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Author Topic: Can A " - " Be Used In DCP Naming? Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 04-22-2013 12:22 PM                     Is it permissible to use a "dash" ( - ) in the 'title' field of a DCP name? I can't find anything specifically prohibiting it in the DCP naming document. In fact, in the chart in the DCP document, they show the film title as: "Name-Of-Movie" (with dashes) whereas I've almost always seen a title written as: "Name_Of_Movie" (with underscores) So, which is correct? "Gone-With-The-Wind", or "Gone_With_The_Wind"? >>OR ARE BOTH ACCEPTABLE?<< That's what I really need to know. tnx  |  IP: Logged Harold Hallikainen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 906 From: Denver, CO, USA Registered: Aug 2009 posted 04-22-2013 12:36 PM                        As I read this, underscores separate fields, so they should not be used within fields (like within a title). Hyphens separate sub-fields (like the sound format after the title). It would be nice if they included a sample of a multi-word title. I'd be tempted to use CamelCase to separate the words. The naming convention has really gotten out of hand! Harold  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-22-2013 05:05 PM                        Everybody should check out the link above -- it leads to a NEW version of the naming convention that actually does take a step or two in the right direction, well sort of. At least it provides a place for some of the new crap.  |  IP: Logged Jock Blakley Expert Film Handler Posts: 218 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Registered: Oct 2011 posted 04-22-2013 05:50 PM                     I've always used dashes in titles for clarity, and never had a problem on our ShowVault.  |  IP: Logged Steven J Hart Master Film Handler Posts: 282 From: WALES, ND, USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 04-24-2013 07:31 AM                        I get frustrated with my GDC server when the file names get really long. In the ingest program, I have not found a way to scroll the name so I can see the whole thing. You can drag that portion of the window a little bigger, but that often is not enough. Anyone found a work around for this issue?  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 04-24-2013 08:24 AM                     quote: Jock Blakley I've always used dashes in titles for clarity, and never had a problem on our ShowVault Thanks. This topic came up because I've got to show an independent/student film later this week, and I noticed they use 'dashes' in the title field instead of underscores, as is the ususal convention. My concern was that this might cause some sort of problem with the server. I've been at another location waaaaay across town running film all week, so I haven't had a chance to check to see if this program will run OK. I should have a chance to do that later today. Fortunately the show in question isn't until Friday, so I still have a few days to resolve any issues.  |  IP: Logged Harold Hallikainen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 906 From: Denver, CO, USA Registered: Aug 2009 posted 04-24-2013 08:58 AM                        ISDCF is meeting today. I'll ask about this. The above cited naming convention calls for underscore between fields and hyphens between sub fields. There is no mention of multi word titles. Harold  |  IP: Logged Harold Hallikainen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 906 From: Denver, CO, USA Registered: Aug 2009 posted 04-24-2013 06:37 PM                        I asked about this at today's ISDCF meeting. The suggestion is to use CamelCase to separate words in a title. Since this is a "naming convention" and is not designed for machine parsing, it is not fatal to use other separators. However, it appears the intent is to use underscore as a field separator and hyphen as a subfield separator. Harold  |  IP: Logged

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