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First let’s have at look what default config value you can set:

label

key

description

Element-Number padding

element_number_padding

Set the number padding for the naming convention.
Value of 5 looks like this: fire_00023
default: 5

Framecount for Filmstrip

filmstrip_length

Set the frames used for the preview filmstrip in the ingest view. No matter the length of the sequence, the filmstrip length will be this many frames.
default: 24

First frame of Sequence

first_frame

Set first frame of a sequence when transcoding a file sequence.
default: 1001

Some VFX studios start with the common 1001 frame.
Other studio start with 0 or 1. This forces the artist to align the correct range before working. It could prevent that elements suddenly stop and that enough frames are available.

Thumbnail Frame of Sequence

thumbnail_frame

Set which frame of a sequence should be used for the thumbnail frame
default: center

Re-number Frames of Sequence
First Frame of Sequence

first_frame

If enabled the

Color Code

The Color Code is a visual help to distinguish between the path items. Each color represents a different type of the items that you can drag'n'drop around to build the folder structure and naming convention. Some values are predefined, some are only known during the ingest phase and others can be set manually by you.

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In this overview you can see how each of the predefined values would be resolved into the actual value:

description

predefined value

example resolves to

source image width

<resolution.width>

1920

source image height

<resolution.height>

1080

image pixel aspect resolution

<resolution.pixel_aspect>

1

source elements file extension

<source.extension>

exr

Frame counter for a sequence

<frame>

#

output sequence first frame
calculation based on this setting

<element.frame_first>

1001

output sequence last frame
calculation based on this setting

<element.frame_last>

1042

number counter of this element

<element.number>

00023

readable name for flame category

<category.name>

flame

unique ID for flame category

<category.id>

Q235544

readable name of the base category for flame, based on the hierarchy category tree

<category.base.name>

fire

unique ID of the base category for flame, based on the hierarchy category tree

<category.base.id>

Q3196

Custom path values

These are the values that you can define. These custom path values get resolved in the path patterns.

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