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The Bin’s upload control accepts local image, video, and audio categories. The browser reports each file’s MIME type and provides bytes for upload, probing, and preview.

Upload sequence

1

Open Bin and choose upload

Select one or more files with clear filenames. Avoid renaming extensions without changing the actual container format.
2

Wait for transfer and processing

Large video or lossless audio can take time. Keep the tab open and avoid submitting the same file repeatedly.
3

Confirm the Bin entry

Check the thumbnail, media kind, duration or dimensions, and filename.
4

Insert at an intentional frame

Move the playhead first, then add the uploaded asset as a timeline layer.
5

Test decoding

Seek and play the inserted layer. Upload success and browser decode success are separate stages.

File selection guidance

  • Prefer browser-friendly video and audio encodings for responsive previews.
  • Use source dimensions close to the expected composition use; huge still images consume more decoding and texture memory.
  • Preserve transparency only when the chosen image format and source actually contain an alpha channel.
  • Use a short ASCII filename when diagnosing a problematic upload.

Technical stages

The upload input advertises broad image/*, video/*, and audio/* categories. Actual success still depends on backend ingestion and browser codec support; category acceptance is not a promise that every container-codec combination will preview.
See supported media guidance and media diagnostics.