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Dropbox Replay: Editable naming conventions for file uploads and downloads
I would like to suggest an option to customize the naming conventions for file uploads and downloads on Dropbox Replay.
Currently, file uploads retain the name of the original file. Example: if I u...
Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey jakethiessen - thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on this with us.
Just to make sure we got this right, can you confirm that you're referring to projects and stacked versions in Dropbox Replay?
Also, when you mention an option to edit the naming conventions rules on Dropbox Replay, could you elaborate a tad on that too?
Thank you so much!
Yes, I am referring to projects and stacked versions in Dropbox Replay.
For naming conventions, I want options in the settings or somewhere that essentially allow you to override the current default naming conventions with Dropbox Replay.
For UPLOADS: CURRENTLY, a new version added to the stacked version while NOT change the name of the file. Example: if I upload a new version named "coolvideo_v2" to "coolvideo_v1," the video name in Dropbox Replay will remain "coolvideo_v1" unless I manually rename it. PROPOSAL: an option that allows the name to change to the latest new version uploaded to the version stack. Example: if I upload a new version named "coolvideo_v2," the file on Dropbox Replay would be renamed to "coolvideo_v2." This is how it works in frame.io
For DOWNLOADS: CURRENTLY, if you download a file that is named "coolvideo_v2a" but it listed as version 3 in the stacked version, the downloaded version on my computer would be called "coolvideo_v2a_v3," adding "_v3" onto the end. That messes with the naming convention of what our creatives upload to Dropbox Replay and what our DAM managers download and upload to our DAM. That's incongruent. PROPOSAL: an option in settings to turn on and off that additional suffix (changing naming conventions is something already available in regular Dropbox). Example: If I download the 3rd version in a stacked version, it would NOT add "_v3" to the end of the file.
Let me know if that helps!