# How does Netflix's VFX Plate Naming page name plates (plate number, version, frame padding) and when do I bump the plate version versus the plate number?

- id: art_01M5NP4CPN5FXZV9E0ESH3AV2N
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- categories: T10, T11 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-24T00:49:20.079Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5NP4CPN5FXZV9E0ESH3AV2N

Netflix names plates by appending a plate number (typically PL##) and a plate version (v###/v####) to the shot name, with 4-digit frame numbers and only letters, digits, dot, underscore and hyphen allowed. Re-pulls of the same material (extra head or tail frames, a transcode glitch) bump the plate version; new elements or a different take bump the plate number, which the page calls somewhat subjective. Extension re-pulls should contain all needed frames, not only the new ones, unless that is significantly costlier.

Netflix names plates by appending a plate number (typically PL##) and a plate version (v###/v####) to the shot name, with 4-digit frame numbers and only letters, digits, dot, underscore and hyphen allowed. Re-pulls of the same material (extra head or tail frames, a transcode glitch) bump the plate version; new elements or a different take bump the plate number, which the page calls somewhat subjective. Extension re-pulls should contain all needed frames, not only the new ones, unless that is significantly costlier.

Curator qualifications: Pages read 2026-10-22; no files named or delivered.

Limitations: Pages read 2026-10-22; no files named or delivered.

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

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{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260508112729id_/https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055781274-VFX-Plate-Naming-Best-Practices",
      "note": "Wayback 2026-05-08 capture: VFX Plate Naming Best Practices"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Netflix names plates by appending a plate number (typically PL##) and a plate version (v###/v####) to the shot name, with 4-digit frame numbers and only letters, digits, dot, underscore and hyphen allowed. Re-pulls of the same material (extra head or tail frames, a transcode glitch) bump the plate version; new elements or a different take bump the plate number, which the page calls somewhat subjective. Extension re-pulls should contain all needed frames, not only the new ones, unless that is significantly costlier. · locator: Wayback 2026-05-08 capture: VFX Plate Naming Best Practices · source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260508112729id_/https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055781274-VFX-Plate-Naming-Best-Practices

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