Setup Project

Bridge the gap between API automation and hands-on creative control with our Project Setup endpoint. This powerful tool allows you to programmatically initialize dubbing projects that seamlessly integrate with CAMB.AI Studio, giving you the best of both worlds: automated project creation through your existing workflows and the flexibility to fine-tune results through our visual interface.

Think of this endpoint as your content’s intelligent onboarding system. It analyzes your media, validates configurations, and creates a fully-prepared project ready for detailed editing in CAMB.AI Studio. This approach transforms how content teams work, enabling developers to handle project initialization while creative professionals focus on perfecting the final output.

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Why Project Setup Matters for API Users

The traditional dubbing workflow often creates friction between technical teams managing content pipelines and creative teams perfecting the final product. Project Setup eliminates this friction by establishing a clear handoff point where technical configuration meets creative refinement.

When you submit a project through this endpoint, you’re not just uploading media—you’re creating a structured workspace in CAMB.AI Studio that contains all the analysis, configuration, and preparation work needed for efficient dubbing. Your creative team receives a project that’s already optimized and ready for detailed editing, rather than starting from scratch with raw media files.

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The API-to-Studio Workflow

Understanding how Project Setup connects API automation with Studio editing helps you design more efficient content workflows. The process creates a seamless bridge between programmatic project creation and visual editing tools.

Automated Project Initialization: Your API request handles all the technical groundwork—media analysis, language configuration, and optimization parameter selection. This automation ensures consistent project setup across your entire content library while eliminating manual configuration errors.

Studio-Ready Project Creation: The endpoint generates a fully-prepared project workspace in CAMB.AI Studio, complete with analyzed audio tracks, configured language settings, and optimized processing parameters. Your creative team can immediately begin working with the content rather than spending time on technical setup.

Preserved Configuration Context: All API-specified parameters, including custom dictionaries and advanced audio track settings, carry forward into the Studio environment. This continuity ensures that your technical requirements remain intact while enabling creative refinement.

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Media Source Compatibility

Project Setup accommodates diverse media sources, making it easy to integrate with existing content management systems. Whether your media lives on YouTube, Google Drive, or professional storage systems, the endpoint handles ingestion automatically.

The system supports both consumer formats like MP4 and professional broadcast formats including MXF files for Enterprise customers. This broad compatibility means you can standardize your project creation process regardless of your content’s origin or quality level.

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Implementation Example

Let’s examine how to create a project that leverages both API efficiency and Studio flexibility. This example demonstrates the essential parameters while showing how your configuration translates into a Studio-ready workspace.

import requests
import json

# Configure API authentication
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "your-api-key",  # Replace with your actual API key
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# Define project configuration
# This setup creates a project optimized for Studio editing
project_config = {
    "project_name": "Product Launch Campaign",  # Project name visible in Studio
    "project_description": "Multi-language product demo for global markets",  # Context for Studio users
    "media_url": "https://your-storage.com/product-demo.mp4",  # Source media location
    "source_language": 1,      # English - get IDs from /source-languages
    "target_languages": [5, 76, 12],   # Spanish, French, German - check /target-languages
}

def create_studio_project(payload):
    """
    Creates a project configured for optimal Studio editing experience.
    The resulting project appears in CAMB.AI Studio with all technical setup complete.
    """
    try:
        response = requests.post(
            "https://client.camb.ai/apis/project-setup",
            headers=headers,
            data=json.dumps(payload)
        )

        response.raise_for_status()
        result = response.json()

        task_id = result.get("task_id")
        return task_id

    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f"Project creation failed: {e}")
        return None

# Create the project
project_setup_task_id = create_studio_project(project_config)

if not project_setup_task_id:
    print(f"Failed to create project '{project_config['project_name']}'. Please check your API key and configuration.")
else:
    print(f"Project '{project_config['project_name']}' task is created successfully! Task ID: {project_setup_task_id}")

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Best Practices for API-Studio Integration

Successful integration between API project creation and Studio editing depends on understanding how your configuration choices impact the creative editing experience. Several strategies can significantly improve your team’s efficiency and output quality.

Descriptive Project Naming: Use clear, descriptive names and descriptions that help Studio users understand project context immediately. This clarity becomes crucial when managing multiple projects or coordinating between team members with different responsibilities.

Optimal Language Configuration: Verify language IDs using the dedicated endpoints before submitting projects. Accurate language configuration ensures that Studio users receive projects with properly configured voice options and translation models.

Quality-Focused Media Selection: Choose the highest quality source media available, as compression artifacts and audio issues in source material become more apparent during the detailed editing process in Studio. Starting with quality media enables better creative decisions throughout the editing workflow.

Project Setup represents the ideal fusion of API automation and creative control. By handling the technical groundwork programmatically, you enable your creative team to focus on the nuanced decisions that determine final quality, while ensuring consistent, professional results across your entire content pipeline.