how do you folks keep track of your toons?

[BillC]

How do you folks keep track of your toons on video?

I am trying to keep all one type Charicter to it's own little
tape for example I have one tape thats all sniffles toons,

I'll have a few tapes that after I get done taping I then copy them to there respective places. (when time permits!) then on my check list I'll note the tape and position of the toon on that tape. sniffles 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 ect.

BillC

sorry if this topic has come up before I'm not trying to clutter the board.

[Cartoon King]

I guess I am somewhat of a tape-o-holic. I've been taping Looney Tunes for over 10 years and other shows as well. I try to keep a running log on what I record. All of my tapes get numbered. I assign the year a letter of the alphabet (ie. 2000=A; 2001 =B and so forth). Then I just number the tapes with a corresponding letter. In this way, if I wanted to see a show I recorded 5 years ago, I look for the corresponding letter for that year, find the number and locate the tape.

I have episode lists for what I tape, and that makes it handy to find what I need. For Looney Tunes, I got the list off of toonzone that has them all listed in chronological order. I have checked off what I have, and after the title I list the tapes that feature that particular cartoon. For instance if I wanted to watch Bosko at the Beach from 1932 I check my log and it lists it as B34. I simply locate the tape, pop it in the vcr and enjoy!

Hope this helps!



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[daftchris]

For Looney Tunes, I got the list off of toonzone that has them all listed in chronological order. I have checked off what I have, and after the title I list the tapes that feature that particular cartoon.

huh. I actually do the same exact thing.

But also, for each tape, I use plain sticky white labels and stick them right onto the box that holds the cassette, so I can list the cartoons on the tape-box in order, as I record them.

[Bum]

When I started taping in '88, I just numbered them as I went along [Cartoon #1 is "Tom Tom Tomcat", #2 is "Bushy Hare", etc etc], and when I got to the end of my first tape, I just continued with the chronology on tape 2 [as opposed to starting over at #1 again]. I then wrote each corresponding number next to it's matching title in my Beck/Freewald LT/MM book. On the inside front cover of the book, I wrote a list of which numbers are contained on each tape [Tape 1 contains cartoons 1-51, Tape 2 contains cartoons 52-103, etc. etc]. Now all I have to do is look up the title in the Table of Contents, go to the appropriate page, see what number I've assigned to it, then go to my index to see which tape it appears on [each individual tape contains a list of titles]. With this method, I can find a particular cartoon in a matter of seconds.
Now if I can just find a way to keep track of which cartoons are B&W/traced/colorized/edited/unedited/with openings/without openings/dubbed with incorrect closings/undubbed with correct closings/normal speed/time compressed..........

[happyheathen]

Originally posted by Bum
When I started taping in '88, I just numbered them as I went along [Cartoon #1 is "Tom Tom Tomcat", #2 is "Bushy Hare", etc etc], and when I got to the end of my first tape, I just continued with the chronology on tape 2 [as opposed to starting over at #1 again]. I then wrote each corresponding number next to it's matching title in my Beck/Freewald LT/MM book. On the inside front cover of the book, I wrote a list of which numbers are contained on each tape [Tape 1 contains cartoons 1-51, Tape 2 contains cartoons 52-103, etc. etc]. Now all I have to do is look up the title in the Table of Contents, go to the appropriate page, see what number I've assigned to it, then go to my index to see which tape it appears on [each individual tape contains a list of titles]. With this method, I can find a particular cartoon in a matter of seconds.
Now if I can just find a way to keep track of which cartoons are B&W/traced/colorized/edited/unedited/with openings/without openings/dubbed with incorrect closings/undubbed with correct closings/normal speed/time compressed..........

you could come up with a code scheme, say:

(inc) - incomplete (if it matters, create different codes to indicate exactly what is missing)

(b/w) - duh...

(clr) - again, if desired, separate codes for redrawn vs. computer, etc.

(clt) - colortoned

(vn) - video noise

(an) - guess...

then there is the matter of openings/closings - BR, AAP, Seven Arts, et al

Q: How do you deal w/ multiple copies of same toon?

(if anyone cares, I copied Toonzone's list to MS Word, and as I acquire a new 'toon, I copy it's entry into a doc named 'wb_on_hand', and note tape/vcd/ld name and anything that would distinguish it from other copies (b/w, vn, etc.))

another hobby well and truly out of hand...

[Jack]

I don't really go into very shortened codes:

BRMM
BRMMw/o
LT
MM
BW
mod ("modern" titles)
redrawn
CZ
edited
dub
w/o opening

So a listing could look like this:

Pied Piper Porky Clampett LT BWCZ




Jack:D

[PorkyandDaffy]

Well, I just record the cartoons in any order, then when the tape is done, I write down all the cartoons that are included on the tape on a sheet of paper in my cartoon notebook. That way, it's easier for me to find a certain cartoon that I would want in the future.

[dendawg]

I just copy them as they come along. Thank god I've got 2 VCRs :D :D

I also am organizing them on my site by numbers. For example, In Jack's recent review of "A Coy Decoy" that cartoon was assigned the number 4118. Meaning the 18th cartoon to be released, according to the Beck & Friedwald bible, in 1941. Simple, eh??:D

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