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Workflow Challenge - File Renaming

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Posted by Doug: Tue Jun 5th, 2012 09:49

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After some brief head scratching I have found the technique for the following workflow conundrum, but I thought it might be interesting to challenge other forum members to see if they can solve the problem below with minimal superfluous keystrokes or mouse clicks.

132 Images

132 unique non numerical descriptive filenames required (currently on a hand written list in the same order as the capture times of the images)

The subjects are ribbons and must be named descriptively for Search Engine Optimisation

The first 21 images must include '1.5 inch' at the beginning of the name, followed one of 30 or so descriptions eg. 'Briar Rose' or 'Wild Iris' then a price of '$6.50'

The next 30 or so must include '1 inch' at the beginning of the name, followed by one of 30 or so descriptions eg. 'Briar Rose' or 'Abalone' then a price of '$4.50'

The next 30ish must include '5/8 inch' at the beginning of the name, followed by one of 30 or so descriptions eg. 'Abalone' or 'Tuscan' then a price of '$3.50'

The last 30ish must include '7/16 inch' at the beginning of the name, followed by one of 30 or so descriptions eg. 'Midas Touch' or 'Wild Iris' then a price of '$2.50'

All 132 must include the text 'Hanah Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon' after the size and before the price (it doesn't matter if it precedes or follows the description)

Ribbon descriptions do not necessarily apply to all sizes and are not in any particular order other than the fact that the images have been grouped by the 4 sizes

BTW I will use '-' instead of '/' in the fractions

So what software and techniques can you suggest?

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Posted by Gilbert Sandberg: Tue Jun 5th, 2012 12:53

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Doug,

Please note: / and \ are not permitted in some file systems.
and do pay heed to the max. length of filenames.

Have you investigated View-NX's file renaming ?, it has options like the ones in Nikon Transfer.
Most options appear after selecting more than one file in ViewNX.

The prefix-suffix and numbering are possible.

Why not solve the varying middle bits by using captions?

regards, Gilbert

Posted by jk: Tue Jun 5th, 2012 13:00

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On Mac I have found that the use of A Better Finder Rename app is very good and on Windows PC there is a utility called Renamer or something like that that is equally good.

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Posted by Doug: Tue Jun 5th, 2012 18:48

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jk wrote:
On Mac I have found that the use of A Better Finder Rename app is very good and on Windows PC there is a utility called Renamer or something like that that is equally good.
I discovered ABFR back in 1999. Would it allow a prefix and suffix to be set while stepping through each file one at a time in capture order offering an empty text field before proceeding to the next file

ie.
type the unique bit for file one
press enter
type the unique bit for file two
press enter
type the unique bit for file three
and so on?

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Posted by Doug: Tue Jun 5th, 2012 18:55

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BTW I've already solved the problem using a single key press to step from one image to the next filled by some minor batch tweaking

After a few more responses I might tell tell you what software and technique I used

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Posted by jk: Wed Jun 6th, 2012 03:44

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Posted by Doug: Wed Jun 6th, 2012 07:40

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jk wrote:
Vi?

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Posted by jk: Wed Jun 6th, 2012 18:03

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Give us an example of the change e.g
Start to finish
_DSC00023.NEF ==> Dougs_Special_D10000_0023.NEF

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Posted by Doug: Thu Jun 7th, 2012 18:34

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$2.50, 7-16", Hanah Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon_Forest Shadows.JPG
$2.50, 7-16", Hanah Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon_Golden Maple.JPG
$3.50, 5-8", Hanah Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon_Fallen Leaves.JPG
$3.50, 5-8", Hanah Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon_Flamingo Glace.JPG
$3.50, 5-8", Hanah Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon_Forest Shadows.JPG

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