Creative Force allows logical studio-level controls for how duplicate filenames should be handled when delivering assets to external systems.
Overview
Within Creative Force, you have the ability to create various naming tokens to name your files accurately and automatically. Depending on the properties chosen, there may be situations where the resulting name for more than one file may be the same.
When the system detects asset naming configurations that would result in duplicate names during production, it will flag them with a warning for your review.
Studio Settings
Handling for duplicate filenames can be set at the studio level via Asset Delivery Settings in the Studio Settings. To review and edit them, head to Studio Settings → then look for the Asset Delivery Settings section of the page.
📝 Note: Outputs that are handled using the settings logic will be seen by External Post-Production vendors and Asset Delivery destinations. In Gamma, the filename will follow the asset naming in the Style Guide, even when it results in duplicates.
Filename Handling
In the table below, we will review the logic for the configuration changes available in the settings.
Filename Setting | Function |
Incremental Postfix (xxxx) | Set the postfix to be contained within parentheses. |
Incremental Postfix -xxxx | Set the postfix to be led by a dash. |
Leading Zeros | Set how many 0's to lead the postfix number. |
Start Index | Set the number that the first duplicate postfix should start with, counting up for each additional duplicate. |
Rename First File | When enabled, the settings will be applied starting with the original file that the duplicates relate to. |
Examples
When changing the settings, the system will generate example filenames that follow the specific configuration options chosen.
Save Settings
You can then hit ‘Save’ in the top right corner to apply changes to your settings. Any saved changes will apply to files for productions moving forward.
To apply the settings to the products that have reached Asset delivery prior to the change, you will need to reset the production to the Asset Delivery step in order to have them re-deliver with the updated logic.