Newbie Question re Re-Naming Clips at DVinfo.net

Sprague Theobald · July 16th, 2008, 08:20 PM

New to Cineform Neo and this forum so please bear with a very basic question. (I did a search on this but came up empty) I edit with Vegas Pro 8 b and use Neo to capture footage from my HV30 that I shot on my Canon XH A1, all wonderful products. My very beginner's question is; when you capture a clip, Neo assigns its own file name to it. I can't see anyway of renaming this clip from within Neo, while the clip's characteristic is still fresh in your mind. The next place I can get my hands on the clip to give it an identifying name is Windows Explorer. If I've captured many clips, this makes things a bit time consuming in having to open the clip, view it to see which one it is, and then rename it. If some of you could share how you rename clips from within Neo or what your workflow is in this instance I'd really appreciate it. If there's already a thread on this perhaps you could point me towards it.
Many thanks in advance,
Sprague

Tim Bucklin · July 17th, 2008, 11:57 AM

Hi Sprague,

In the "Prefs" window, you can specify the base capture name of a clip. The default is "CFHDCap". For instance, if you're capturing an entire tape, you may want to put the tape's name here. Or, if you plan on capturing a series of shots at a time, you may choose a name that fits that scene best.

If you have scene split selected, it will keep the base name and append a scene number to each scene it captures.

An option you have is to have an explorer Window open with "Thumbnail" view selected so that you can get an idea of each clip by its thumbnail.

Sprague Theobald · July 17th, 2008, 12:26 PM

Hi Tim,
Many thanks for getting back to me. That really helps a lot and will set it up like that.
Sprague

July 16th, 2008, 08:20 PM	#1
Sprague Theobald Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 42	Newbie Question re Re-Naming Clips New to Cineform Neo and this forum so please bear with a very basic question. (I did a search on this but came up empty) I edit with Vegas Pro 8 b and use Neo to capture footage from my HV30 that I shot on my Canon XH A1, all wonderful products. My very beginner's question is; when you capture a clip, Neo assigns its own file name to it. I can't see anyway of renaming this clip from within Neo, while the clip's characteristic is still fresh in your mind. The next place I can get my hands on the clip to give it an identifying name is Windows Explorer. If I've captured many clips, this makes things a bit time consuming in having to open the clip, view it to see which one it is, and then rename it. If some of you could share how you rename clips from within Neo or what your workflow is in this instance I'd really appreciate it. If there's already a thread on this perhaps you could point me towards it. Many thanks in advance, Sprague

July 17th, 2008, 11:57 AM	#2
Tim Bucklin Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 112	Hi Sprague, In the "Prefs" window, you can specify the base capture name of a clip. The default is "CFHDCap". For instance, if you're capturing an entire tape, you may want to put the tape's name here. Or, if you plan on capturing a series of shots at a time, you may choose a name that fits that scene best. If you have scene split selected, it will keep the base name and append a scene number to each scene it captures. An option you have is to have an explorer Window open with "Thumbnail" view selected so that you can get an idea of each clip by its thumbnail. __________________ Tim Bucklin CineForm Software Engineer

July 17th, 2008, 12:26 PM	#3
Sprague Theobald Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 42	Hi Tim, Many thanks for getting back to me. That really helps a lot and will set it up like that. Sprague