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AceH

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Registered: 2008-01-15

Posts: 3

Renaming multiple files

I'm new to using ReNamer.  When renaming multiple files such as IMG_0601 IMG_0602 IMG_0603 etc. I have been using the wildcards and typing in each file name and number.

This is what I had been doing:

Find:        IMG_0601*|*IMG_0602*|*IMG_0603*|*
Replace:  Photo_01*|*Photo_02*|*Photo_03*|*

Is there an easier way to do this?
I would like the output to be Photo_01, Photo_02, Photo_03

Stefan

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From: Germany, EU

Registered: 2007-10-23

Posts: 1,161

Re: Renaming multiple files

Hi AceH, welcome.

This is what I had been doing:

Find:        IMG_0601*|*IMG_0602*|*IMG_0603*|*
Replace:  Photo_01*|*Photo_02*|*Photo_03*|*

I would like the output to be Photo_01, Photo_02, Photo_03

> Is there an easier way to do this?
At least this way:
* load your files
* keep them in order 0601, 0602, 0603...
* ADD RULE DELETE: delete the original name completely
* ADD RULE INSERT: insert "Photo_"
* ADD RULE SERIALIZE: serialize, pad lenght

see this picture:

HTH?

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AceH

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Registered: 2008-01-15

Posts: 3

Re: Renaming multiple files

Thanks Stefan.  I thought there had to be an easier way to do that.

Last edited by AceH (2008-01-15 21:37)

den4b

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Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 3,440

Re: Renaming multiple files

You could also use "EXIF_Date" meta tag, to rename your photos to the date/time of when they were taken.

If you use "yyyy-mm-dd hh-nn-ss" date/time format, you have your files sorted in chronological order.

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AceH

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Registered: 2008-01-15

Posts: 3

Re: Renaming multiple files

Thanks den4b for the additional information.