media management and organizing folders on scratch disk?

[Russell Lasson]

We organize our files kind of like this:

– Project Folder
– Project Files (FCP, AE, Motion, ETC)
– Current
– Archived (old)
– Non-Timecode Media
– 01 Graphics
– 02 Video
– 03 Stills
– 04 Audio
– 05 FX/Fixes
– 06 Color Corrected
– Timecode Media
– Rendered Graphics/Shots
– Compressed Files
– Other

We set our capture scratch to a location outside of this folder. After we digitize, we move the new files into the Timecode Media folder.

We really like this set up because we can easily backup the needed elements for a project by backing up the Project Files and Non-Timecode Media folder. Everything else can be recreated.

-Russ

[Steven Gonzales]

If you want the advanced course on organization, this DVD has been well reviewed on this forum:

https://training.creativecow.net/dvd_store/get_organized_fcp/get_organized_fcp.html

[Shane Ross]

[drazen] “SOLUTION 2:

On the assigned scratch disk, have folders named by project name: A, B, C. And then within those have subfolders of media, music, sound, sound effects, graphics, etc… For example that would mean under folder A, have media, sound, sound effects, graphics. scheme: HD DATA>SCRATCH>A> MUSIC

[Drazen Stader]

Russell hi,

Your media management is looking very good..could you just tell me do you use those folders in terms of SOLUTION 1 or SOLUTION 2.

Thanks for the tips…very useful stuff. Guess you keep you project files on a separate drive from the one where you keep the media/video material and rendered material.

Thanks a bunch for your input

Best regards

Drazen

drazen

[Lorne Miess]

Hi Russell,

I was digging in the archives and found your post. I’m organizing my files similar to your but have a Project Stuff folder that contains files that I can see in the finder. I have folders for;
Paperwprk
Credits
Timing Sheets
EDLs
VFX with sub folders for Targas and ProRes
My question is does anyone have a color folder convention to visually indicate the process of files for lets say temps, finals and revisions of different files? I saw one on the Internet the other day and forgot to bookmark it. This can save lots of time by looking for a colored folder. Just a thought.

Lorne Miess
Freelance Colourist
Vancouver, BC