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title: "Use Assets and Catalog"
description: "Import project media, reuse existing files, and add ready-made visuals."
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Use **Assets** for media files. Use **Catalog** for reusable visual scenes and components.

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    Import project media, then add a compatible Catalog scene at the playhead.
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## Import an asset

1. Open **Assets**.
2. Choose **Import media**, or drop files into the panel.
3. Preview it before adding it to the project.
4. Drag it to the timeline or use it from the relevant inspector control.

Keep clear filenames. `product-dashboard-dark.png` is easier to reuse than `Screenshot 42.png`.

## Reuse project assets

**This project** contains the files available to the open project. **All projects** is a read-only
index of the global `~/.media` cache, where resolved media can be found again across projects. It is
not a file manager, so files cannot be deleted or replaced from that view.

If a large video is still preparing a preview or proxy, wait for that process before judging playback performance.

## Add a Catalog item

1. Open **Catalog**.
2. Browse or search for the visual you need.
3. Preview the result.
4. If the item supports direct insertion, choose **Add** to place it at the current time.
5. Otherwise, copy the generated prompt into your agent chat.
6. Replace sample content and match the project’s timing and design.

Not every Catalog item can be inserted directly. Some are patterns that an agent adapts to the current composition.

Browse the full [Catalog](/catalog) when you want to compare categories and individual examples.

<Tip>
  Reusable does not mean finished. Remove sample content and decorative motion that does not support
  your story.
</Tip>

## Related topics

- [Work with media](/guides/media)
- [Browse the Catalog](/catalog)
- [Turn values into reusable variables](/studio/variables)
