Last updated October 29, 2026
Section 6.3: Project Files and Collaboration
Each production keeps its files with the work: documents in the project's Files section, versions on each deliverable, and feedback in each deliverable's discussion.
Documents, pictures and video all live in Assets. For storage limits, see Section 6.9: Storage and Files.
1. Project files
Open a project and go to Files > Assets. This is the production's library of documents, pictures and video, organized in folders. Everyone on the project with access can open what is there.
A file that belongs to one production is best kept on that project, where the whole crew works day to day.
One viewer
Open a PDF, an image, or a text, Markdown or CSV file from anywhere in ABRAM and it opens in the same viewer, with no download first. Word, Excel and PowerPoint files show a Download button so you can open them in their own app.
2. Files on a deliverable
Deliverables keep their work as assets, and each asset keeps its versions. On the deliverable's Assets tab:
- Click Upload asset for a new one, or open an asset and click Upload version for its next round.
- Choose a video, PDF or DOCX file, or pick Submit link and paste a link. Add a note about what changed if you like.
- Click Upload, or Submit v[number] for a new version.
Each version stays on the asset, so the history of the work is kept.
Video
A cut can be an uploaded video, on Pro and above, or a Vimeo link. Uploaded video takes MP4, MOV, M4V or WebM up to 10 GB. Either way, your team and your client review it with notes pinned to the exact frame. See Section 6.6: Portal Branding and Video Review.
For deliverables in full, see Section 3.8: Deliverables Review and Approval.
3. Discussion and @mentions
Every deliverable has a Discussion, so feedback stays attached to the work it is about.
- In the comment box ("Add a comment, @ to mention"), type
@and start typing a name. - Pick the person from the list. It includes the project's crew, your organization's members and the people in your crew roster who have an ABRAM account.
- Write your comment and send it.
A person on the project gets a notification that takes them to the deliverable.
You can delete your own comments.
When a client comments from the portal, the comment appears in the same discussion, marked Client.
4. Project activity
Each project's Activity section is a single timeline for the production: project-wide messages and replies, plus a log of recent events such as deliverable submissions and approvals, milestone updates, progress updates and logged hours. Type @ in a message to mention someone.
Project files specification
Where files live on a project
| Place | Contents |
|---|---|
| Files > Assets | The project's documents, pictures and video, in folders |
| Deliverable > Assets | Uploaded video, PDF or DOCX files, or submitted links, each with its versions |
Storage scope
ABRAM storage holds documents, pictures and video. Video upload is on Pro and above (MP4, MOV, M4V or WebM, up to 10 GB per file); a Vimeo link also works as a version. Uploads of programs and scripts are refused.
Comment threads
Threads attach to individual deliverables. The mention list offers the project's crew, organization members, the project owner and client, and crew roster people with accounts. Mentioning a person on the project sends a notification. Comment authors may delete their own comments. Portal client comments appear in the same thread marked Client.