Getting Started

You do not need to learn the whole app on day one.

iT Factor works best when you learn it in the same order you would use it in real life: set up your essentials, create a project, record, review, and export. This guide is here to keep that first day calm and doable.

Day-one path Core workflow Low-overwhelm setup

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If you only remember one thing, let it be this: get the basics in place, then keep moving. You can come back for the advanced tools later.

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Quick Start

The simplest first-day path.

Do this first

Open Home
Tap the spinner coin to enter ActorKit
Use Edit Profile to complete the basics in Actor Profile Wizard
Return to Home and create your first project

Then keep moving

Open the new project in Project Lobby
Record your scene and slate
Review in Take Review
Export the file you want to send

Step 1

Start at Home, then open ActorKit

Home is your dashboard. The spinner coin in the center opens ActorKit, which is your professional workspace inside the app.

Home helps you

Open ActorKit
Open Settings or Archives
Start a new project
Return to active work later

ActorKit holds

Headshots
Resume
Size Card
Rep information and actor details

Good first move

Tap the spinner coin
Then use Edit Profile in ActorKit

You do not need to understand every part of ActorKit right away. On day one, you mostly need it as the doorway into your profile setup.

Step 2

Complete the basics in Actor Profile Wizard

This is where iT Factor learns the core information it uses across the app.

Most helpful first-day items

Your name
At least one headshot
Your resume if you have it
Basic size details if you plan to use Size Card Creator

It is fine to skip for now

Detailed measurements
Representation you do not have yet
Less urgent contact details

Why it matters

It feeds ActorKit
It powers Smart Slate and profile-based tools
It keeps future setup lighter

The goal is not perfection. The goal is enough clean information to make the rest of the app feel helpful instead of empty.

Step 3

Create your first project, then use Project Lobby as the hub

Back on Home, use Create Your First Project or Start New Session to open the New Project Wizard.

Most important project details

Project title
Role name
Enough detail to recognize the audition

Can wait until later

Extra casting details
Project metadata you do not have yet
Fine-tuned slate wording

After the wizard

You land in Project Lobby
That becomes the home base for that audition or role

Project Lobby is where the project starts to feel organized. It gives you a clear place to return between recording, review, and final delivery.

Step 4

Record, review, and export

Once the project exists, the main working flow is straightforward: record in the camera session, review in Take Review, then export the file you want to send.

For the camera session

Stay in Scene mode first
Record your scene takes
Record a slate if needed
Capture a keyframe photo if helpful

For Take Review

Compare your scene takes
Mark a clear favorite
Keep the review focused and simple

For export

Use Final takes
Choose a clean output
Share when you trust the result

This is the core app journey. You do not need to master every toggle on the first day to get through it successfully.

Step 5

Know what can wait until later

Day one goes more smoothly when you give yourself permission not to learn every advanced feature immediately.

Usually safe to leave for later

Advanced size card customization
Detailed camera settings
Backups and restore tools
Archive cleanup

What matters more

Accurate basics
One clear project
A clean recording and review flow

If you feel overwhelmed

Think in three buckets: materials, project, recorded work
Handle one bucket at a time

iT Factor should feel like your friend, assistant, tech guide, and mobile office. The point is to reduce stress around the audition workflow, not add another layer of it.

Quick Help

A few first-day details explained.

Edit Profile in ActorKit

That is the doorway back into Actor Profile Wizard. If you need to change profile details, that is where to go.

Start New Session

Use this if you already have projects. If you do not, Home will show Create Your First Project instead.

Project Lobby

This is the project-specific home base you return to between recording sessions.

Take Review

This is where you compare takes and decide what you actually want to send.

Export versus submitted

Export prepares the file. Submitted is the status that tells the app the tape was actually sent.

Day-one pressure

Nothing breaks if you leave advanced tools for later. The app is built so you can grow into it.

FAQ

Quick answers before you move on.

Do I need to learn everything in iT Factor on the first day?

No. The most useful first-day path is profile basics, one project, recording, review, and export.

What if I do not have every profile detail ready?

That is fine. Add the essentials now and come back for the rest later.

What if I do not have all the audition details yet?

You can still create the project with the basics and update it later when more details arrive.

What is the most important thing to remember?

Keep moving in a simple order: profile, project, record, review, export.

Related Guides

Keep going when you are ready.

Home ScreenLearn the dashboard you will keep returning to throughout the app. Actor Profile WizardGo deeper on the first setup flow that shapes the rest of the app. New Project WizardGo step by step through the project-creation flow.

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Start with the essentials and let the rest come into focus later.

The best first day is the one that gets you working with less stress, not the one that turns into a marathon setup session.

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