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# File Naming Group

Use the File Naming options to control the naming of published media.

(a) File Name option box(b) Shot Name Padding field(c) Handles option box(d) Handles field

File Name option box
  Select how the name of the published clip is created.

Select: | To:
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Use None | Use only a number to name the published files.
Use Both | Use timecode, clip name, and shot name to name the published files.
Use Clip Timecode | Use only the timecode’s corresponding frame count to name the published files.
Use Clip Name | Use the name of the clip and the shot to name the published files.

Shot Name Padding field
  Edit the padding format string that adds leading zeros before the shot number in the published filename. The default padding format scheme is %01d, where the “0” indicates that leading zeros are added to the filename for each frame, and the “1d” indicates that one digit is maintained. You can add the shot name to the published file when you have a Complex or Flatten Publish Type and you select Clip Name or Both from the File Name option box.
Handles option box
  Select an option for handling head and tail frames.

Select: | To:
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Keep All Heads/Tails | Include all heads and tails of every element in the published clip.
Consolidate | Limit heads and tails to a specific number of frames. When selected, the Handles field becomes active.
No Heads/Tails | Include no heads or tails in the published clip.

Handles field
  Enter a value for the number of head and tail frames added to the published clip. The Handles field is active when you select Consolidate from the Handles option box.