Video Devices PIX-E5 - File Name Formats

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STORAGE
setting Description options
Scene/Shot Accepts alphanumeric values. Use this metadata
eld to indicate a descriptive name for the cur-
rent scene or shot. A change to the Scene/Shot
value will automatically reset the Take value to
1.
• Text entry
Tak e Sets numeric values only. Use this metadata eld
to indicate what take number the clip is, relative
to the scene. This eld can be set manually and
will increment each time a new le is recorded.
A change to the Scene/Shot value will reset Take
to 1.
• 1-999
CamID Sets a single alpha character (A - Z). Use this
metadata eld to indicate which physical camera,
in a multi-cam production, shot the content for
the take.
• A-Z
Reel Accepts alphanumeric values. Use this metadata
eld to indicate what reel the recording is part
of; a reel is a container for all assets generat-
ed during a recording session or day’s work. A
change to the Reel value will reset the Clip value
to 1.
• Text entry
Clip Accepts numeric values (1-999). Use this meta-
data eld to indicate what clip number the
recording is. This eld can be set manually and
will increment each time a new le is recorded. A
change to the Reel value will reset Clip to 1.
• 1-999
File Name Format Use this eld to set the naming format for les.
For more information, see “File Name Formats”
on page 43.
• Drive-Reel-Clip
• Reel-Clip
• CamID-Reel-Clip
• Reel-Scene-Take
• Scene-Take
File Name Formats
Files are named according to the File Name Format setting, accessed via Main
menu > Metadata. Format options for le names includes various combinations
of the metadata elds: CamID, Reel, Scene/Shot, Take, and Clip. These descrip-
tive le name formats make it easy to identify recordings when imported into a
nonlinear editor.