Renamer: copy movie file name to script file name

Joo · 2006-06-27 09:04

Hello
thanks for the best renaming program.

here comes my problem..
I have some tv-series movie files named like this.

Everybody Loves Raymond 2x01 Rays On TV DVDRip XviD.avi
Everybody Loves Raymond 2x02 Father Knows Least DVDRip XviD.avi
Everybody Loves Raymond 2x03 Brother DVDRip XviD.avi
Everybody Loves Raymond 2x04 Mozart DVDRip XviD.avi
.
.
.
and I found my script files are named like this.
hanstyle-elr-s2ep01.eng.srt
hanstyle-elr-s2ep02.eng.srt
hanstyle-elr-s2ep03.eng.srt
hanstyle-elr-s2ep04.eng.srt
.
.
.

well...yeah..I can rename all movie file names to something like "everybody loves raymond s#e#.avi" and rename script files same way to pair up...
but I want to keep those episode names (which is different in each file)
and I dont think any renaming programs out there (including yours) can do this.
(or...maybe I don't know how..in that case please teach me)

so...my suggestion is..
if your program can show up 2 file list window like left pane is source and right pane is target
and let user manipulate files in correct order for both panes and when rename button is pressed
what the program does is just copy filename from source file to target filename in order (except extension of course)

it is kinda like batch processing..files really does not have to be some kind of tv-series...can be like
movie1-cd1.avi -> movie1-cd1.smi
movie1-cd2.avi -> movie1-cd2.smi
movie2.avi -> movie2.smi
movie3-cd1.avi -> movie3-cd1.smi
movie3-cd2.avi -> movie3-cd2.smi

since what the program do is just read 1st filename from left pane (or source list) and rename 1st file from right pane(target list) as same as what it read...and do the same to 2nd, 3rd etc.

I think this can go to rules window...we already have source file list..so in (lets say.."Match up rule" ) just show target file list and tell user to correct the order of files.

so...what do you think?

den4b · 2006-06-27 16:28

Hi Joo,

I'm afraid you are wrong... wrong by thinking "I dont think any renaming programs out there (including yours) can do this". ReNamer can do this! I can already see 2 different ways of doing it

Here the most simplest and the most user-friendly way... Did you ever come across with these 2 options: "Export list of files and new names" and "Import list of files and new names". You can find them in the popup menu by clicking the little "Options" button just above the files table.

So here is what you have to do:
1) Add all of your files that you are trying to rename;
2) Export list of files and new name into a text file, preferable into CSV format, so you can easily manage it with Excel;
3) Export list of files and new names;
4) Add another set of files, names from which will be used as new names for the first set;
5) Preview without any rules;
6) Export list of files and new names;

Now, you should have to list of exported files...
* one would look something like this (only first column, second would be empty):

C:\Somewhere\hanstyle-elr-s2ep01.eng.srt
C:\Somewhere\hanstyle-elr-s2ep02.eng.srt
C:\Somewhere\hanstyle-elr-s2ep03.eng.srt
C:\Somewhere\hanstyle-elr-s2ep04.eng.srt

* the second one would look like this (first column):

C:\Folder\Everybody Loves Raymond 2x01 Rays On TV DVDRip XviD.avi
C:\Folder\Everybody Loves Raymond 2x02 Father Knows Least DVDRip XviD.avi
C:\Folder\Everybody Loves Raymond 2x03 Brother DVDRip XviD.avi
C:\Folder\Everybody Loves Raymond 2x04 Mozart DVDRip XviD.avi

* the second one would look like this (second column):

Everybody Loves Raymond 2x01 Rays On TV DVDRip XviD.avi
Everybody Loves Raymond 2x02 Father Knows Least DVDRip XviD.avi
Everybody Loves Raymond 2x03 Brother DVDRip XviD.avi
Everybody Loves Raymond 2x04 Mozart DVDRip XviD.avi

Now open two of them in Excel, and copy the second column from the seconds file to the second column from the first file... You see where you getting? Do some adjustments, and load the modified first file back to ReNamer. Note: you have to match the positions of files in the table when you first add them, in the steps described at the top of this mess. Note2: initially, put these two sets of files to different directories, so they don't clash when you rename them for the first time.

It might sound complicated, but it isn't
The second way is by using PascalScript rule.

Tell what you think after trying this method...

Joo · 2006-06-27 22:05

thank you very much.
I just tried and it works very well and it is really easy.
wow...thanks again...I am gonna love this import/export option.
I knew it was best renamer!!! :D:D

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#1 2006-06-27 09:04

Renamer: copy movie file name to script file name

#2 2006-06-27 16:28

Re: Renamer: copy movie file name to script file name

#3 2006-06-27 22:05

Re: Renamer: copy movie file name to script file name

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