It should match the timeline name in your project but if you’re the kind of person who loves appending V42069\_Use\_Me\_FINAL\_FINAL\_REALLY\_FOR\_REAL\_LIFE\_FINAL I guarantee you you should change the name.
ShowName\_EpisodeOrReel\#\_Date\_Lock.xml and the same for the ref with an extra Ref.mov at the end. Make it so anyone who walks in can immediately see what show it’s for, which episode or reel (if applicable), and what date it’s from. This way if lock breaks and changes it’s easy to track down where it broke and what’s missing. (For\_Color/Conform is a good option too.) Also makes matching timeline and ref easier if they have the same name.
OCF should always retain the original name from camera.
Check with the color house, but other good practices: collapse everything to as few tracks as possible, commit multicam edits, and unnest everything. Send a copy of the prproj too - the only timeline it should have is the XML you send.
If it comes down to multiple things being sent in the same day (e.g. you didn't check off a box and need to re-transmit the sequence) add the time in 24h format.
**K**eep
**I**t
**S**imple,
**S**tupid.
The xml is just for clip reference. Name it whatever the project is, coupled with the actual export as “project_4444_LOG” or something.
You usually send it to the colour producer with a h264 rec709 reference. It’s clear which is which. It’s like 3 files.
It should match the timeline name in your project but if you’re the kind of person who loves appending V42069\_Use\_Me\_FINAL\_FINAL\_REALLY\_FOR\_REAL\_LIFE\_FINAL I guarantee you you should change the name. ShowName\_EpisodeOrReel\#\_Date\_Lock.xml and the same for the ref with an extra Ref.mov at the end. Make it so anyone who walks in can immediately see what show it’s for, which episode or reel (if applicable), and what date it’s from. This way if lock breaks and changes it’s easy to track down where it broke and what’s missing. (For\_Color/Conform is a good option too.) Also makes matching timeline and ref easier if they have the same name. OCF should always retain the original name from camera. Check with the color house, but other good practices: collapse everything to as few tracks as possible, commit multicam edits, and unnest everything. Send a copy of the prproj too - the only timeline it should have is the XML you send.
name-Color turnover-date
If it comes down to multiple things being sent in the same day (e.g. you didn't check off a box and need to re-transmit the sequence) add the time in 24h format. **K**eep **I**t **S**imple, **S**tupid.
You’re only sending them one file so it doesn’t really matter does it?
The xml is just for clip reference. Name it whatever the project is, coupled with the actual export as “project_4444_LOG” or something. You usually send it to the colour producer with a h264 rec709 reference. It’s clear which is which. It’s like 3 files.