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Access shared spaces with the creative.space web and desktop app to interact with media assets.
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Welcome to creative.space! As a vital creative force in your team, this guide will walk you through the key functionalities designed to streamline your creative workflow:
- Onboarding - Get connected to a creative.space storage server with the desktop app.
- Mount to Desktop - Access shared storage on your desktop to get to work in your favorite application(s).
- Media Management - Explore all of the functionality available in the web and desktop apps.
Onboarding
Select the option that best describes your needs to get started:
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Choose Your App
Check out our guides on how to use creative.space with your application of choice!
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Mount to Desktop
When you mount a space or folder to your desktop, you are able to access through your operating system’s file browser and in applications. From here, you can use it like any other storage volume. The only difference is that everyone can access the same files and see changes in real-time.
Mount a Space
- Go to the home dashboard, which should be the default location when the desktop app launches.
- Navigate to the node the space is on.
- Click on the ‘Mount’ button next to the space.
- The space will mount and appear under ‘Mounted’ in the left sidebar.
Mount a Folder
- Navigate to the folder you want to mount.
- Right click or click the ‘…’ icon on that folder.
- Select ‘Mount Folder’.
- The folder will mount and appear under ‘Mounted’ in the left sidebar.
Browsing Spaces
Spaces are where you can organize and store all your projects and assets.
- Effortlessly select and navigate through spaces to access and manage your files.
- The interface is intuitive, resembling traditional folder structures, making it easy for you to find what you need.
- Preview your media and access detailed information effortlessly.
- The Inspector feature supports thumbnails, media player capabilities, and metadata for over 200 formats, enhancing your workflow efficiency.
Desktop App
The new creative.space desktop application have been expanded from a basic utility for mounting storage to a fully featured file browser.
What’s New
- Multi-Node Dashboard - The new home dashboard and sidebar display all of your nodes in a single view.
- Sidebar - View your mounts, bookmarks, and spaces across multiple nodes wherever you are for quick navigation.
- File Browsing with Inspector - See and interact with your media assets within the desktop app.
- Upload and Download - Transfer files and entire folders from anywhere without zipping or cloud storage.
- Launch on Desktop - Open a file in its default application from the desktop app directly or triggered from the web app.
- Update Center - Use the new menu in settings to update to latest software release, including betas.
Understanding the Interface
- Home - A unified view of all your nodes and the spaces on them.
- Top Menu Bar - The global menu at the top of the application containing various modal, including settings, which may be oriented differently based on your operating system.
- Sidebar - View your mounts, bookmarks, and spaces across multiple nodes wherever you are for quick navigation.
- Viewport - Navigate spaces, folders, and files and interact with them.
- Inspector - View previews, metadata, and available actions for media assets.
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Web App
As a Team Member, you have access to the Spaces page in the web app and the following interfaces:
- Spaces - Lists all of the spaces you have access to with an interface to browse and interact with folders and files.
- Ingest - Browse, inspect, and copy from read-only USB, SMB, and FTP connections.
- Libraries - View and filter assets based on custom metadata tags.
Spaces
Spaces let you decide who can see your content, who can modify it, and even how much storage they can use. Spaces liberate your content from the confines of your collection of external hard drives, and centralize it under your control.
Spaces are a versatile, easy way to store and share your content. Once you create a space, you can:
- Navigate spaces, folders, and files
- Inspect and take action on files
- Share links
Learn more about Spaces...
Ingest
Content can take a lot of time to move and copy. But it doesn't need to slow you down. Ingest lets you copy content directly from an external storage device to the node. With Ingest, you can avoid the need to physically connect the drive to your computer, copy the files from the drive to your computer, transfer them over the network, and then upload them to a storage space.
Learn more about Ingest...
Libraries
Add custom metadata tags to your assets. Categorize and filter your assets based on specific attributes, such as project, client, or file type. With tags, you can quickly search for and locate the files you need, saving you time and effort.
Learn more about Libraries...
Create Folder Structures with Templates
Apply templates directly from the web and desktop apps to create organized, standardized folder structures.
Simply fill out a form to customize folder and file names with your specific project variables.
Desktop App
Applying templates with the desktop app:
- Right click on the space or folder you want to apply the template within and select ‘Apply Template’.
- Click on the ‘Choose Template’ dropdown and select the template you want to apply.