File and Folder Naming

File Name Information

File Extensions

  • .wav is an uncompressed audio file. Depending on a studies duration these are often anywhere from 150 - 350 MB.
  • .pk is the extra, non-audio information file used by CoolEdit, often 1 - 2 MB.
  • .mp3 is the MPEG, layer 3, compressed audio format. Low-quality 16Kbps files are usually 3 - 8 MB whereas 64Kbps are often 12 - 13 MB.
  • .m3u is a plain-text file used to create play-lists or stream MP3 files.
  • .ra is a compressed Real Media audio file.
  • .rm is a compressed Real Media video file.
  • .wma is a Windows Media Audio file.
  • .wmv is a Windows Media Video file.
File sizes for each media type can vary significantly, especially with video files, depending on the encoding configuration.

File Naming Conventions

02-EXO-005-007

  • 02 - The book number in the Bible. Always two digits.
  • EXO - The first three characters of the book name (except as noted in the table below).
  • 005 - The chapter where the message starts. Always three digits.
  • 007 - The verse where the message starts. Always three digits.

Please Note: If two messages start in the same chapter and verse, append an a to the first, a b, and so on.

Example: 02-EXO-008-001a and 02-EXO-008-001b

The original .wav file us usually save with the -orig at the end of the file name (before the file extension!)

Example: 02-EXO-008-001-orig.wav.

The 16Kbps MP3 file has -16 appended to the end of the file name (also before the extension). The 64Kbps MP3 file name is not changed.

Example: 02-EXO-005-007-16.mp3 for the 16Kbps MP3 file and 02-EXO-005-007.mp3 for the 64Kbps MP3 file.

All files from the same series are put into a folder that tell what year the pastor started the book.

Example: 02-EXO-1999

Standard Folder Structure is:
library\salvato-rob\studies-books\02-EXO-1999; or library\salvato-rob\studies-topical\2001-mensretreat

Other formats are sometimes used before being converted to standard for Internet use. A record keeping the spreadsheet is developed to keep track of conversion of the file names and progress. For example:

  • BB-510
  • BB-511
  • 19991121-02-exo-18-01-15
  • Etc.

Book Numbers and 3-character Abbreviations

Abbreviations use the first three characters of a book title except for two pairs of books which share the same first three letters. With these two pairs of books the first, second, and last characters are used.
  • Judges: JUS
  • Jude: JUE
  • Philippians: PHS
  • Philemon: PHN
Old Testament Books
Book Number Abbr. Book Name Book Number Abbr. Book Name Book Number Abbr. Book Name
01 GEN Genesis 14 2CH 2 Chronicles 27 DAN Daniel
02 EXO Exodus 15 EZR Ezra 28 HOS Hosea
03 LEV Leviticus 16 NEH Nehemiah 29 JOE Joel
04 NUM Numbers 17 EST Esther 30 AMO Amos
05 DEU Deuteronomy 18 JOB Job 31 OBA Obadiah
06 JOS Joshua 19 PSA Psalms 32 JON Jonah
07 JUS Judges 20 PRO Proverbs 33 MIC Micah
08 RUT Ruth 21 ECC Ecclesiastes 34 NAH Nahum
09 1SA 1 Samuel 22 SON Song of Solomon 35 HAB Habakkuk
10 2SA 2 Samuel 23 ISA Isaiah 36 ZEP Zephaniah
11 1KI 1 Kings 24 JER Jeremiah 37 HAG Haggai
12 2KI 2 Kings 25 LAM Lamentations 38 ZEC Zechariah
13 1CH 1 Chronicles 26 EZE Ezekiel 39 MAL Malachi
Old Testament Books
Book Number Abbr. Book Name Book Number Abbr. Book Name Book Number Abbr. Book Name
40 MAT Matthew 49 EPH Ephesians 58 HEB Hebrews
41 MAR Mark 50 PHS Philippians 59 JAM James
42 LUK Luke 51 COL Colossians 60 1PE 1 Peter
43 JOH John 52 1TH 1 Thessalonians 61 2PE 2 Peter
44 ACT Acts 53 2TH 2 Thessalonians 62 1JO 1 John
45 ROM Romans 54 1TI 1 Timothy 63 2JO 2 John
46 1CO 1 Corinthians 55 2TI 2 Timothy 64 3JO 3 John
47 2CO 2 Corinthians 56 TIT Titus 65 JUE Jude
48 GAL Galatians 57 PHN Philemon 66 REV Revelation

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