Managing Snapshots

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Scott Witthaus] ”
This is an interesting conversation and maybe I am using snap shots the wrong way.”

I don’t think there’s a right or wrong way.

If I need to make multiple versions of something, I tend to use alpha.

So if I’m showing 3 different versions of a spot, it’ll be v3a, b, and c.

Once one of those is reviewed and picked, I move to v4.

This way, when I upload review copies, it’s much easier to track version numbers chronologically as if I used v3, v4, and v5 and three different presentations, and they picked v4, the next one would then be v6. To me, that is more confusing.

I often present 4-6 different versions or options at a time, so I would make v3a – v3f.

As far as making multiple snapshots, the clients usually never see the snapshots. I use snapshots almost like I used save, but less often. If I need to go back to a different cut, I find the snapshot. But to clients, I present whole numbers (or numbers and alphas). Snapshots are my own internal versioning, usually for my eyes only.

I only add “final” to what is uploaded to air. All increments of sound/color that get returned to me are still final candidates, not finals. Finals are saved for what’s on air.