Organise your rollerblading clips before you open the editor

Make one folder for the session

A camera roll is useful while you are filming, but it becomes difficult to navigate when several weeks of sessions look similar. After copying the files, create a folder for one session. A date followed by a short location name gives you a predictable place to begin.

For example, use a folder called 2026-10-11_local-park. This is an example name, not a reference to a particular event. Keep the format consistent. You do not need a complicated database to distinguish a Saturday afternoon from an evening session two weeks later.

Separate originals, project work and exports

Give each role its own place. Originals are the recordings you received. Project work includes the edit files and notes. Exports are the finished versions you intend to upload or send. Separating them helps prevent a compressed sharing copy being mistaken for the camera original.

• Originals: preserve the received recordings.
• Notes: keep a small list of riders, filmers and useful takes.
• Project: keep the editing work together.
• Exports: label the finished versions clearly.

Different editing programs handle source files differently. Before moving footage already linked to a project, check that program's instructions. A tidy new folder should not come at the cost of breaking an edit you have already started.

Name files to answer a real question

Do you usually search by rider, spot or the date? Use filenames or notes that support that habit. A name such as riderA_ledge_take03 says more than a string of indistinguishable copies. The rider name here is a placeholder.

Avoid trying to fit every detail into a filename. An accompanying text note can hold credits, the agreed posting plan and which attempt someone preferred. Keep the numbering straightforward so you can talk about a take without describing its thumbnail every time.

Preserve credits at the first handover

The best time to record who filmed a clip is when it changes hands. A one-line note can include the source filename, rider, filmer and any agreed credit wording. Keep that note beside the session files.

If several friends send footage, keep track of which files came from whom. Do not infer a filming credit from the person who forwarded the recording. Confirm it while the details are still fresh. That small habit makes publishing a shared edit much easier later.

Keep a second copy you have checked

Choose another storage location that fits your workflow and copy the originals there. A copy on the same device as the only working folder does not protect you if that device is lost or fails. Open a few files from the copied location to check that the transfer completed as expected.

You can keep your private archive separate from the clips you publish on BladeFeed. The public post is a selected version of the session, while the archive preserves the material and context behind it. Once you can find the original, the right take and the correct credits, editing starts with fewer avoidable questions.