Projects
In addition to its powerful browsing capabilities Nara allows you to create 'Projects' - collections of media files which relate to a project you are working on. For example a set of VFX shots, editorial previews for a music video or every piece of media relating to a feature film.
Project access is restricted per user - a list of the projects available to the current user appears in the left panel of the Nara user interface below the browse mode selector buttons:
The options at the top right of the project list provide the following (from left to right):
Show All Projects
Clicking in the Show All check-box will show a complete list of all the projects in Nara, not just the ones for your user login. Note that this may not be available if you don't have permission to see projects not owned by you.
Refresh Project List
Clicking on the looped arrow will update the list of projects to make sure it shows any changes which may have been added by users logged into other Nara clients.
Create New Project
Click on the '+' button to create a new project - see below for details.
Creating a New Project
Click on the '+' button to create a new project:
A pop-up box will appearallowing you to type in a name for the project. Click the Ok button to continue or Cancel if you don't want to create a new project.
The name of the new project will appear in the projects list, however at this point it is just an empty project.
Setting the Active Project
To add folders and playlists to the project first you need to click on its name so it becomes the 'active' project - the background tile of the active project is shaded blue:
Click on the three dots button to the right of the project name to pop up a menu with the following options:
Settings (this gives access to the project settings)
Delete (clicking this option will allow you to delete the current project)
Rename (use this option to change the name of the project)
Folders and Playlists
Folders can be added to a project to attach media to that project - see the Project Folders section for more details.
A project can also contain a set of playlists - collections of individual media files which are played in a sequence, like a 'mini edit' or compilation of clips. Playlists can be 'sent' to clients as a link so they can play back the clips in their own browser. Note that NO rendering is needed to create a playlist as Nara is able generate and stream the browse video in real time directly from the master source files. See the Playlists section for more details.
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