Organizing Capture Files

Does anyone have any recommendations on the best way to capture video in an organized way? What I am capturing is mostly family related video. Whenever I start a new project, the capture files get created in a new folder. This creates a bit of a mess and is difficult to find the files when I want to go back and create a different project based on a different theme or topic. For instance, I may start a project based on the most recent digital video (e.g., Winter 2007-2008) and then in early 2009, I may want to go back through my old captured files and create a "Family 2008" video. I guess I could keep going back to the same project name (e.g., "Generic Project") and have all of the files downloaded to the folders associated with this project, but there must be a better way to organize what I capture. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I have a drive dedicated as a 'video clip library' and organize my clips into folders with descriptive names identifying the general nature of the clips contained therein. These names often match the name of the original project that I captured them in, but not always. Inside each folder the clips are named according to a 'yyyymmdd-rr-nnn' numbering scheme where rr= reel number and nnn=a unique clip number. For what it's worth, the Reel Number that I assign to each clip in FCE at the time of capture is the yyyymmdd-rr portion of this name.
I keep a spreadsheet of the clip numbers, cross referenced to a description and various other info (like location, scene, camera used, tape used, etc.) Dates & reel names are self-evident from the clip numbers.
You might also consider something like Foottrack or iDive to catalog your clips.

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