tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796667812952795577.post5239933482293168711..comments2024-01-23T03:26:34.912-08:00Comments on Post Production Standards: VFX NamingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17644995339360032264noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796667812952795577.post-54737312774501055082008-04-02T00:29:00.000-07:002008-04-02T00:29:00.000-07:00I personally think the idea of trying to keep the ...I personally think the idea of trying to keep the VFX shots sequentially number is more work than it's worth. <BR/><BR/>For my money it makes a lot more sense to simply number the shots as they are ordered or it becomes apparent that they are needed.<BR/><BR/>None of the rest of the movie is labeled in sequential order? Imagine if we tried to shot the film this way. <BR/><BR/>Shots come and go and are re purposed in different places in the cut. <BR/><BR/>So I agree with the naming conventions listed but trying to keep the numbers sequential by using multiples of ten seems like a waste of my time.<BR/><BR/>I use a naming convention that goes like this.<BR/><BR/>VFX10_1<BR/>VFX10_2<BR/>VFX10_3<BR/><BR/>for shot names<BR/><BR/>VFX10_1_bg_1<BR/>VFX10_1_fg_1<BR/>VFX10_1_fg_2<BR/><BR/>Elements sent to the vfx dept for shot VFX10_1<BR/><BR/>I expect VFX10_1_v1,2,3,4 etc back.<BR/><BR/>Pretty simple and frankly if at the end of the shot I end up with shot<BR/>number 10 in front of shot number 2 so be it. The whole rest of the movie is all jumbled up when it comes to shot names etc.<BR/><BR/>Just my two cents<BR/>Regards<BR/>Alan Bell<BR/>www.handmadedigital.com<BR/>www.vfxtracker.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796667812952795577.post-75502362273849667882007-12-27T06:32:00.000-08:002007-12-27T06:32:00.000-08:00Yep, good point!Yep, good point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796667812952795577.post-45677328661074804802007-12-22T09:54:00.000-08:002007-12-22T09:54:00.000-08:00"…However sometimes they add other bits of info, s..."…However sometimes they add other bits of info, say if the shot is in its early stages, but the version number is always the key part:<BR/><BR/>O_AL_101_010_tst-deJitter_v05"<BR/><BR/>that makes sense, although i suggest that the note go at the end maybe, that way it keeps clips together, since the v05 would stay with 'all' the v05 clips.<BR/><BR/>so if you wanted to do 5 different 'test', then at least no matter what those test were, they would all be right together and not have to go thru the whole list to find them. makes it easy to delete them as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796667812952795577.post-70847448064403139892007-12-06T06:44:00.000-08:002007-12-06T06:44:00.000-08:00We use something like this. For scans I send to VF...We use something like this. For scans I send to VFX, I have them named:<BR/><BR/>I_AL_002_010_bg_v01 <BR/>I_AL_002_010_ref_v01 <BR/>I_AL_002_010_fg_v01<BR/><BR/>The 'I' means input (input to VFX system) 'AL' refers to the project, then the vfx number, then the plate name and lastly the scan version.<BR/><BR/>When VFX send a composite to me they could use something like this:<BR/><BR/>O_AL_002_010_v02<BR/><BR/>The 'O' stands for output. However sometimes they add other bits of info, say if the shot is in its early stages, but the version number is always the key part:<BR/><BR/>O_AL_101_010_tst-deJitter_v05Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796667812952795577.post-56982572517152333852007-12-06T02:42:00.000-08:002007-12-06T02:42:00.000-08:00What would the convention be for versions of that ...What would the convention be for versions of that VFX shot? Can you show an example? I am interested in seeing how long a file name will get for VFX tracking. <BR/><BR/>MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com