Select an option to determine how the tape name is set when importing clips. Disabled if Sequence Detection from the Clip Options menu is set to Frames.
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Enter Tape Name |
Activate the Tape Name field where you enter the tape name. When selecting multiple files for import, this tape name is used for all imported files. |
Tape Name from File Name |
Use the name of the imported file as the tape name. |
Tape Name from Directory |
Determine the tape name from the detected directory structure. Use the Level field below to configure the relative path to the directory from which the tape name can be determined. |
Although available for all types of files, the Level field is intended for directory structures output by film scanners. A typical image file directory structure looks like this: ./<tape>/<resolution>/clip.######. In this case, selecting Levels Up 2 in the Level field identifies the directory that corresponds to the tape name (./<tape>). Enabled if Tape Name is set to Tape From Directory.
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Timecode from Header | Set the source timecode of the imported clip based on the timecode information in the image file header. |
Timecode from File Name | Use a numerical file name (for instance, 100000.xyz) and translate it into timecode for the resulting clip (based on the selected frame rate ). This is useful when working with files that do not have embedded timecode. |
The Default Resolutions table uses a frame's height and width to assign it an aspect ratio, a scan mode, and a frame rate. You can find the Default Resolutions table in
. It is also used when restoring legacy archives.Select how the clip is named when the file is imported.
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Enter Clip Name |
Activate the Clip Name field so that you can manually enter the clip name. When selecting multiple files for import, this name is used for all imported files. |
Clip Name from File Name |
Use the name of the imported file as the clip name. |