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# Naming Published Files

The Publish Type and File Naming options you select determine how exported files are named.

The following tables show how a published clip is named based on the options you select. The example is based on a simple, single-layer, 2-shot timeline.

Simple Publish with File Naming Option: | Generated File Name:
--- | ---
Use None | <nnnn>.dpx
Use Both | <clipname>.<timecode>.dpx
Use Clip Timecode | <timecode>.dpx
Use Clip Name | <clipname>.<nnnn>.dpx

Complex Publish with File Naming Option: | Generated File Name:
--- | ---
Use Both | <clipname>_shot<0001,0002>.<shot_timecode>s<1,2>.dpx
Use Clip Timecode | <timecode>s<1,2>.dpx
Use Clip Name | <clipname>_s<0001,0002>.nnnn.dpx

Flatten Publish with File Naming Option: | Generated File Name:
--- | ---
Use Both | <clipname>_shot<0001,0002>.<shot_timecode>s<1,2>.dpx
Use Clip Timecode | <timecode>s<1,2>.dpx
Use Clip Name | <clipname>_s<0001,0002>.<nnnn>.dpx