File names.

Chibi war · Post by **Chibi war** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:27 am

What filenames format do you use with your final distribution? Somtimes when I download an AMV, the name can be very sloppy... i.e., amvtest.avi O.o' Anyways, what do you use yourself, and what do you prefer?

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:30 am

I use studio name (abbreviation, actually) then the AMV's title.

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:57 am

I prefer the format: STUDIO/EDITOR NAME - AMV TITLE - OTHER TEXT (re-mastered, song title, anime title, XVID, DIVX, MPEG, etc.) since it makes it easier for me to find a certain AMV if I can remember who made it. Or at least use the title if it is memorable or distinct enough.

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:27 am

The video's title is a good start, as is the format (for my own benifit as well as that of the person looking at it). Other than that, I often like to have the editor's handle on a vid, but i'm perfectly willing to add it on if it's not there.

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:14 am

I tend to use <ANIME> - <ARTIST> - <SONG>.<EXTENSION>, since that's how I keep track of AMVs mentally.

amvwizard · Post by **amvwizard** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:31 am

Most of the time I put the name of the video. I normally have the the name of my studio and all that actually in the video...

Chibi war · Post by **Chibi war** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:47 am

I hate it when it's only the title... I mean, I have to open the file to realize it's an AMV

Org Profile · Post by **LantisEscudo** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:50 am

I use Anime - AMV Title - Creator.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:58 am

Code: Select all

echo `md5sum [TITLE]-[YEAR]-[ANIME]-[CENTURY].{mp4,mkv}`.mp4

I should start doing that.

Keeper of Hellfire · Post by **Keeper of Hellfire** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:04 am

Chibi war wrote:I hate it when it's only the title... I mean, I have to open the file to realize it's an AMV

LOL.

1.) You can rename it yourself, however you want.
2.) You can put them in a folder called "AMV", so you know what in there is an AMV.

While it may seem nice to have all that stuff like creator and anime (what you do with multi-anime AMV?), it's unecessary. All information is available at download. And if you can't remember an AMV soley from it's title, it wasn't remarkable at all.