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Setting Project-Naming Conventions
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Setting Project-Naming Conventions
The system limits bins and project names to 27 characters, not including the period and
3-character extension that the system automatically adds to a file name. If you plan to move
bins and projects from one platform to another, do not use the characters / \ : * ? “ < > | or
leading spaces, trailing spaces, or trailing periods, when you name a project, bin, and user.
(Macintosh only) If you use your Avid editing application as a standalone editor (and don’t
plan to move your bins or projects to another platform), you can extend bin and project
names to 31 characters. You can also choose to accept or not accept the Windows compatible
file naming convention of special characters and spacing.
To use Windows compatible file names
1. Click the Settings tab in the Project window.
The Settings list appears.
2. Double-click General Settings.
3. Select Use Windows compatible file names.
This prevents your Avid editing application from accepting the restricted characters in a
bin, project, or user name.
To extend project and bin names to 31 characters (Macintosh only)
1. Click the Settings tab in the Project window.
The Settings list appears.
2. Double-click General Settings.
3. Select Allow files names to extend 27 characters.
This extends the names of projects and bins to 31 characters.
Opening and Closing Projects
You can open a project from the Select Project dialog box, and navigate from the Select
Project dialog box to find any project on your system.
If you have already created a project, when you enter your Avid editing application you can
bypass the Select Project dialog box and have your last project open automatically.
If you choose to install the sample startup project and media when you install your Avid
editing application, you can open this project from the Select Project dialog box. The startup
project, called Avid Boston Project DV25, contains a complete sequence with rendered
effects and titles, as well as all the video and audio clips used in the sequence.