Upload Media
Know what upload creates, when placement happens, and why an import can fail.
Start in the Upload category
Right-click empty canvas, choose Upload, then Upload Image, Upload Video, or Upload Audio. File selection starts archiving; it is not the final canvas placement.
- Choose one supported local file in the operating system picker and allow the upload to finish.
- When the ghost or placement message appears, left-click empty canvas to set its position; right-click cancels an unwanted ghost.
An image becomes a Reference
Upload Image accepts common browser image types in its picker, including JPEG, PNG, WebP, and GIF. After archival and placement the image is represented by an image-only Reference node.
- Upload a PNG of a character, place its ghost, and open the Reference preview to verify it is the right image.
- Connect the Reference output to Image’s Reference image port or to a compatible Video image input.
Video and audio keep their media type
Upload Video archives a local video and prepares a successful Video node; Upload Audio similarly prepares an Audio node. Neither file becomes an image Reference simply because it was uploaded.
- Choose an MP4 with Upload Video; after the success message, click the canvas to place the Video node.
- Choose a WAV with Upload Audio, place its Audio node, then use it as an allowed input for Video Edit or a supported video model.
Drop files when position matters
Dragging supported image, video, or audio files directly onto the canvas archives them and inserts media nodes near the drop point. A dragged item from the asset library uses the same canvas destination.
- Drop a source image to the left of an existing Image node, then wait for the archival message to clear.
- If multiple files are dropped, inspect which ones appeared: individual archival failures can leave a partial import.
When the imported node never appears
The menu checks file media types; uploads also depend on the storage service. A failed archive displays a canvas error rather than silently producing a reusable source.
- Check the visible error, file format and size; choose a supported image, MP4/WebM/MOV/M4V video, or common audio file and retry one file.
- If upload succeeded but no node shows, check for a pending ghost and click the blank canvas; if storage fails repeatedly, ask the workspace administrator to check storage.
Only upload media you are authorized to use; archiving is not a grant of reuse rights.