I love Vegas, but there are just a few things that I've always missed from the days when FCP was my primary NLE. One of those things was how FCP would automatically create a project folder with default folders setup for different assets (source files, etc.) whenever you would start a new project. Maybe it's just because I used FCP for so long, but I've always longed for Vegas to manage projects more similar to the way FCP does.
Well, 2 versions of Vegas have already come along since Vegas became my primary (read: preferred) NLE, and it doesn't look like Vegas will be doing anything in this area anytime soon (but I'd love to be wrong!). So I spent the last couple of days (read: shirked my other responsibilities) to build a little tool to help make managing my projects and their assets a little bit simpler. Anyway, since I built this initially for my Vegas projects, I thought I'd share it with the other Vegas users in case they might it useful as well.
So I present to you, Structure (download link)
What's it do
Very simply, Structure automates the process of creating a project folder, with all the different directories that you need for a project.
Huh?
Okay, say you've got a new video project called "The Big One", which you need to edit, and then author to DVD. Structure makes it quick and simple to create a project directory already containing the different folders you need to make sure everything stays nice and organized.
Such as:
How much work does it take?
Just give your project a name and press OK! Done! Structure does the rest.
Now it sounds too simple...
It really is that simple, but it also has more if you want to get more in-depth.
Just to name a few:
1) Profiles - Not everyone uses the same folder structure for their projects (nor do all projects require the same folders). Simply, customize your own folder structures to use for any type of project you want
2) Save/Recall Different Profiles - Create different folder structures for different types of projects (video, audio, web, etc.) that you can customize to your heart's content, and then save and reuse anytime you want.
3) Create multiple Project folders simultaneously - Just separate the different project names by a "," (comma), and you'll have a separate folder for each project, each containing the folder structure you setup.
Well, there's more (probably), but that's just a few things that help you make Structure work for you.
Anyway, there's still a few things I'd like to add/refine, but I thought I would share it with you guys so that you can give me feedback on what you would like to see Structure do. (There's probably some bugs that I missed to).
Best of all, this tool is Freeware, so use it and share it with others who you think might find it useful.
Get Structure now! (No installation required! Just unzip and run!)
Well, 2 versions of Vegas have already come along since Vegas became my primary (read: preferred) NLE, and it doesn't look like Vegas will be doing anything in this area anytime soon (but I'd love to be wrong!). So I spent the last couple of days (read: shirked my other responsibilities) to build a little tool to help make managing my projects and their assets a little bit simpler. Anyway, since I built this initially for my Vegas projects, I thought I'd share it with the other Vegas users in case they might it useful as well.
So I present to you, Structure (download link)
What's it do
Very simply, Structure automates the process of creating a project folder, with all the different directories that you need for a project.
Huh?
Okay, say you've got a new video project called "The Big One", which you need to edit, and then author to DVD. Structure makes it quick and simple to create a project directory already containing the different folders you need to make sure everything stays nice and organized.
Such as:
The Big One
-->Source
-->DVD
--->Assets
--->Media
--->Menus
--->Subtitles
--->Prepare
--->Render
How much work does it take?
Just give your project a name and press OK! Done! Structure does the rest.
Now it sounds too simple...
It really is that simple, but it also has more if you want to get more in-depth.
Just to name a few:
1) Profiles - Not everyone uses the same folder structure for their projects (nor do all projects require the same folders). Simply, customize your own folder structures to use for any type of project you want
2) Save/Recall Different Profiles - Create different folder structures for different types of projects (video, audio, web, etc.) that you can customize to your heart's content, and then save and reuse anytime you want.
3) Create multiple Project folders simultaneously - Just separate the different project names by a "," (comma), and you'll have a separate folder for each project, each containing the folder structure you setup.
Well, there's more (probably), but that's just a few things that help you make Structure work for you.
Anyway, there's still a few things I'd like to add/refine, but I thought I would share it with you guys so that you can give me feedback on what you would like to see Structure do. (There's probably some bugs that I missed to).
Best of all, this tool is Freeware, so use it and share it with others who you think might find it useful.
Get Structure now! (No installation required! Just unzip and run!)