{"id":38709,"date":"2025-05-26T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/?p=38709"},"modified":"2025-06-04T22:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:31:48","slug":"guide-to-media-and-projects-in-contents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/magazine\/platform-tutorial\/guide-to-media-and-projects-in-contents\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Media and Projects in Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new writing experience in Contents introduces changes to the structure of platform elements. With this release, documents and images are no longer present on the platform. Instead, the concepts of <\/span><b>Projects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Media<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are introduced. These elements allow content to become modular and be reused across multiple assets within the same workspace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide will explain what projects and media are, and how they differ.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Definition of Project<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>A Project<\/b> is an element created using a text generation tool (AI Writer tool). It is primarily used to develop text and can contain media inside. Projects cannot contain other projects but can be grouped into folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects support content iteration over time, through manual user actions or via additional AI tools available in the Contents editor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about how projects can be edited, refer to the guides <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/magazine\/platform-tutorial\/introduction-to-the-new-contents-editor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to the New Contents Editor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/magazine\/platform-tutorial\/ai-features-of-the-contents-editor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Features of the Editor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38139 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-2.png\" alt=\"media and projects infographic contents AI 2\" width=\"1999\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-2.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-2-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-2-1024x336.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-2-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-2-1536x504.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Definition of Media<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Media<\/b> is a standalone multimedia element that can be reused within projects. As of now, media refers to items generated with image creation tools (AI Art), but its nature will be expanded over time to include other types of multimedia content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media cannot be iterated. Once created, it remains unchanged\u2014any modification requires the creation of a new media asset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two types of media:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Local<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when they are contained within a project<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Global<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when they are generated directly by AI Art and can be inserted across multiple projects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To better understand the differences between local and global media and how to use them, refer to the guides <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/magazine\/platform-tutorial\/how-local-media-works-in-contents\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Local Media Works<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/magazine\/platform-tutorial\/how-the-global-media-library-works-in-contents\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How the Global Library Works<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI.png\" alt=\"media and projects infographic contents AI\" width=\"1999\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-768x262.png 768w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-1536x523.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Quick Summary: Differences Between Projects and Media<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-3.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-3-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-3-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-3-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/infografica-media-e-progetti-contents-AI-3-1536x737.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new writing experience in Contents introduces changes to the structure of platform elements. With this release, documents and images are no longer present on the platform. Instead, the concepts of Projects and Media are introduced. 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