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Organizing and naming video tracks

Organizing and naming video tracks

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Organizing and naming video tracks

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- [Instructor] In a previous lesson, I showed you how I organize my media in bins inside my main editorial project. And in this lesson, I'm going to show you my approach to organizing my video tracks inside my timeline. While it's easy to assume that the best editors get the best jobs because of their creative abilities, my philosophy is that not only should an editor be able to make great creative decisions, but also a truly great editor should be able to navigate a timeline just like a great composer reads a piece of sheet music. At any given time, you should know where anything is located, and once you master this skill you'll be able to wow any director or producer in the room because when they ask you, "Is it possible that I can see this?" You can then respond with, "Oh, you mean this right here?" before they even finish their sentence. I'm going to show you how to make that happen by organizing your video tracks…

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