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If you’re trying to create a new extraction pattern for a unique workflow, there’s a test dialog
you can use to try different patterns out before applying them to your project.
To test the extraction path:
1 Turn on “Assist using reel names from the” and click the Test button next to the
current Pattern in the General Options panel of the Project Settings. The “Specify Reel
Extraction Pattern” dialog opens.
2 Type the extraction patten you want to test into the Pattern field.
3 Using whatever method you prefer, find the file path of the media file that you want to
test the extraction pattern on, and copy or type it into the Sample Path field.
4 Click Test.
5 If the reel name that appears below is correct, then click Apply to copy the extraction
pattern into the Pattern field of the General Options panel of the Project Settings. If the
reel name that appears is not correct, modify the extraction pattern and try again.
Examples of Reel Name Extraction Patterns
To better understand how this process works, below are several examples showing the various
methods of reel name extractions. The / is used as the separator between control parameters.
Example 1:
This example shows the reel name stored within the parent folder name of the clip.
 Pattern: */%R/%D
 File path: vol0/MyMovie/Scans/004B/Frame[1000-2000].dpx
 Reel name: 004B
Parsing takes place from right to left so to analyze this pattern start at the right end. In this case
the %D matches to the file name “FrameNNNN.dpx” where NNNN is the frame number in each
file of the clip. Moving left of the file name, the /%R/ section of the string is next. This specifies
that the reel name will be the entire name of the parent directory immediately above the file.
Then the * at the beginning of the string says match any pathname in front of the directory
name that has the reel name. This string would find the parent directory regardless of how
many levels deep it is nested on the directory path.
Example 2:
Here we see the reel name stored in the parent folder name of the clip and prefixed with the
reel name.
 Pattern: */????%R/%D or alternatively */Reel%R/%D
 File path: /vol0/MyMovie/Scans/Reel1234/Frame[1000-2000].dpx
 Reel name: 1234
In this example both of these extraction patterns produce the same result. They are also similar
to the first example. The reel name is still in the parent directory name but in this case it will
have the fixed characters “Reel” prefixed in front of the reel name. The first pattern with ????
would actually match with any 4 characters in front of the reel name. The second pattern is
more specific and would only match the word “Reel” in the directory name.
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