Article Focus: In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to archive a project with shared assets using the consolidate footage and collect Files commands.
You may find changing your naming system from 08.17.09 to 2009_08_17 a helpful change.
Since periods can confuse your operating system in thinking .09 is an extension rather than a file name, I'd recommend using an underscore instead. Additionally, if you list the year first, all of the files will sort more logically when come back to your archive a year or two later.
Thanks for commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial.
Thanks and a file naming question.
by barak Ziv on Aug 17, 2009
Thank you very much, this was very helpful. I have one question though.
My file naming system includes adding the date at the end of a file name (08.17.09 for example). After I click collect, a window opens where I can change the folder name and select the destination. Below the name box there is a "save as type" box where it automatically adds the '.09' so each collected folder has the extra period and number at the end.
I wonder how can I cancel that ( I can't delete that number). I know this is maybe to much to worry about but it can definitely help with the workflow.
Thanks for commenting, Lyndon. I'm Glad
by Carl Larsen on Jul 25, 2009
Thanks for commenting, Lyndon. I'm Glad you enjoyed it.
Hey thx for this tutorial Carl,
by Lyndon Alvarez on Jul 24, 2009
Hey thx for this tutorial Carl, i never knew how ignorant i was w/ organizing until i saw this tut on ur site. Really made me wanna say, wow... what was i doing before :)
