Xlights Folder Organization

[robbiet]

Hey guys. I’m about to start moving my sequences over to a new 2019 folder and I’m realizing what a mess I created last year. Can someone recommend a folder structure that plays nice with xlights and makes importing/exporting sequences easy?  My current structure has audio in one place, sequences in another, etc.  Its a mess.


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[Gilrock]

Personally I like everything under the Show folder.  I like to create a subdirectory for every sequence and it will contains all images, audio, sequence files, FSEQ output for that sequence.  I tried using a common audio folder and got tired of having to navigate to it.  So if I use the same sequence for 6 years and have 6 copies of the audio who cares.  And if I want to trim 2 seconds off the audio the file is matched to that sequence and screwing up any other place I've used that file.

[robbiet]

Makes sense. I too was also having to always navigate back to the audio file. Seems best to keep everything contained within the sequence folder. Thanks!


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[deplanche]

If your folder structure is currently a mess, you can go to Tools/Cleanup File Locations.  That should pull anything that is outside of your show directory into the show directory, so that it is easier to copy, move, or share.

[jnealand]

Is cleanup file locations only for a sequence?  When I clicked on it nothing appears to happen, but I do not have a sequence open.  Are there any messages or warning about what it is about to do or what it did?  I am also starting to move things around for 2019.  I keep all the downloaded sequences in separate folders while I look at them in there original author form, but once I import them they just go in my seasonal folder with all the others that I am actually using or planning to use.

[dkulp]

I still prefer a separate media folder...   I can open open show folders and shared sequences and such that I download and as long as the media filename matches, it automatically finds it.   Don't need to go off and find it.

[robbiet]

Yeah...I guess I am more specifically asking should I create separate folders under my show folder for each sequence and keep all associated media in those OR should I keep each type of media in its own folder...audio, images...

Option 1:

2019
     > Christmas
           > Jingle Bell Rock
                    .jpeg
                    .mp3
                    .fseq
           > Grinch
                    .jpeg
                    .mp3
                    .fseq

Option 2:

2019
     > Christmas
           > Sequences
                    .fseq
                    .fseq
           > Audio
                    .mp3
                    .mp3
           > Images
                    .jpeg
                    .jpeg
           


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[Gilrock]

If its under the show folder it's fine either way so you choose what you like.  I personally want to know if I want a sequence from last year all I do is copy one folder.