How to Organize Your Video Assets | Folder Structure for Video Editors

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @timeSlidrGaming
    @timeSlidrGaming 2 года назад +78

    A tip for RUclipsrs, make a template of file structure where it's just the skeleton, no data and every time you start a new video, copy the template. That way you don't have to set up file structure over and over again.

  • @chrisgenovese8188
    @chrisgenovese8188 2 года назад +7

    The quality of this video is on par with someone with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. I assume this gentleman must be very busy, because he would be killin it on this platform if he released more videos. Very good, and thanks for sharing your system. Seems clear you know what you're doing.

    • @Nathan_Fang
      @Nathan_Fang 10 месяцев назад

      Yes I thought the exact same thing! I was so surprised when I saw he only had >2k subs. He could have so many more

  • @lifelonglearner1863
    @lifelonglearner1863 2 года назад +12

    its better to watch a professional guy than some productivity guy. Thank you Mr Behne.

  • @xiiguardian
    @xiiguardian 3 года назад +1

    I came to your video after spending 30 minutes unsuccessfully looking for a stupid clip for a video.... I am now much more organized. Thank you!

  • @katieandjoeonthego
    @katieandjoeonthego Год назад +1

    We just came back from a 4-month trip and shot 5-TB of video files and have been searching for the best way to organize all of our assets, this is exactly what we needed. THANK YOU.

  • @marctrainor5595
    @marctrainor5595 Месяц назад

    I love it!!! Even though I'm just a serious mature, even amatures need to get organized, and I just ran into the "where's the beef", moment, only it's "where's the shot I did last year in Sedona, that I really need now to try and put a band aid on some of this "new" Sedona footage.? Ok, so I really like how you did this. I do have Premiere Pro, so I'll check out some of your advanced articles on the scratch files, etc. Thank you so much for sharing some of your expertise on all of this. P.S. I almost laughed out loud when you zoomed out on that huge picture of all the files, to where you couldn't even read them any more. I can truly identify with that. Marc T.

  • @thePhoenixxx1983
    @thePhoenixxx1983 3 года назад

    Now that I have posted several comments hopefully others don't feel that I'm being a hog in the comments section but my attention span is crap and I truly appreciate the quality of content the quality alone had me come back several times to finish the video since I struggle to watch things like this all at once because of the length of the content. Thank you so very much Alexander for doing such a stellar job at putting this together and even though 19 + minutes seems long it really isn't for everything that you covered so quickly to be assisted to anyone doing hours-long projects, and I very much appreciate that you use your life experience and advice making suggestions which is a added bonus so I hope someone sees this and it continues to encourage them to watch the video or to keep watching your content because the quality alone is totally worth it. Thank you so much for bringing your expertise life experience creativity and intelligence to the world through your RUclips content. Cheers! From your latest subscriber💖

  • @GhostAnimatorTO
    @GhostAnimatorTO Год назад +1

    great tutorial 😁

  • @dropkick88
    @dropkick88 2 года назад

    My god, I have been editing for years like a scrublord apparently. After watching this video I went back through and consolidated all of my videos, assets, and completely changed how I perform my editing. Editing is just a hobby, but looking at the pile of wires (forgive the analogy) I was using was giving me stress. Which is not something you want out of a hobby lol. Thank you for making this video!

  • @esscuber
    @esscuber 3 года назад +25

    WHAT THE FUCK??? You have only a few hundred of subscribers? I was thinking that you were a huuuuge youtuber (although you really are, but... you guys got it). I can't belive... THAK'S SOOO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS!
    A BIG HUGE FROM BRASIL!
    P.s.: If you create a member area or something like that, i will be pleasure to contribute with that work so well produced!

  • @thePhoenixxx1983
    @thePhoenixxx1983 3 года назад +1

    Okay indeed, Alexander, the way your video opened is the most effective advertising ever and is going to keep me likely tuning in out of sheer curiosity to see what type of information you've included.
    Making this funny has already helped me feel less alone, and less like I'm losing my freaking mind when I'm looking for files and trying to organize them! - Quite likely with your tips which I am highly looking forward to using after you teach me. Thanks for intelligent and effective marketing that has made me laugh and feel more sane all the same time! Thanks Alexander!😄

  • @weiqitang920
    @weiqitang920 2 года назад

    This is so helpful for someone who's just starting a RUclips channel! Thanks so much!

  • @birdspeaklabs
    @birdspeaklabs 4 года назад +2

    Covered all the bases, man. What a great resource.

  • @SilverWagonStudio
    @SilverWagonStudio 3 года назад

    I can't believe you don't have 1,000 subscribers yet. This is great info, well made...and you have a nice on-screen personality.

  • @lukemoloney8415
    @lukemoloney8415 4 года назад +2

    Great video man! Subscribed. Very high quality video and information, you're for sure heading towards a solid subscriber count. Thanks for the help!

    • @alexanderbehne606
      @alexanderbehne606  4 года назад

      Hey man, thanks for saying that! Glad to hear you got something useful out of the video. Stay tuned for lots more!

  • @DaBadNewz
    @DaBadNewz 2 года назад +2

    I've spent waaaay too much time trying to find specific advice on recurring assets, THANK YOU for including that part in the video. The funny thing is that your suggestion is what I've been doing, which reminded me to not over-complicate things and that if it ain't broke don't fix it. Thanks again, very solid explanation!

    • @DavidUebergang
      @DavidUebergang Год назад +1

      Yes keep it simple is great, especially for solo creators. But piggybacking off this comment, I think there's a helpful distinction to make between the type of recurring assets you would include in basically EVERY project (which you would include in the template folder like video suggestion), and the type of not-so-often-but-still-recurring asset you include FREQUENTLY e.g. an editing resources folder, which becomes more like a library over time and might be too big to duplicate for every single project. This second scenario would be more common for small teams with a shared library of assets, or someone who uses a LOT of space-expensive extra assets repeatedly e.g. large b-roll clips or visual effects. However, as storage gets cheaper, this scenario will probably become rarer for smaller creators, as the simplicity of reducing/collecting all files for a project to archive outweighs any space saving benefits.

    • @DaBadNewz
      @DaBadNewz Год назад

      @@DavidUebergang solid info, thanks for the follow up!

  • @Rosamariatvofficial
    @Rosamariatvofficial 2 года назад +4

    Thanks, Alexander. Loved this tutorial. Clear, simple, and to the point. I've been losing my mind will all my assets. I'm going to organize my four RUclips video assets before continuing forward.
    If you are looking for another video idea topic, I could use guidance on how to organize videos on our phones (iPhone). We all have many takes of video clips and photos for social media, and I don't know what to do with footage I don't use and footage I do use. It's taking up space in my phone. Transferring video data is also challenging when your phone is taken up by so much data.

  • @authenticarkansas
    @authenticarkansas 3 года назад +1

    Ok, 39 seconds in, and I just have to hit pause because I'm laughing my rear end off and it's so true. Hope the rest of this video is as good as the open!

  • @everythingismid
    @everythingismid 11 месяцев назад

    Great energy; Clean, concise presentation!

  • @blacowl9457
    @blacowl9457 2 года назад +1

    Awesome video! I'm going to implement this immediately. Thanks!

  • @itsmehanis
    @itsmehanis 2 года назад +2

    I have a lot of footages from years ago because I love to take videos. What stops me from editing these videos are it's such an absolute horror for me to find out and start categorising everything into one big folder.
    Might as well find a day to organise my videos :D
    Thanks Alex!

  • @RUBEAR1984
    @RUBEAR1984 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the wonderful tutorial It helps me a lot with my edit work flow thank you so much.

  • @damdremusic
    @damdremusic 2 года назад

    THANKS. the graphic at the end was really helpful

  • @FutileGrief
    @FutileGrief 3 года назад

    How in the hell do you not have a million subscribers. Excellent work, Sir.

  • @dahliahamdan9589
    @dahliahamdan9589 Год назад

    Super helpful, clear, and easy to understand! Thanks for making this video.

  • @johndoremi3872
    @johndoremi3872 2 года назад

    I wached that video , its pretty awesome!!! keep the greate job, you gonna get big in youtube!!!!!! this is the first time im gonna hit the notification bell!!

  • @mrxinu
    @mrxinu Год назад

    Just getting into the video/image editing and this was a serious mental unblocker. Thanks!

  • @mypixelheartsl3625
    @mypixelheartsl3625 2 года назад

    Such GREAT info! Thanks from a beginner who wants to start off on the right foot!!!

  • @rychei5393
    @rychei5393 2 года назад

    This is amazing, and something I have been scouring around for, so thank you.

  • @arwenbaltazar1070
    @arwenbaltazar1070 3 года назад +1

    You’re Underrated! Tysm for This Video It definitely Helped me In many ways. Ty for this well-made Video:)

  • @MYoung-yr9yi
    @MYoung-yr9yi 2 года назад

    That's one of the best videos on managing video assets on RUclips! Love it! So clearly explained and very helpful. Totally answered my problems. Please keep up the amazing work. Thanks!

  • @ZpzpPiwpiw
    @ZpzpPiwpiw 4 года назад +2

    Great video !! Please share more tips and comments on how you organize your stuff ! I love the advanced tips and the little text specifications on whether different file formats can be deleted/rejigged/etc.

  • @kylesgamesquest
    @kylesgamesquest 3 года назад

    Omg thank you so much you are a life saver! Sat down to finally start editing today and realized my files are everywhere. Was getting stressed organizing it and this has helped a lot.

  • @campus.m1790
    @campus.m1790 4 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for your insight! When I started editing films, a friend suggested the following structure for each project that I use to this day:
    VIDEO PROJECT NAME:
    __ INPUT (with videos, music files, logos, ... sometimes separated by individual subfolders, depending on the amount of files)
    __ PREMIERE FILE (=edit data)
    __ OUTPUT (final video(s), thumbnails)
    But because of your video, I think I might make some adjustments :)
    //
    I was wondering how you would go about structuring footage that you are likely to use for several different video editing projects in the future.
    So, let's say I shoot footage over a span of a year or more (several events, e.g.) and I don't plan on making just one final video out of it. But instead I will edit some of the footage this month. And then I will reuse some of the footage as well as other footage for another video in two months, and then reuse some of it again for another video project next year, ... You get the idea.
    Would you put the footage in a separate folder (using suitable subfolders) OUTSIDE of any project folders and keep it there and then just refer to this separate footage folder once you start editing a new video? Or would you copy and paste the footage for every new editing?
    Thanks in advance!

  • @cristinawright6660
    @cristinawright6660 4 месяца назад

    I live and work in Flint, MI. Would love to see a video on your Flint stuff.

  • @brandonscott6329
    @brandonscott6329 4 года назад +12

    Hay thanks for this was useful as I begin setting up a new machine. However - maybe you can help dive a little deeper, you covered the 'General Assets' however in the style of video I am editing (outdoor adventures) I have alot of B-Roll type stuff that can be used periodically in just about any final project. So my question lies in how to organize this style of footage so it is more easily retrievable. Let me give an example - ' hay that shot of me paddling that canoe in whitecaps' would look good here.' now, what project had that in it again? Thanks in advance.

  • @Chobed
    @Chobed Год назад

    Hey! man! Thank you for the great video! One question... how would approach the folder structures if you work with Da Vinci Resolve (Or capcut) that doesn't let you save each project file on a different location? (They work with their own folder where it holds the project files, proxies, etc)

  • @FlashGun_574
    @FlashGun_574 Год назад

    This is great and such an overlooked skill set. I do the same thing with even fewer folders. I label mine as such date client project. (V). (P) (A). Within those folders I have duplicated the names and inserted an E, and an R, into the parenthese this allows me to distinguish between a RAW and edited.
    Usually my a folder just stands for audio and assets, as I don’t usually fill up too many things in those. Lastly, I create a folder in parentheses (PJT. ) that’s where any of my project files live all within one folder ecosystem. I do a lot of multimedia stuff, so I always have about photography and video music audio and sound.

  • @dansherman4182
    @dansherman4182 2 года назад

    Thanks Alexander. Using some of these ideas to REorganize 20 years of project files. Sigh,...

  • @charliebrown555
    @charliebrown555 2 года назад

    OMG, Alexander!! Thank you for this video!! I think this is the BEST video on organizing assets I've ever seen! Super concise, entertaining and what a great editor you are. If you ever have time, please make more. Much thanks!! 😘😘😘

  • @EarlyDawnTravels
    @EarlyDawnTravels 2 года назад

    I subbed once I realized how much effort you put into the sub folder joke about Mercury grade and socks 😂😂😂

  • @davethepak
    @davethepak 3 года назад +1

    Great video.
    Excellent content, great production quality and well spoken.
    thank you for sharing.

  • @Quintopia1
    @Quintopia1 3 года назад

    dude... thank you so much, thoroughly enjoyed this and learned

  • @kelsiebrandon9959
    @kelsiebrandon9959 4 года назад

    THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've been searching for this answer for 5+ Years. I was constantly using multiple hard drives with assets all over the place and over organizing each section made it so frustrating every time I would need to find something.

  • @felipepavan5360
    @felipepavan5360 3 года назад

    This is going to help me a lot, much appreciated man! Greeting from Brazil haha

  • @DanaceLee
    @DanaceLee 6 месяцев назад

    Fantastic Video!! Thank you so much!! ❤

  • @cameronpoole1576
    @cameronpoole1576 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks, very helpful - from London, UK.

  • @candie5150
    @candie5150 Год назад

    Oh my goodness, this is exactly what I need help with. I've been recording videos on my phone(s) and have such a hard time keeping them all accessable when needed.

  • @GeminisArising888
    @GeminisArising888 3 года назад

    cool office space
    cool lighting
    cool editing
    I use filmora X..Just bought their lifetime version.
    Thanx for the video Alex.
    Keep em coming.
    Ra5.

  • @nehathukral4982
    @nehathukral4982 10 месяцев назад

    Why you've stopped making videos regularly? loved the way you explained entire process so smoothly keeping us fully engaged. It was entertaining too specially the end. Please start again, want to see more videos from you!
    😇

  • @garyquintrell4878
    @garyquintrell4878 Год назад

    Great advice Alexander

  • @Berghiker
    @Berghiker 3 года назад

    Awesome video! You should have tons more subscribers.

  • @anush26
    @anush26 3 года назад

    This was a really great video! And I really enjoyed the video editing humour :D

  • @ajiterapia
    @ajiterapia 4 года назад +1

    Superb job, entertaining and to the point. Thanks.

  • @youngmaryworld
    @youngmaryworld 3 года назад

    First 30 seconds and I am captured my friend.

  • @koolhand12
    @koolhand12 10 месяцев назад

    Great video...thanks. Can you provide a document of the flow-chart of the folders.

  • @georgie4808
    @georgie4808 3 года назад

    Really useful. I’m getting my new Mac set up for learning Final Cut Pro, so getting everything configured to start out super organised.

  • @glendaavery5695
    @glendaavery5695 2 года назад

    Thanks for the insightful information!

  • @Josetochannel
    @Josetochannel Год назад

    you are a big one bro, strong laughs in the first seconds!

  • @itsallaboutyou7907
    @itsallaboutyou7907 2 года назад

    Great video.
    Thank you it was very helpfull to know.

  • @jbrenes
    @jbrenes 3 года назад

    Using AHK with Deckboard app...is perfection for my OCD.

  • @arasantoonstest
    @arasantoonstest 2 года назад

    Really fantastic presentation. Thanks for this!

  • @d.rrel_
    @d.rrel_ 2 года назад

    this surprisingly answered all of my questions. it was kind of hard to push through tho

  • @WatermanSurin
    @WatermanSurin 3 года назад +5

    Editing is always so dreadful for me because of this bottleneck that it has become due to poor file organization. Thanks for sharing your system! I want to experiment with having a library of footage that I have gone through and renamed with accurate descriptive keywords so that when I'm looking for a type of shot I can just search for it in the file explorer.

  • @ZwischendenWortenADWiLK
    @ZwischendenWortenADWiLK 2 года назад

    Just became subscriber no 1000 😊 Thanks for your work!

  • @rgperegrinus
    @rgperegrinus 4 года назад +1

    That is such an amazing video. Not sure if relevant, but have you ever thought of setting up a RAID for all of your assets?
    Long shot of hoping for a reply, but how often do you reuse assets from past videos? Do you keep duplicates for some projects?

    • @alexanderbehne606
      @alexanderbehne606  4 года назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, I have thought quite a bit about switching to a RAID array. Currently, I have everything on either 2 or 4 TB drives (the huge stack I hold up in the video) with everything backed up in triplicate: every project gets backed up from my scratch SSD to one hard drive once its done, then I periodically copy that whole drive bit-for-bit to two more separate drives using a program called Beyond Compare (a little pricey, but totally worth it since you'll probably use it forever) so I end up with three identical drives, for a total of three copies of everything, which guards against physical drive failure. That system has been working fine for the most part, but it gets a little clunky, since I can end up having two or three drives plugged in at once if I need to reference lots of older material.
      Since shooting this video, I've picked up enough commercial work to make editing my full-time job (hence no new videos in a while!), and with all that data being generated faster and faster, I'm planning on buying a proper NAS (probably Synology's 8-bay model) fairly soon and keep a "live" copy of everything on there in addition to having physically separate "dead" backups on smaller drives. The Synology software allows for drive parity, so you can rebuild lost data in the event of a drive failure.
      As for recurring assets, it really depends on what I'm doing. For RUclips videos in particular, I have a habit of referencing past videos a lot, which sounds cool when I write it, but makes me hate myself in editing! When I'm doing lots of commercial projects for the same client and I know I'll be using the same logos, graphics, assets, etc. over and over again, I always make a "Common Assets" folder like I mentioned in the video so that I can just reference those files for every project instead of copying them over and over again for each new project.
      Hope that helps! Happy editing!

    • @rgperegrinus
      @rgperegrinus 4 года назад +1

      ​@@alexanderbehne606 Thank you so much for your answer. A NAS could potentially work well with the Beyond Compare (which I don't think it is pricey for what it offers). And reading on how your system for file storage works gives me confidence in continuing this. I have a small video which has already consumed all of my HD already and your video may be a "life saviour" on how I structure and keep stuff.
      I'll apply all the methods you shared here and tweak if I find other things on the way.
      Thank you so much once again Alexander for replying and giving me insights on how to manage assets properly!
      Happy editing!

  • @hunna5473
    @hunna5473 4 года назад +1

    nice work ⚡️

  • @kwalletje99
    @kwalletje99 2 года назад

    Good video Alexander! I've learned at school another folder structure, which is quite similar to yours. Mine is like: the first folder is the name of the project. In that folder are 6 other folders, named: Audio, Def. Exports, Footage, Music, Premiere(folder where your project file goes in) and Scratch. That's all. I saw people doing the exports in one big folder and adding a date like "projectname_8032022" because the video was released at march 8th 2022 for example.

  • @AmeerCorro
    @AmeerCorro 3 года назад +1

    This is such a well-made video! Thank you so much :)

  • @HowToCookVegetables
    @HowToCookVegetables 3 года назад

    Fantastic video man, hope you get all the subs.

  • @MusicalBasics
    @MusicalBasics 2 года назад

    lol after the first 45 seconds I'm like THIS IS ME

  • @kpmtwo
    @kpmtwo 2 года назад

    This is helpful. Thank you!

  • @TabletopUpgrades
    @TabletopUpgrades 3 года назад

    what a well put together vid, amazing. well done

  • @middleofnowhereradio
    @middleofnowhereradio 3 года назад

    Fantastic! Great advice!

  • @ValMB818
    @ValMB818 Год назад

    Thank you this was so helpful!!

  • @Poelycker
    @Poelycker 4 года назад

    Great Video, very usefull and I hope you continue in the future!

  • @mosheovadya
    @mosheovadya 2 года назад

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @SlackerStuff
    @SlackerStuff Год назад

    I have a project template that I duplicate for every video. Super helpful to organize the edit from that point.

  • @fitzsmotoadventures
    @fitzsmotoadventures Год назад

    Super helpful. Thanks.

  • @Inaya.Khalid
    @Inaya.Khalid Год назад

    Your voice sounds great, what mic?

  • @marjurihoney2728
    @marjurihoney2728 4 года назад +1

    This is really helpful Alex! 💖 I wonder if this folder system works in graphic design too? BTW, I just Subscribed. 👌

    • @alexanderbehne606
      @alexanderbehne606  4 года назад +1

      Thanks! You'll probably need different folder names for graphic design, but the basic idea should still work great!

    • @marjurihoney2728
      @marjurihoney2728 4 года назад

      @@alexanderbehne606 Thanks 💖

  • @dylanmurphy8628
    @dylanmurphy8628 4 года назад

    Great info man, keep it up!

  • @damusic2010
    @damusic2010 Год назад

    Thanks a lot, great video! Where do you store the copyright data of assets, music, and raw footage that was recorded by different people?

  • @nathanbgerman
    @nathanbgerman 2 года назад +1

    Lots of good information here. Question: When you say to keep all files related to a project in one folder, let's say you have some generic footage that you use in multiple different projects. Do you make a separate copy of that into each project folder?

    • @TasteofItaly
      @TasteofItaly Год назад

      he answers that question at the end

  • @jpmgreen
    @jpmgreen 4 года назад

    Great video man, thanks!

  • @AA-zq1sx
    @AA-zq1sx Год назад

    Wondering how the "edit data" folder would work if using Resolve for projects. Resolve has a project database, not traditional project files like Premiere. Good tutorial, thanks for sharing your process!

  • @Tognasca
    @Tognasca 3 года назад

    Nice Video! Thx a lot, would be nice seen an update video about how to organize files with Premiere Production, even how to make it work if you use AE files with Premiere.... Im digging for this kinda of content and is not easy to find... Thx a lot!

  • @aamsergie
    @aamsergie 2 года назад

    Great video.

  • @alinaseri7951
    @alinaseri7951 3 года назад

    useful and very attractive. thanx a lot.

  • @ufamartialartsacademy376
    @ufamartialartsacademy376 Год назад

    Sensational, thank you 👍

  • @dustinpoisson
    @dustinpoisson 2 года назад +4

    Awesome video and super helpful. I don't know if I missed it or not, but where would you typically store the rendered files from the project? Also, do you ever clean out raw footage that wasn't used or delete old rendered revisions to save on storage space? Thanks in advance!

    • @rychei5393
      @rychei5393 2 года назад

      The rendered file was with the folder group at the bottom.

  • @TheRealLawnFather
    @TheRealLawnFather 2 года назад

    At 7:18 you showed a map, I could hear the name. Can you explain what that is?

  • @thelakeeriekayakanglerspod8514
    @thelakeeriekayakanglerspod8514 2 года назад

    Great Video!!

  • @joey-jonlester.8762
    @joey-jonlester.8762 Год назад

    : Fantastic-video, super-helpful. For the gratitude.

  • @funkysanta870
    @funkysanta870 3 года назад

    Great Stuff - Thank you SO MUCH!

  • @yayingzhang1506
    @yayingzhang1506 4 года назад +1

    Useful! Thanks.

  • @LouisCubingChannel
    @LouisCubingChannel Год назад

    Hey Alexander. Thank you for your video. I have a question regarding the Motion Graphics Template Media in my project folder. Within this folder, I noticed several subfolders with the extension .aegraphic. However, I have realized that not all of these mogrts are actually being used in the project. Could you please advise on how to delete these unnecessary files?

  • @safaecreates3361
    @safaecreates3361 5 месяцев назад

    I LOVE THIS!!!

  • @kendrewreviews
    @kendrewreviews 2 года назад

    Alexander Behne - How to you organize screenshots and saved video clips? >>> Example: You save someones tiktok video because you want it for a visual reminder for future content you want to make. Or maybe you saved a screenshot of a website layout or an intstagram picture because you want to copy it a little for your next project. How do you organize big data files like that?

  • @thePhoenixxx1983
    @thePhoenixxx1983 3 года назад

    ...The one folder structure to rule them all! Hahaha!😄