiling is around 10 simultaneous sources; Essentials is around 5. Both run the same software. Device memory sets those practical ceilings, rather than a software or license limit. Use your own mix of sources in the trial to check the room's performance.

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Let clients present from their own laptops

A client can join at app.mersive.com with the screen key shown on the display. A supported laptop browser needs no installation or admin rights. Cross-network sharing allows a separate guest network; your IT team should check the network requirements before the first review. Phones share through the Mersive app or a supported native casting protocol.

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Understand what happens to shared content

Polaris Cloud does not store workspace content. The room device assembles that content for display without writing it to storage, and overwrites temporary session data when a session ends, including an abandoned session. The Trust Center explains the device, cloud and network controls so your IT team can assess them against your requirements.

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Include remote reviewers in the workspace

Remote participants see the workspace laid out by the same code as the room, at their own screen's resolution. Parity covers every source in the workspace, laid out by the same code in the room and in every browser.

Polaris Pro has two wired HDMI input modes, selected by the room administrator. Workspace tile is the default: the input joins the workspace alongside wireless shares and is visible to remote participants. Direct bypass (full-screen pass-through) sends the input straight to the room display, outside the workspace. Remote participants do not receive that feed.

For remote participants to see an HDMI source, use workspace tile mode or share the same device wirelessly.

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Color-critical work needs a separate check.

Polaris does not have a published end-to-end specification for color management, gamut or calibration. If the room will be used for grading or color approval, test the complete source-to-display workflow with your team before relying on it for that work.

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Plan your trial

Bring a review you already know.

Use a familiar project to test the room: an earlier cut, the current version and the references behind it. Invite someone on a guest network and someone working remotely. Check what each person can share and see, then decide whether the setup fits your review process.

  • Compare versions

    Keep the source material you discuss most often in view together.

  • Include a guest

    Test the client laptop and guest network you expect to use.

  • Bring in a remote reviewer

    Check the shared workspace and the room's wired-input setting.

Resources: open, no forms
The shared workspaceSee how live shares sit side by side and how the workspace reaches remote participants.Security and Trust CenterReview content handling, security controls and the scope of the available audit evidence.Polaris ProCheck the hardware specification, room connections and purchase options.

See it in your own rooms

Test Polaris with your team's devices, source material and guest network. Include a remote reviewer and check the setup against the way you work.

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