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  • How to keep Footage/project clean

    Posted by David Faircloth on March 28, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    Sometimes I have Footage for projects that gets strung all throughout my Harddrive. This isnt good for when I’m moving between my laptop/desktop. How can I keep all Footage in like a (Footage) folder that would be with the project? I’m just looking to cleaning up my project.

    Vishesh Arora replied 13 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • John Cuevas

    March 29, 2013 at 1:07 am

    Strange, I answered a couple of organization questions on the main forum today. Check out this link and read my answer, it’s should help you out..

    Missing File Error

    As for me, when I start a project, I create a folder on my Source Drive, for every single project. In that folder is a Grx folder(with subfolders for textures, images….)Video folder, audio. Anything I use or acquire for a project gets put into one of those folders first, then imported into the project. You’ll find that doing a little organization up front will save you massive headaches later.

    This might help too. Each project I start, I start from this template(got this from Rob Garrot).

    5733_aetemplatecs5.aep.zip

    Johnny Cuevas, Editor
    Thinkck.com

    “I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
    —THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.

  • Vishesh Arora

    March 30, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    David

    Check this script:

    https://aescripts.com/load-project-or-template-at-startup/

    It will help you to open a a default template everytime you will create a new project.

    Also if you want to move your project from one drive to another then you can use Collect Files Feature.

    Vishesh Arora
    3D and Motion Graphics Artist
    Films Rajendra

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