# Rename Shot Using Section of Clip Name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Tags:** timeline\ **Created:** [May 2, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/rename-shot-using-section-of-clip-name/12769 "2025-05-02T17:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ocaiden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@ocaiden](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ocaiden)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/rename-shot-using-section-of-clip-name/12769/1 "2025-05-02T17:37:53Z")
Is there a way to rename a shots on the timeline by isolating a part of the element name? Eg my clip is named ‘AB12\_shots\_ABC\_0010\_…’ - Is there a token to isolate ‘ABC\_0010’ and use to rename the shot? Have a long timeline that I dont want to have to manually rename. I tried using the ‘split’ token but apparently that doesn’t work on the timeline. ---
**Author:** ![fredwarren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/fredwarren/32/158_2.png) [@fredwarren](https://forum.logik.tv/u/fredwarren)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/rename-shot-using-section-of-clip-name/12769/2 "2025-05-02T19:01:07Z")
It is not possible. You can add your vote to this request: [FI-00439](https://feedback.autodesk.com/project/feedback/view.html?cap=5afe6c845cb3447ab36ccbd7f0688f84&uf=c318d788d11b4e8faf0cb2f54d68dd6b&slsid=2bbbd2b610924910900bca3830d9c814) ---
**Author:** ![ocaiden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@ocaiden](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ocaiden)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/rename-shot-using-section-of-clip-name/12769/3 "2025-05-02T19:16:35Z")
Ok good to know, thanks. +1’d the request. ---
**Author:** ![knhn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/knhn/32/5635_2.png) [@knhn](https://forum.logik.tv/u/knhn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/rename-shot-using-section-of-clip-name/12769/4 "2025-05-02T20:33:06Z")
See the thread below. Especially this section of the thread where these 2 messages are at. > [@Conform: Keep Shot Names](https://forum.logik.tv/t/conform-keep-shot-names/932/16): > > My understanding was that shot name metadata more or less lives at a sequence level. It refers to sequence’s shots. It doesnt live on the segment, it lives on the sequence. That helps me understand it. I think i do something similar to PlaceYourBetts… If your segment names are simply longer versions of the shot name like below for example, shot name = ABC\_sh001 segment name = ABC\_sh001\_grade\_v1 Or something similiar, I select all the conformed segments (now lacking a shot name), then use… > [@Conform: Keep Shot Names](https://forum.logik.tv/t/conform-keep-shot-names/932/23): > > You can edit all the shot names for the open sequence in the Conform tab. open the sequence go to conform tab make sure Hide Linked is turned off shift + select all the rows/segments you want to edit 2x tap in the Shot Name column (not the header, but in the column of entries) It will change the names to an editable field that has sequential notation if it can detect it. So if your segs are ABC\_sh001\_scanlinear\_v1 ABC\_sh002\_scanlinear\_v1 ABC\_sh003\_scanlinear\_v1 the column will change and s… ---
**Author:** ![lambertz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9dc877/32.png) [@lambertz](https://forum.logik.tv/u/lambertz)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/rename-shot-using-section-of-clip-name/12769/5 "2025-05-02T21:19:46Z")
If you want to use Python, you can drop this file to your /opt/Autodesk/shared/python, you will find a Segments\_renamed\_tools in your contextual menu of your(s) segment(s) selection that will deduct your shot name based of your segment name. [FL\_Segments\_rename\_v2.py](https://forum.logik.tv/uploads/short-url/vox06PVMpBaOmDZpMXGgPPkJySo.py) (1.0 KB) Franck L ---
**Author:** ![ocaiden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@ocaiden](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ocaiden)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/rename-shot-using-section-of-clip-name/12769/6 "2025-05-02T22:14:49Z")
Franck, thank you!! That works perfectly! You just saved me a lot of time, next time i’m in Paris 1st beer is on me! ---
**Author:** ![lambertz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9dc877/32.png) [@lambertz](https://forum.logik.tv/u/lambertz)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/rename-shot-using-section-of-clip-name/12769/7 "2025-05-03T07:55:06Z")
You are my guest, Oli. I’m looking forward to this moment.