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So if things didn't go quite right, you can click "Rename" again to get the original filenames back. Click the "Rename" button and you'll see the the list of names swap places.Ī.F.5 Rename will remember the filenames until you clear the list, or close the program, Once you have the settings exactly as I have above, go to A.F.5 Rename's "File" menu andĬlick "Save" give the setting a name (I chose Standard for mine) and the program will remember This part took me a while to get just right, all you have to do is copy the settings! In the image above you can see the file IMG_2443.CR2 will be renamed 2008_01_31_2443.CR2 The Value "4-1" tells the program to grab the 4 numbers in order. The second "Type" box is set to "Right," this tells the program to look at the existing filename,įrom right to left, to the right of the dot. The underscore character helps keep the numbers spaced out so they're more readable. yyyy_mm_dd_ will rename the file to theĤ digit year, 2 digit month and 2 digit day. Look at the "Date Modified" property of the file and "Value" tells the program how you Under the first "Type" box select "ModDate" this tells the program to I load the files into A.F.5 Rename and I have already set the program up with my Shoot more than 10,000 images in one day. (or NEF or whatever extension your camera spits out.) By naming my images with theĭate and 4-digit number the ONLY way you'll have duplicate file names is if you The way I want to name them is this: YYYY_MM_DD_XXXX.CR2 It lets you quickly and easily rename 5 or 50,000 files any way you want.

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Stick with me!įor renaming I use a free program called A.F.5 Rename. Yes it is! We want unique file names, and we want to be organized so 5 years from now weĬan find that one particular shot we're looking for. "But, now I'll only have duplicate file names every 10,000 images, that's not so bad." Get to file IMG_9999.JPG before it resets to IMG_0001.JPG.ĭO NOT STOP HERE! I know you're thinking: If you set file naming to "Continuous," the camera will keep counting up until you This wreaks havoc later if you want to put them in the same folder or use them in the same job. Start at file IMG_0001.JPG again, which means over time you'll have hundreds of files all If you use Auto Reset then each time you change the card (or reformat) the camera will

Continuous File Numbering: lets new files made on a fresh card start off where the.

There are generally two naming modes, for Canon Cameras they are: I've had bad things happen to my own files in the past, and have heard of others having similar issues that this step could've stopped cold.Īlmost every camera on the market today uses a 4-digit numbering scheme to name files. When dealing with thousands of images (as we tend to do) there is a very good chance that if you keep the file named as-is, at some point you'll end up with more than one file with the same name. Now that you've got the image files on your computer, it's time to rename them. So if the images were shot on January 31st, 2008 The best way to type the date is YYYY_MM_DD. To keep the folders organized in the computer, Name the folder by the date the photos were taken. Now you want to rename the folder, "New folder" has a nice ring to it, but it won't serve your purpose.

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Mac OS X: Control-click (or right-click, if you can) on the Desktop (Finder),Īnd a menu will pop up, select "New Folder." You can also hold down shift and command,.

Windows: right click on an empty spot on the desktop, pick "New" from the menu that pops up,.

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The first step is to download the images to a folder on your desktop.

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Also the renaming program is Windows only, in Mac OSX you can use Automator to rename the images or download Name Mangler. The workflow laid out below assumes you have a Canon (or Nikon) DSLR and you're shooting with one camera at a time and are not using Adobe Lightroom to convert your images.