diff --git a/assets/i18n/de.yaml b/assets/i18n/de.yaml
index e7a385986..e3d4ce823 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/de.yaml
+++ b/assets/i18n/de.yaml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 "manager.title": "Projektmanager"
 "manager.new": "Neues Projekt"
 "manager.new.default_name": "Unbenanntes Projekt"
+"manager.new.project_name": "Projektname"
 "manager.open": "Öffnen"
 "manager.rename": "Umbenennen…"
 "manager.rename.title": "Projekt umbenennen"
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@
 "about.description": "Oak Video Editor ist ein freier, quelloffener nichtlinearer Videoeditor. Diese Software ist unter der GNU GPL Version 3 lizenziert."
 "about.thanks": "Besonderer Dank gilt Enzo GD, unserem Community Promoter, für seine großzügige Unterstützung bei der Verbreitung dieses Projekts in dessen Anfangszeit."
 "about.fork_notice": "Dieses Projekt ist ein Fork des Olive Video Editors."
-"file.open.title": "Projekt öffnen"
+"file.open.title": "Projekt öffnen (.ove / .otio / .fcpxml)"
 "file.import_footage.title": "Material importieren"
 "preferences.title": "Einstellungen"
 "preferences.section.general": "Allgemein"
diff --git a/assets/i18n/en-US.yaml b/assets/i18n/en-US.yaml
index 42f081fb6..fe8101a0c 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/en-US.yaml
+++ b/assets/i18n/en-US.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 "manager.title": "Project Manager"
 "manager.new": "New Project"
 "manager.new.default_name": "Untitled Project"
+"manager.new.project_name": "Project Name"
 "manager.open": "Open"
 "manager.rename": "Rename…"
 "manager.rename.title": "Rename Project"
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@
 "about.description": "Oak Video Editor is a free open source non-linear video editor. This software is licensed under the GNU GPL Version 3."
 "about.thanks": "Special thanks to Enzo GD, our Community Promoter, for his generous support in spreading the word about this project in its early days."
 "about.fork_notice": "This project is a fork of Olive Video Editor."
-"file.open.title": "Open Project"
+"file.open.title": "Open Project (.ove / .otio / .fcpxml)"
 "file.import_footage.title": "Import Footage"
 "preferences.title": "Preferences"
 "preferences.section.general": "General"
diff --git a/assets/i18n/es.yaml b/assets/i18n/es.yaml
index ee5c8ca84..c4d5a2cba 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/es.yaml
+++ b/assets/i18n/es.yaml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 "manager.title": "Administrador de proyectos"
 "manager.new": "Nuevo proyecto"
 "manager.new.default_name": "Proyecto sin título"
+"manager.new.project_name": "Nombre del proyecto"
 "manager.open": "Abrir"
 "manager.rename": "Cambiar nombre…"
 "manager.rename.title": "Cambiar nombre del proyecto"
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@
 "about.description": "Oak Video Editor es un editor de vídeo no lineal libre y de código abierto. Este software está licenciado bajo la GNU GPL versión 3."
 "about.thanks": "Un agradecimiento especial a Enzo GD, nuestro Community Promoter, por su generoso apoyo al difundir este proyecto en sus primeros días."
 "about.fork_notice": "Este proyecto es un fork de Olive Video Editor."
-"file.open.title": "Abrir proyecto"
+"file.open.title": "Abrir proyecto (.ove / .otio / .fcpxml)"
 "file.import_footage.title": "Importar material"
 "preferences.title": "Preferencias"
 "preferences.section.general": "General"
diff --git a/assets/i18n/fr.yaml b/assets/i18n/fr.yaml
index 9c3b20538..0fcd6eec5 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/fr.yaml
+++ b/assets/i18n/fr.yaml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 "manager.title": "Gestionnaire de projets"
 "manager.new": "Nouveau projet"
 "manager.new.default_name": "Projet sans titre"
+"manager.new.project_name": "Nom du projet"
 "manager.open": "Ouvrir"
 "manager.rename": "Renommer…"
 "manager.rename.title": "Renommer le projet"
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@
 "about.description": "Oak Video Editor est un éditeur vidéo non linéaire libre et open source. Ce logiciel est sous licence GNU GPL version 3."
 "about.thanks": "Remerciements particuliers à Enzo GD, notre Community Promoter, pour son généreux soutien à la diffusion de ce projet à ses débuts."
 "about.fork_notice": "Ce projet est un fork d'Olive Video Editor."
-"file.open.title": "Ouvrir le projet"
+"file.open.title": "Ouvrir le projet (.ove / .otio / .fcpxml)"
 "file.import_footage.title": "Importer des médias"
 "preferences.title": "Préférences"
 "preferences.section.general": "Général"
diff --git a/assets/i18n/ja.yaml b/assets/i18n/ja.yaml
index a337aeded..459a461bb 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/ja.yaml
+++ b/assets/i18n/ja.yaml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 "manager.title": "プロジェクトマネージャー"
 "manager.new": "新規プロジェクト"
 "manager.new.default_name": "無題のプロジェクト"
+"manager.new.project_name": "プロジェクト名"
 "manager.open": "開く"
 "manager.rename": "名前を変更…"
 "manager.rename.title": "プロジェクトの名前を変更"
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@
 "about.description": "Oak Video Editor はフリーでオープンソースのノンリニア動画エディタです。本ソフトウェアは GNU GPL バージョン 3 でライセンスされています。"
 "about.thanks": "プロジェクト初期に広く紹介してくれたコミュニティプロモーター Enzo GD に心より感謝します。"
 "about.fork_notice": "本プロジェクトは Olive Video Editor のフォークです。"
-"file.open.title": "プロジェクトを開く"
+"file.open.title": "プロジェクトを開く（.ove / .otio / .fcpxml）"
 "file.import_footage.title": "素材を読み込み"
 "preferences.title": "環境設定"
 "preferences.section.general": "一般"
diff --git a/assets/i18n/pt.yaml b/assets/i18n/pt.yaml
index 45a87b2be..a6891f5a5 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/pt.yaml
+++ b/assets/i18n/pt.yaml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 "manager.title": "Gerenciador de projetos"
 "manager.new": "Novo projeto"
 "manager.new.default_name": "Projeto sem título"
+"manager.new.project_name": "Nome do projeto"
 "manager.open": "Abrir"
 "manager.rename": "Renomear…"
 "manager.rename.title": "Renomear projeto"
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@
 "about.description": "O Oak Video Editor é um editor de vídeo não linear livre e de código aberto. Este software é licenciado sob a GNU GPL versão 3."
 "about.thanks": "Um agradecimento especial a Enzo GD, nosso Community Promoter, por seu generoso apoio na divulgação deste projeto em seus primórdios."
 "about.fork_notice": "Este projeto é um fork do Olive Video Editor."
-"file.open.title": "Abrir projeto"
+"file.open.title": "Abrir projeto (.ove / .otio / .fcpxml)"
 "file.import_footage.title": "Importar mídia"
 "preferences.title": "Preferências"
 "preferences.section.general": "Geral"
diff --git a/assets/i18n/ru.yaml b/assets/i18n/ru.yaml
index 27ba33ced..e3d2ac234 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/ru.yaml
+++ b/assets/i18n/ru.yaml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 "manager.title": "Диспетчер проектов"
 "manager.new": "Новый проект"
 "manager.new.default_name": "Проект без названия"
+"manager.new.project_name": "Название проекта"
 "manager.open": "Открыть"
 "manager.rename": "Переименовать…"
 "manager.rename.title": "Переименовать проект"
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@
 "about.description": "Oak Video Editor — свободный нелинейный видеоредактор с открытым исходным кодом. Программа распространяется по лицензии GNU GPL версии 3."
 "about.thanks": "Особая благодарность Enzo GD, нашему Community Promoter, за щедрую поддержку в распространении этого проекта в первые дни."
 "about.fork_notice": "Этот проект является форком Olive Video Editor."
-"file.open.title": "Открыть проект"
+"file.open.title": "Открыть проект (.ove / .otio / .fcpxml)"
 "file.import_footage.title": "Импорт медиафайлов"
 "preferences.title": "Настройки"
 "preferences.section.general": "Общие"
diff --git a/assets/i18n/zh-CN.yaml b/assets/i18n/zh-CN.yaml
index 3b838ad43..c2fb45995 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/zh-CN.yaml
+++ b/assets/i18n/zh-CN.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 "manager.title": "项目管理器"
 "manager.new": "新建项目"
 "manager.new.default_name": "未命名项目"
+"manager.new.project_name": "项目名称"
 "manager.open": "打开"
 "manager.rename": "重命名…"
 "manager.rename.title": "重命名工程"
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@
 "about.description": "Oak 视频编辑器是一款自由开源的非线性视频编辑器。本软件以 GNU GPL 第三版许可证发布。"
 "about.thanks": "特别感谢我们的社区推广者 Enzo GD，感谢他在项目早期为传播本项目所给予的慷慨支持。"
 "about.fork_notice": "本项目是 Olive 视频编辑器的 fork。"
-"file.open.title": "打开项目"
+"file.open.title": "打开项目（.ove / .otio / .fcpxml）"
 "file.import_footage.title": "导入素材"
 "preferences.title": "偏好设置"
 "preferences.section.general": "常规"
diff --git a/crates/oak-app/src/app.rs b/crates/oak-app/src/app.rs
index bc57ec546..fdc2096ea 100644
--- a/crates/oak-app/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/oak-app/src/app.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ mod modal_ids {
 	pub const RENAME: usize = 18;
 	/// The project export dialog (文件 → 导出工程文件…).
 	pub const EXPORT_PROJECT_DFD: usize = 19;
+	/// The new-project dialog (文件 → 新建项目).
+	pub const NEW_PROJECT: usize = 20;
 }
 
 /// What a picked platform-dialog path should do.
@@ -247,6 +249,11 @@ enum ModalState<E: AppEngine> {
 		modal: Entity<Modal>,
 		content: Entity<crate::dialogs::ExportProjectDialogContent>,
 	},
+	/// The new-project dialog (文件 → 新建项目): name + sequence format.
+	NewProject {
+		modal: Entity<Modal>,
+		content: Entity<crate::dialogs::NewProjectContent>,
+	},
 }
 
 /// A running export: the session the tick loop drains for progress.
@@ -275,6 +282,7 @@ impl<E: AppEngine> ModalState<E> {
 			| ModalState::MulticamWizard { modal, .. }
 			| ModalState::EntryRename { modal, .. } => Some(modal.clone()),
 			| ModalState::ExportProjectDfd { modal, .. } => Some(modal.clone()),
+			| ModalState::NewProject { modal, .. } => Some(modal.clone()),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1019,7 +1027,7 @@ impl<E: AppEngine> OakApp<E> {
 		use crate::actions::ActionId as A;
 		match action {
 			// --- File ------------------------------------------------------
-			A::NewProject => self.new_project(cx),
+			A::NewProject => self.open_new_project(cx),
 			A::OpenProject => self.open_file_dialog(FileAction::Open, cx),
 			A::OpenFromLibrary | A::ProjectManager => self.show_project_manager(cx),
 			A::Import => self.open_file_dialog(FileAction::ImportFootage, cx),
@@ -1257,14 +1265,61 @@ impl<E: AppEngine> OakApp<E> {
 	/// 新建项目: creates a blank project in the library and opens it (the
 	/// write-through persists it from the first edit). Falls back to the
 	/// engine's plain new-project path when the library is unavailable.
-	fn new_project(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-		let name = crate::i18n::tr("manager.new.default_name").to_string();
-		let result = self
-			.engine
-			.update(cx, |engine, cx| engine.library_create_project(&name, cx));
-		if let Err(err) = result {
-			println!("[file] library create failed ({err}); plain new project");
-			self.engine.update(cx, |engine, cx| engine.new_project(cx));
+	fn open_new_project(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+		if !matches!(self.modal, ModalState::None) {
+			return;
+		}
+		self.spawn_modal(cx, move |window, app| {
+			let content = app.new(|cx| crate::dialogs::NewProjectContent::new(window, cx));
+			let modal = app.new(|cx| {
+				Modal::new(
+					modal_ids::NEW_PROJECT,
+					ModalOptions::new(
+						crate::i18n::tr("menu.file.new_project"),
+						px(480.0),
+					)
+					.with_button(DialogButton::primary(crate::i18n::tr("dialog.ok")))
+					.with_button(DialogButton::new(
+						crate::i18n::tr("dialog.cancel"),
+						gpui_widgets::dialog::DialogButtonRole::Secondary,
+					)),
+					window,
+					cx,
+				)
+				.with_content(content.clone())
+			});
+			ModalState::NewProject { modal, content }
+		});
+	}
+
+	/// Creates the project from the dialog's name + format, then seeds its
+	/// first sequence (the old `new_project` path kept for manager fallback).
+	fn commit_new_project(&mut self, content: &Entity<crate::dialogs::NewProjectContent>, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+		let name = content.read(cx).name(cx).to_string();
+		let format = content.read(cx).format(cx);
+		let interlaced = content.read(cx).interlaced(cx);
+		let engine = self.engine.clone();
+		let result = engine.update(cx, |engine, cx| {
+			engine.library_create_project(&name, cx)
+		});
+		match result {
+			Ok(()) => {
+				self.close_modal(cx);
+				let engine = self.engine.clone();
+				engine.update(cx, |engine, cx| {
+					let _ = engine.create_sequence_with_params(
+						crate::i18n::tr("manager.new.default_name").to_string(),
+						format,
+						interlaced,
+						cx,
+					);
+				});
+			}
+			Err(err) => {
+				println!("[file] library create failed ({err}); plain new project");
+				self.close_modal(cx);
+				self.engine.update(cx, |engine, cx| engine.new_project(cx));
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3040,6 +3095,16 @@ impl<E: AppEngine> OakApp<E> {
 						}
 					}
 				}
+				modal_ids::NEW_PROJECT => {
+					if let ModalState::NewProject { content, .. } = &self.modal {
+						if *button == 0 {
+							let content = content.clone();
+							self.commit_new_project(&content, cx);
+						} else {
+							self.close_modal(cx);
+						}
+					}
+				}
 				modal_ids::SEQUENCE_PROPERTIES => {
 					if let ModalState::SequenceProperties { content, .. } = &self.modal {
 						let content = content.clone();
@@ -4845,15 +4910,17 @@ mod tests {
 		);
 
 		// Down selects the first listed action, Enter runs it. The empty query
-		// lists every menu-bar action, so the first one is New Project.
+		// lists every menu-bar action, so the first one is New Project — the
+		// v0.5 flow opens the new-project dialog (name + format), so the
+		// search dialog hands off to it.
 		cx.dispatch_keystroke(window.into(), gpui::Keystroke::parse("down").unwrap());
 		cx.run_until_parked();
 		cx.dispatch_keystroke(window.into(), gpui::Keystroke::parse("enter").unwrap());
 		cx.run_until_parked();
 
 		assert!(
-			cx.read(|app| matches!(root.read(app).modal, ModalState::None)),
-			"executing the selected action closes the dialog"
+			cx.read(|app| matches!(root.read(app).modal, ModalState::NewProject { .. })),
+			"the search dialog hands off to the new-project dialog"
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/crates/oak-app/src/dialogs.rs b/crates/oak-app/src/dialogs.rs
index e769fc913..c0ecb63ac 100644
--- a/crates/oak-app/src/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/oak-app/src/dialogs.rs
@@ -3952,6 +3952,64 @@ impl Render for ExportProjectDialogContent {
 	}
 }
 
+/// The new-project dialog (文件 → 新建项目): project name + the first
+/// sequence's format (preset / custom width-height-rate / interlaced).
+/// The host reads [`Self::name`] + [`Self::format`]; the engine's
+/// library_create_project then seeds the first sequence.
+pub struct NewProjectContent {
+	name: Entity<TextValue>,
+	format: Entity<SequenceFormatFields>,
+}
+
+impl NewProjectContent {
+	/// Builds the dialog (default name, HD 1080p25).
+	pub fn new(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self {
+		let name = cx.new(|cx| {
+			let editor = cx.new(|cx| EditableTextState::new(StringStorage::default(), cx));
+			TextValue { editor }
+		});
+		name.update(cx, |field, cx| {
+			field.set_value(i18n::tr("manager.new.default_name"), cx)
+		});
+		let format = cx.new(|cx| {
+			SequenceFormatFields::build(SequenceFormatSeed::hd_1080p25(), window, cx)
+		});
+		Self { name, format }
+	}
+
+	/// The project name entered.
+	pub fn name(&self, cx: &App) -> SharedString {
+		self.name.read(cx).value(cx)
+	}
+
+	/// The format selected.
+	pub fn format(&self, cx: &App) -> crate::oakui::engine::VideoFormat {
+		self.format.read(cx).format(cx)
+	}
+
+	/// The interlaced flag.
+	pub fn interlaced(&self, cx: &App) -> bool {
+		self.format.read(cx).interlaced(cx)
+	}
+}
+
+impl Render for NewProjectContent {
+	fn render(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
+		let colors = cx.default_colors().clone();
+		div()
+			.flex()
+			.flex_col()
+			.gap_3()
+			.w_full()
+			.child(form_row(
+				&colors,
+				i18n::tr("manager.new.project_name").into(),
+				self.name.clone(),
+			))
+			.child(self.format.read(cx).rows(&colors))
+	}
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use super::*;