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Welcome to creative.space! This carefully curated guide covers everything you need to know to get started and master your workflow with shared storage and Premiere Pro. From accessing files to delivering your final product, this guide serves as your roadmap to a seamless workflow.
Don’t have time? Here’s the bare minimum you need to know to get started:
Connecting to a creative.space system provides access to shared storage spaces, allowing you to centralize all your production data and collaborate with your team.
Select the option that best describes your needs to get started:
<aside> ⚠️ Depending on your workflow, you may want to optimize your network settings for high-speed data transfer. Ask your System Administrator if this is relevant to you.
Leverage the creative.space desktop and web apps to manage media, collaborate on projects, and maintain an efficient workflow.
Jump right into your creative projects with the creative.space desktop app.
The creative.space Desktop App provides direct access to your stored media and projects, facilitating a smooth workflow within Premiere Pro.
For day-to-day users, connecting through the desktop app and mounting Spaces is the extent of their user experience.
Mounted Spaces are set to auto-mount by default. So, everything should be connected after logging in, letting you jump right into Premiere Pro.
In order to access the creative.space NAS, you need to have a network connection.
Here is a breakdown of the standard network interfaces:
| Network Interfaces | Description |
|---|---|
| Wi-Fi (Wireless Access) | Works well for accessing the web app, but may not be suitable for mounting shares to your desktop. |
| 1 GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) | Basic Ethernet port built into most computers, fast enough for proxy editing and HD formats. |
| 10 GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) | High-speed Ethernet connection commonly used for high-resolution video editing. May require a third-party Thunderbolt adapter or PCIe card. |
| 25 GbE (25 Gigabit Ethernet) | Incredibly fast Ethernet connection ideal for high-resolution and high-bandwidth video editing with RAW and image sequence formats. Requires a third-party Thunderbolt adapter or PCIe card. |
| 40 GbE (40 Gigabit Ethernet) | Special type of Ethernet connection that combines four 10 GbEs into a single port. Mainly used for connecting the server to a network switch. Works best for short cable distances. |
| VPN (Virtual Private Network) | Secure and encrypted remote access to the creative.space NAS. Performance may be limited by the weakest link in the connectivity chain between the server and your workstation. |
You also have the option of accessing creative.space from any modern web browser. This can become an essential tool for collaboration and media management within your Premiere Pro workflows.
Easily generate folder structures with custom variables, permissions, and even Premiere Pro projects.
Templates are an easy and bulletproof way to set up your projects the right way every time.
A folder-based organization system is unavoidable for storing and managing media files. We've all been there. You save an empty copy of the folder structure you use for each project, which you duplicate and rename every time. Folder structure templates simplify and automate this process, allowing you to save this structure once with custom variables and permissions that can be applied by filling out a form.
Templates make staying organized effortless. When you're in your creative flow, the last thing you want to worry about is organization. Templates ensure that project folders are always created with the correct naming convention, structure, and permissions.
Learn how you can turn your existing folder structure into a template that can be reused for every project.
Do you have a specific bin structure you like to use? Are there titles or other assets that you end up using on all of your projects? By adding a Premiere Project file or an entire Production to a Folder Structure Template, you can start with this ready to go.
Creating a template for a Premiere Pro Project is easy. All you have to do is set up the bin structure you want, save your project, and then add at least one variable to the project file name. When the template is applied, the project will be duplicated and renamed for you to start working from.
<aside> ⚠️ WARNING
If you include any clips in your template project, they will reference the original file path. So, only do this for media that can always be accessed from the same path. If this is stored in a shared space, make sure to turn on auto-mount so that you don’t need to worry about mounting it each time.
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For Productions, there is an additional step compared to Projects. Inside the Production folder will be a ‘.prodset’ file. Make sure that the name of the folder and this file are identical, including any custom variables.
Be sure that all the permissions are identical for the Production folder and the files within by toggling on the ‘Recursive’ option.
Store everything in one place that everyone has access to with the same file paths.
Spaces are a versatile, easy way to store and share your content. Once you are granted access to one and have created a directory for your project, it’s time to put everything in once place.
What makes Spaces unique to other storage solutions is that you are able to interact with the media assets stored in them using multiple interfaces that would typically require replicating data across direct-attached (DAS), network-attached (DAS), and cloud storage.
creative.space provides many ways to access and transfer data to spaces:
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