Sources
Pool / story / custom folders
The source list reflects real disk locations instead of hiding media in a cloud bucket.
Local-first media without the scavenger hunt.
The Backlot manages studio pools, story folders, custom folders, previews, filters, and media hierarchy so local files stay usable at production scale.
“For teams whose media outgrew the file browser.”
3
media source types
5+
preview formats
local
storage model
The screens that do the work.
FIG. 2 — THREE-PANEL MANAGER /file-manager
[ Three-panel manager ]
FIG. 3 — ASSET PREVIEW /file-manager
[ Asset preview ]
Backlot panels
▸ Sources Global Media Pool, project Story Folder, and custom folders.
/file-manager ▸ File Grid Browse with all / image / video / audio / docs filters.
/file-manager ▸ Preview Inspector Image, video, audio, text, and JSON preview with path details.
/file-manager ▸ Render output audit Find story-linked and orphaned generated assets.
/file-manager How Backlot moves the production.
01 INPUT
Choose a source
Browse Studio Media Pool, Story Folders, and named custom folders.
02 FILTER
Find the asset
Use file grids, thumbnails, media-type filters, and previews.
03 INSPECT
Preview the file
Review image, video, audio waveform, JSON, and text assets without leaving the manager.
04 USE
Attach to production
Feed assets into story folders, frame slots, audio maps, or provider workflows.
Backlot is packed because the job is real.
Preview
Multi-format inspection
Image, video, audio, JSON, and text previews make the media pool production-aware.
Hierarchy
Deterministic media resolution
Story folder wins, then global media pool, then workspace media.
Scale
Named custom folders
Bring in real production drives and folders without forcing a migration.
BUILT FOR
Not one workflow. A shared production language.
media managersproducerseditorsasset librarians
Go deeper in the docs.
These pages sell the surface. The docs preserve the exact behaviors, file contracts, and workflow details.