# Welcome to Nara

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Nara is FilmLight’s next-generation media access and collaboration platform, designed from the ground up to meet the demands of modern, distributed post-production. It gives users instant, colour-accurate access to high-resolution media. No proxies, no transcoding, no waiting.

Whether you’re on-premises or halfway around the world, Nara empowers creative teams, producers, and stakeholders to review, search, and collaborate on footage with frame-accurate precision and full-fidelity playback, all directly in a secure browser interface.

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### Who is this guide for?

This guide is for anyone who wants to learn how to use, administer, or deploy Nara. Whether you're a beginner aiming to get started or an experienced user looking to enhance your skills, this resource is designed to provide you with the necessary knowledge and tools.

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Want to learn more about FilmLight? Why not visit [our website](https://www.filmlight.ltd.uk)
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### Jump right in

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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.nara.stream/readme.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.