Multiple Subfolders on Export?

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Miles Kinghorn

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Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostThu Jan 18, 2018 11:19 pm

Hi all, quick question about exporting. Since upgrading to Resolve 14, it seems like I can no longer export with multiple levels of subfolders like I could in 12.

Before, in the "File Subfolder" dialog box on the Render Settings/File page, I used to be able to enter multiple names or tokens separated by slashes...eg "[File Name]/[Timeline Index]". However, when I do that now I get the error "Invalid character in suffix" because of the slashes. How would I go about fixing this?

Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostFri Jan 19, 2018 11:48 am

Can u have a look in the manual for render tags?
I recall we made changes there for v14
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostFri Jan 19, 2018 7:28 pm

Peter Chamberlain wrote:Can u have a look in the manual for render tags?
I recall we made changes there for v14


Hi Peter, I took a look in there but couldn't find an answer to my specific question. I found all the different variables I can use, but nothing about creating multiple subfolders for delivery.

For what it's worth, the problem isn't specific to tags or variables; if I tried to enter "test/001" into the File subfolder dialog in order to place my renders in an "001" folder inside a "test" folder, I'd still get the same invalid character error code.
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostFri Jan 19, 2018 9:30 pm

I don't know about Macs, but in Windows there are a number of characters that cannot be used in file names without causing problems. Instead of a forward slash you could use a hyphen.
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostTue Jan 23, 2018 5:27 am

Charles Bennett wrote:I don't know about Macs, but in Windows there are a number of characters that cannot be used in file names without causing problems. Instead of a forward slash you could use a hyphen.


Hi Charles, it's the same thing with Macs, too. I don't want to actually create a folder with a slash in the title, I'd like to create a hierarchy of folders, with the slash used to specify each level. You can do this with most other programs while exporting, and you could do it with Resolve 12 and earlier, so I'm sure there's a way to do it with 14. I just can't for the life of me figure it out.
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostWed Jan 31, 2018 10:17 pm

*bump*

Anyone?
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostFri Feb 02, 2018 1:56 am

It is really annoying. I think it sop working from 12.5
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostThu May 31, 2018 11:30 pm

BUMP. This would be really helpful for post production workflows. This function must exist.
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostFri Jun 01, 2018 3:59 am

Works in v15.
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostFri Jun 01, 2018 12:10 pm

Peter Chamberlain wrote:Works in v15.


I'm still getting this problem in Beta 4
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Re: Multiple Subfolders on Export?

PostFri Jun 01, 2018 3:08 pm

Please send a drp to show the issue.
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