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file naming question

Posted: February 23rd, 2016, 12:28 am
by joe_griffin
Not sure where to post this exactly, so here it goes into off-topic.

I'm putting together a new FX library, and it's basically the same object impacting/scraping against different surfaces.

How would you prefer the file name to be structured?

Option A: action before surface. OBJECT_PickUpAndSetDown_WoodTable_001.wav

Option B: surface before action: OBJECT_WoodTable_PickUpAndSetDown_001.wav



Option A seems like individual filenames work more or less logically, but Option B lets all the files on the same surface stay together in a folder or alphabetical list: all the wood tables, stone floors, etc. will all be grouped together.

Thoughts? I'm about 1/4 of the way through prep, so now's the time for me to rename files when there's only 60 or so to do!

Thanks all.

Re: file naming question

Posted: February 23rd, 2016, 3:49 am
by audiojacked
Personally, I would go with Option B, surface then action. However, everyone has their own methods and it comes down to personal preference. As long as it is detailed enough for people to find it in their database I don't think you can can go wrong. :) Good luck!

Re: file naming question

Posted: February 23rd, 2016, 11:30 pm
by joe_griffin
audiojacked wrote:Personally, I would go with Option B, surface then action. However, everyone has their own methods and it comes down to personal preference. As long as it is detailed enough for people to find it in their database I don't think you can can go wrong. :) Good luck!
On reflection, I think you're right. I went through and renamed the files to conform to that. And the rest of the library will be structured that way. Thanks for your input!

Re: file naming question

Posted: February 24th, 2016, 10:00 pm
by MikeQuell
Yea, I would like to search and see all surface materials together. Also, I prefer separating everything with underscores so words can potentially be a bit easier to search for by indexing software.

OBJECT_Wood_Table_Pick_Up_Set_Down

Re: file naming question

Posted: February 25th, 2016, 12:18 am
by joe_griffin
MikeQuell wrote:Yea, I would like to search and see all surface materials together. Also, I prefer separating everything with underscores so words can potentially be a bit easier to search for by indexing software.

OBJECT_Wood_Table_Pick_Up_Set_Down
Thank you, Mike - I'll go through and check for accidental compound words.