Good File and Project Mgmt Practices

xchezhd wrote on 9/29/2008, 5:24 PM
Hello.

I'd like to know where to keep the project, video, audio (library), graphics, stills, video render, audio render, and final mpegs for optimum editing efficiency and overall organization.

My system is still a 32-bit, WinXPP, with 3 IDE channels, and I have both FW and USB external drives.

I've only done 2 projects so far and I can see how things could get ugly in a hurrry when I get to more and bigger projects.

Comments

Eugenia wrote on 9/29/2008, 5:31 PM
C:\ This is where you leave Vegas to have its temp folder.
D:\ (or other name), your second drive. This is where all your footage is.
C:\ Where you render out.
Chienworks wrote on 9/29/2008, 6:14 PM
Whatever works best for you. I tend to put nothing on the C:\ drive but programs and the operating system. I make a new directory for each project, capture everything into that directory, save project files and renders there. All i have to keep track of is one directory name. Works dandy for me.
Eugenia wrote on 9/29/2008, 6:30 PM
I do the same, one folder for each project on my F drive. However, I do render the final back to my C drive for speed reasons, and then I move it back to F for storage. It's important that the vegas temp file remains on C though.
MalibuDave wrote on 9/29/2008, 9:21 PM
How about archiving? Since you want to use the original captures to re-render and DVDs are too small for raw footage...
Eugenia wrote on 9/29/2008, 9:56 PM
You archive on an external drive.
Chienworks wrote on 9/30/2008, 7:05 AM
Why should the Vegas temp file directory remain on C:? I move it over to E: and use it there with no difficulties at all. My C: drive is relatively small in comparison (only 250GB) so i like to keep it uncluttered.
Eugenia wrote on 9/30/2008, 2:32 PM
For best performance, the temp files and the footage files should not be on the same drive, so the drive doesn't seek left and right all the time. Just use a different drive for each.
xchezhd wrote on 9/30/2008, 5:03 PM
Exactly Eugenia.

Does SONY post their recommendations anywhere?

I'd just like to avoid putting stuff on the same hard drive if I need to render multiple layers of video and graphics. I'll be needing a new system soon, too. It would be nice to set them up right from the get-go.
Chienworks wrote on 9/30/2008, 5:49 PM
I can't imagine they would. It's extremely dependent on your system configuration, your workflow, and your preferences. For me, the temp file location has almost zero impact on performance. Temp files are very very tiny in most cases, and in cases where they may be larger the process is relatively speedy and isn't time critical. Between the two PCs on my desk i have 7 hard drives available so i have lots of choices for spreading things around wherever it's most convenient.