> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://captions.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Your First Project

> Upload footage, describe the edit, pick a style, and open the result in the editor.

An Edit project starts on Home. You bring the footage, describe the result, and Captions builds a project you can keep editing.

**1. Open Home and stay on Edit**

Go to [captions.ai/home](https://captions.ai/home). The project type in the top right should say **Edit**, with the subtitle "Import media and select an edit style."

![Edit composer on Home](https://mintcdn.com/captions/YNtloFB9-FRoI6fN/help/web/images/home.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=YNtloFB9-FRoI6fN\&q=85\&s=3ee639ec90c96dac9dd8a75eff73fa78)

**2. Add your footage**

Select **Add media** and choose videos, images, or audio. You can also drop files onto the composer. Use the paperclip if you want to attach a reference image or another file alongside the main footage.

**3. Describe the edit**

In **How do you want to edit your video?**, say what should change. Mention pacing, captions, music, or anything the viewer should notice.

Example: "Cut the pauses, add energetic captions, and keep the product in frame."

**4. Pick a style**

Scroll the style cards under **Search styles**, or select **Add style**. Styles marked Beta adapt the treatment to your footage. **Add avatar** is optional when the edit should include a talking avatar.

**5. Create the video**

Select **Create my video**. Captions builds the project and opens it in the editor. You can keep changing it with [AI chat](https://captions.ai/help/web/ai-chat.md) or the timeline tools.

![Editor after a project is open, with chat suggestions and the timeline](https://mintcdn.com/captions/YNtloFB9-FRoI6fN/help/web/images/editor.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=YNtloFB9-FRoI6fN\&q=85\&s=f55d6bd9e49efb40b0f48b82f6409398)

To start from an empty timeline instead, open the project type menu and choose **New project**.

![Project type menu with New project at the bottom](https://mintcdn.com/captions/YNtloFB9-FRoI6fN/help/web/images/project-types.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=YNtloFB9-FRoI6fN\&q=85\&s=c4d3acd445135f0c89e32588fc787a39)


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