Avid filename limit?

[Daniel Frome]

Unfortunately even if you check on the “allow filenames to exceed 27 characters” in the settings / general area, file exports still get limited to 27 characters. There is no way to fix this right now.

I am reporting this to avid as a bug. I’ve been annoyed by it in the past too, but have simply learned to work around it for now.

[Andre D’elena]

Daniel,
Thanks for the reply. I suspected that but was putting a call out on some forums just to make sure.

Andre

[Steve Knattress]

The other problem I often find is that because the bin is stored as a file, its length cannot also cannot be longer.

With Client’s naming systems often a bin name will need the project name, edit suite, date and then use (EDIt, Music etc.)

This often is “too” long.

Can this be changed too?

[Andre D’elena]

Steve,
I believe under “General Settings” you can check an option that allows Avid to use filenames longer than 27 characters. It doesn’t seem to effect filename lengths on export though? I haven’t tried longer bin or sequence names though so you might want to give that a go.
I posted this same question on the LinkdIn Avid group. Mark Chesak says you can leave that field checked and un-check “Use Windows Compatible Filenames” and that will allow you to export files with names longer than 27 characters (if I’m reading him right, always a possibility that I’m not ;o)
I will say, I have not been able to test this. Not going back to work until later this week.

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Andre

[Bruce Dixon]

If the Media Composer export dialog still limits you to 27 characters, try the ‘Send To’ dialog instead of ‘export’. Send to has allowed longer filenames for many years.