Author Topic: Uploaded videos filenames (Read 2988 times)

SkulkBayCretin · « **on:** February 23, 2017, 18:11 »

Hi,

Quick question regarding filenames, when uploading a video to several major stock sites, the clip is renamed during upload, to something like "UEJTQl9KU19CMDAxX0MwMDE.mov", can this be changed?

Cheers

SkulkBayCretin · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2017, 18:25 »

Sorry just found Niakris already answered the same question that names are only changed when characters aren't supported by the FTP? Accepted characters can only be determined by testing through uploads?

thanks

Niakris · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2017, 20:30 »

The name is changed because many agencies do not support some characters in filenames and the set of allowed characters is different across the agencies.
So it's just a safe bet to get your file uploaded.
You can use the option in settings to keep the original filenames during uploads but on your own risk. Usually safe characters are latin letters, digits and underscores.

SkulkBayCretin · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2017, 20:52 »

I cant seem to find that option? Is it in site settings or Settings/Metadata? Ill be using simple, a001.mov.
thanks

Niakris · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2017, 13:12 »

It's in the program general settings. Not sure about the tab but definitely not Metadata.

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