File Management
Personal file management is important to stay organised. It will enable you to come back to a project later that day or 6 months later and start right back where you left off without loosing assets and recourse or breaking links between projects and source martial. It also makes the job of backing up or moving a project much similar.
The above is then compounded when working in a team. Sharing files, keeping track of the different versions of files and ensuring you have the files you need are crucially important. There are no given right and wrongs is how you achieve effective management of assets the key is to ensure everyone is of the same understanding and it follows a logical pattern.
The above is then compounded when working in a team. Sharing files, keeping track of the different versions of files and ensuring you have the files you need are crucially important. There are no given right and wrongs is how you achieve effective management of assets the key is to ensure everyone is of the same understanding and it follows a logical pattern.
Here are my top tips:
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Example naming conventions I use include:
Video_File_Name_v1.mov Video_File_Name_v2.mov Video_File_Name_v3.mov Video_File_Name_Web_H264_1080p_10k.mp4 Video_File_Name_Web_H264_720p_5k.mp4 Video_File_Name_FullRes_H264.mov Project_Name.prproj Project_Name.rxdoc Project_Name.aep |
Videography Projects
This is what my standard video project looks like. Each of these categorise could then be sub categorised giving more detail for larger projects. Footage > Video files. This could be sub categorised by day, shoot, scene, or descriptive e.g. Interview, B-roll
Output > These are my exported videos Project files > NLE, Audio or Motion Graphic Project files Stills > Any pictures relating to the project Titles > PSD or rendered motion graphics I'm using in the project Audio > SFX, Sound Track, VO, Dual System Sound etc I sometimes use additional folders for Timelapse or Animations |
Photography Projects
This is what my standard photography project looks like. Each of these categorise could then be sub categorised giving more detail for larger projects. RAW > RAW files direct from camera e.g. .CR2 or .DNG This could be sub categorised by different cameras/ shooters/ locations/ shoots within the same project
Output > Exported images ready for delivery to client. This could be Full Res exports or Web optimised images normally .jpgs Selects > Images chosen to have additional work in an external editor like photoshop I sometimes use additional folders for Panoramas or HDR |