Looking for a way to change my default batch schematic reel names. Schematic Reel 1 → Source Clips Schematic Reel 2 → PreComps etc etc. Anyone know a way of doing this besides just renaming them every time I create a new batch? Thanks!

Hi all. Answering to myself. I’m now on a 2026.2 and there is a pref exactly for what I was trying to do. If you go to Preferences, in the “System” left tab, and then, in the “Media Panel” top Tab, you can change the default names of the batch reels. even apply colors by default etc…. Don’t think it…

Paging @andymilkis …is your Python script public, the one that creates Batch Groups with predefined reel names?

It certainly can be :grinning:. Let me take out the references to LVLY and I’ll put it up on the Portal.

Absolutely. Once I upload my python script that does this I’ll also post some instructions on how to modify it.

OK, it’s on it’s way up to the portal now. Once installed, if you right click on the desktop in the Media Panel you will see a popup in CUSTOM: Desktop for Create New Batch Group. If you open the script you can easily edit the name and number of schematic reels that are created: To change the name…

And of course if you need a primer/refresher on the Logik Portal, here’s a post. [image] Logik Portal Python For anyone interested I just finished up this new script. It has a section to share and install python scripts and batch setups along with downloading all the late…

Amazing! Thank you so much Andy! (And Randy)

Hello. just cheking. Is there now a way to modifiy a config file so that new batches are always created the way we need? The script is awsome but I would like every batch to benefit from the naming convention, including the ones automatically created (from timeline segments with shot names). Any up…

By the way. Is there a way to also have personalized libraries with the project creation?

Hey @philobedo - I think it was 2026.2 that introduced a few new Batch Preferences features to let us set default destinations & settings for Render / Write nodes, so progress is being made, but I think what you’re looking for–both with batch and personalized libraries– is mostly achieved via python…

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