# Getting started

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Here is how to go from a room photo to a finished visual in a few minutes.
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## 1. Upload an image

Drag a photo onto the upload area or click to select a file. JPG, PNG and WEBP up to
10 MB are supported. Optionally, link the image to an **object** (a property): the picker
searches as you type and shows each property's cover image. Properties are identified by
their **address** rather than by the freely editable property title, and the list is
grouped: actively marketed properties first, then those in preparation, then closed ones.
You can also walk the suggestions with the arrow keys and confirm with Enter. Sold and
archived properties stay hidden and only appear when you search for them by address.
Linking is optional, you can also generate without an object. Once uploaded, the preview
appears on the canvas.

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  The step you are on, the uploaded image and the selected result live in the address bar,
  and your settings are remembered by the browser tab. If you reload the page by accident,
  you land exactly where you left off. For the same reason you can bookmark a work in
  progress or send the link to a colleague with access to the same workspace.
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## 2. Choose parameters

In the panel on the right (below the image on mobile) you set:

- **How should the AI proceed?** Redecorate, furnish, edit or empty the room.
- **Which room is shown?** Living room, bedroom, kitchen and more. If none fits, choose "Other room type" and describe it.
- **Interior style.** Pick a primary style, optionally a second one as accent, and the intensity.
- **Advanced parameters.** Creativity level, elements to preserve, special requests, time of day and weather.
- **AI mode.** Lite, Standard or Premium (like the assistant), depending on desired quality and cost. Each mode shows its approximate credits per image.

## 3. Generate

Click **Generate now**. The button shows the credit cost. A progress bar appears while
the image is processed. For several suggestions, set the number of **variants** before you
start.

## 4. Compare and choose

The result appears as a before/after compare. Drag the slider to contrast original and
result. All variants of the same upload (one session) sit in a gallery strip below. **Compare
all modes** runs Lite, Standard and Premium in parallel.

## 5. Rate, download, share

- **Thumbs up/down** records what you like.
- **Download** saves the image locally.
- **Share** creates a link for your clients (if enabled in settings).

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Originals and generated variants stay stored even after closing the tab. If you picked an
object, the results also appear on the property's page in the "Created content" section.
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