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Portfolio Quick Start Guide

Opening and managing your portfolio is easy. Uploading video files and compiling reels is a matter of minutes. Follow this short guide to set up your Clipland PRO | Portfolio© in easy steps.

1. Open an Account
Clipland PRO provides one single account to access all of it's services - thus you can use your already active account to open a Clipland PRO | Portfolio©
If you do not have an account yet, well that's no problem. Just direct your browser to our Registration page and sign up for an account. This page will open a Portfolio for you.
(in succession to your registration you will receive an activation notice via email. Use the provided information to activate your account. After you activated your account you can Login to your Portfolio

2. The Portfolio Main Screen
The main screen of Clipland PRO | Portfolio© is split into two sides:

The left side: "Your Files":
This panel shows all files you have uploaded so far. To the right of the "Your Files" tab is a link "Upload File(s)". Click on it and a the options to upload files roll out.
You have three options in order to upload files: Via your browser (http), from another webserver (effectively downloading files from the web) or via FTP (file transfer protocol). All methods have their pros and cons. Decide which method suits your needs.

• Via browser usually fits the average user uploading multiple not too large files.
• From another webserver is your option of choice is you already uploaded your files to the internet and if you don't want to squeeze these megabytes through your dial-up connection once again. Just let our webserver download the files vie backend to your portfolio.
• FTP is for lots of files, large files or both. FTP guarantees for an uninterupted connection during upload and is reliable for large files. But you need experience with ftp-client software and need to rename your files according to our upload-token-system's requirements.

The left side: The drop-down options on each file:
Each uploaded files is represented by a horizontal slot. Clicking on this slot opens a pull down menu with advanced options for each file. Among the functions is a tab to manage rights and the license you issue with this file. Please take your time to adjust these settings to the correct values.

The right side: "Your Reels":
After the upload of your files you can compile these files into showreels showing off your work. This is the very essense of Clipland PRO | Portfolio©.
The easiest method to compile reels assumes that each file you uploaded represents one segment of the showreel you are about to compile. First create a reel by clicking the "Create Reel(s)" tab.
Select a descriptive name like 'Automotive Reel 2005', 'Best-Of Beauty Products' or similar. This will make managing your reels easier. Now, after you created the click on the newly created slot. This will open the "Reel Manager"

You will learn how to use files to compile reels in our Guide: Compiling My Showreel

further reading:
The Portfolio Main Screen
How do I upload Files?