# Efficient Way to Handle Animations with Time Series Data Stored in Named Folders

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-way-to-handle-animations-with-time-series-data-stored-in-named-folders/14433
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [April 19, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-way-to-handle-animations-with-time-series-data-stored-in-named-folders/14433 "2024-04-19T00:27:40Z")
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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-way-to-handle-animations-with-time-series-data-stored-in-named-folders/14433/2 "2024-04-19T07:39:55Z")

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Create a `.series` file instead.

> [@json vtr.series loading in Paraview 5.10](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/json-vtr-series-loading-in-paraview-5-10/10023):
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> Dear Paraview community, I am trying to add the simulated time to a time series which would really make my animations more readable. I follow the JSON .vtr.series formatting, like so: { "file-series-version" : "1.0", "files": [ { "name" : "doab10.vtr", "time" : 60.0}, { "name" : "doab20.vtr", "time" : 55793.8978}, { "name" : "doab30.vtr", "time" : 98228.6093}, { "name" : "doab40.vtr", "time" : 154165.5208}, { "name" : "doab50.vtr", "time" : 199414.86…

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