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Steve Martin

Steve Martin is the president and founder of Ripple Training. Steve has over 16 years of experience as an editor, producer and trainer. He has taught workshops at NAB, Macworld, DV Expo, and the American Film Institute. He is also a post-production consultant for Disney, Fox Sports and Canon to name a few, and is a lead instructor for Apple's Certified Training (ACT) program.

Brian Gary

An award winning writer, producer and director, Brian Gary is founder and CEO of Flying Chaucer Films LLC of Los Angeles and Flying Chaucer Productions LLC in New Orleans. Under those shingles, Brian Gary has created a wide array of content for television, theatrical release and the Web. Accomplished editor rounds out his filmmaker's skill-set and he lectures nationwide as a certified Final Cut Pro instructor.

Mark Spencer

Mark Spencer is a bay area-based producer, editor, teacher and writer. He runs a website dedicated to Motion users (www.applemotion.net). Mark is also an Apple-certified instructor teaching regularly at BAVC, Stanford University and MacWorld. Mark is the author of the Apple Pro Training Series book Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio, contributing author of the APTS Motion book, and author of the Motion Visual Quickstart Guide, all from Peachpit Press.

Andrew Balis

Anrew Balis is a cinematographer, editor, post production consultant and Apple certified instructor teaching classes in Final Cut Pro to industry professionals at Moviola Education. He is the author of Ripple Training's Color Correction in Final Cut Pro and Color Grading in Color DVD-ROM.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

What’s in a Name?

steve martin | 06/04- 09:47 AM

Manage Your File Names without Leaving the Browser

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As any editor knows, good media management begins by establishing proper naming conventions.  In a perfect world, proper clip names would be entered during the logging stage.  However, due to tight deadlines or perhaps shear laziness on the part of the editor, media file names are sometimes injested or captured with non-descript file names such as “untitled” or, as is the case with the Panasonic AG-HVX200, transferred with their 6 digit camera-assigned file names. This article will show you how to rename your files directly in the Browser using Final Cut Pro 6.  Below is an screen shot of an edit in progress using clips transferred from an AG-HVX200. 
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Before you can rename the file, you first must locate the Master clip.  Park your playhead over the clip to be renamed, then press Shift-F to reveal the clip in the Browser.  The clip will become selected.
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In the Browser, give your clip a meaningful name.
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From the Modify Menu choose Rename>File to Match Clip.
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You will be warned that what you are about to do will modify the original file. Go ahead, live life on the edge…
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Because of Final Cut Pro’s Master/Affiliate clip architecture, all Affiliate clips that reference the Master clip will be renamed.
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In the Finder, you’ll see that the file name was actually changed to the new name you entered in the Browser.
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What’s in a Name?

steve martin | 06/04- 09:47 AM

Manage Your File Names without Leaving the Browser

As any editor knows, good media management begins by establishing proper naming conventions.  In a perfect…

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