https://www.avideomaker.com/post/pro-video-editing-folder-structure
https://robinpiree.com/blog/how-to-organize-your-video-files-for-editing
No folder structure. No renaming. A nightmare in the making.
There’s a simple solution, and it works with every video editing application you might use.
010_Software
020_Plugins
030_Scripts
040_Keyboard_Templates
050_Folder_Structures
060_Spec_Sheets
#P100
2023
Create your project library with folders for each editing project. If there are multiple video edits under the same invoice, keep them grouped.
A project library is a project folder to store the project files, media, and renders for that specific video.
Simple project.
For most projects, including Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve, I use the following sub-folder structure:
100_Work
200_In
300_Doc
400_Out
500_Scratch
600_Archive
Where your Premiere, Davinci, Photoshop, and any project file you create. Do not put any media in this folder.
110_Pre-Project
This is where you’re going to put all of the assets you used to make your video.
And within this assets folder, you will have child folders to categorize your media further.
210_Original_Video
Where the original media from your camera is stored.
220_Transcoded_Video
Where the optimized or proxy media is stored. Within it, I recommend you create a Reviews folder to store your revision passes.
230_Audio
Where you store your recorded audio. If you use an app like Audition or Pro Tools for sound design and or mixing, I recommend you create a Stems and Mix folder to store those exports.
231_Original_Audio
Where the original media from your recorder is stored.
232_Stems
Stems are stereo recordings sourced from mixes of multiple individual tracks, such as drums, vocals, and bass. For example, a drum stem will typically be a stereo audio file that sounds like all of the drum tracks mixed together.
233_Mix
Tracks ready for the film
240_Stills
Where you store photos and image-based media (Only place rasterized content here. Keep photoshop files in the projects folder.)
250_Stock
Where you’ll place your downloaded/licensed stock videos and images in. (Great for keeping track to invoice clients)
This is a great location to store scripts, revision notes (or backup Frame.io notes), and even your licenses, contracts, and agreements for the project.
310_Production
This Folder Includes Everything Related To The Production. Meeting recaps, Project guidelines, Director’s treatment, Script, Storyboard.
This is where you will output every final and approved render. And there is one optional subfolder that I recommend you add: Consolidated Projects.
410_Consolidated Projects
This is where you will store a consolidated backup of your project and only the media used in the main delivered timeline. This is also the project you can provide to videographers or broadcast networks who wish to copy the main timeline and media used.
This Folder Includes The Software’s Scratch Disks, Including The Auto-Save. Important For When The Software Crashes.
Archive for Project.
This structure’s advantage is that all your assets stay linked and in sync with your NLE even if you move the root folder to a different drive or computer. When a project is finished, you can store the folder on an offline drive and feel confident that you can always open it years later without a headache.
Now it’s time to rename your camera and audio media.