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Keeping track of takes

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Can those of you with more experience of shooting Red give me some advice please?

In the past, working with digital tape (DV, DVCAM, HDV), at the start and end of each take we have noted the timecode.

Now with Red, each take will be a separate R3D file, won't it?
So how do I know what the name of each file is when I am about to start the take?

Or is there a better/easier way to keep track of where each take ends up?
 
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Cail Young said:
It's in the display in the lower right. Shows the name of the next clip to be recorded (minus the random characters).
Click to expand...

But surely those 2 random characters are what I need to know, as they are the only parts of the file name which will change for each take?

At least that is how I interpret the manual: "The
format of the clip name is Camera Letter + Reel Number + Month + Day + ** where ** is a two
digit alphanumeric random number generated by the camera for each file"
 
AntonyCASAFilms said:
But surely those 2 random characters are what I need to know, as they are the only parts of the file name which will change for each take?

At least that is how I interpret the manual: "The
format of the clip name is Camera Letter + Reel Number + Month + Day + ** where ** is a two
digit alphanumeric random number generated by the camera for each file"
Click to expand...

you are missing the clip number
 
That is for each magazine. For each clip, it should be "Camera Letter + Reel Number + '_C' + Clip Number + '_' + Month + Day + ## random number. Whether or not it shows this, in this format on the screen, I don't recall, but I do know that it shows the clip number somewhere in there.
 
ya-- i think it was omitted. but you can clearly see the camera letter/reel number/clip number in the viewfinder while recording. Something like A001_C003 along with the timecode.
 
The next version of clipfinder will have an amazing way to do this.......It is very easy and perfect for an on set video log.....plus it makes great print outs with all your shots. hans is truly a genius, everyone should donate to his cause ;) He does this purely for the love of the red community and I am truly thankful for his application.

scott
 
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