Clip Index: One character, fixed to C. Main use is to separate the
reel counter from the clip counter. If more than 999 clips are
recorded to one card (not likely to happen), it changes to D.
Date: Current date, in order YYYYMMDD, as set in
Menu>System/Time/Date, separated from the other naming
components by underscores.
Camera ID: Consists of a one letter prefix, user-adjustable
between R and L, and the camera serial number encoded in 3
letters Base36 (0-9, A-Z).
The file name for ARRIRAW files on XR Capture Drives is controlled by
the VFS configuration. We highly recommend to use the standard file
naming convention "<shot>.<TC frames since midnight>.<extension>",
whereas "shot" automatically uses the ALEXA naming scheme
described above.
The reel counter should be set to 001 at the beginning of a shoot. The
camera will then automatically advance the reel number each time a
new drive/card is loaded into the camera, formatted and recorded on. If
a previously recorded drive/card is reloaded in the camera (comparable
to a short end of a film roll), it will keep its reel number and the camera
will continue the reel count. If the drive/card is loaded in another
camera, the card keeps its name, but a new folder with the according
camera ID and reel number is created in the root folder of the
drive/card. It is possible, but usually not necessary, to manually change
the next reel number in the Project menu.
Examples
A typical ProRes/Quicktime file name would look like this:
A004C010_20130110_R1JL.mov
A typical DNxHD/MXF file name would look like this:
A004C010_20130110_R1JL.mxf
A typical ARRIRAW file name would look like this:
A004C010_20130110_R1JL.1886777.ari
The translation of this name is as follows:
This clip was the tenth clip recorded on the fourth reel.
This clip was recorded on January 10, 2013.
The camera assigned the Base 36 serial number 1JL, which
translates into the decimal serial number 2001 (For a Base 36-to-
decimal converter, visit
http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/units-
converter/numbers/calculator/decimal-to-base-36/ or conduct an
internet search.)
Frame number 1886777 on a 24 fps project translates to a time of
day time code of 9:50:15pm and 17 frames.
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