Deliver preset Burn in

Is it possible to customize the Burn IN based on the Deliver preset selected? I need to include some details about the preset used over the rendered video.

Absolutely. You can set up and save as many Data Burn In presets as you want or need (in the Data Burn In window) and then assign whichever is needed under the Advanced Settings section for each Delivery preset you set up.

Thank you Andy. BTW is it possible to add a dynamic variable to the Burn In? (ie the Deliver's output File Name) so I can reuse the same burn in? I tried using "%File Name" as a Burn In variable but it only shows timeline files names.

Absolutely. You can set up and save as many Data Burn In presets as you want or need (in the Data Burn In window) and then assign whichever is needed under the Advanced Settings section for each Delivery preset you set up.

No, a delivery output file name can be driven by metadata variables, and you could use those same variables in a Data Burn In preset, but I don't think the output file name itself is a recognised metadata variable.

Personally, the Data Burn In preset I use on screeners displays the timeline name ... and the export preset I use for those same screeners uses the 'Filename use Timeline name' option, so the burn in and filename automatically match.

Thanks, it seems there is no way to use/burn any variable from the Deliver page.

In my workflow I have a considerable number of Deliver presets (ie: Staging, M&E, etc) and the Filename uses the Timeline name variable and appends a hard coded preset name (Timeline_Staging, Timeline_MnE, etc), so I would like to include this preset information (Staging, M&E, etc) in the burn in itself (in case the filename changes down the pipeline), hopefully without the need to create a new custom Burn-In preset for each Deliver preset.

Follow-up question: Is it possible to burn the date a video was rendered? That is to burn the current date.

Follow-up question: Is it possible to burn the date a video was rendered? That is to burn the current date.

We have asked for a variable like @Current_Date (referring to the system clock), but no luck as yet. For now, we just have to type the date in manually to data burn-ins and renders.

There should be a [custom] field and you can use %timeline_name in the metadata/ burn in field, it should work

Follow-up question: Is it possible to burn the date a video was rendered? That is to burn the current date.

We have asked for a variable like @Current_Date (referring to the system clock), but no luck as yet. For now, we just have to type the date in manually to data burn-ins and renders.

Thanks Marc. I take there is also no way to specify a particular track (ie A5) to burn its Clip Name. Eg: If I want to burn the music cue name-version. Do people in professional environments handle all this critical stuff manually?

Thanks Marc. I take there is also no way to specify a particular track (ie A5) to burn its Clip Name. Eg: If I want to burn the music cue name-version. Do people in professional environments handle all this critical stuff manually?

I believe so. You figure, even a major feature would only have -- what? -- 20, 25 music cues? It wouldn't be that hard to do to type it in manually. My joke for years has been, "well, that's what the assistant editor does."

Major studios put all kinds of visual data in burn-ins. Here's an example:

Yes, It just seems odd and prone to human error that the burn-in excludes all the delivery variables. If, for instance, I have 20 cues and I also want to include the render-delivery date and Audio mix (Full Mix, D&F, F&M), then I need to manually create and update 60 burn-in variations for something that can be handled automatically with one burn-in by exposing the delivery variables.

It's not a big issue issue for the classic linear workflow but it hinders more agile parallel workflows.

Thanks Marc. I take there is also no way to specify a particular track (ie A5) to burn its Clip Name. Eg: If I want to burn the music cue name-version. Do people in professional environments handle all this critical stuff manually?

I believe so. You figure, even a major feature would only have -- what? -- 20, 25 music cues? It wouldn't be that hard to do to type it in manually. My joke for years has been, "well, that's what the assistant editor does."

Major studios put all kinds of visual data in burn-ins. Here's an example: