Securing Your Laptop at Work
I wanted to share this litte trick with you for quite a while now, but of course I have been busy and other things came in the way. They always do.
I work with my MacBook Pro at home and at the office. That is of course nice, because it is my only base of operations and I have everything in one place.
But do you know the feeling that you are working with your laptop at work and don’t want anyone to snoop around on it, because it also is your private laptop and has all kinds of personal stuff on it? I know I do.
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Naming Conventions - Part 02 - Real Life Application
Last time I talked about the basic ingredients of a working naming convention, which got inspired by a topic covered on Lifehacker and 43 Folders. What to avoid — like never using the word “final” in any circumstances — and what to include — for example version numbers.
This time I will show you how to use this new gained knowledge and plug its elements together into a working template for a professional naming convention. Just read on to find out how it’s done.
Read More...Naming Conventions - Part 01 - the Basics
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Do you know filenames like this? Or even worse, do you still use them? I did too. But I learned how to avoid these ugly names that no one can decipher 5 minutes later. And in this two parts series — that got inspired by a topic covered on Lifehacker and 43 Folders — I will show you how you can get a clean working naming convention, too. Just read on. It will take less then 5 minutes — promise.
Read More...Directory Structures and Workflow - Part 01
Last week we spoke about naming conventions, which got inspired by a topic covered on Lifehacker and 43 Folders. A great start to a more streamlined workflow. But what good is a great filename, when you are unable to find your files in the chaotic folder structure you might have?
For exactly this reason we will talk about how to get an optimized folder structure for multi-media projects. I will obviously have a bias to look at it from a compositors/3D guys/VFX supervisors view, but I am also able to accommodate you editors and other departments.
What we will end up with is an understanding of what is important in a file and folder structure, so you are able to easily adjust the two templates, that we will discuss, to your needs.
Read More...How to Work Efficiently
A lot of times I hear people complaining how slow this or that program is. “shake is so slow”, “motion is total crap” or “why is this taking so long?”
Well, guess what, there is actually a solution to it. And the magic word is workflow. We are working on pretty heavy projects most of the time. HD material (even if the output will be PAL in the end) or lots of layers or 3D layers. All that stuff is by definition slow. Especially if you work in a more complex setup then one or two layers. Add to that, that we are working in a network based environment and you get a workflow slow as molasses.
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