• Avid Media Composer

  Issue naming an Avid folder

  Posted by Lee Norton on October 2, 2013 at 4:05 am

  I am building a project and creating my folders in the project window – why would Avid not display the folder name 07.SFX? All the other folder names with the same convention display correctly, i.e. 01.CUTS, 02.SCENES etc. When I name the folder 07.SFX the project window displays the name as 07 (no period or “SFX”). On my harddrive the folder name is correct: 07.SFX. What gives? I am on Avid 6.5

  Lee Norton replied 12 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Job Ter burg

  October 2, 2013 at 8:00 am

  Likely, your computer thinks it’s a file extension and hides it?
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  Glenn Sakatch

  October 2, 2013 at 2:10 pm

  try a 4 character convention. 01.sfx_ or 01.sfxs will work
  (sometimes you gotta play by their rules)

  Glenn
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  Richard Sanchez

  October 2, 2013 at 3:50 pm

  I wouldn’t use periods in your folder names. What Job mentioned is most likely the case, it thinks it’s a file extension. I number my folders as well, but I don’t use periods.

  Richard Sanchez
  Los Angeles, CA

  “We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.” – Bill Hicks
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  Lee Norton

  October 3, 2013 at 4:23 am

  Thanks, everyone. I did use the 4 character workaround. I picked up this naming convention from a network show that’s on vs 4, so I guess it was an option back in previous versions.

  Appreciate your feedback.

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