Should Media Encoder Source Name

Question

Hello all,
I've asked this question in another way, but I didn't get a soluton -- so I'll simplify my question....
Adobe Premiere CS4  4.21 and Media Encoder CS4 4.2.0 006  Windows
When in The Media Encoder The Source Name of the file.
Should the actual directory of the video and video file name be shown or does it show in this format:  C:\Document\user\LOCALSETTINGS\temp\Sequence 01
In my case it is  showing in per above -- and I think I must have mysetting wrong somewhere????????????
See screen capture.  Is this "normal"?
Thanks,
...Rowby

Answer 1

Hi,
I think your image showed this information about where media encoder is " seeing " your "source name"....
c:\docume~1\rowby\locals~1\temp\commercial-15_3.prproj/Sequence 01
It seems to me that this part.....   \commercial-15_3.prproj/   ..... is an adobe premiere pro "project name".
My impression is that you have saved your project there.  After the project name is the following:
\commercial-15_3.prproj/Sequence 01
That looks to me like your Sequence saved within that project....  what you are calling the "source name ?"
I think what Adobe Premiere Pro does is it makes links to the real video and audio files you have on your hard drive and saves the information about your manipulation of the real files as code in the location you choose for your project.  The project doesn't have to be in the same directory as the files you are using for video or audio, etc.
When I begin a new project it is often the default directory "c:\documents and settings\rod\my documents\adobe\premiere pro\3.0 "  that is listed for me to save the project.  That is the default directory (folder) that my project would be saved in if I don't choose one of my own .....
Maybe your default directory is the one you have showing above...  ???  I think that is the likely reason you have that project saved in that directory.
However, it makes no difference really....where the project is saved in relation to the video and audio files you use within the project, because the project is only saving references to the source material and doesn't need to be in the same directory as that source material.
When you start a new project, look at where the project is to be saved, and you can "browse" your hard drive and save it in a folder of your choice. I usually create a folder before I start a new project , just for that project, and then choose the folder I've created to start the project there....
Hope this helps...
Rod