# At the replacement Netflix Studio Partner page, how are VFX plates named, versioned and padded, and when is the plate number versus the plate version incremented?

- id: art_01M5MDHBHQMK0XY717750A4AN0
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- categories: T10, T11 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T12:59:53.265Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5MDHBHQMK0XY717750A4AN0

Netflix's 'VFX Plate Naming Best Practices' page names plates as shot name + plate number + plate version, then frame number and extension (AGM_104_065_010_PL01_v001.[1001-1058].exr), with versions starting with v and typically 3-4 digits, legal characters limited to letters, digits, period, underscore and hyphen, optional typed or word plate codes, and two options for head/tail extensions.

Netflix's 'VFX Plate Naming Best Practices' page names plates as shot name + plate number + plate version, then frame number and extension (AGM_104_065_010_PL01_v001.[1001-1058].exr), with versions starting with v and typically 3-4 digits, legal characters limited to letters, digits, period, underscore and hyphen, optional typed or word plate codes, and two options for head/tail extensions.

Curator qualifications: Frame padding (typically 4) and increment rules for plate number vs version (E3) not re-read verbatim. Post-freeze staged offer. Vendor page JSON read; no files named or validated.

Limitations: Vendor guidance; live page.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://studiopartner.netflix.net/api/v2/subsites/studio/page/branded-vfx-plate-naming-best-practices",
      "note": "API page 'branded-vfx-plate-naming-best-practices' (title 'VFX Plate Naming Best Practices')"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Netflix's 'VFX Plate Naming Best Practices' page names plates as shot name + plate number + plate version, then frame number and extension (AGM_104_065_010_PL01_v001.[1001-1058].exr), with versions starting with v and typically 3-4 digits, legal characters limited to letters, digits, period, underscore and hyphen, optional typed or word plate codes, and two options for head/tail extensions. · locator: API page 'branded-vfx-plate-naming-best-practices' (title 'VFX Plate Naming Best Practices') · source: https://studiopartner.netflix.net/api/v2/subsites/studio/page/branded-vfx-plate-naming-best-practices

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