Everything you need to go from first launch to a finished export: setting up, importing your media, editing it, organizing it, planning your next shoot, keeping your library in sync, and getting your work out.
First launch, the local-first model, and connecting your library.
The scope of what Fictura does — and the video/audio editing tasks it deliberately leaves to dedicated tools.
The main Media view: browsing, filtering, sorting, and searching.
App-wide preferences: scan directories, import defaults, AI features.
Bringing photos, video, and audio into your library from any source.
Setting up and verifying Ollama so automatic title, description, and tag generation work during import.
Mounting a network share and pointing Fictura at it for import and export.
Finding your local Dropbox sync folder and pointing Fictura at it for import and export.
Setting up Google Drive in Mirror mode and pointing Fictura at it for import and export.
Setting up credentials and connecting Fictura to S3 or an S3-compatible provider for import and export.
Setting up SSH key access so Fictura can push exports and pull imports over rsync/SSH.
How the non-destructive editing pipeline and panel work.
Every image and video adjustment, grouped by category.
Every audio effect, grouped by category.
The v001 baseline, saving new versions, restoring, and locking.
What variants are, the difference between internal display and export variants, and every photo/video/audio variant Fictura generates.
Hand-editing raw filter parameters and forecast alert conditions.
Repairing broken paths and keeping your library in sync with disk.
Planning shoots around light, weather, and sky conditions.