Curious

[frayadjacent]

If you're a vidder and you clip, how do you name (and organize?) your clips?

I try to keep my names short and somewhat descriptive, but the descriptions are generic and don't tend to get at why I think the clip might work in my vid. E.g., "TaraWillowHug.mov", but a lot of very different clips with very different uses might fit that description.  I'm wondering if there are alternatives.

(My clips used to have names like "BtVS_S6E01_BargainingI_TaraWillowHug.mov".  Which is somewhat useful since I know that show really well, so that actually gives me a pretty good idea of what clip I'd be using.  But it wouldn't work for most sources, for me, and anyway I mostly end up only seeing the first part of the name in my Finder window.)

(BTW, this is just an example, I'm not vidding BtVS right now.)

Comments

[frayadjacent]

Yeah, this is exactly my problem too! I want to name and organize my clips according to how I'd use them, not what they mean in the source. Tagging would be fantastic. Especially because I'm currently clipping for multiple vids. Or, rather, I'm clipping for a vid and hoping I use these clips and more for upcoming vid ideas as well.

[laurashapiro]

Well, when clipping for multiple vids, I would think source meaning would be relevant to help you remember the imagery itself as well as the context. I tend to clip way too contextually, though, and then I can't find the proper motiony clip when I need it.

[frayadjacent]

true. as for finding clips, this is where I'm most pleased with premiere as opposed to fcp. I love that I can preview clips just by hovering the mouse over them!