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If you want a custom name, enter it into
the edit box as usual; however, in the case
of file-based assets the target filename has
two parts: a stem, which you supply, and a
tail, which is generated by one of three
simple rules at the time of import.
The default rule adds a unique sequence number to every filename.
While you are entering your custom name, the edit box shows only
the stem. But when the name is displayed at other times, the rule for
the tail part of appears as well.
To select a different rule for the tail part, click the more button .
This opens a dialog window with two dropdown lists. The first lets
you choose between “original” and “custom” for the stem. You can
use this if you ever want to revert to importing files under their
original names. The second dropdown, which is displayed only for
custom names, gives the available rules for generating the tail part:
• Number: This is the same rule used by other media types to
avoid name collisions. If your stem is “Parade”, the first file
copied will be named “Parade” (plus the original file extension),
the second will be named “Parade_001”, and the numbers then
continue in sequence.
• Creation time: The time of day when the file was created, in
hours, minutes, and seconds, is used to generate file names like
“Parade_20-30-00” for a file that was created at exactly 8:30 in
the evening.
• Time of day: This is like the previous option, but the time of
importing the file is used.
The Import Filename configuration window.