# Assets and media

> Where your uploads and results live in Nodaro, which files you can upload, what the Gallery shows, and how assets such as characters differ from media files.

Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/assets-and-media

**Media** are the image, video and audio files you upload or generate in Nodaro. **Assets** are reusable characters, locations, objects and creatures: each one has a name, a description and approved pictures that you connect to many nodes. Every file you upload or generate is listed on your **My Files** page, and public results also appear in the community **Gallery**.

## Media files and assets

| | Media file | Asset |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **What it is** | One image, video or audio clip | A character, location, object or creature |
| **Where it comes from** | An upload, or the result of a node | A studio, such as Character Studio, or a clone from the [community library](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/community-library) |
| **Where you find it** | **My Files**, and the result history of the node that made it | Your library, and the asset nodes on the canvas |
| **How you use it** | Connect it to any input that accepts that kind of media | Connect it to the **Assets** input of an image or video node, or mention it with `@` in the prompt |
| **What it is for** | One step of one workflow | Keeping the same subject in every image and video |

## Where your files live

### My Files

Open **My Files** in the **Activity** section of the sidebar. The page lists every image, video and audio file stored in your account: the files you uploaded and the results your runs produced.

- **Filter** the list by type: all, image, video or audio.
- **Preview** a file by clicking it.
- **Delete** files you no longer need. Select several with their check boxes and click **Delete Selected**.
- **Watch your storage.** The **Storage** meter shows how much of your plan's storage you use and how much is left. The page warns you when storage runs low.

Storage limits depend on your plan. When your storage is full, the app asks you to free space on My Files or to upgrade.

### Results on the canvas

Each node shows its latest result and keeps its earlier results in its result history, so you can go back to an older take. **Clear results** on the canvas tool bar removes the results from the canvas only. It never deletes files: they stay on My Files, and past runs stay in the **Executions** list.

### The Gallery

Open **Gallery** in the **Activity** section of the sidebar to see the **Community Gallery**, where people share what they create with Nodaro.

- Click the heart on an item to add it to your favorites. You need to be signed in.
- Use **Copy Prompt** to reuse the prompt behind a result.
- Use **Report** to flag an item as inappropriate content, a copyright violation or spam.
- Show only your own items with **My items**. **Remove from gallery** hides one of your items from the public gallery. The original run and its files are not deleted.

**Which results are public.** On the free tier and on pay-as-you-go, your results appear in the public Gallery. Private mode is a subscription feature, from the Standard plan up. Results made through the [MCP server](https://nodaro.ai/docs/mcp) are always private.

## Upload your own files

Add a file to a workflow with one of the three upload nodes. Each node takes a file from your computer or a direct URL, and passes the file to every node you connect it to.

| Node | Formats | Largest file | Adjust step before upload |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Upload Image](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/upload-image) | PNG, JPEG, WebP | 25 MB | Crop with an aspect-ratio preset or freeform, and convert to PNG, JPEG or WebP |
| [Upload Video](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/video/upload-video) | MP4, MOV, WebM | 500 MB | Crop, trim with a filmstrip, and convert to MP4 or WebM |
| [Upload Audio](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/audio/upload-audio) | MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG | 50 MB | Trim with a waveform, and convert to MP3, WAV, M4A or AAC |

The adjust step runs in your browser, so the file you upload is already cropped or trimmed. A video that your browser cannot play is converted automatically first. For a video from YouTube or another social platform, use the [Video URL](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/video-url) node instead of Upload Video, because it handles the platform download.

## How long files are kept

- **Storage counts against your plan.** Uploads and results use your plan's storage. Deleting files on My Files frees space.
- **Retention follows activity on pay-as-you-go.** Your files are kept while your account is active. After about 3 months with no purchase and no credit spend, files older than 60 days may be removed. Spending credits again stops future cleanup.
- **Keep a named copy.** The [Save to Storage](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/publish/save-to-storage) node saves a result to your account with a file name, a format and a quality. Put it at the end of a workflow that runs on its own, so the result is kept even when nobody has the editor open.

## Assets: characters, locations, objects and creatures

An asset keeps one subject the same across many generations. You create it once, approve its pictures, and then connect it wherever the subject appears.

| Asset | Node | What it holds |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Character | [Character Asset](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/assets/character) | A person: portrait, expressions, poses, motion clips, voice and personality |
| Location | [Location Asset](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/assets/location) | A place, with variations such as time of day and weather |
| Object | [Object/Props Asset](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/assets/object) | A product or a prop |
| Animal or creature | [Animal/Creature Asset](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/assets/creature) | A pet, an animal or a fantasy creature |

Assets belong to your library, not to a run. Clear results never removes them, and a workflow export **With Assets** carries characters, objects and locations to another account. See [Import and export](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/import-export).

### Use a file and an asset in the same node

Connect media files to the **References** input and assets to the **Assets** input of [Generate Image](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/generate-image) or [Generate Video](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/video/generate-video). The node numbers all of them in one sequence: the images on **References** first, then the assets in the order you connected them. That numbering is what the prompt and the model use, so what you see in the final-prompt preview is what runs.

Workflow: An uploaded photo goes to References and a character goes to Assets; the prompt mentions the character by name.

- Upload Image → Generate Image (references)
- Character Asset → Generate Image (assets)
- Text → Generate Image (prompt)

To tell the model what to take from each one, such as the face, the outfit or the background, read [Reference roles](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/reference-roles).

## What you can mark as a favorite

| Where | What a favorite does |
| --- | --- |
| **Gallery** | Saves an item you like with the heart. |
| **MiniApps** | Lists the app under the **Favorites** tab of the MiniApps page. See [Apps](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/apps). |
| **Components** | Lists the component under the **Favorites** tab of the components browser. See [Components and sub-workflows](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/components-and-sub-workflows). |
| **Community library** | Keeps a listing you may want to clone later. See [Community library](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/community-library). |
| **Node presets** | Puts a preset in the **Favorites** band at the top of the node's preset list. Click the star on the preset's row. See [Presets](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/presets). |

## Frequently asked questions

### Where do my generated images and videos go?

Every result is stored in your account and listed on the My Files page, next to the files you uploaded. Each node also keeps its earlier results on the canvas, and every past run stays in the Executions list.

### Which files can I upload to Nodaro?

Images in PNG, JPEG or WebP up to 25 MB, videos in MP4, MOV or WebM up to 500 MB, and audio in MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC or OGG up to 50 MB.

### Are my results public?

On the free tier and on pay-as-you-go, your results appear in the public Gallery. Private mode is a subscription feature, from the Standard plan up. Results made through the MCP server are always private.

### Does Clear results delete my files?

No. Clear results only empties the canvas. Your files stay in My Files and your past runs stay in the Executions list.

### What is the difference between an asset and a media file?

A media file is one image, video or audio clip. An asset is a reusable character, location, object or creature with a name, a description and approved pictures, which you connect to many nodes to keep it consistent.