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 | It is important that you devise a naming scheme for your tapes. For example, tapes with similar names can be easily sorted and viewed together in a bin. However, it might be difficult to distinguish among tapes with similar names when you try to locate a specific tape quickly. Name tapes based upon the amount and complexity of your source material. |
| Tape names must be alphanumeric characters (A–Z, 0–9), with no spaces before the name. They can include uppercase and lowercase letters. The maximum length of a name is 32ácharacters. |
| It is possible to have a single tape listed as several different tapes if you alter the case of the letters. This can cause significant problems in keeping track of clips. Select a case convention and maintain it throughout a project. |
| If you are planning to generate an edit decision list (EDL) for import into an edit controller for online editing, double-check the controller's specifications beforehand. Some edit controllers truncate source tape names to as few as six characters, while others eliminate characters and truncate to three numbers. |