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Media Management
Identifying a Media File
What makes a file a Media File from the point of view of Media Management?
 Still Media File
This type of Media File is sufficiently defined by a Reel name and the name assigned when the file
was created.
The following metadata identifies a Streamed Media File:
 Reel name -
The name of the Reel must
be specified for logging and digitizing (page 119). An unmistakable
and unique Reel name is especially important in a network environment.
If you are wondering what a “unique” Reel name is and how to come up with one as easily as possible,
here is a suggestion: Use the day’s date in the Reel name:
For example, Reel01 12-09-02 (or a four-digit year to avoid the next millennium bug).
If you digitize live, you are certain to have a unique name if you combine a realtime TC (24-hour format!)
and the day’s date. In a network, you can achieve further clarity by appending the editor’s initials. For
example, Reel07 12-09-02 CPR.
 Clip-in -
Timecode of the first frame in a clip.
Unlike the mark-in, which can be moved around within the clip, the clip-in cannot be changed.
A Media File with a different clip-in (where all the other metadata is the same) is a different
Media File.
 Clip-out -
Timecode of the last frame in a clip.
Unlike the mark-out, which can be moved around within the clip, the clip-out cannot be
changed. A Media File with a different clip-out (where all the other metadata is the same) is a dif-
ferent Media File.
 Stream type (video, audio, still) and a stream ID (see the section on naming Media Files,
page 316).
With this information, Media Management can assign clips and Media Files to one another. The “match-
back” functionality searches all the specified directories. If a Media File is found that matches a clip, the
clip can be played (see also Matching Clips to Media Files on page 326).