Audio file naming tutorial
Chop Chop Sync and Bin reads audio file names to create scene bins, organise files, and place files on the timelines correctly.
Name audio files on set
This can easily be done by the soundman after every take with most sound mixers.
Only one thing to remember:
Name audio files with episode, scene, shot and take numbers, in that order.
And that’s it!
Let the extension handle the rest
The plugin can read a wide variety of identifiers and intuitive name formats.
| SINGLE LETTERS | DOUBLE LETTERS | SYMBOLS |
|---|---|---|
| E10S6S4T3 | EP10Sc6S4T3 | 10-6-4-3 |
| E06S03S03T02 | ep06Sc03Sh03T02 | 06_03_03_02 |
As long as there are no extra numbers, adding show titles, interviewee names or other information to the file names won’t confuse the extension.
| Desert Bake Off e2sc6S4T2 | Sentosa estab e8sc3s4t1 |
|---|---|
| Iron Shirt Alert 6-3-3-2 | Garden 6S3S3-2 Alice intw |
If you only use symbols as identifiers, the extension will automatically read number-letter combos.
| 6-3B-3-2 | 6-3B-3C-2 | 6-4-8B-2 |
|---|
If you’ve done something different, don’t worry!
Naming doesn’t have to be perfect
Mistakes in file naming can be easily overcome with the ‘manually enter identifiers’ function. You can help the extension by telling it how episode, scene, shot and take have been represented.
See the manual for more details.
Or, use a free bulk renamer or the computer’s native rename function to quickly add or change multiple file names.
See it in action, free
Drop an email to request timecode-synced dummy footage. Play around with the audio file names and see the range of file names Chop Chop Sync and Bin can handle, first hand!