Flow Capture for administrators

Throughout this learning series, you will learn the tools available to admins on Flow Capture, such as creating new users and teams, assigning permissions, security settings, asset configuration, and usage/activity monitoring.


Course overview

Anyone who works with highly sensitive assets knows that it's essential to keep your assets safe and secure. In this learning series, you will learn the tools and features available to admin users on Flow Capture to help you manage the access and security of your content. We'll also go over how to monitor the access and usage of your users to better help your team.

After completing this learning series, you'll be able to:  

  • Navigate the Flow Capture interface with ease.
  • Understand the folder hierarchy and create new folders.
  • Add new users and manage their permissions and access.
  • Create teams and assign them to folders or productions.
  • Administer security settings and features.
  • Manage folder, asset, and playback settings for your team.
  • Understand and apply all admin-related settings.

Before you start

About the author

This learning series was created by Scott Honsberger, Technical Account Specialist and Katia Barsuk, Technical Account Specialist, at Autodesk.

Course outline

20 min.

Navigate the Flow Capture interface with ease

Get familiar with the Flow Capture platform by creating your account, logging in, and having a look around.

This content series will take you through the initial steps you need to take before starting to use Flow Capture in your day-to-day work. From setting up your account and logging in to navigating the platform's user interface, this foundation will set up to dive into the functionality of the platform in more depth. 

In this video series, you will: 

  • Explore the user interface.
  • Create and set up your account.
  • Learn how to log in.
  • Setup your MFA.
  • Learn how to reset your password.

Before you start

About the author

This content series was created by Scott Honsberger, Technical Account Specialist and Katia Barsuk, Technical Account Specialist, at Autodesk.


20 min.

Understand the folder hierarchy and create new folders

Get a better understanding of the folder hierarchy and create new folders for your team.

For users who are administrators, understanding the levels of hierarchy on Flow Capture is essential to managing access and maintaining security. This content series will introduce you to the desktop section on the platform and cover the folder structure and related functionality.

In this video series, you will: 

  • Get a tour of the Assets Tab UI.
  • Understand how to utilize Groups.
  • Get a better understanding of the folder hierarchy.
  • Learn how to create new folders.

Before you start

About the author

This content series was created by Scott Honsberger, Technical Account Specialist and Katia Barsuk, Technical Account Specialist, at Autodesk.


40 min.

Add new users and manage their permissions and access

Discover how to add new users, manage their access, and assign or update their permissions.

As an admin, you'll have complete control over how users are added, how their access is granted, and the level of permissions that they can have. In this content series, we’ll cover the essential elements of access and permission administration to ensure an environment that is both secure and efficient.

In this video series, you will learn: 

  • How to manage members of your team
  • How to grant permissions to users
  • How to invite a new user to create an account
  • How to view and search for a contact
  • How to add a new contact
  • How to assign a new contact a role
  • How to change permission for a user
  • How to remove a user from a folder
  • How to remove a user from a production
  • How to manage multi-team permissions
  • Exploring the Playlinks tab
  • How to add a contact directly to a folder
  • How to use the Access user interface
  • How to remove or change a user's access

Before you start

About the author

This content series was created by Scott Honsberger, Technical Account Specialist and Katia Barsuk, Technical Account Specialist, at Autodesk.


20 min.

Create teams and assign them to folders or productions

Explore how to create new teams, add users, and assign them to folders or productions.

In addition to understanding how to manage access and permissions for individuals, admins can make their workflows more efficient by utilizing teams. This content series will cover how to create, edit, and add teams to productions and folders, as well as how to remove or revoke team permissions as needed.

In this video series, you will learn: 

  • How to view and search for Teams
  • How to create and edit your Teams
  • How to add or remove a user from a Team
  • How to assign a Team
  • How to remove a Team
  • How to import a CSV to a Team

Before you start

About the author

This content series was created by Scott Honsberger, Technical Account Specialist and Katia Barsuk, Technical Account Specialist, at Autodesk.


20 min.

Administer security settings and features

Learn how to manage security settings for your users and your productions.

The security features used by Flow Capture help keep your assets safe, so it’s important to know the best ways to utilize and implement them on your productions. This content series will cover features like watermarking, MFA, DRM, and how to monitor user usage to ensure your assets are safe.

In this video series, you will learn:

  • How to create a new watermark
  • How to add metadata to watermarking
  • How to turn MFA on and off
  • How to reset your MFA
  • Understanding the DRM settings
  • How to use the Activity Stream

Before you start

About the author

This content series was created by Scott Honsberger, Technical Account Specialist and Katia Barsuk, Technical Account Specialist, at Autodesk.


30 min.

Manage folder, asset, and playback settings for your team

Administer the various settings that impact the transcoding and playback of assets your team will have access to.

The workflows used by each production will be as unique as the productions themselves, so it’s important to get them set up in a way that best suits your needs. In this content series, we’ll cover how to adjust your team’s settings related to playback, transcoding, asset validation, audio, and more, to ensure Flow Capture can best be tailored to your production’s specific workflows.

In this video series, you will:

  • Explore playback resolutions. 
  • Learn MXF transcoding. 
  • Understand how to standardize brightness for iPad. 
  • Discover viewable HDR transcode options. 
  • Understand user-provided SDR. 
  • View the bitrate options available. 
  • Learn how to use a non-transcode folder. 
  • Discover how to process tunes. 
  • Get familiar with asset upload validation. 
  • Understand the multi-channel audio layout.

Before you start

About the author

This content series was created by Scott Honsberger, Technical Account Specialist and Katia Barsuk, Technical Account Specialist, at Autodesk.


8 min.

Understand and apply all admin-related settings

Learn more about the additional admin functions and how you can benefit from them.

If you're a company-level admin, you'll have the ability to administer a small set of features that aren't available to production-level admins. In this content series, we'll cover these settings so you can best benefit from everything available to you.

In this video series, you will:

  • Get a tour of the company settings. 
  • Learn how to enable and disable Company Admin access. 
  • Explore how to add new roles.

Before you start

About the author

This content series was created by Scott Honsberger, Technical Account Specialist and Katia Barsuk, Technical Account Specialist, at Autodesk.