File Management in After Effects
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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. |
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by Alex Volkov 46110757 |
Thanks - this is really useful :) | | | | |
| | | | Barak,
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 77826664 |
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 79809736 |
Thanks for commenting, Lyndon. I'm Glad you enjoyed it. | | | | |
| | | | 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 :)
thx man, you're awesome! | | | | |
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